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Sunday, 15 February 2026
What matters on this day
Magha Krishna Paksha until 5:05 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise7:03 AM
Sunset6:07 PM
Nakshatra
until 7:48 PM
Avoid
4:44 PM – 6:07 PM
Auspicious
12:13 PM – 12:57 PM
Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Shiva. Kept with a day-long fast, an all-night vigil in four watches, and abhisheka — the pouring of water, milk, honey and other substances over the Shiva linga.
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Masik Shivaratri
The monthly night of Shiva: a lighter form of the Maha Shivaratri observance, kept with a fast and worship in the nishita watch.
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Coming up
- Somvati Amavasya tomorrow Mon, 16 Feb
- Chandra Darshan in 3 days Wed, 18 Feb
- Shukla Shashti in 8 days Mon, 23 Feb
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
4:44 PM – 6:07 PM
12:35 PM – 1:58 PM
3:21 PM – 4:44 PM
1:41 PM – 3:10 PM, 4:38 PM – 6:07 PM
These are periods traditionally avoided for starting something. They do not move a festival — an observance fixed by its own rule stays where the rule puts it. More →
Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise5:23 AM
Moonset4:12 PM
Vyatipata until 2:46 AM, Feb 16
Vanija
Ravivara
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