Maha Shivaratri 1992
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)23:45 – 00:33
- Fasting window (tithi)14:47 → 1992-03-03 · 17:04
- Parana (tithi ends)17:041992-03-03
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 1992
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1992
- Vasant Panchami — 9 February 1992
- Holika Dahan — 18 March 1992
- Holi — 19 March 1992
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 4 April 1992
- Ram Navami — 11 April 1992
- Akshaya Tritiya — 5 May 1992
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 2 July 1992
- Guru Purnima — 14 July 1992
- Nag Panchami — 3 August 1992
- Raksha Bandhan — 13 August 1992
- Krishna Janmashtami — 21 August 1992
- Hartalika Teej — 30 August 1992
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 31 August 1992
- Anant Chaturdashi — 10 September 1992
- Pitru Paksha begins — 13 September 1992
- Sharad Navratri begins — 27 September 1992
- Durga Ashtami — 4 October 1992
- Maha Navami — 5 October 1992
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 5 October 1992
- Karwa Chauth — 15 October 1992
- Dhanteras — 23 October 1992
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 24 October 1992
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 25 October 1992
- Govardhan Puja — 26 October 1992
- Bhai Dooj — 27 October 1992
- Chhath Puja — 31 October 1992
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 10 November 1992
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 10 November 1992
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