# Maha Shivaratri 2026: date and time in West Bengal

> Maha Shivaratri 2026: Sunday, 15 February 2026 (2 Falgun 1432). Krishna Chaturdashi: 15 Feb 5:05 pm to 16 Feb 5:34 pm. West Bengal, Drik school, with the rule that sets the day.

Canonical: https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/shivaratri-2026
Bengali version: https://ritupatra.app/festivals/shivaratri-2026
Built: 2026-10-28
Times: Kolkata, Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

Also called: Maha Shivratri · Shivratri · মহাশিবরাত্রি

## When is Maha Shivaratri

**Sunday, 15 February 2026** · 2 Falgun 1432 · Bosonto (spring)

Krishna Chaturdashi: 15 Feb 5:05 pm to 16 Feb 5:34 pm

## Maha Shivaratri

- Sunday, 15 February 2026 · 2 Falgun 1432
- Krishna Chaturdashi: 15 Feb 5:05 pm to 16 Feb 5:34 pm
- Chaturdashi at midnight

## How the day is chosen

Krishna Chaturdashi of Magh (Falgun where months end at the full moon). The day whose midnight holds the Chaturdashi; if both or neither do, the later day.

Traditional (Surya Siddhanta) panjikas, such as Gupta Press and Beni Madhab Sil, can differ in tithi times by hours, so in some years the day differs too. Their dates will appear here side by side once that school has been checked against a full printed year.

Tithi times are for Kolkata, in Indian Standard Time. Panjikas give Kolkata’s festival days for all of West Bengal. [Why another panjika may differ](https://ritupatra.app/support#en)

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- [Saraswati Puja](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/saraswati-puja-2026)
- [Dol Jatra](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/dol-jatra-2026)
- [All festivals of 2026](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/2026)
- [Maha Shivaratri 2027](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/shivaratri-2027)
- [How the dates are counted](https://ritupatra.app/en/method)