Bengali Calendar - Panjika 1983
The Bengali festival calendar (Panjika). Bengali festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
September 1983
Bangabda 1390
Bhadro – Ashshin
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 1983 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Bengali Calendar lists 36 dates in 1983, opening with Poush Sankranti (Makar Sankranti) on 14 January and closing with Itu Puja (Itur Vrata) on 16 December. Of these, 2 are vrats (fasting observances). October is the fullest month with 7 dates. The year runs through Bangabda 1389 – 1390. 1983 carries an Adhik Maas (Phalguna (Adhik)), the extra lunar month that pushes several festivals later than usual.
January 1983 Poush – Magh
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan | Fri |
Poush Sankranti (Makar Sankranti) The Bengali harvest festival on the Sun's entry into Makara, with pithe-puli. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 19 Jan | Wed |
Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami)
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
February 1983 Magh – Falgun
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb | Fri |
Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Lord Shiva. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
March 1983 Falgun – Choitro
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar | Mon |
Dol Yatra (Holi) The swing festival of Krishna on Phalguna Purnima, Bengal's Holi. |
Shukla Purnima |
April 1983 Choitro – Boishakh
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr | Thu |
Charak Puja & Gajan On the last day of the Bengali year, devotees of Shiva perform the Gajan austerities and the spinning Charak rite. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 15 Apr | Fri |
Poila Boishakh (Bengali New Year) The Bengali solar new year, welcomed with Halkhata, sweets and visits to family and temples. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 20 Apr | Wed |
Ashokashtami On Chaitra Shukla Ashtami, Goddess Durga is worshipped and ashoka flower buds are taken to ward off grief. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 21 Apr | Thu |
Basanti Puja The springtime Durga Puja of Chaitra — the original worship of Durga — culminating on Maha Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
May 1983 Boishakh – Joishtho
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May | Sun |
Akshay Tritiya Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, an auspicious day for new ventures and Jagannath's Chandan Yatra. |
Shukla Tritiya |
June 1983 Joishtho – Asharh
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jun | Thu |
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 |
| 25 Jun | Sat |
Snana Yatra On Deva Snana Purnima, Lord Jagannath is given a grand ceremonial bath before retiring into seclusion ahead of Rath Yatra. |
Shukla Purnima |
July 1983 Asharh – Shrabon
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul | Tue |
Ratha Yatra The chariot festival of Lord Jagannath. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 16 Jul | Sat | Bipodtarini Vrata Vrat | Shukla Saptami |
| 19 Jul | Tue |
Ulto Rath Yatra The return chariot festival (Bahuda Yatra), when Lord Jagannath journeys back to his temple. |
Shukla Dashami |
August 1983 Shrabon – Bhadro
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug | Wed |
Manasa Puja
The serpent goddess Manasa is worshipped on the last day of Shravan for protection from snakes and for fertility. |
Shukla Navami |
| 19 Aug | Fri |
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 Ekadashi |
| 23 Aug | Tue |
Rakhi Bandhan Sisters tie the rakhi on Shravana Purnima. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 31 Aug | Wed |
Janmashtami
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna. |
Krishna Ashtami |
September 1983 Bhadro – Ashshin
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep | Thu |
Nandotsav The day after Janmashtami, celebrating Nanda Maharaj's joy at the birth of baby Krishna with sweets and revelry. |
Krishna Navami |
| 14 Sep | Wed |
Radhashtami The birth of Radha, Krishna's beloved, celebrated with worship and fasting fifteen days after Janmashtami. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 17 Sep | Sat |
Vishwakarma Puja The divine architect is worshipped as the Sun enters Kanya. |
Shukla Ekadashi |
October 1983 Ashshin – Kartik
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct | Thu |
Mahalaya The new moon closing Pitru Paksha, when Devi is invoked at dawn. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 11 Oct | Tue |
Durga Puja — Maha Shashthi
Bodhon and Kalparambha — the formal welcome of Goddess Durga that opens the puja. |
Shukla Panchami |
| 13 Oct | Thu |
Durga Puja — Maha Ashtami The grandest day of Durga Puja, with Kumari Puja and the Sandhi Puja at dusk. |
Shukla Saptami |
| 13 Oct | Thu |
Durga Puja — Maha Saptami Nabapatrika is bathed and Goddess Durga is worshipped on the seventh day of the puja. |
Shukla Saptami |
| 15 Oct | Sat |
Durga Puja — Maha Navami The ninth day of Durga Puja, marked by Navami Homa and the final grand worship. |
Shukla Navami |
| 16 Oct | Sun |
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 |
| 21 Oct | Fri |
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 Purnima |
November 1983 Kartik – Ogrohayon
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov | Thu |
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 |
| 4 Nov | Fri |
Kali Puja
