Maha Shivaratri 2027 in San Francisco Bay Area
Maha Shivaratri 2027 in San Francisco Bay Area (California, USA) is on Friday 5 March 2027; in India it is on Saturday 6 March 2027, because San Francisco Bay Area's local day reaches the deciding tithi on a different calendar date. The Maha Shivaratri tithi (Bahula Chaturdasi) runs from 5 March 2027 10:34 PM to 7 March 2027 12:16 AM San Francisco Bay Area time. The date is fixed by the tithi at nishita (the middle muhurta of the night, around midnight), which in San Francisco Bay Area on that day is 11:55 PM – 12:45 AM (6 Mar). Check of the rule: 4 March 2027: nishita 11:55 PM–12:45 AM (5 Mar), tithi covers 0%; 5 March 2027: nishita 11:55 PM–12:45 AM (6 Mar), tithi covers 100%; 6 March 2027: nishita 11:55 PM–12:45 AM (7 Mar), tithi covers 43%. That day sunrise is 6:35 AM, sunset 6:07 PM, and rahu kalam 10:54 AM – 12:21 PM; the full panchangam of the day is linked below. All times are computed for this city's coordinates and time zone from the NASA/JPL ephemeris; no time is converted from India.
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FAQ
When is Maha Shivaratri 2027 in San Francisco Bay Area?
Friday 5 March 2027.
Is Maha Shivaratri 2027 on the same day in San Francisco Bay Area and India?
No: India Saturday 6 March 2027, San Francisco Bay Area Friday 5 March 2027.
When does the tithi start and end in San Francisco Bay Area?
From 5 March 2027 10:34 PM to 7 March 2027 12:16 AM local time.
How is the date of Maha Shivaratri decided?
Magha bahula chaturdashi at nishita; larger coverage wins.
Same day in other cities
- Fremont: Friday 5 March 2027
- Pleasanton: Friday 5 March 2027
- Sunnyvale: Friday 5 March 2027
- Cupertino: Friday 5 March 2027
- Santa Clara: Friday 5 March 2027
- San Jose: Friday 5 March 2027
- Sacramento: Friday 5 March 2027
- Folsom: Friday 5 March 2027
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