(10.5.5) Masik Shivratri Vrat Dates in 2017- 2018

What is Masilk Shivratri / Masik Shivratri dates in 2017 - 2018

Masik Shivratri means the monthly night of Lord Shiva. Every Chaturdashi Tithi of Krishna Pakash in every month, is known as Masik Shivratri or Maas Shivratri. Thus there are twelve Masik Shivratri in a year. The Chaturdashi Tithi which comes in the Krishna Pakash of Phalgun month, is known as Mahashivratri.
It is believed that Lord Shiva is pleased with the persons who observe fast and do Puja of Lord Shiva on this Tithi. Here under are given the dates when the Masik Shivratri is in the year 2016 - 2017

Masik Shivratri Dates in 2017 
> 26.01.2017 Thursday - Hindu Month - Magh
> 24.02.2017 Friday - Hindu Month - Phalgun (Maha Shivratri)
> 26.03.2017 Sunday - Hindu Month - Chaitra
> 24.04.2017 Monday - Hindu Month - Vaisakh
> 24.05.2017 Wednesday - Hindu Month - Jyeshth
> 22.06.2017 Thursday - Hindu Month - Aashadh
> 21.07.2017 Friday - Hindu Month - Shrawan
> 20.08.2017 Sunday - Hindu Month - Bhadrapad
> 18.09.2017 Monday - Hindu Month - Ashvin
> 18.10.2017 Wednesday - Hindu Month - Kartik
> 16.11.2017 Thursday - Hindu Month - Margshirsh

> 16.12.2017 Saturday - Hindu Month - Paush
Masik Shivratri Dates in 2018
> 15.01.2018 Monday - Hindu Month - Magh
> 13.02.2018 Tuesday - Hindu Month - Phalgun
> 15.03.2018 Thursday - Hindu Month - Chaitra