Bengali Calendar - Panjika 1968
The Bengali festival calendar (Panjika). Bengali festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
July 1968
Bangabda 1375
Asharh – Shrabon
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.
Bengali Calendar 1968 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Bengali Calendar lists 35 dates in 1968, opening with Poush Sankranti (Makar Sankranti) on 15 January and closing with Itu Puja (Itur Vrata) on 15 December. Of these, 2 are vrats (fasting observances). October is the fullest month with 7 dates. The year runs through Bangabda 1374 – 1375.
January 1968 Poush – Magh
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan | Mon |
Poush Sankranti (Makar Sankranti) The Bengali harvest festival on the Sun's entry into Makara, with pithe-puli. |
Shukla Purnima |
February 1968 Magh – Falgun
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb | Sat |
Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami)
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
| 26 Feb | Mon |
Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Lord Shiva. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
March 1968 Falgun – Choitro
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar | Thu |
Dol Yatra (Holi) The swing festival of Krishna on Phalguna Purnima, Bengal's Holi. |
Shukla Purnima |
April 1968 Choitro – Boishakh
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Apr | Sat |
Ashokashtami On Chaitra Shukla Ashtami, Goddess Durga is worshipped and ashoka flower buds are taken to ward off grief. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 7 Apr | Sun |
Basanti Puja The springtime Durga Puja of Chaitra — the original worship of Durga — culminating on Maha Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
| 13 Apr | Sat |
Charak Puja & Gajan On the last day of the Bengali year, devotees of Shiva perform the Gajan austerities and the spinning Charak rite. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 14 Apr | Sun |
Poila Boishakh (Bengali New Year) The Bengali solar new year, welcomed with Halkhata, sweets and visits to family and temples. |
Krishna Pratipada |
| 30 Apr | Tue |
Akshay Tritiya Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, an auspicious day for new ventures and Jagannath's Chandan Yatra. |
Shukla Tritiya |
June 1968 Joishtho – Asharh
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun | Sun |
Jamai Sasthi
Mothers-in-law worship Goddess Sasthi and honour their sons-in-law (jamai) with a grand feast, on Jyeshtha Shukla Shashthi. |
Shukla Shashthi |
| 10 Jun | Mon |
Snana Yatra On Deva Snana Purnima, Lord Jagannath is given a grand ceremonial bath before retiring into seclusion ahead of Rath Yatra. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 28 Jun | Fri |
Ratha Yatra The chariot festival of Lord Jagannath. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 29 Jun | Sat | Bipodtarini Vrata Vrat | Shukla Tritiya |
July 1968 Asharh – Shrabon
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul | Fri |
Ulto Rath Yatra The return chariot festival (Bahuda Yatra), when Lord Jagannath journeys back to his temple. |
Shukla Dashami |
August 1968 Shrabon – Bhadro
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug | Sun |
Jhulan Yatra (Hindola) Begins The swing festival of Radha and Krishna — beautifully decorated swings are rocked through to Jhulan Purnima; in Gujarat temples the same hindola (swing) darshan is held. |
Shukla Dashami |
| 8 Aug | Thu |
Rakhi Bandhan Sisters tie the rakhi on Shravana Purnima. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 16 Aug | Fri |
Manasa Puja
The serpent goddess Manasa is worshipped on the last day of Shravan for protection from snakes and for fertility. |
Krishna Ashtami |
| 17 Aug | Sat |
Nandotsav The day after Janmashtami, celebrating Nanda Maharaj's joy at the birth of baby Krishna with sweets and revelry. |
Krishna Navami |
| 31 Aug | Sat |
Radhashtami The birth of Radha, Krishna's beloved, celebrated with worship and fasting fifteen days after Janmashtami. |
Shukla Ashtami |
September 1968 Bhadro – Ashshin
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep | Mon |
Vishwakarma Puja The divine architect is worshipped as the Sun enters Kanya. |
Krishna Navami |
| 22 Sep | Sun |
Mahalaya The new moon closing Pitru Paksha, when Devi is invoked at dawn. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 27 Sep | Fri |
Durga Puja — Maha Shashthi
Bodhon and Kalparambha — the formal welcome of Goddess Durga that opens the puja. |
