Maha Shivaratri 1906
The great night of Shiva — night-long vigil, fasting and Rudrabhishek on Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:27
- Nishita puja (midnight)23:47 – 00:35
- Fasting window (tithi)13:54 → 1906-02-22 · 13:29
- Parana (tithi ends)13:291906-02-22
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 1906
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1906
- Vasant Panchami — 29 January 1906
- Holika Dahan — 10 March 1906
- Holi — 11 March 1906
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 25 March 1906
- Ram Navami — 3 April 1906
- Akshaya Tritiya — 26 April 1906
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 24 June 1906
- Guru Purnima — 6 July 1906
- Nag Panchami — 26 July 1906
- Raksha Bandhan — 4 August 1906
- Krishna Janmashtami — 11 August 1906
- Hartalika Teej — 22 August 1906
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 23 August 1906
- Anant Chaturdashi — 2 September 1906
- Pitru Paksha begins — 3 September 1906
- Sharad Navratri begins — 19 September 1906
- Durga Ashtami — 25 September 1906
- Maha Navami — 26 September 1906
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 27 September 1906
- Karwa Chauth — 6 October 1906
- Dhanteras — 15 October 1906
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 17 October 1906
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 17 October 1906
- Govardhan Puja — 18 October 1906
- Bhai Dooj — 19 October 1906
- Chhath Puja — 23 October 1906
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 1 November 1906
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 1 November 1906
- Hindu Festivals 1906 →