Kannada Calendar 1969
The Kannada festival calendar (Yugadi new year). Karnataka festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
June 1969
Shaka Samvat 1891 (Saumya)
Jyeshtha – Ashadha (Adhik)
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 1969 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Kannada Calendar lists 45 dates in 1969, opening with Makara Sankranti (Suggi) on 14 January and closing with Dattatreya Jayanti on 23 December. Of these, 14 are vrats (fasting observances). September is the fullest month with 6 dates. The year runs through Shaka Samvat 1890 – 1891. 1969 carries an Adhik Maas (Ashadha (Adhik)), the extra lunar month that pushes several festivals later than usual.
January 1969 Pausha – Magha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan | Tue |
Makara Sankranti (Suggi) The harvest festival on the Sun's entry into Makara, with ellu-bella. |
Krishna Ekadashi |
| 22 Jan | Wed |
Vasant Panchami
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
| 23 Jan | Thu | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Shashthi |
| 24 Jan | Fri |
Ratha Saptami Surya's chariot turns north — devotees bathe at dawn and worship the Sun god on Magha Shukla Saptami. |
Shukla Saptami |
February 1969 Magha – Phalguna
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb | Sun |
Thaipusam Devotees of Lord Murugan carry kavadi in penance and thanksgiving on the Pusam star of Thai. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 15 Feb | Sat |
Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Lord Shiva. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 21 Feb | Fri | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
March 1969 Phalguna – Chaitra
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar | Mon |
Kamana Habba (Holi) The burning of Kama (Holika Dahan) on the full moon of Phalguna. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 19 Mar | Wed |
Yugadi (Kannada New Year) The Kannada new year on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, with bevu-bella. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 23 Mar | Sun | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 27 Mar | Thu |
Sri Rama Navami The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
April 1969 Chaitra – Vaishakha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr | Wed |
Karaga Bengaluru's centuries-old Karaga festival honours Draupadi Devi (Shakti) on the Chaitra full moon. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 19 Apr | Sat |
Akshaya Tritiya Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, among the most auspicious days of the year. |
Shukla Tritiya |
| 19 Apr | Sat |
Basava Jayanti The birth of Basaveshwara on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya. |
Shukla Tritiya |
| 22 Apr | Tue | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
May 1969 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May | Thu |
Narasimha Jayanti The advent of Lord Narasimha on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 22 May | Thu | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Shashthi |
June 1969 Jyeshtha – Ashadha (Adhik)
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun | Fri | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 29 Jun | Sun |
Kara Hunnime Farmers worship their cattle on the full moon of Jyeshtha. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
July 1969 Ashadha (Adhik) – Ashadha – Shravana
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul | Sun | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Shashthi |
| 29 Jul | Tue |
Guru Purnima The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa. |
Shukla Purnima |
August 1969 Shravana – Bhadrapada
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug | Mon | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 22 Aug | Fri | Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat | Shukla Navami |
| 27 Aug | Wed |
Avani Avittam (Upakarma) Brahmins renew the sacred thread (Yajur Upakarma) on Shravana Purnima. |
Shukla Purnima |
September 1969 Bhadrapada – Ashwina
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep | Thu |
Sri Krishna Janmashtami
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna. |
Krishna Ashtami |
| 14 Sep | Sun |
Gowri Habba Goddess Gauri is welcomed and worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya, the day before Ganesha Chaturthi. |
Shukla Tritiya |
| 15 Sep | Mon |
Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
| 16 Sep | Tue | Rishi Panchami Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 17 Sep | Wed | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Shashthi |
| 24 Sep | Wed | Ananta Chaturdashi Vrat | Shukla Trayodashi |
October 1969 Ashwina – Kartika
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct | Sat |
Mahalaya Amavasya The new moon closing Pitru Paksha. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 12 Oct | Sun |
Sharad Navratri
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 19 Oct | Sun |
Ayudha Puja / Mahanavami The worship of weapons and tools on Mahanavami. |
Shukla Navami |
| 20 Oct | Mon |
Ayudha Puja / Saraswati Puja Tools, instruments and books are placed before Goddess Saraswati and worshipped on Vijayadashami. |
Shukla Dashami |
November 1969 Kartika – Margashirsha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov | Sun |
Naraka Chaturdashi The abhyanjana snana marking the slaying of Narakasura. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 10 Nov | Mon |
Balipadyami (Deepavali) The Bali Padyami and Lakshmi worship of Deepavali. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 14 Nov | Fri | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 19 Nov | Wed |
