The Assamese Panjika (Bhaskarabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Assamese solar month and the Bhaskarabda year.
Assamese Panjika 1980 opens in May during Bhaskarabda 1387 of the Hindu calendar.
May 1980
Bhaskarabda 1387
Bohag – Jeth
Festivals & Vrats in May 1980
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Narada Jayanti
Tithi 1:10 PM, Apr 30 – 2:36 PM, May 1
The birth anniversary of the celestial sage Narada, the messenger of the gods and master of devotional music.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 4:26 PM, May 3 – 4:44 PM, May 4
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 3:07 PM, May 7 – 1:33 PM, May 8
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Apara Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:16 AM, May 10 – 6:18 AM, May 11
Believed to grant boundless wealth and wash away even grave sins.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:12 AM, May 12 – 11:58 PM, May 12
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 11:55 PM, May 12 – 8:37 PM, May 13
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Shani Jayanti
Tithi 8:37 PM, May 13 – 5:27 PM, May 14
The birth of Lord Shani (Saturn) on Jyeshtha Amavasya — devotees offer mustard oil, black sesame and prayers to ease Shani's influence.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:37 PM, May 13 – 5:27 PM, May 14
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 8:37 PM, May 13 – 5:27 PM, May 14
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the new moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 5:26 PM, May 14 – 2:38 PM, May 15
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 10:22 AM, May 17 – 9:41 AM, May 18
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:41 AM, May 21 – 1:49 PM, May 22
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Padmini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:49 PM, May 24 – 9:15 PM, May 25
The bright (Shukla) Ekadashi of the extra month (Adhik Maas), kept only in leap-month years.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:20 PM, May 26 – 1:09 AM, May 28
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Adhik Jyeshtha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 2:14 AM, May 29 – 3:08 AM, May 30
The full moon of Adhik (Purushottam) Jyeshtha — the leap month of 1980, held especially meritorious for fasting, charity and the worship of Lord Vishnu.
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Adhik Jyeshtha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:14 AM, May 29 – 3:08 AM, May 30
The full-moon fast, kept with a day-long vrat, a vigil, Satyanarayan Puja and charity, culminating in the worship of the rising full moon.
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 2:14 AM, May 29 – 3:08 AM, May 30
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the full moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 2:57 AM, May 30 – 3:24 AM, May 31
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise — use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
About the Assamese Panjika
The Assamese Panjika (Bhaskarabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Assamese solar month and the Bhaskarabda year.
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