11 dates · all times Atlanta local (EDT), with daylight saving applied automatically.
| Date | Masik Shivratri | Puja window |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, January 16, 2026 | Magha Masik Shivratri | Nishita Puja 12:20 AM – 1:15 AM |
| Sunday, February 15, 2026 | Phalguna Masik Shivratri — Maha Shivratri | Nishita Puja 12:26 AM – 1:17 AM |
| Monday, March 16, 2026 | Chaitra Masik Shivratri | Nishita Puja 1:22 AM – 2:09 AM |
| Wednesday, April 15, 2026 | Vaishakha Masik Shivratri | Nishita Puja 1:16 AM – 1:59 AM |
| Thursday, May 14, 2026 | Jyeshtha Masik Shivratri | Nishita Puja 1:14 AM – 1:54 AM |
| Saturday, June 13, 2026 | Ashadha Masik Shivratri | Nishita Puja 1:19 AM – 1:57 AM |
| Sunday, July 12, 2026 | Ashadha Masik Shivratri | Nishita Puja 1:24 AM – 2:03 AM |
| Monday, August 10, 2026 | Shravana Masik Shivratri | Nishita Puja 1:22 AM – 2:04 AM |
| Thursday, October 8, 2026 | Ashwina Masik Shivratri | Nishita Puja 1:00 AM – 1:50 AM |
| Friday, November 6, 2026 | Kartika Masik Shivratri | Nishita Puja 11:55 PM – 12:48 AM |
| Sunday, December 6, 2026 | Margashirsha Masik Shivratri | Nishita Puja 12:01 AM – 12:57 AM |
Krishna Chaturdashi prevailing at local Nishita (Hindu midnight) — the puja window is computed for this city's night.
Shiva/Skanda Purana: the night of the Krishna Chaturdashi is dear to Shiva — on this night the pillar of fire (Lingodbhava) appeared which Brahma and Vishnu could not measure; the vigil and abhishek of this night remove a year's sins; keeping the Masik Shivratri vrat for 12/14 consecutive years brings marriage, children and liberation (folk belief); the Chaturdashi is Nishita-vyapini — the night at whose middle the Chaturdashi is present is the vrat day (the list above follows this rule — sometimes it begins on the evening of Trayodashi).
The puja of the four prahars: the first prahar (evening — abhishek with milk), the second (night — curd), the third (midnight — ghee), the fourth (dawn — honey/sugar); 'Om Namah Shivaya', bel leaves and aarti in every prahar; householders should worship at least once in the Nishita Kaal (midnight ± 24 minutes — above).
Friday, November 6, 2026 — Kartika Masik Shivratri (EDT).
The tithi is judged at the local moment (sunrise, moonrise or sunset) and Atlanta is hours away from India in time, so the same tithi can fall on a different calendar date here.
Atlanta local time (EDT), with daylight saving applied automatically.