sivaratri calendar for the year virOdhi
(Year 2009 - 2010)

The dates on which shivrAtri occur in this year are given below.

When to observe shivrAtri ?


ShivrAtri varatam is observed in the night of the kR^iShNa paxa chaturdashi day (fourteenth moon day in its darkening phase - one day before New moon day).

The following dates are given as per Indian Standard Time(IST). If you are living in India (or the same time zone) the date given in the left of this table is applicable. If you are living in any other time zone you might have to calculate for which date the above mentioned two conditions satisfy (chaturdashi & night) for your local time to observe this vratam. For this convenience the time for which the chaturdashi titi is present is given by the side (in IST). namaH shivAya

sivarAtri calendar for 2009-2010 (virOdhi year)
shivaratri Date (For Indian Time) Day chaturdashi starts from chaturdashi present till
Date Time Date Time
14 Dec 2009 Mon 14 Dec 03.06 pm 15 Dec 04.05 pm
13 Jan 2010 Wed 13 Jan 07.45 am 14 Jan 10.12 am
12 Feb 2010 (sAndhiramAna Maha shivaratri) Fri 12 Feb 05.41 am 13 Feb 12.00 am
13 Mar 2010 (souramAna Maha shivaratri) Sat 13 Mar 10.13 pm 14 Mar 12.33 pm
12 Apl 2010 Mon 12 Apl 03.55 pm 13 Apl 05.13 pm

* All times are in IST
Due to variation in the calculation of panchangas there may be slight differences. Please check with the local temple about the exact dates.
See Also:
1. purANa of shivarAtri vrata
2. mantras to perform Shiva rAtri pUja - in Roman script
3. mantras in Tamil script
3. pradosham dates for the year

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