Matha Shivaratri 2025 | Masik Shivratri 2025
Matha Shivaratri 2025 - As per Hindu Calendar, Matha Shivaratri is celebrated on the 14th day of each month during the waning moon (Krishna Paksha) half. Matha means ‘monthly’ and Shivaratri means ‘night of Lord Shiva’. The day is observed every month whereas Maha shivratri falls once in a year. Matha Shivaratri 2025 dates listed below
| Date | Day | Starting Time | Ending Time |
| January 27, 2025 | Monday | 20:34, Jan 27 | 19:35, Jan 28 |
| February 26, 2025 | Wednesday | 11:08, Feb 26 | 08:54, Feb 27 |
| March 27, 2025 | Thursday | 23:03, Mar 27 | 19:55, Mar 28 |
| April 26, 2025 | Saturday | 08:27, Apr 26 | 04:49, Apr 27 |
| May 25, 2025 | Sunday | 15:51, May 25 | 12:11, May 26 |
| June 23, 2025 | Monday | 22:09, Jun 23 | 18:59, Jun 24 |
| July 23, 2025 | Wednesday | 04:39, Jul 23 | 02:28, Jul 24 |
| August 21, 2025 | Thursday | 12:44, Aug 21 | 11:55, Aug 22 |
| September 20, 2025 | Saturday | 23:36, Sep 19 | 00:16, Sep 21 |
| October 19, 2025 | Sunday | 13:51, Oct 19 | 15:44, Oct 20 |
| November 18, 2025 | Tuesday | 07:12, Nov 18 | 09:43, Nov 19 |
| December 18, 2025 | Thursday | 02:32, Dec 18 | 04:59, Dec 19 |
About Matha Shivaratri 2025
According to hindus, shivaratri is a festival which helps to ‘overcome darkness’ in life. Shivarathri comes in every lunisolar month of hindu calendar. It falls on 13th night/14th day after pournami. Shivaratri is celebrated at night.
Maha Shivaratri
Shivaratri is closely connected to Lord Shiva. Shivarathri that comes in the month of february/march is very auspicious among other shivarathri and it is called as ‘Maha Shivaratri’. Maha Shivaratri is celebrated as a day of gratitude to Lord Shiva for protecting the world from the deadly poison. Maha Shivaratri is a major festival for hindus. They consider this maha shivarathri as ‘Great night of Shiva’. During the night, Shiva Linga are given holy bath every three hours. Thousands of people across the country, spend this auspicious night in the temple. They undergo fasting, perform poojas, chanting prayers in praise of lord, offering neivedhyam and performs other rituals.
Shivaratri is considered as the night when Lord Shiva performed the ‘Tandava Nritya’ – the dance of primordial creation, preservation and destruction. On the night of shivaratri, abisekha (ritual bath to the God) is performed with the panchagavya – milk, sour milk, urine, butter and dung. The festival holds special meaning for the ladies. They pray to Goddess Parvati also called ‘Gaura’, the giver of (‘suhag’ for) good husbands, marital bliss and a long and prosperous married life.
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