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Masik Shivaratri dates in San Francisco, 2031

California, United States · 37.77°, -122.42° · America/Los Angeles

Written and reviewed by The Kriya Yogi · Updated 5 October 2026

In 2031, San Francisco has 12 Masik Shivaratri dates, from Tue, Jan 21 to Fri, Dec 12. 7 match the Indian date, 5 fall a day earlier. The monthly night of Shiva on the fourteenth lunar day of the waning fortnight, kept at midnight.
DateFortnightTithi window (local)Local midnightDetailsvs India
Tue, Jan 21Krishna (waning)Tue, Jan 21, 3:26 AM – Tue, Jan 21, 11:58 PM12:21 AMSunset 5:21 PM; Amavasya follows from Tue, Jan 21, 11:58 PMTithi begins and ends between two midnightsSame
Wed, Feb 19Krishna (waning)Wed, Feb 19, 1:16 PM – Thu, Feb 20, 10:26 AM12:24 AMSunset 5:53 PM; Amavasya follows from Thu, Feb 20, 10:26 AM1 day earlier
Thu, Mar 20Krishna (waning)Thu, Mar 20, 11:53 PM – Fri, Mar 21, 10:10 PM1:17 AMSunset 7:22 PM; Amavasya follows from Fri, Mar 21, 10:10 PM1 day earlier
Sat, Apr 19Krishna (waning)Sat, Apr 19, 10:05 AM – Sun, Apr 20, 9:47 AM1:09 AMSunset 7:49 PM; Amavasya follows from Sun, Apr 20, 9:47 AMSame
Sun, May 18Krishna (waning)Sun, May 18, 9:39 PM – Mon, May 19, 10:46 PM1:07 AMSunset 8:15 PM; Amavasya follows from Mon, May 19, 10:46 PM1 day earlier
Tue, Jun 17Krishna (waning)Tue, Jun 17, 10:57 AM – Wed, Jun 18, 1:05 PM1:11 AMSunset 8:35 PM; Amavasya follows from Wed, Jun 18, 1:05 PMSame
Thu, Jul 17Krishna (waning)Thu, Jul 17, 1:45 AM – Fri, Jul 18, 4:15 AM1:17 AMSunset 8:31 PM; Amavasya follows from Fri, Jul 18, 4:15 AMSame
Fri, Aug 15Krishna (waning)Fri, Aug 15, 5:29 PM – Sat, Aug 16, 7:41 PM1:16 AMSunset 8:04 PM; Amavasya follows from Sat, Aug 16, 7:41 PM1 day earlier
Sun, Sep 14Krishna (waning)Sun, Sep 14, 9:35 AM – Mon, Sep 15, 10:55 AM1:07 AMSunset 7:21 PM; Amavasya follows from Mon, Sep 15, 10:55 AMSame
Tue, Oct 14Krishna (waning)Tue, Oct 14, 1:38 AM – Wed, Oct 15, 1:46 AM12:57 AMSunset 6:35 PM; Amavasya follows from Wed, Oct 15, 1:46 AMSame
Wed, Nov 12Krishna (waning)Wed, Nov 12, 4:10 PM – Thu, Nov 13, 2:58 PM11:55 PMSunset 5:02 PM; Amavasya follows from Thu, Nov 13, 2:58 PM1 day earlier
Fri, Dec 12Krishna (waning)Fri, Dec 12, 6:35 AM – Sat, Dec 13, 4:06 AM12:05 AMSunset 4:52 PM; Amavasya follows from Sat, Dec 13, 4:06 AMSame

What Masik Shivaratri is and how it is kept: the Masik Shivaratri 2031 guide. Daily sunrise and brahma muhurta: San Francisco practice calendar.

Masik Shivaratri in San Francisco: questions

+ How many Masik Shivaratri days are there in 2031 in San Francisco?
12, computed for San Francisco's coordinates and the America/Los Angeles time zone. The first falls on Tue, Jan 21 and the last on Fri, Dec 12.
+ Are San Francisco Masik Shivaratri dates the same as in India?
Not always. A tithi starts at the same instant everywhere, but the local midnight that decides the day happens at a different moment in San Francisco. In 2031, 7 of 12 dates match the Indian (Ujjain) date, 5 fall a day earlier and 0 a day later.
+ How is the date decided?
This calendar uses the local day whose following midnight (computed as the midpoint between sunset and the next sunrise) falls inside the Krishna Chaturdashi tithi. 1 of this year's 12 entries for San Francisco are flagged because of that. Local temples may follow a particular sampradaya's rule, so check with them for ritual purposes.
+ How accurate are these times?
Times come from truncated astronomical series and should fall within a few minutes of a full ephemeris. Near a boundary a published panchanga may assign a different day. They are for planning practice, not for precise ritual muhurta.

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