Maha Shivaratri 1911
The great night of Shiva — night-long vigil, fasting and Rudrabhishek on Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:22
- Nishita puja (midnight)23:46 – 00:34
- Fasting window (tithi)06:57 → 1911-02-28 · 06:47
- Parana (tithi ends)06:471911-02-28
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 1911
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1911
- Vasant Panchami — 4 February 1911
- Holika Dahan — 14 March 1911
- Holi — 15 March 1911
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 31 March 1911
- Ram Navami — 7 April 1911
- Akshaya Tritiya — 1 May 1911
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 28 June 1911
- Guru Purnima — 11 July 1911
- Nag Panchami — 30 July 1911
- Raksha Bandhan — 10 August 1911
- Krishna Janmashtami — 17 August 1911
- Hartalika Teej — 26 August 1911
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 27 August 1911
- Anant Chaturdashi — 7 September 1911
- Pitru Paksha begins — 9 September 1911
- Sharad Navratri begins — 23 September 1911
- Durga Ashtami — 30 September 1911
- Maha Navami — 2 October 1911
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 2 October 1911
- Karwa Chauth — 11 October 1911
- Dhanteras — 19 October 1911
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 21 October 1911
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 21 October 1911
- Govardhan Puja — 23 October 1911
- Bhai Dooj — 24 October 1911
- Chhath Puja — 28 October 1911
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 6 November 1911
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 6 November 1911
- Hindu Festivals 1911 →