[Chaturamnaya] Maha-Shivaratri Date 2025

[S Jayanarayanan]

This year, the Maha-Shivaratri date is a bit interesting in various parts of the world!
 
According to the following temples and online resources, Maha-Shivaratri falls on the 26th of February (Wednesday) this year (2025), in India as well as Eastern parts of the USA (e.g. New York City):
 
https://www.drikpanchang.com/calendars/hindu/hinducalendar.html
https://www.drikpanchang.com/festivals/maha-shivaratri/maha-shivaratri-date-time.html?year=2025
 
https://www.mahashivratri.org/
 
https://publicholidays.in/maha-shivaratri/
 
 
New York City, NY, USA:
 
https://mypanchang.com/mahashivaratri.php?yr=2025&locid=5128581
 
https://www.drikpanchang.com/calendars/hindu/hinducalendar.html?geoname-id=5106834
 
https://www.hindutemplealbany.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/TheHinduTemple_AlbanyCalender_2025-updated2.pdf
 
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However, the following websites say that the date for Maha-Shivaratri is on 25th February 2025 (Tuesday) in Western parts of the USA (e.g. San Jose, California):
 
https://www.livermoretemple.org/Calendar
https://www.livermoretemple.org/Calendar?menuID=&nMonth=2&nYear=2025
 
https://www.srimahakalmandir.org/
 
https://mypanchang.com/mahashivaratri.php?yr=2025&locid=5392171