Maha Shivaratri 1920
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)02:24 → 1920-02-19 · 03:03
- Parana (tithi ends)03:031920-02-19
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 1920
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1920
- Vasant Panchami — 26 January 1920
- Holika Dahan — 4 March 1920
- Holi — 5 March 1920
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 21 March 1920
- Ram Navami — 28 March 1920
- Akshaya Tritiya — 21 April 1920
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 18 June 1920
- Guru Purnima — 1 July 1920
- Nag Panchami — 18 August 1920
- Raksha Bandhan — 29 August 1920
- Krishna Janmashtami — 5 September 1920
- Hartalika Teej — 15 September 1920
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 16 September 1920
- Anant Chaturdashi — 27 September 1920
- Pitru Paksha begins — 29 September 1920
- Sharad Navratri begins — 13 October 1920
- Durga Ashtami — 20 October 1920
- Maha Navami — 21 October 1920
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 22 October 1920
- Karwa Chauth — 30 October 1920
- Dhanteras — 8 November 1920
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 9 November 1920
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 10 November 1920
- Govardhan Puja — 11 November 1920
- Bhai Dooj — 12 November 1920
- Chhath Puja — 17 November 1920
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 26 November 1920
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 26 November 1920
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