Masik Shivratri 2026–27: November and December Dates, Nishita Kaal, Vrat Vidhi

Masik Shivratri — the monthly Shivratri — falls on the Krishna Chaturdashi, the fourteenth day of the waning moon, every month. Its night is given to Shiva, and the puja is done in the Nishita Kaal, around midnight. Once a year, in Phalguna, it becomes Maha Shivratri.

New Delhi; the Nishita Kaal is the midnight puja window.The date is the night on which Chaturdashi holds at midnight, so it can differ by a day between cities.

On Saturday, 7 November the monthly Shivratri falls on the same night as Kali Chaudas, the day after Dhanteras. Families who keep both do the Shiva puja at midnight after the evening lamps. The next morning brings the Roop Chaudas bath and, that evening, Diwali.

1. In the morning, bathe and take the sankalp of the vrat; keep a fruit-and-milk fast, or a full fast if your health allows.
2. In the evening, worship Shiva with water, milk, curd, honey and ghee on the Shivling, then bel leaves, white flowers and dhatura.
3. Chant Om Namah Shivaya, or the Maha Mrityunjaya mantra, through the evening.
4. In the Nishita Kaal, do the main puja and the aarti; many keep vigil until then.
5. Break the fast the next morning after a bath and worship.

What may and may not be offered is in what to offer on a Shivling. Those who are unwell, pregnant or on medication should keep the puja without the fast.

Masik Shivratri, with Pradosh and Mondays, is one of the classical days for a Rudrabhishek. For one performed in your name by pandits in Ujjain, with the full Rudri, see Rudrabhishek.