Maha Shivaratri 1905
The great night of Shiva — night-long vigil, fasting and Rudrabhishek on Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:17
- Nishita puja (midnight)23:45 – 00:33
- Fasting window (tithi)06:26 → 1905-03-05 · 08:30
- Parana (tithi ends)08:301905-03-05
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Maha Shivaratri puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaMaha Shivaratri — Frequently Asked Questions
Should one stay awake all night on Maha Shivaratri?
Yes — the jagaran is the observance, not an addition to it. The complete form performs an abhishek in each of the night's four prahars, with water, curd, ghee and honey in turn.
What must not be offered to a Shiva lingam?
Tulsi, ketaki flowers, turmeric and coconut water are all avoided. Bilva leaves, water, milk, bhang, dhatura and white flowers are offered.
When is the Shivaratri fast broken?
The next morning, after sunrise, and traditionally after the Chaturdashi tithi has ended — not at midnight after the puja.
Other major festivals in 1905
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1905
- Vasant Panchami — 9 February 1905
- Holika Dahan — 20 March 1905
- Holi — 22 March 1905
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 5 April 1905
- Ram Navami — 14 April 1905
- Akshaya Tritiya — 7 May 1905
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 4 July 1905
- Guru Purnima — 16 July 1905
- Nag Panchami — 5 August 1905
- Raksha Bandhan — 15 August 1905
- Krishna Janmashtami — 23 August 1905
- Hartalika Teej — 2 September 1905
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 2 September 1905
- Anant Chaturdashi — 12 September 1905
- Pitru Paksha begins — 14 September 1905
- Sharad Navratri begins — 29 September 1905
- Durga Ashtami — 6 October 1905
- Maha Navami — 7 October 1905
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 7 October 1905
- Karwa Chauth — 17 October 1905
- Dhanteras — 26 October 1905
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 27 October 1905
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 27 October 1905
- Govardhan Puja — 29 October 1905
- Bhai Dooj — 29 October 1905
- Chhath Puja — 2 November 1905
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 12 November 1905
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 12 November 1905
- Hindu Festivals 1905 →