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Monthly observance

Masa Shivaratri

The monthly night of Shiva on every waning-moon Chaturdashi.

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When: Every Krishna paksha Chaturdashi — twelve in a lunar year.1

About

Each lunar month has a Shivaratri on the fourteenth night of the waning moon; Maha Shivaratri is the greatest of them.1

Sources

  1. Encyclopedia Maha Shivaratri — Wikipedia · accessed 2026-11-08

Researched 2026-11-08 from the cited sources. Community corrections are welcome; traditions differ, and differences are shown rather than resolved.