Maha Shivaratri 1922
The great night of Shiva — night-long vigil, fasting and Rudrabhishek on Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:25
- Nishita puja (midnight)23:46 – 00:34
- Fasting window (tithi)19:08 → 1922-02-25 · 21:38
- Parana (tithi ends)21:381922-02-25
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 1922
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1922
- Vasant Panchami — 2 February 1922
- Holika Dahan — 12 March 1922
- Holi — 14 March 1922
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 29 March 1922
- Ram Navami — 6 April 1922
- Akshaya Tritiya — 29 April 1922
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 27 June 1922
- Guru Purnima — 9 July 1922
- Nag Panchami — 28 July 1922
- Raksha Bandhan — 7 August 1922
- Krishna Janmashtami — 15 August 1922
- Hartalika Teej — 25 August 1922
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 26 August 1922
- Anant Chaturdashi — 5 September 1922
- Pitru Paksha begins — 7 September 1922
- Sharad Navratri begins — 22 September 1922
- Durga Ashtami — 28 September 1922
- Maha Navami — 29 September 1922
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 30 September 1922
- Karwa Chauth — 9 October 1922
- Dhanteras — 18 October 1922
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 19 October 1922
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 20 October 1922
- Govardhan Puja — 21 October 1922
- Bhai Dooj — 22 October 1922
- Chhath Puja — 25 October 1922
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 4 November 1922
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 4 November 1922
- Hindu Festivals 1922 →