Kannada Calendar 1952
The Kannada festival calendar (Yugadi new year). Karnataka festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
August 1952
Shaka Samvat 1874 (Nandana)
Shravana – Bhadrapada
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 1952 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Kannada Calendar lists 45 dates in 1952, opening with Skanda Shashthi on 2 January and closing with Vaikunta Ekadashi on 27 December. Of these, 15 are vrats (fasting observances). August is the fullest month with 7 dates. The year runs through Shaka Samvat 1873 – 1874.
January 1952 Pausha – Magha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan | Wed | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Shashthi |
| 7 Jan | Mon |
Vaikunta Ekadashi
The Margazhi Ekadashi when the gates of Vaikuntha are said to open; Vishnu devotees fast and keep vigil. |
Shukla Ekadashi |
| 14 Jan | Mon |
Makara Sankranti (Suggi) The harvest festival on the Sun's entry into Makara, with ellu-bella. |
Krishna Dwitiya |
| 31 Jan | Thu | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
February 1952 Magha – Phalguna
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb | Sat |
Ratha Saptami Surya's chariot turns north — devotees bathe at dawn and worship the Sun god on Magha Shukla Saptami. |
Shukla Saptami |
| 9 Feb | Sat |
Thaipusam Devotees of Lord Murugan carry kavadi in penance and thanksgiving on the Pusam star of Thai. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 23 Feb | Sat |
Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Lord Shiva. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
March 1952 Phalguna – Chaitra
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar | Sat | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Shashthi |
| 11 Mar | Tue |
Kamana Habba (Holi) The burning of Kama (Holika Dahan) on the full moon of Phalguna. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 26 Mar | Wed |
Yugadi (Kannada New Year) The Kannada new year on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, with bevu-bella. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 31 Mar | Mon | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Shashthi |
April 1952 Chaitra – Vaishakha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Apr | Thu |
Sri Rama Navami The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
| 10 Apr | Thu |
Karaga Bengaluru's centuries-old Karaga festival honours Draupadi Devi (Shakti) on the Chaitra full moon. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 27 Apr | Sun |
Akshaya Tritiya Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, among the most auspicious days of the year. |
Shukla Tritiya |
| 27 Apr | Sun |
Basava Jayanti The birth of Basaveshwara on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya. |
Shukla Tritiya |
| 29 Apr | Tue | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
May 1952 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May | Thu |
Narasimha Jayanti The advent of Lord Narasimha on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 29 May | Thu | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
June 1952 Jyeshtha – Ashadha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun | Sun |
Kara Hunnime Farmers worship their cattle on the full moon of Jyeshtha. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 28 Jun | Sat | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Shashthi |
July 1952 Ashadha – Shravana
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul | Mon |
Guru Purnima The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 27 Jul | Sun | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
August 1952 Shravana – Bhadrapada
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug | Fri | Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat | Shukla Dashami |
| 5 Aug | Tue |
Avani Avittam (Upakarma) Brahmins renew the sacred thread (Yajur Upakarma) on Shravana Purnima. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 13 Aug | Wed |
Sri Krishna Janmashtami
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna. |
Krishna Ashtami |
| 23 Aug | Sat |
Gowri Habba Goddess Gauri is welcomed and worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, the day before Ganesha Chaturthi. |
Shukla Tritiya |
| 24 Aug | Sun |
Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
| 25 Aug | Mon | Rishi Panchami Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 26 Aug | Tue | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Shashthi |
September 1952 Bhadrapada – Ashwina
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep | Wed | Ananta Chaturdashi Vrat | Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 18 Sep | Thu |
Mahalaya Amavasya The new moon closing Pitru Paksha. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 20 Sep | Sat |
Sharad Navratri
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 24 Sep | Wed | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 28 Sep | Sun |
Ayudha Puja / Saraswati Puja
Tools, instruments and books are placed before Goddess Saraswati and worshipped on Vijayadashami. |
Shukla Navami |
October 1952 Ashwina – Kartika
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct | Fri |
Naraka Chaturdashi The abhyanjana snana marking the slaying of Narakasura. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 19 Oct | Sun |
Balipadyami (Deepavali) The Bali Padyami and Lakshmi worship of Deepavali. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 29 Oct | Wed |
Utthana Ekadashi (Tulsi Vivah)
