Maha Shivaratri 1909
The great night of Shiva — night-long vigil, fasting and Rudrabhishek on Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:30
- Nishita puja (midnight)23:47 – 00:35
- Fasting window (tithi)23:26 → 1909-02-19 · 20:03
- Parana (tithi ends)20:031909-02-19
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 1909
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1909
- Vasant Panchami — 26 January 1909
- Holika Dahan — 6 March 1909
- Holi — 8 March 1909
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 22 March 1909
- Ram Navami — 29 March 1909
- Akshaya Tritiya — 22 April 1909
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 19 June 1909
- Guru Purnima — 3 July 1909
- Nag Panchami — 21 August 1909
- Raksha Bandhan — 31 August 1909
- Krishna Janmashtami — 6 September 1909
- Hartalika Teej — 17 September 1909
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 18 September 1909
- Anant Chaturdashi — 28 September 1909
- Pitru Paksha begins — 30 September 1909
- Sharad Navratri begins — 15 October 1909
- Durga Ashtami — 22 October 1909
- Maha Navami — 23 October 1909
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 24 October 1909
- Karwa Chauth — 31 October 1909
- Dhanteras — 10 November 1909
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 11 November 1909
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 12 November 1909
- Govardhan Puja — 14 November 1909
- Bhai Dooj — 15 November 1909
- Chhath Puja — 19 November 1909
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 27 November 1909
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 27 November 1909
- Hindu Festivals 1909 →