Maha Shivaratri 1923
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)22:51 → 1923-02-14 · 23:30
- Parana (tithi ends)23:301923-02-14
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 1923
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1923
- Vasant Panchami — 22 January 1923
- Holika Dahan — 2 March 1923
- Holi — 3 March 1923
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 18 March 1923
- Ram Navami — 26 March 1923
- Akshaya Tritiya — 19 April 1923
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 15 July 1923
- Guru Purnima — 27 July 1923
- Nag Panchami — 16 August 1923
- Raksha Bandhan — 26 August 1923
- Krishna Janmashtami — 3 September 1923
- Hartalika Teej — 13 September 1923
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 14 September 1923
- Anant Chaturdashi — 23 September 1923
- Pitru Paksha begins — 26 September 1923
- Sharad Navratri begins — 11 October 1923
- Durga Ashtami — 17 October 1923
- Maha Navami — 18 October 1923
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 19 October 1923
- Karwa Chauth — 28 October 1923
- Dhanteras — 6 November 1923
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 7 November 1923
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 8 November 1923
- Govardhan Puja — 9 November 1923
- Bhai Dooj — 10 November 1923
- Chhath Puja — 13 November 1923
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 23 November 1923
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 23 November 1923
- Hindu Festivals 1923 →