Maha Shivaratri · 2024
Falls on: Friday, March 8, 2024
The great night of Lord Shiva, observed on the Krishna Chaturdashi of Phalguna (Magha by the amanta reckoning). Devotees fast through the day and keep a night-long vigil, offering abhisheka to the Shiva linga in each of the four quarters of the night.
Dates and timings for Abu Dhabi.
Why this date
It is kept on the day its tithi prevails at Nishita, the midnight muhurta, in Abu Dhabi. The puja window is that muhurta, so it can fall after midnight.
How it is observed
- Night when Shiva performed the cosmic dance (Tandava)
- Fasting and night vigil bring spiritual merit
- Shiva abhishekam
- Bilva leaf offering
- Night-long jagran
Regional calendars
Also known as: महाशिवरात्रि (Hindi) · மகா சிவராத்திரி (Tamil) · మహా శివరాత్రి (Telugu) · ಮಹಾಶಿವರಾತ್ರಿ (Kannada) · মহাশিবরাত্রি (Bangla) · മഹാശിവരാത്രി (Malayalam)
- Amanta (month ends at the new moon; South and West India)
- Magha · Krishna Paksha
- Purnimanta (month ends at the full moon; North India)
- Phalguna · Krishna Paksha
- Tamil: Maasi 25, 2054 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Falgun 24, 1430 (Bangabda)
- Odia: Phalguna 25, 1431 (Vilayati era)
- Malayalam: Kumbham 24, 1199 (Kollam era)
Computed for Abu Dhabi. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
Maha Shivaratri 2024
Shiva
- Friday, March 8, 2024View day panchang →Tithi window: Fri, Mar 8, 8:28 PM – Sat, Mar 9, 4:48 PM GSTPuja window: Sat, Mar 9, 12:08 – 12:56 AM GSTBreak the fast (Parana): Sat, Mar 9, 6:37 AM – 3:30 PM GSTBetween sunrise and the end of Chaturdashi.
Frequently asked questions
- What is Maha Shivaratri?
- The great night of Lord Shiva, observed on the Krishna Chaturdashi of Phalguna (Magha by the amanta reckoning). Devotees fast through the day and keep a night-long vigil, offering abhisheka to the Shiva linga in each of the four quarters of the night.
- When is Maha Shivaratri 2024?
- Maha Shivaratri falls on Friday, March 8, 2024.