On Diwali's new-moon night, Goddess Kali is worshipped through the night across Bengal. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 6 Nov | Sun |
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 |
| 13 Nov | Sun |
Goshthashtami On Kartik Shukla Ashtami, cows and Lord Krishna as Gopala are honoured for their nurture and protection. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 13 Nov | Sun |
Jagaddhatri Puja Goddess Jagaddhatri, a serene form of Durga, is worshipped on Kartik Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 16 Nov | Wed |
Kartik Puja On the last day of the Bengali month of Kartik, Lord Kartikeya is worshipped, especially by families praying for sons. |
Shukla Ekadashi |
December 1983 Ogrohayon – Poush
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec | Wed |
Nabanna The Bengali harvest festival of the new rice in Agrahayan. |
Shukla Navami |
| 16 Dec | Fri | Itu Puja (Itur Vrata) Vrat | Shukla Ekadashi |
Months of the Bengali Calendar in 1983
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 1983, covering Bangabda 1389 – 1390. 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 1983 | 14 Jan 1983 | 14 |
| Magh | 15 Jan 1983 | 12 Feb 1983 | 29 |
| Falgun | 13 Feb 1983 | 14 Mar 1983 | 30 |
| Choitro | 15 Mar 1983 | 14 Apr 1983 | 31 |
| Boishakh | 15 Apr 1983 | 15 May 1983 | 31 |
| Joishtho | 16 May 1983 | 15 Jun 1983 | 31 |
| Asharh | 16 Jun 1983 | 16 Jul 1983 | 31 |
| Shrabon | 17 Jul 1983 | 17 Aug 1983 | 32 |
| Bhadro | 18 Aug 1983 | 17 Sep 1983 | 31 |
| Ashshin | 18 Sep 1983 | 17 Oct 1983 | 30 |
| Kartik | 18 Oct 1983 | 16 Nov 1983 | 30 |
| Ogrohayon | 17 Nov 1983 | 16 Dec 1983 | 30 |
| Poush part | 17 Dec 1983 | 31 Dec 1983 | 15 |
What happened in the sky in 1983
Beyond the dates the Bengali Calendar lists, 1983 brought 4 eclipses - 2 solar and 2 lunar - of which 2 were above the horizon somewhere in India. The year also carried an Adhik Maas, the extra lunar month of Phalguna, running from 13 February 1983 to 14 March 1983. Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) fell on 19 January, 10 days earlier in the year than in 1982 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 1983
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Bengali date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 10:12 AM | Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Joishtho Amavasya | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 25 Jun 1:52 PM | Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) on Snana Yatra | Asharh Purnima | Not visible |
| 4 Dec 6:00 PM | Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Ogrohayon Amavasya | Not visible |
| 20 Dec 7:19 AM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Poush Purnima | Penumbral only |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 1 of these. A penumbral (Upachhaya) eclipse is not counted as a grahan.
Guru and Shani in 1983
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec 3:10 AM | Guru (Jupiter) | Vrishchika → Dhanu |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half. Rahu entered Vrishabha on 13 July 1983, carrying the eclipse axis with it.
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Frequently asked questions about the Bengali Calendar 1983
How many festivals and vrats does the Bengali Calendar list in 1983?
The Bengali Calendar lists 36 dates in 1983, of which 2 are vrats. The first is Poush Sankranti (Makar Sankranti) on Friday, 14 January 1983, and the last is Itu Puja (Itur Vrata) on Friday, 16 December 1983.
What are the main festival dates in the Bengali Calendar for 1983?
The first major observances of 1983 are:
- Poush Sankranti (Makar Sankranti) - Friday, 14 January 1983
- Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) - Wednesday, 19 January 1983
- Maha Shivaratri - Friday, 11 February 1983
- Dol Yatra (Holi) - Monday, 28 March 1983
- Charak Puja & Gajan - Thursday, 14 April 1983
- Poila Boishakh (Bengali New Year) - Friday, 15 April 1983
Which month of 1983 has the most observances in the Bengali Calendar?
October 1983 is the fullest month with 7 dates, including Mahalaya, Durga Puja — Maha Shashthi, Durga Puja — Maha Ashtami, Durga Puja — Maha Saptami, Durga Puja — Maha Navami, Bijoya Dashami (Sindur Khela), Kojagari Lakshmi Puja.
Which traditional year does 1983 correspond to in the Bengali Calendar?
The Gregorian year 1983 spans Bangabda 1389 – 1390. 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 1983 have an Adhik Maas?
Yes. 1983 carried an Adhik Maas (Phalguna (Adhik)), the extra lunar month inserted roughly every third year to keep the lunar calendar in step with the solar one. Festivals falling after it shift later in the Gregorian year, which is why 1983 dates can look out of place beside a neighbouring year.
Were there any eclipses in 1983?
1983 had 4 eclipses:
- 11 June 1983 - Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 25 June 1983 - Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), not visible from India
- 4 December 1983 - Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 20 December 1983 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), penumbral only, so no Sutak was observed
Sutak Kaal is observed only for an eclipse actually visible where you are, so 1 of these was kept in India.
Did Guru or Shani change sign in 1983?
Yes - 1 sign change among the slow grahas in 1983:
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Dhanu on 22 December 1983
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 1983?
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.
