Maha Shivaratri 1983
The great night of Shiva — night-long vigil, fasting and Rudrabhishek on Phalguna Krishna Chaturdashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:10
- Nishita puja (midnight)23:43 – 00:31
- Fasting window (tithi)20:21 → 1983-03-13 · 22:05
- Parana (tithi ends)22:051983-03-13
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 1983
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1983
- Vasant Panchami — 19 January 1983
- Holika Dahan — 28 March 1983
- Holi — 29 March 1983
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 14 April 1983
- Ram Navami — 21 April 1983
- Akshaya Tritiya — 15 May 1983
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 12 July 1983
- Guru Purnima — 24 July 1983
- Nag Panchami — 13 August 1983
- Raksha Bandhan — 23 August 1983
- Krishna Janmashtami — 31 August 1983
- Hartalika Teej — 9 September 1983
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 10 September 1983
- Anant Chaturdashi — 21 September 1983
- Pitru Paksha begins — 23 September 1983
- Sharad Navratri begins — 7 October 1983
- Durga Ashtami — 14 October 1983
- Maha Navami — 15 October 1983
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 16 October 1983
- Karwa Chauth — 25 October 1983
- Dhanteras — 2 November 1983
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 3 November 1983
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 4 November 1983
- Govardhan Puja — 5 November 1983
- Bhai Dooj — 6 November 1983
- Chhath Puja — 10 November 1983
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 20 November 1983
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 20 November 1983
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