Masik Shivratri 2026 Maclear, Eastern Cape, South Africa
times in SAST
When is the next Masik Shivratri in Maclear?
Sunday 6 December
Masik Shivratri is on Sun 6 Dec: Chaturdashi touches nishitha on both nights, and the earlier is taken.
Masik Shivratri in January 2026
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Fri1623:56–00:36 SatNishita puja muhurat
Masik Shivratri in February 2026
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Sun1523:58–00:42 MonNishita puja muhurat
Masik Shivratri in March 2026
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Tue1723:51–00:38 WedNishita puja muhurat
Masik Shivratri in April 2026
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Wed1523:41–00:31 ThuNishita puja muhurat
Masik Shivratri in May 2026
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Fri1523:36–00:29 SatNishita puja muhurat
Masik Shivratri in June 2026
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Sat1323:38–00:34 SunNishita puja muhurat
Masik Shivratri in July 2026
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Sun1223:44–00:39 MonNishita puja muhurat
Masik Shivratri in August 2026
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Mon1023:45–00:37 TueNishita puja muhurat
Masik Shivratri in September 2026
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Wed923:38–00:27 ThuNishita puja muhurat
Masik Shivratri in October 2026
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Thu823:30–00:16 FriNishita puja muhurat
Masik Shivratri in November 2026
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Sat723:28–00:10 SunNishita puja muhurat
Masik Shivratri in December 2026
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Sun623:37–00:17 MonNishita puja muhurat
Why does Masik Shivratri fall on these dates?
The next one, Sun 6 Dec, in Maclear
Masik Shivratri is on Sun 6 Dec: Chaturdashi touches nishitha on both nights, and the earlier is taken.
Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 23:37–00:17 Mon. Chaturdashi: 22:52 to 00:43 Tue.
Chaturdashi holds all of nishitha, 23:38–00:17 Tue. Chaturdashi: 22:52 Sun to 00:43 Tue.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+2). Band: the tithi. Box: Nishitha. Dark strip: night.
Shiva’s worship centres on nishitha, the midnight muhurta. Chaturdashi runs from 22:52 on Sun 6 Dec to 00:43 on Tue 8 Dec, holding as much of nishitha on both nights. The Nirnayasindhu then takes the earlier: Sun 6 Dec. No text giving Masik Shivratri’s time was found; nishitha is Tithika’s convention.
The rule
Every Krishna Chaturdashi
Shiva’s worship centres on nishitha, the midnight muhurta.
- Smarta
- the night whose nishitha Chaturdashi holds: Tithika’s convention, since no text gives the time.
- Vaishnava
- the Smarta day.