Shukla Shashthi |
| 28 Sep | Sat |
Durga Puja — Maha Saptami Nabapatrika is bathed and Goddess Durga is worshipped on the seventh day of the puja. |
Shukla Saptami |
| 29 Sep | Sun |
Durga Puja — Maha Ashtami The grandest day of Durga Puja, with Kumari Puja and the Sandhi Puja at dusk. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 30 Sep | Mon |
Durga Puja — Maha Navami The ninth day of Durga Puja, marked by Navami Homa and the final grand worship. |
Shukla Navami |
October 1968 Ashshin – Kartik
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct | Tue |
Bijoya Dashami (Sindur Khela) The tenth and final day of Durga Puja — married women smear one another with vermilion in Sindur Khela before the idols are carried out for immersion (Bisarjan). |
Shukla Dashami |
| 5 Oct | Sat |
Kojagari Lakshmi Puja
On the Sharad Purnima night, Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped through a vigil for prosperity; in Rajasthan, Jodhpur keeps the night with the Marwar Festival of folk music and dance. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 20 Oct | Sun |
Bhoot Chaturdashi On the eve of Kali Puja, fourteen lamps are lit and fourteen leafy greens eaten to honour ancestors and ward off evil spirits. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
| 21 Oct | Mon |
Kali Puja
On Diwali's new-moon night, Goddess Kali is worshipped through the night across Bengal. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 23 Oct | Wed |
Bhai Phota The Bengali brother–sister festival on Kartik Shukla Dwitiya — sisters place a sandalwood phota (tilak) on their brothers' foreheads and pray for their long life. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 28 Oct | Mon |
Goshthashtami On Kartik Shukla Ashtami, cows and Lord Krishna as Gopala are honoured for their nurture and protection. |
Shukla Saptami |
| 29 Oct | Tue |
Jagaddhatri Puja Goddess Jagaddhatri, a serene form of Durga, is worshipped on Kartik Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
November 1968 Kartik – Ogrohayon
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov | Fri |
Kartik Puja On the last day of the Bengali month of Kartik, Lord Kartikeya is worshipped, especially by families praying for sons. |
Krishna Dashami |
| 28 Nov | Thu |
Nabanna The Bengali harvest festival of the new rice in Agrahayan. |
Shukla Navami |
December 1968 Ogrohayon – Poush
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec | Sun | Itu Puja (Itur Vrata) Vrat | Krishna Dashami |
Months of the Bengali Calendar in 1968
The Bengali Calendar does not begin its year on 1 January, so each of its months straddles two Gregorian ones. These are the months that ran through 1968, covering Bangabda 1374 – 1375. A month marked part is one the Gregorian year cuts short at its own start or end.
| Month | Begins | Ends | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poush part | 1 Jan 1968 | 14 Jan 1968 | 14 |
| Magh | 15 Jan 1968 | 12 Feb 1968 | 29 |
| Falgun | 13 Feb 1968 | 13 Mar 1968 | 30 |
| Choitro | 14 Mar 1968 | 13 Apr 1968 | 31 |
| Boishakh | 14 Apr 1968 | 14 May 1968 | 31 |
| Joishtho | 15 May 1968 | 14 Jun 1968 | 31 |
| Asharh | 15 Jun 1968 | 15 Jul 1968 | 31 |
| Shrabon | 16 Jul 1968 | 16 Aug 1968 | 32 |
| Bhadro | 17 Aug 1968 | 16 Sep 1968 | 31 |
| Ashshin | 17 Sep 1968 | 16 Oct 1968 | 30 |
| Kartik | 17 Oct 1968 | 15 Nov 1968 | 30 |
| Ogrohayon | 16 Nov 1968 | 15 Dec 1968 | 30 |
| Poush part | 16 Dec 1968 | 31 Dec 1968 | 16 |
What happened in the sky in 1968
Beyond the dates the Bengali Calendar lists, 1968 brought 4 eclipses - 2 solar and 2 lunar - of which 2 were above the horizon somewhere in India. Poush Sankranti (Makar Sankranti) fell on 15 January, 1 day later in the year than in 1967 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 1968
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Bengali date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 4:29 AM | Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Choitro Shukla Pratipada | Not visible |
| 13 Apr 10:17 AM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) on Charak Puja & Gajan | Choitro Purnima | Not visible |
| 22 Sep 4:48 PM | Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) on Mahalaya | Ashshin Amavasya | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 6 Oct 5:11 PM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 1 day after Kojagari Lakshmi Puja | Ashshin Purnima | Yes - Sutak observed |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 2 of these.
