Mithila Panchang
The Mithila Panchang festival list of the Maithil region. Festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
September 2026
La. Sam. 907
Ashwina – Bhadrapada – Kartika
Festivals & Vrats in September 2026
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 2:26 AM, Sep 4 – 12:17 AM, Sep 5
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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Haritalika Teej Vrat
Tithi 6:51 AM, Sep 13 – 7:07 AM, Sep 14
Women fast for marital happiness on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya.
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Chaurchan (Chaturchandra)
Tithi 6:50 AM, Sep 14 – 7:44 AM, Sep 15
Mithila worships the moon and Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, taking the moon's sight as a blessing.
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Anant Chaturdashi Vrat
Tithi 11:20 PM, Sep 24 – 11:17 PM, Sep 25
The fourteen-knot thread of Ananta (Vishnu) is worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi.
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Pitru Paksha (Shradh)
Tithi 10:20 PM, Sep 26 – 9:05 PM, Sep 27
The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors.
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.
Frequently asked questions about Mithila Panchang
What is the Mithila Panchang?
The almanac of the Maithil region of north Bihar and the Nepal Terai, using the Lakshmana Samvat - La. Sam. - and Purnimanta months, so each lunar month ends at the full moon.
What is the Lakshmana Samvat?
The Maithil era counted from the accession of Lakshmana Sena in the late twelfth century, some 1119 or 1120 years behind the Common Era. Maithil panjis have kept it alongside the Shaka and Vikram years.
When is the Maithil new year?
Jur Sital, at the Mesha Sankranti in mid-April, kept with the sprinkling of water on elders and the household - the Maithil counterpart of Pohela Boishakh and Bohag Bihu on the same ingress.
Which festivals are particular to Mithila?
Chhath Puja above all, then Jitiya or Jivitputrika, Madhushravani, Sama Chakeva in Kartik, Vivah Panchami at Janakpur and Jur Sital. The Chhath katha covers the greatest of them.
Why does the month name differ from a Bengali almanac?
Because Mithila uses Purnimanta lunar months while Bengal uses solar months tied to the Sankrantis. The tithis are the same; the month label and its boundaries are computed on different principles.
About the Mithila Panchang
The Mithila Panchang festival list of the Maithil region. 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.