Utthana Ekadashi (Tulsi Vivah)
The awakening of Vishnu and the Tulsi marriage on Kartika Shukla Ekadashi. |
Shukla Ekadashi |
| 23 Nov | Sun |
Kartika Purnima The Kartika full moon, lit with lamps. |
Shukla Purnima |
December 1969 Margashirsha – Pausha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec | 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 |
| 14 Dec | Sun | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Shashthi |
| 14 Dec | Sun |
Subramanya Shashti Lord Subramanya (Kartikeya) is worshipped at Kukke and beyond on Margashirsha Shukla Shashthi. |
Shukla Shashthi |
| 16 Dec | Tue |
Dhanurmasam Begins The month of dawn Vishnu worship (Tiruppavai / Dhanurmasa) begins as the Sun enters Dhanu. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 19 Dec | Fri |
Vaikunta Ekadashi
The Margazhi Ekadashi when the gates of Vaikuntha are said to open; Vishnu devotees fast and keep vigil. |
Shukla Ekadashi |
| 23 Dec | Tue |
Dattatreya Jayanti The advent of Lord Dattatreya on Margashirsha Purnima. |
Shukla Purnima |
Months of the Kannada Calendar in 1969
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 1969, covering Shaka Samvat 1890 – 1891. 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 1969 | 13 Jan 1969 | 13 |
| Magha | 14 Jan 1969 | 12 Feb 1969 | 30 |
| Phalguna | 13 Feb 1969 | 14 Mar 1969 | 30 |
| Chaitra | 15 Mar 1969 | 13 Apr 1969 | 30 |
| Vaishakha | 14 Apr 1969 | 14 May 1969 | 31 |
| Jyeshtha | 15 May 1969 | 14 Jun 1969 | 31 |
| Ashadha (Adhik) | 15 Jun 1969 | 14 Jul 1969 | 30 |
| Ashadha | 15 Jul 1969 | 16 Jul 1969 | 2 |
| Shravana | 17 Jul 1969 | 16 Aug 1969 | 31 |
| Bhadrapada | 17 Aug 1969 | 16 Sep 1969 | 31 |
| Ashwina | 17 Sep 1969 | 16 Oct 1969 | 30 |
| Kartika | 17 Oct 1969 | 15 Nov 1969 | 30 |
| Margashirsha | 16 Nov 1969 | 15 Dec 1969 | 30 |
| Pausha part | 16 Dec 1969 | 31 Dec 1969 | 16 |
What happened in the sky in 1969
Beyond the dates the Kannada Calendar lists, 1969 brought 5 eclipses - 2 solar and 3 lunar - of which 2 were above the horizon somewhere in India. The year also carried an Adhik Maas, the extra lunar month of Ashadha, running from 15 June 1969 to 14 July 1969. Yugadi (Kannada New Year) fell on 19 March, 11 days earlier in the year than in 1968 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 1969
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Kannada date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 10:24 AM | Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 1 day before Yugadi (Kannada New Year) | Chaitra Amavasya | Not visible |
| 3 Apr 12:02 AM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 1 day after Karaga | Chaitra Krishna Pratipada | Penumbral only |
| 27 Aug 4:17 PM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) on Avani Avittam (Upakarma) | Bhadrapada Purnima | Not visible |
| 12 Sep 1:28 AM | Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 2 days before Gowri Habba | Bhadrapada Shukla Pratipada | Not visible |
| 26 Sep 1:39 AM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Ashwina Krishna Pratipada | Penumbral only |
No eclipse of 1969 carried Sutak Kaal in India. A penumbral (Upachhaya) eclipse is not counted as a grahan.
Guru and Shani in 1969
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 3:40 PM | Shani (Saturn) | Meena → Mesha |
| 12 Nov 1:00 AM | Guru (Jupiter) | Kanya → Tula |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half. Rahu entered Kumbha on 31 July 1969, carrying the eclipse axis with it.
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Frequently asked questions about the Kannada Calendar 1969
How many festivals and vrats does the Kannada Calendar list in 1969?
The Kannada Calendar lists 45 dates in 1969, of which 14 are vrats. The first is Makara Sankranti (Suggi) on Tuesday, 14 January 1969, and the last is Dattatreya Jayanti on Tuesday, 23 December 1969.
What are the main festival dates in the Kannada Calendar for 1969?
The first major observances of 1969 are:
- Makara Sankranti (Suggi) - Tuesday, 14 January 1969
- Vasant Panchami - Wednesday, 22 January 1969
- Ratha Saptami - Friday, 24 January 1969
- Thaipusam - Sunday, 2 February 1969
- Maha Shivaratri - Saturday, 15 February 1969
- Kamana Habba (Holi) - Monday, 3 March 1969
Which month of 1969 has the most observances in the Kannada Calendar?
September 1969 is the fullest month with 6 dates, including Sri Krishna Janmashtami, Gowri Habba, Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata, Rishi Panchami, Skanda Shashthi, Ananta Chaturdashi.
Which traditional year does 1969 correspond to in the Kannada Calendar?
The Gregorian year 1969 spans Shaka Samvat 1890 – 1891. 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 1969 have an Adhik Maas?
Yes. 1969 carried an Adhik Maas (Ashadha (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 1969 dates can look out of place beside a neighbouring year.
Were there any eclipses in 1969?
1969 had 5 eclipses:
- 18 March 1969 - Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 3 April 1969 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), penumbral only, so no Sutak was observed
- 27 August 1969 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), not visible from India
- 12 September 1969 - Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 26 September 1969 - 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 1969?
Yes - 2 sign changes among the slow grahas in 1969:
- Shani (Saturn) entered Mesha on 7 March 1969
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Tula on 12 November 1969
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 1969?
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.
