The Kannada festival calendar (Yugadi new year). Karnataka festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Kannada 1989 opens in January during Shaka Samvat 1910 (Vibhava) of the Hindu calendar.
January 1989
Shaka Samvat 1910 (Vibhava)
Pausha – Magha
Festivals & Vrats in January 1989
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 12:43 PM, Jan 12 – 10:30 AM, Jan 13
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Makara Sankranti (Suggi)
Tithi 10:24 AM, Jan 13 – 8:25 AM
The harvest festival on the Sun's entry into Makara, with ellu-bella.
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Thaipusam
Tithi 3:03 AM, Jan 22 – 4:08 AM, Jan 23
Devotees of Lord Murugan carry kavadi in penance and thanksgiving on the Pusam star of Thai.
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.