The Marathi Panchang (Shaka Samvat, Gudi Padwa new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Shaka year and the Amanta month.
Marathi Panchang 1994 opens in January during Shaka Samvat 1915 (Shrimukha) of the Hindu calendar.
January 1994
Shaka Samvat 1915 (Shrimukha)
Pausha – Magha
Festivals & Vrats in January 1994
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 1:51 AM, Jan 1 – 12:19 AM, Jan 2
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 6:31 PM, Jan 4 – 4:29 PM, Jan 5
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Saphala Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:25 PM, Jan 7 – 10:31 AM, Jan 8
A fast that is believed to make all of one's endeavours fruitful.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:42 AM, Jan 9 – 7:04 AM, Jan 10
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 7:04 AM, Jan 10 – 5:33 AM, Jan 11
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:41 AM, Jan 11 – 4:30 AM, Jan 12
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:41 AM, Jan 11 – 4:30 AM, Jan 12
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 5:41 AM, Jan 11 – 4:30 AM, Jan 12
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the new moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 4:40 AM, Jan 12 – 3:54 AM, Jan 13
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Bhogi / Lohri
Tithi 4:05 AM, Jan 13 – 3:50 AM, Jan 14
The eve of Makar Sankranti — Maharashtra cooks bhogichi bhaji, while Punjab and the Sindhi community (as Lal Loi) light the Lohri bonfire and offer sesame, jaggery and popcorn to bid winter farewell.
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Makar Sankranti / Uttarayan / Pongal
Tithi 4:03 AM, Jan 14 – 4:24 AM, Jan 15
The Sun begins its northward journey (Uttarayan); a harvest festival of til-gud (sesame and jaggery), with Gujarat's famous kite-flying and Tamil Nadu's Pongal.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 4:38 AM, Jan 15 – 5:36 AM, Jan 16
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:37 PM, Jan 19 – 3:16 PM, Jan 20
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Pausha Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:43 PM, Jan 22 – 9:04 PM, Jan 23
Observed by parents praying to Lord Vishnu for worthy children.
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Dharma Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 7:43 PM, Jan 22 – 9:04 PM, Jan 23
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Dharma Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Pausha Shukla Ekadashi.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:35 PM, Jan 24 – 9:27 PM, Jan 25
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 8:28 PM, Jan 26 – 6:57 PM, Jan 27
The full moon of Pausha — also kept as Shakambhari Purnima, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:28 PM, Jan 26 – 6:57 PM, Jan 27
The full-moon fast, kept with a day-long vrat, a vigil, Satyanarayan Puja and charity, culminating in the worship of the rising full moon.
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 8:28 PM, Jan 26 – 6:57 PM, Jan 27
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the full moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 6:56 PM, Jan 27 – 4:54 PM, Jan 28
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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 Marathi Panchang (Shaka Samvat)
The Marathi Panchang (Shaka Samvat, Gudi Padwa new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Shaka year and the Amanta month.
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