Kannada Calendar 1953
The Kannada festival calendar (Yugadi new year). Karnataka festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
September 1953
Shaka Samvat 1875 (Vijaya)
Bhadrapada – Ashwina
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 1953 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Kannada Calendar lists 45 dates in 1953, opening with Makara Sankranti (Suggi) on 14 January and closing with Dattatreya Jayanti on 19 December. Of these, 14 are vrats (fasting observances). December is the fullest month with 6 dates. The year runs through Shaka Samvat 1874 – 1875. 1953 carries an Adhik Maas (Vaishakha (Adhik)), the extra lunar month that pushes several festivals later than usual.
January 1953 Pausha – Magha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan | Wed |
Makara Sankranti (Suggi) The harvest festival on the Sun's entry into Makara, with ellu-bella. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 19 Jan | Mon |
Vasant Panchami
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
| 20 Jan | Tue | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Shashthi |
| 21 Jan | Wed |
Ratha Saptami Surya's chariot turns north — devotees bathe at dawn and worship the Sun god on Magha Shukla Saptami. |
Shukla Saptami |
| 29 Jan | Thu |
Thaipusam Devotees of Lord Murugan carry kavadi in penance and thanksgiving on the Pusam star of Thai. |
Shukla Purnima |
February 1953 Magha – Phalguna
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb | Thu |
Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Lord Shiva. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
| 18 Feb | Wed | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 28 Feb | Sat |
Kamana Habba (Holi) The burning of Kama (Holika Dahan) on the full moon of Phalguna. |
Shukla Purnima |
March 1953 Phalguna – Chaitra
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar | Mon |
Yugadi (Kannada New Year) The Kannada new year on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, with bevu-bella. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 20 Mar | Fri | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Shashthi |
| 23 Mar | Mon |
Sri Rama Navami The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
| 30 Mar | Mon |
Karaga Bengaluru's centuries-old Karaga festival honours Draupadi Devi (Shakti) on the Chaitra full moon. |
Shukla Purnima |
April 1953 Chaitra – Vaishakha (Adhik)
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr | Sat | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
May 1953 Vaishakha (Adhik) – Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May | Fri |
Akshaya Tritiya Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, among the most auspicious days of the year. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 16 May | Sat |
Basava Jayanti The birth of Basaveshwara on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya. |
Shukla Tritiya |
| 18 May | Mon | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 27 May | Wed |
Narasimha Jayanti The advent of Lord Narasimha on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
June 1953 Jyeshtha – Ashadha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun | Wed | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Shashthi |
| 27 Jun | Sat |
Kara Hunnime Farmers worship their cattle on the full moon of Jyeshtha. |
Shukla Purnima |
July 1953 Ashadha – Shravana
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul | Thu | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 26 Jul | Sun |
Guru Purnima The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa. |
Shukla Purnima |
August 1953 Shravana – Bhadrapada
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug | Sat | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 21 Aug | Fri | Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat | Shukla Ekadashi |
| 24 Aug | Mon |
Avani Avittam (Upakarma) Brahmins renew the sacred thread (Yajur Upakarma) on Shravana Purnima. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 31 Aug | Mon |
Sri Krishna Janmashtami
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna. |
Krishna Ashtami |
September 1953 Bhadrapada – Ashwina
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep | Fri |
Gowri Habba Goddess Gauri is welcomed and worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, the day before Ganesha Chaturthi. |
Shukla Tritiya |
| 12 Sep | Sat |
Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
| 13 Sep | Sun | Rishi Panchami Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 14 Sep | Mon | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Shashthi |
| 22 Sep | Tue | Ananta Chaturdashi Vrat | Shukla Chaturdashi |
October 1953 Ashwina – Kartika
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct | Wed |
Mahalaya Amavasya The new moon closing Pitru Paksha. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 8 Oct | Thu |
Sharad Navratri
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 13 Oct | Tue | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 17 Oct | Sat |
Ayudha Puja / Mahanavami The worship of weapons and tools on Mahanavami. |
Shukla Navami |
| 18 Oct | Sun |
Ayudha Puja / Saraswati Puja Tools, instruments and books are placed before Goddess Saraswati and worshipped on Vijayadashami. |
Shukla Dashami |
November 1953 Kartika – Margashirsha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov | Thu |
Naraka Chaturdashi The abhyanjana snana marking the slaying of Narakasura. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 7 Nov | Sat |
Balipadyami (Deepavali) The Bali Padyami and Lakshmi worship of Deepavali. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 17 Nov | Tue |
Utthana Ekadashi (Tulsi Vivah)
The awakening of Vishnu and the Tulsi marriage on Kartika Shukla Ekadashi. |
