The Kannada festival calendar (Yugadi new year). Karnataka festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Kannada 1956 opens in February during Shaka Samvat 1877 (Manmatha) of the Hindu calendar.
February 1956
Shaka Samvat 1877 (Manmatha)
Magha – Phalguna
Festivals & Vrats in February 1956
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Vasant Panchami
Tithi 5:46 AM, Feb 16 – 5:36 AM, Feb 17
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 5:26 AM, Feb 17 – 4:53 AM, Feb 18
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Ratha Saptami
Tithi 4:42 AM, Feb 18 – 3:44 AM, Feb 19
Surya's chariot turns north — devotees bathe at dawn and worship the Sun god on Magha Shukla Saptami.
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.
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 this year and the next.