15 February 2026
Kept on the day its tithi runs at midnight (nishita).
- Tithi
- Krishna Chaturdashi · until 07:04, 16 February 2026
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Ashadha
- Sunrise – Sunset
- 06:49 – 17:30
- Abhijit Muhurta
- 11:48 – 12:31
Festival · 2026
Maha Shivaratri 2026
Falls on 15 February 2026 in New York, as computed from the real sky for that city.
The portal of Festivals
Today's three riddles
Turn a card. Answer all three rightly and this portal is sealed in your sky. New riddles every morning.
The day, for New York
The day is chosen by the moment the tradition reads its tithi at, and the times are that day's own, computed for this city. A festival-specific puja window is not printed: those rules differ by tradition and await a scholar's review.
What the day is
The great night. Not a celebration — a vigil. The one festival whose entire practice is to stay awake, which is also its whole meaning.
One act for the day
Stay awake. Four watches, four offerings if you keep the full form; if not, then simply do not sleep, and use the hours. This is the year's deepest night of practice and it costs nothing.