The awakening of Vishnu and the Tulsi marriage on Kartika Shukla Ekadashi. |
Shukla Ekadashi |
November 1952 Kartika – Margashirsha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov | Sat |
Kartika Purnima The Kartika full moon, lit with lamps. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 22 Nov | Sat | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 23 Nov | Sun |
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 |
| 23 Nov | Sun |
Subramanya Shashti Lord Subramanya (Kartikeya) is worshipped at Kukke and beyond on Margashirsha Shukla Shashthi. |
Shukla Shashthi |
| 30 Nov | Sun |
Dattatreya Jayanti The advent of Lord Dattatreya on Margashirsha Purnima. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
December 1952 Margashirsha – Pausha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec | Mon |
Dhanurmasam Begins The month of dawn Vishnu worship (Tiruppavai / Dhanurmasa) begins as the Sun enters Dhanu. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
| 22 Dec | Mon | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Shashthi |
| 27 Dec | Sat |
Vaikunta Ekadashi The Margazhi Ekadashi when the gates of Vaikuntha are said to open; Vishnu devotees fast and keep vigil. |
Shukla Ekadashi |
Months of the Kannada Calendar in 1952
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 1952, covering Shaka Samvat 1873 – 1874. 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 1952 | 14 Jan 1952 | 14 |
| Magha | 15 Jan 1952 | 12 Feb 1952 | 29 |
| Phalguna | 13 Feb 1952 | 13 Mar 1952 | 30 |
| Chaitra | 14 Mar 1952 | 13 Apr 1952 | 31 |
| Vaishakha | 14 Apr 1952 | 14 May 1952 | 31 |
| Jyeshtha | 15 May 1952 | 14 Jun 1952 | 31 |
| Ashadha | 15 Jun 1952 | 15 Jul 1952 | 31 |
| Shravana | 16 Jul 1952 | 16 Aug 1952 | 32 |
| Bhadrapada | 17 Aug 1952 | 16 Sep 1952 | 31 |
| Ashwina | 17 Sep 1952 | 16 Oct 1952 | 30 |
| Kartika | 17 Oct 1952 | 15 Nov 1952 | 30 |
| Margashirsha | 16 Nov 1952 | 15 Dec 1952 | 30 |
| Pausha part | 16 Dec 1952 | 31 Dec 1952 | 16 |
What happened in the sky in 1952
Beyond the dates the Kannada Calendar lists, 1952 brought 4 eclipses - 2 solar and 2 lunar - of which 3 were above the horizon somewhere in India. Yugadi (Kannada New Year) fell on 26 March, 11 days earlier in the year than in 1951 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 1952
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Kannada date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 6:09 AM | Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 2 days after Thaipusam | Magha Krishna Pratipada | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 25 Feb 2:41 PM | Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 2 days after Maha Shivaratri | Phalguna Amavasya | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 6 Aug 1:17 AM | Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 1 day after Avani Avittam (Upakarma) | Shravana Krishna Pratipada | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 20 Aug 8:43 PM | Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 3 days before Gowri Habba | Bhadrapada Amavasya | Not visible |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 3 of these.
Guru and Shani in 1952
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 6:20 PM | Guru (Jupiter) | Meena → Mesha |
| 25 Nov 7:50 PM | Shani (Saturn) | Kanya → Tula |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half. Rahu entered Makara on 13 July 1952, carrying the eclipse axis with it.
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Frequently asked questions about the Kannada Calendar 1952
How many festivals and vrats does the Kannada Calendar list in 1952?
The Kannada Calendar lists 45 dates in 1952, of which 15 are vrats. The first is Skanda Shashthi on Wednesday, 2 January 1952, and the last is Vaikunta Ekadashi on Saturday, 27 December 1952.
What are the main festival dates in the Kannada Calendar for 1952?
The first major observances of 1952 are:
- Vaikunta Ekadashi - Monday, 7 January 1952
- Makara Sankranti (Suggi) - Monday, 14 January 1952
- Ratha Saptami - Saturday, 2 February 1952
- Thaipusam - Saturday, 9 February 1952
- Maha Shivaratri - Saturday, 23 February 1952
- Kamana Habba (Holi) - Tuesday, 11 March 1952
Which month of 1952 has the most observances in the Kannada Calendar?
August 1952 is the fullest month with 7 dates, including Varalakshmi Vratham, Avani Avittam (Upakarma), Sri Krishna Janmashtami, Gowri Habba, Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata, Rishi Panchami, Skanda Shashthi.
Which traditional year does 1952 correspond to in the Kannada Calendar?
The Gregorian year 1952 spans Shaka Samvat 1873 – 1874. 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 1952 have an Adhik Maas?
No. 1952 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 1952?
1952 had 4 eclipses:
- 11 February 1952 - Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 25 February 1952 - Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 6 August 1952 - Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 20 August 1952 - Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
Sutak Kaal is observed only for an eclipse actually visible where you are, so 3 of these were kept in India.
Did Guru or Shani change sign in 1952?
Yes - 2 sign changes among the slow grahas in 1952:
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Mesha on 31 March 1952
- Shani (Saturn) entered Tula on 25 November 1952
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 1952?
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.
