Maha Shivaratri 1965
The great night of Shiva — night-long vigil, fasting and Rudrabhishek on Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:20
- Nishita puja (midnight)23:46 – 00:34
- Fasting window (tithi)12:46 → 1965-03-02 · 14:24
- Parana (tithi ends)14:241965-03-02
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 1965
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1965
- Vasant Panchami — 6 February 1965
- Holika Dahan — 16 March 1965
- Holi — 18 March 1965
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 2 April 1965
- Ram Navami — 10 April 1965
- Akshaya Tritiya — 4 May 1965
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 30 June 1965
- Guru Purnima — 13 July 1965
- Nag Panchami — 1 August 1965
- Raksha Bandhan — 12 August 1965
- Krishna Janmashtami — 19 August 1965
- Hartalika Teej — 29 August 1965
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 30 August 1965
- Anant Chaturdashi — 9 September 1965
- Pitru Paksha begins — 11 September 1965
- Sharad Navratri begins — 26 September 1965
- Durga Ashtami — 2 October 1965
- Maha Navami — 4 October 1965
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 4 October 1965
- Karwa Chauth — 13 October 1965
- Dhanteras — 22 October 1965
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 23 October 1965
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 24 October 1965
- Govardhan Puja — 25 October 1965
- Bhai Dooj — 26 October 1965
- Chhath Puja — 30 October 1965
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 9 November 1965
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 9 November 1965
- Hindu Festivals 1965 →