Maha Shivaratri 1915
The great night of Shiva — night-long vigil, fasting and Rudrabhishek on Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:34
- Nishita puja (midnight)23:48 – 00:36
- Fasting window (tithi)12:04 → 1915-02-13 · 10:51
- Parana (tithi ends)10:511915-02-13
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 1915
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1915
- Vasant Panchami — 20 January 1915
- Holika Dahan — 1 March 1915
- Holi — 2 March 1915
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 16 March 1915
- Ram Navami — 25 March 1915
- Akshaya Tritiya — 17 May 1915
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 14 July 1915
- Guru Purnima — 26 July 1915
- Nag Panchami — 15 August 1915
- Raksha Bandhan — 24 August 1915
- Krishna Janmashtami — 1 September 1915
- Hartalika Teej — 12 September 1915
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 12 September 1915
- Anant Chaturdashi — 22 September 1915
- Pitru Paksha begins — 24 September 1915
- Sharad Navratri begins — 9 October 1915
- Durga Ashtami — 16 October 1915
- Maha Navami — 16 October 1915
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 17 October 1915
- Karwa Chauth — 26 October 1915
- Dhanteras — 5 November 1915
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 6 November 1915
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 6 November 1915
- Govardhan Puja — 8 November 1915
- Bhai Dooj — 9 November 1915
- Chhath Puja — 12 November 1915
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 21 November 1915
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 21 November 1915
- Hindu Festivals 1915 →