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Tithi #14

Chaturdashi

Presiding deity: Rudra (Shiva)

Significance

Chaturdashi is the fourteenth lunar day, ruled by Rudra. Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi hosts Maha Shivaratri — the greatest night of Shiva. Each month's Krishna Chaturdashi is observed as Masik Shivaratri. Generally inauspicious for worldly undertakings but highly powerful for penance and spiritual practice.

Next 6 Chaturdashi occurrences

Times shown for New Delhi (IST). A tithi window doesn’t align with civil days — it may start or end on the previous/next day.

DateDayPakshaTithi window
Saturday, 27 June 2026SaturdayShukla12:43 am (prev day) 03:06 am (next day)
Sunday, 12 July 2026SundayKrishna10:30 pm 06:49 pm (next day)
Monday, 27 July 2026MondayShukla04:15 pm 06:19 pm (next day)
Monday, 10 August 2026MondayKrishna04:54 am (prev day) 01:53 am (next day)
Wednesday, 26 August 2026WednesdayShukla07:59 am 09:09 am (next day)
Wednesday, 9 September 2026WednesdayKrishna12:31 pm 10:33 am (next day)
Chaturdashi — Tithi Significance, Deity & Observance