Maha Shivaratri 1908
The great night of Shiva — night-long vigil, fasting and Rudrabhishek on Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:20
- Nishita puja (midnight)23:45 – 00:33
- Fasting window (tithi)07:20 → 1908-03-02 · 03:49
- Parana (tithi ends)03:491908-03-02
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 1908
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1908
- Vasant Panchami — 6 February 1908
- Holika Dahan — 17 March 1908
- Holi — 19 March 1908
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 2 April 1908
- Ram Navami — 10 April 1908
- Akshaya Tritiya — 3 May 1908
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 30 June 1908
- Guru Purnima — 13 July 1908
- Nag Panchami — 2 August 1908
- Raksha Bandhan — 12 August 1908
- Krishna Janmashtami — 18 August 1908
- Hartalika Teej — 30 August 1908
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 30 August 1908
- Anant Chaturdashi — 9 September 1908
- Pitru Paksha begins — 11 September 1908
- Sharad Navratri begins — 26 September 1908
- Durga Ashtami — 3 October 1908
- Maha Navami — 4 October 1908
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 5 October 1908
- Karwa Chauth — 12 October 1908
- Dhanteras — 22 October 1908
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 24 October 1908
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 24 October 1908
- Govardhan Puja — 26 October 1908
- Bhai Dooj — 27 October 1908
- Chhath Puja — 31 October 1908
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 8 November 1908
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 8 November 1908
- Hindu Festivals 1908 →