🪷 महा शिवरात्रि · Mahā Śivarātri
📅 When is Mahā Śivarātri?
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-02-27 | Thursday |
| 2026 (this year) | 2026-02-16 | Monday |
| 2027 | 2027-03-07 | Sunday |
Tradition
Tradition: Shaiva
Vrata: Yes (fasting day)
Primary observance: Strict fast + night-long vigil + 4-yāma pūjā
Detection Rule (Pure Pañchāṅga-Based)
{
"tithi_number": 29,
"tithi_paksha": "Kṛṣṇa",
"lunar_month": "Phālguna"
}Precedence: 1 (lower = higher priority on multi-festival days)
Engine: Festival catalogue runs at request time over the Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate's pañchāṅga output
Engine: Festival catalogue runs at request time over the Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate's pañchāṅga output
Sources and Connected Observances
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Mahā Śivarātrilocal festival mūrti-page · Shaiva/festivalsall 124 festival pages and tradition categories/2026 Hindu calendaryear-level festival occurrence aggregation from the same engine2025 occurrenceMahā Śivarātri computed on Thursday, 2025-02-272026 occurrenceMahā Śivarātri computed on Monday, 2026-02-162027 occurrenceMahā Śivarātri computed on Sunday, 2027-03-07BG 10.35Krishna as Mārgaśīrṣa among months and kusumākara among seasonsBG 10.30kālaḥ kalayatām aham · Krishna as Time among reckoners/jyotisha-referencetithi, nakshatra, vāra, and pañchāṅga element source layer/cosmic-timekalpa, manvantara, yuga, and annual-cycle time context/lagna-tithi-lokaMātṛ-Vidyā source layer for tithi, loka, and reader-local kṣetra/samskara-muhurtaoperational muhūrta doorway for dharmic timing decisions/bindufestival time as Bindu-touch aperture in the dharmic year/philosophyKrishna = Paramaatma = Parabrahman constitutional foundation