Shukla Ekadashi |
| 20 Nov | Fri |
Kartika Purnima The Kartika full moon, lit with lamps. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
December 1953 Margashirsha – Pausha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec | Fri | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 12 Dec | Sat |
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 |
| 12 Dec | Sat |
Subramanya Shashti Lord Subramanya (Kartikeya) is worshipped at Kukke and beyond on Margashirsha Shukla Shashthi. |
Shukla Shashthi |
| 15 Dec | Tue |
Dhanurmasam Begins The month of dawn Vishnu worship (Tiruppavai / Dhanurmasa) begins as the Sun enters Dhanu. |
Shukla Dashami |
| 16 Dec | Wed |
Vaikunta Ekadashi
The Margazhi Ekadashi when the gates of Vaikuntha are said to open; Vishnu devotees fast and keep vigil. |
Shukla Ekadashi |
| 19 Dec | Sat |
Dattatreya Jayanti The advent of Lord Dattatreya on Margashirsha Purnima. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
Months of the Kannada Calendar in 1953
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 1953, covering Shaka Samvat 1874 – 1875. 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 1953 | 13 Jan 1953 | 13 |
| Magha | 14 Jan 1953 | 12 Feb 1953 | 30 |
| Phalguna | 13 Feb 1953 | 14 Mar 1953 | 30 |
| Chaitra | 15 Mar 1953 | 13 Apr 1953 | 30 |
| Vaishakha (Adhik) | 14 Apr 1953 | 13 May 1953 | 30 |
| Vaishakha | 14 May 1953 | 14 May 1953 | 1 |
| Jyeshtha | 15 May 1953 | 14 Jun 1953 | 31 |
| Ashadha | 15 Jun 1953 | 16 Jul 1953 | 32 |
| Shravana | 17 Jul 1953 | 16 Aug 1953 | 31 |
| Bhadrapada | 17 Aug 1953 | 16 Sep 1953 | 31 |
| Ashwina | 17 Sep 1953 | 16 Oct 1953 | 30 |
| Kartika | 17 Oct 1953 | 15 Nov 1953 | 30 |
| Margashirsha | 16 Nov 1953 | 15 Dec 1953 | 30 |
| Pausha part | 16 Dec 1953 | 31 Dec 1953 | 16 |
What happened in the sky in 1953
Beyond the dates the Kannada Calendar lists, 1953 brought 5 eclipses - 3 solar and 2 lunar - of which 3 were above the horizon somewhere in India. The year also carried an Adhik Maas, the extra lunar month of Vaishakha, running from 14 April 1953 to 13 May 1953. Yugadi (Kannada New Year) fell on 16 March, 11 days earlier in the year than in 1952 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 1953
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Kannada date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 5:17 AM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 1 day after Thaipusam | Magha Krishna Pratipada | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 14 Feb 6:28 AM | Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 2 days after Maha Shivaratri | Phalguna Shukla Pratipada | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 11 Jul 8:13 AM | Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Ashadha Amavasya | Not visible |
| 26 Jul 5:50 PM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) on Guru Purnima | Shravana Purnima | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 9 Aug 9:24 PM | Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Shravana Amavasya | Not visible |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 3 of these.
Guru and Shani in 1953
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 7:40 PM | Guru (Jupiter) | Mesha → Vrishabha |
| 24 Apr 10:20 AM | Shani (Saturn) | Tula → Kanya re-entry while retrograde |
| 21 Aug 12:00 PM | Shani (Saturn) | Kanya → Tula |
| 30 Aug 9:50 AM | Guru (Jupiter) | Vrishabha → Mithuna |
| 30 Nov 6:50 AM | Guru (Jupiter) | Mithuna → Vrishabha re-entry while retrograde |
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 1953
How many festivals and vrats does the Kannada Calendar list in 1953?
The Kannada Calendar lists 45 dates in 1953, of which 14 are vrats. The first is Makara Sankranti (Suggi) on Wednesday, 14 January 1953, and the last is Dattatreya Jayanti on Saturday, 19 December 1953.
What are the main festival dates in the Kannada Calendar for 1953?
The first major observances of 1953 are:
- Makara Sankranti (Suggi) - Wednesday, 14 January 1953
- Vasant Panchami - Monday, 19 January 1953
- Ratha Saptami - Wednesday, 21 January 1953
- Thaipusam - Thursday, 29 January 1953
- Maha Shivaratri - Thursday, 12 February 1953
- Kamana Habba (Holi) - Saturday, 28 February 1953
Which month of 1953 has the most observances in the Kannada Calendar?
December 1953 is the fullest month with 6 dates, including Skanda Shashthi, Champa Shashti, Subramanya Shashti, Dhanurmasam Begins, Vaikunta Ekadashi, Dattatreya Jayanti.
Which traditional year does 1953 correspond to in the Kannada Calendar?
The Gregorian year 1953 spans Shaka Samvat 1874 – 1875. 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 1953 have an Adhik Maas?
Yes. 1953 carried an Adhik Maas (Vaishakha (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 1953 dates can look out of place beside a neighbouring year.
Were there any eclipses in 1953?
1953 had 5 eclipses:
- 30 January 1953 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 14 February 1953 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 11 July 1953 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 26 July 1953 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 9 August 1953 - Partial 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 1953?
Yes - 5 sign changes among the slow grahas in 1953:
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Vrishabha on 9 April 1953
- Shani (Saturn) entered Kanya on 24 April 1953, moving retrograde
- Shani (Saturn) entered Tula on 21 August 1953
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Mithuna on 30 August 1953
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Vrishabha on 30 November 1953, moving retrograde
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 1953?
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.
