Kannada Calendar 1951
The Kannada festival calendar (Yugadi new year). Karnataka festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
December 1951
Shaka Samvat 1873 (Khara)
Margashirsha – Pausha
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.
Kannada Calendar 1951 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Kannada Calendar lists 42 dates in 1951, opening with Skanda Shashthi on 12 January and closing with Dhanurmasam Begins on 16 December. Of these, 12 are vrats (fasting observances). The year runs through Shaka Samvat 1872 – 1873.
January 1951 Pausha – Magha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan | Fri | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 14 Jan | Sun |
Makara Sankranti (Suggi) The harvest festival on the Sun's entry into Makara, with ellu-bella. |
Shukla Saptami |
| 23 Jan | Tue |
Thaipusam Devotees of Lord Murugan carry kavadi in penance and thanksgiving on the Pusam star of Thai. |
Shukla Purnima |
February 1951 Magha – Phalguna
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb | Sat |
Vasant Panchami
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
| 11 Feb | Sun | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 13 Feb | Tue |
Ratha Saptami Surya's chariot turns north — devotees bathe at dawn and worship the Sun god on Magha Shukla Saptami. |
Shukla Saptami |
March 1951 Phalguna – Chaitra
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar | Tue |
Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Lord Shiva. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 13 Mar | Tue | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Shashthi |
| 22 Mar | Thu |
Kamana Habba (Holi) The burning of Kama (Holika Dahan) on the full moon of Phalguna. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
April 1951 Chaitra – Vaishakha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr | Sat |
Yugadi (Kannada New Year) The Kannada new year on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, with bevu-bella. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 12 Apr | Thu | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Shashthi |
| 15 Apr | Sun |
Sri Rama Navami The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 21 Apr | Sat |
Karaga Bengaluru's centuries-old Karaga festival honours Draupadi Devi (Shakti) on the Chaitra full moon. |
Shukla Purnima |
May 1951 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May | Wed |
Akshaya Tritiya Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, among the most auspicious days of the year. |
Shukla Tritiya |
| 9 May | Wed |
Basava Jayanti The birth of Basaveshwara on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya. |
Shukla Tritiya |
| 11 May | Fri | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 20 May | Sun |
Narasimha Jayanti The advent of Lord Narasimha on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
June 1951 Jyeshtha – Ashadha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun | Sun | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 19 Jun | Tue |
Kara Hunnime Farmers worship their cattle on the full moon of Jyeshtha. |
Shukla Purnima |
July 1951 Ashadha – Shravana
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul | Tue | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Shashthi |
| 18 Jul | Wed |
Guru Purnima The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa. |
Shukla Purnima |
August 1951 Shravana – Bhadrapada
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug | Wed | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 17 Aug | Fri |
Avani Avittam (Upakarma) Brahmins renew the sacred thread (Yajur Upakarma) on Shravana Purnima. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 17 Aug | Fri | Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat | Shukla Purnima |
| 24 Aug | Fri |
Sri Krishna Janmashtami
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna. |
Krishna Ashtami |
September 1951 Bhadrapada – Ashwina
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep | Tue |
Gowri Habba Goddess Gauri is welcomed and worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, the day before Ganesha Chaturthi. |
Shukla Tritiya |
| 5 Sep | Wed |
Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
| 6 Sep | Thu | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 14 Sep | Fri | Ananta Chaturdashi Vrat | Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 30 Sep | Sun |
Mahalaya Amavasya The new moon closing Pitru Paksha. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
October 1951 Ashwina – Kartika
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct | Tue |
Sharad Navratri
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 9 Oct | Tue |
Ayudha Puja / Mahanavami The worship of weapons and tools on Mahanavami. |
Shukla Navami |
| 10 Oct | Wed |
Ayudha Puja / Saraswati Puja Tools, instruments and books are placed before Goddess Saraswati and worshipped on Vijayadashami. |
Shukla Dashami |
| 29 Oct | Mon |
Naraka Chaturdashi The abhyanjana snana marking the slaying of Narakasura. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 31 Oct | Wed |
Balipadyami (Deepavali) The Bali Padyami and Lakshmi worship of Deepavali. |
Shukla Pratipada |
November 1951 Kartika – Margashirsha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov | Fri |
Utthana Ekadashi (Tulsi Vivah)
The awakening of Vishnu and the Tulsi marriage on Kartika Shukla Ekadashi. |
Shukla Ekadashi |
| 13 Nov | Tue |
Kartika Purnima The Kartika full moon, lit with lamps. |
Shukla Purnima |
December 1951 Margashirsha – Pausha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec | Mon | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 4 Dec | Tue |
Champa Shashti A six-day festival to Lord Khandoba (Martand Bhairav, a form of Shiva) concludes on Margashirsha Shukla Shashthi, worshipped by farmers and warriors. |
Shukla Shashthi |
| 4 Dec | Tue |
Subramanya Shashti Lord Subramanya (Kartikeya) is worshipped at Kukke and beyond on Margashirsha Shukla Shashthi. |
Shukla Shashthi |
| 12 Dec | Wed |
Dattatreya Jayanti The advent of Lord Dattatreya on Margashirsha Purnima. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 16 Dec | Sun |
Dhanurmasam Begins The month of dawn Vishnu worship (Tiruppavai / Dhanurmasa) begins as the Sun enters Dhanu. |
Krishna Tritiya |
Months of the Kannada Calendar in 1951
The Kannada 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 1951, covering Shaka Samvat 1872 – 1873. A month marked part is one the Gregorian year cuts short at its own start or end.
