Maha Shivaratri 1943
The great night of Shiva — night-long vigil, fasting and Rudrabhishek on Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:18
- Nishita puja (midnight)23:45 – 00:33
- Fasting window (tithi)21:48 → 1943-03-05 · 18:50
- Parana (tithi ends)18:501943-03-05
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 1943
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1943
- Vasant Panchami — 9 February 1943
- Holika Dahan — 21 March 1943
- Holi — 22 March 1943
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 5 April 1943
- Ram Navami — 13 April 1943
- Akshaya Tritiya — 7 May 1943
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 4 July 1943
- Guru Purnima — 17 July 1943
- Nag Panchami — 6 August 1943
- Raksha Bandhan — 15 August 1943
- Krishna Janmashtami — 22 August 1943
- Hartalika Teej — 2 September 1943
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 3 September 1943
- Anant Chaturdashi — 13 September 1943
- Pitru Paksha begins — 15 September 1943
- Sharad Navratri begins — 30 September 1943
- Durga Ashtami — 7 October 1943
- Maha Navami — 8 October 1943
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 8 October 1943
- Karwa Chauth — 16 October 1943
- Dhanteras — 26 October 1943
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 28 October 1943
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 28 October 1943
- Govardhan Puja — 30 October 1943
- Bhai Dooj — 30 October 1943
- Chhath Puja — 3 November 1943
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 12 November 1943
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 12 November 1943
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