Maha Shivaratri 1952
The great night of Shiva — night-long vigil, fasting and Rudrabhishek on Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:26
- Nishita puja (midnight)23:47 – 00:35
- Fasting window (tithi)21:20 → 1952-02-24 · 17:59
- Parana (tithi ends)17:591952-02-24
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 1952
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1952
- Vasant Panchami — 31 January 1952
- Holika Dahan — 11 March 1952
- Holi — 12 March 1952
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 26 March 1952
- Ram Navami — 3 April 1952
- Akshaya Tritiya — 27 April 1952
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 24 June 1952
- Guru Purnima — 7 July 1952
- Nag Panchami — 27 July 1952
- Raksha Bandhan — 5 August 1952
- Krishna Janmashtami — 12 August 1952
- Hartalika Teej — 23 August 1952
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 24 August 1952
- Anant Chaturdashi — 3 September 1952
- Pitru Paksha begins — 4 September 1952
- Sharad Navratri begins — 20 September 1952
- Durga Ashtami — 27 September 1952
- Maha Navami — 28 September 1952
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 28 September 1952
- Karwa Chauth — 6 October 1952
- Dhanteras — 16 October 1952
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 17 October 1952
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 18 October 1952
- Govardhan Puja — 19 October 1952
- Bhai Dooj — 20 October 1952
- Chhath Puja — 24 October 1952
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 1 November 1952
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 1 November 1952
- Hindu Festivals 1952 →