Maha Shivaratri 1919
The great night of Shiva — night-long vigil, fasting and Rudrabhishek on Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:21
- Nishita puja (midnight)23:46 – 00:34
- Fasting window (tithi)21:23 → 1919-03-01 · 19:20
- Parana (tithi ends)19:201919-03-01
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 1919
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1919
- Vasant Panchami — 5 February 1919
- Holika Dahan — 16 March 1919
- Holi — 17 March 1919
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 1 April 1919
- Ram Navami — 8 April 1919
- Akshaya Tritiya — 2 May 1919
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 29 June 1919
- Guru Purnima — 13 July 1919
- Nag Panchami — 1 August 1919
- Raksha Bandhan — 11 August 1919
- Krishna Janmashtami — 18 August 1919
- Hartalika Teej — 28 August 1919
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 29 August 1919
- Anant Chaturdashi — 9 September 1919
- Pitru Paksha begins — 11 September 1919
- Sharad Navratri begins — 25 September 1919
- Durga Ashtami — 2 October 1919
- Maha Navami — 3 October 1919
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 4 October 1919
- Karwa Chauth — 12 October 1919
- Dhanteras — 21 October 1919
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 22 October 1919
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 23 October 1919
- Govardhan Puja — 24 October 1919
- Bhai Dooj — 25 October 1919
- Chhath Puja — 30 October 1919
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 7 November 1919
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 7 November 1919
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