The Assamese Panjika (Bhaskarabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Assamese solar month and the Bhaskarabda year.
Assamese Panjika 2002 opens in February during Bhaskarabda 1408 of the Hindu calendar.
February 2002
Bhaskarabda 1408
Magh – Fagun
Festivals & Vrats in February 2002
-
Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:42 AM, Feb 4 – 6:32 AM, Feb 5
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
-
Shattila Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:05 AM, Feb 7 – 6:28 AM, Feb 8
Observed with sesame (til) in six ways — bathing, offering and donating — to cleanse past sins.
-
Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:39 AM, Feb 9 – 9:17 AM, Feb 10
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
-
Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 9:11 AM, Feb 10 – 11:05 AM, Feb 11
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
-
Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:01 AM, Feb 11 – 1:10 PM, Feb 12
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
-
Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 11:01 AM, Feb 11 – 1:10 PM, Feb 12
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.
-
Ishti Vrat
Tithi 11:01 AM, Feb 11 – 1:10 PM, Feb 12
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
-
Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 8:30 PM, Feb 15 – 11:03 PM, Feb 16
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
-
Vasant Panchami
Tithi 11:02 PM, Feb 16 – 1:28 AM, Feb 18
Goddess Saraswati is worshipped for knowledge and the arts as spring (Vasant) begins.
-
Brahma Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 3:28 AM, Feb 19 – 5:13 AM, Feb 20
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Brahma Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Magha Shukla Saptami.
-
Bhishma Ashtami
Tithi 5:00 AM, Feb 20 – 6:10 AM, Feb 21
Tarpan is offered to Bhishma Pitamaha, who chose to leave his body on Magha Shukla Ashtami.
-
Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:00 AM, Feb 20 – 6:10 AM, Feb 21
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
-
Jaya Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:09 AM, Feb 23 – 3:52 AM, Feb 24
A fast said to free the devotee from rebirth and the fate of becoming a ghost.
-
Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:09 AM, Feb 25 – 10:15 PM, Feb 25
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
-
Magha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 6:37 PM, Feb 26 – 2:47 PM, Feb 27
The full moon of Magha — a great day for the Magha snana at sacred rivers, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
-
Magha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:37 PM, Feb 26 – 2:47 PM, Feb 27
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.
-
Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 6:37 PM, Feb 26 – 2:47 PM, Feb 27
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.
-
Ishti Vrat
Tithi 2:46 PM, Feb 27 – 10:51 AM, Feb 28
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.
Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date — tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse this year and the next.