Guru and Shani in 1968
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 7:20 AM | Shani (Saturn) | Meena → Mesha |
| 28 Sep 9:10 AM | Shani (Saturn) | Mesha → Meena re-entry while retrograde |
| 12 Oct 6:20 AM | Guru (Jupiter) | Simha → Kanya |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half. Rahu entered Meena on 12 January 1968, carrying the eclipse axis with it.
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Frequently asked questions about the Bengali Calendar 1968
How many festivals and vrats does the Bengali Calendar list in 1968?
The Bengali Calendar lists 35 dates in 1968, of which 2 are vrats. The first is Poush Sankranti (Makar Sankranti) on Monday, 15 January 1968, and the last is Itu Puja (Itur Vrata) on Sunday, 15 December 1968.
What are the main festival dates in the Bengali Calendar for 1968?
The first major observances of 1968 are:
- Poush Sankranti (Makar Sankranti) - Monday, 15 January 1968
- Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) - Saturday, 3 February 1968
- Maha Shivaratri - Monday, 26 February 1968
- Dol Yatra (Holi) - Thursday, 14 March 1968
- Ashokashtami - Saturday, 6 April 1968
- Basanti Puja - Sunday, 7 April 1968
Which month of 1968 has the most observances in the Bengali Calendar?
October 1968 is the fullest month with 7 dates, including Bijoya Dashami (Sindur Khela), Kojagari Lakshmi Puja, Bhoot Chaturdashi, Kali Puja, Bhai Phota, Goshthashtami, Jagaddhatri Puja.
Which traditional year does 1968 correspond to in the Bengali Calendar?
The Gregorian year 1968 spans Bangabda 1374 – 1375. The traditional year does not begin on 1 January, so one Gregorian year usually covers the end of one era year and the start of the next.
Did 1968 have an Adhik Maas?
No. 1968 had twelve lunar months with no Adhik Maas, so its festival dates fall in their usual Gregorian window rather than being pushed later by an intercalary month.
Were there any eclipses in 1968?
1968 had 4 eclipses:
- 29 March 1968 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 13 April 1968 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), not visible from India
- 22 September 1968 - Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 6 October 1968 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
Sutak Kaal is observed only for an eclipse actually visible where you are, so 2 of these were kept in India.
Did Guru or Shani change sign in 1968?
Yes - 3 sign changes among the slow grahas in 1968:
- Shani (Saturn) entered Mesha on 17 June 1968
- Shani (Saturn) entered Meena on 28 September 1968, moving retrograde
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Kanya on 12 October 1968
Jupiter takes about a year to cross one sign and Saturn about two and a half, so these transits colour the whole year rather than a single week.
How do I see the tithi and nakshatra for a specific date in 1968?
Use the month grid above: pick a month from the selector, then tap any day to open its full panchang - tithi with start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Set your city in the box at the top first, because these timings are sunrise-based and shift with location. The Bengali Calendar - Panjika opens on the current month.
About the Bengali Calendar - Panjika
The Bengali festival calendar (Panjika). Bengali festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
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 any year in the archive or plan ahead into the coming years.
This calendar names the tithi and festivals for each day. For sunrise, Rahu Kalam and muhurat windows on a chosen date, open the Panchang. Other regional calendars are on the Calendars index. Fast stories live under Vrat Katha.