| Month | Begins | Ends | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pausha part | 1 Jan 1951 | 14 Jan 1951 | 14 |
| Magha | 15 Jan 1951 | 12 Feb 1951 | 29 |
| Phalguna | 13 Feb 1951 | 14 Mar 1951 | 30 |
| Chaitra | 15 Mar 1951 | 13 Apr 1951 | 30 |
| Vaishakha | 14 Apr 1951 | 14 May 1951 | 31 |
| Jyeshtha | 15 May 1951 | 15 Jun 1951 | 32 |
| Ashadha | 16 Jun 1951 | 16 Jul 1951 | 31 |
| Shravana | 17 Jul 1951 | 16 Aug 1951 | 31 |
| Bhadrapada | 17 Aug 1951 | 16 Sep 1951 | 31 |
| Ashwina | 17 Sep 1951 | 17 Oct 1951 | 31 |
| Kartika | 18 Oct 1951 | 16 Nov 1951 | 30 |
| Margashirsha | 17 Nov 1951 | 15 Dec 1951 | 29 |
| Pausha part | 16 Dec 1951 | 31 Dec 1951 | 16 |
What happened in the sky in 1951
Beyond the dates the Kannada Calendar lists, 1951 brought 5 eclipses - 2 solar and 3 lunar - of which 2 were above the horizon somewhere in India. Yugadi (Kannada New Year) fell on 7 April, 19 days later in the year than in 1950 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 1951
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Kannada date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 2:23 AM | Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 2 days after Maha Shivaratri | Phalguna Shukla Pratipada | Not visible |
| 23 Mar 4:07 PM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 1 day after Kamana Habba (Holi) | Chaitra Purnima | Penumbral only |
| 17 Aug 8:44 AM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) on Avani Avittam (Upakarma) | Bhadrapada Purnima | Not visible |
| 1 Sep 6:21 PM | Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 3 days before Gowri Habba | Bhadrapada Amavasya | Not visible |
| 15 Sep 5:56 PM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Bhadrapada Purnima | Penumbral only |
No eclipse of 1951 carried Sutak Kaal in India. A penumbral (Upachhaya) eclipse is not counted as a grahan.
Guru and Shani in 1951
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 5:20 PM | Guru (Jupiter) | Kumbha → Meena |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half.
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Frequently asked questions about the Kannada Calendar 1951
How many festivals and vrats does the Kannada Calendar list in 1951?
The Kannada Calendar lists 42 dates in 1951, of which 12 are vrats. The first is Skanda Shashthi on Friday, 12 January 1951, and the last is Dhanurmasam Begins on Sunday, 16 December 1951.
What are the main festival dates in the Kannada Calendar for 1951?
The first major observances of 1951 are:
- Makara Sankranti (Suggi) - Sunday, 14 January 1951
- Thaipusam - Tuesday, 23 January 1951
- Vasant Panchami - Saturday, 10 February 1951
- Ratha Saptami - Tuesday, 13 February 1951
- Maha Shivaratri - Tuesday, 6 March 1951
- Kamana Habba (Holi) - Thursday, 22 March 1951
Which traditional year does 1951 correspond to in the Kannada Calendar?
The Gregorian year 1951 spans Shaka Samvat 1872 – 1873. 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 1951 have an Adhik Maas?
No. 1951 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 1951?
1951 had 5 eclipses:
- 8 March 1951 - Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 23 March 1951 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), penumbral only, so no Sutak was observed
- 17 August 1951 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), not visible from India
- 1 September 1951 - Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 15 September 1951 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), penumbral only, so no Sutak was observed
None of them carried Sutak Kaal in India.
Did Guru or Shani change sign in 1951?
Yes - 1 sign change among the slow grahas in 1951:
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Meena on 23 March 1951
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 1951?
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 Kannada Calendar opens on the current month.
About the Kannada Calendar
The Kannada festival calendar (Yugadi new year). Karnataka 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.
