The Mithila Panchang festival list of the Maithil region. Festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
January 2026 Pausha – Magha – Phalguna
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Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti)
Tithi 3:19 PM, Jan 13 – 5:53 PM
The Sun's entry into Makara, kept with til and chuda-dahi.
February 2026 Magha – Phalguna – Chaitra
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Maha Shivaratri
Tithi 4:08 PM, Feb 14 – 5:08 PM
The great night of Lord Shiva.
March 2026 Phalguna – Chaitra – Vaishakha
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Holi (Phagua)
Tithi 5:52 PM, Mar 2 – 5:05 PM
The festival of colours on the full moon of Phalguna.
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Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja
Tithi 4:52 AM – 2:39 AM, Mar 21
The spring nine nights of Devi worship in Mithila.
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Ram Navami
Tithi 1:45 PM, Mar 25 – 11:48 AM
The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
April 2026 Chaitra – Vaishakha – Jyeshtha – Vaishakha (Adhik)
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Jur Sital (Maithili New Year)
Tithi 1:10 AM, Apr 14 – 12:27 AM, Apr 15
The Maithili new year (Mesha Sankranti / Satuani), when elders sprinkle cooling water as blessings.
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Akshaya Tritiya
Tithi 10:47 AM, Apr 19 – 7:27 AM
An auspicious day for new beginnings on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya.
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Janaki Navami (Sita Navami)
Tithi 7:18 PM, Apr 24 – 6:23 PM
The appearance of Goddess Sita on Vaishakha Shukla Navami.
May 2026 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha – Ashadha – Jyeshtha (Adhik)
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Ganga Dussehra
Tithi 4:31 AM – 4:55 AM, May 26
The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami.
June 2026 Ashadha – Jyeshtha (Adhik)
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Mithun Sankranti
Tithi 12:20 PM, Jun 14 – 8:24 AM
The Sun's entry into Mithuna.
July 2026 Shravana – Ashadha (Adhik) – Ashadha – Bhadrapada
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Guru Purnima
Tithi 6:21 PM, Jul 28 – 8:08 PM, Jul 29
The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa.
August 2026 Bhadrapada – Shravana (Adhik) – Shravana – Ashwina
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 4:46 PM, Aug 16 – 4:55 PM, Aug 17
Serpent deities are worshipped on Shravana Shukla Panchami.
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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 9:20 AM, Aug 27 – 9:48 AM, Aug 28
Shravana Purnima — sisters tie the rakhi on their brothers' wrists.
September 2026 Ashwina – Bhadrapada – Kartika
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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.
October 2026 Kartika – Ashwina – Margashirsha
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Mahalaya
Tithi 9:34 PM, Oct 9 – 9:14 PM, Oct 10
The new moon closing Pitru Paksha and ushering in Durga Puja.
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Durga Puja (Dashain)
Tithi 5:56 AM, Oct 17 – 8:28 AM, Oct 18
The great autumn worship of Goddess Durga.
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Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami)
Tithi 11:01 AM, Oct 19 – 12:52 PM, Oct 20
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami.
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Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja)
Tithi 12:07 PM, Oct 25 – 9:42 AM, Oct 26
The Kojagari full moon worship of Goddess Lakshmi, special to newlyweds in Mithila.
November 2026 Margashirsha – Kartika – Pausha
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Dhanteras
Tithi 10:28 AM, Nov 5 – 10:30 AM, Nov 6
The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal on Kartika Krishna Trayodashi.
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Diwali (Sukhraatri)
Tithi 10:40 AM, Nov 7 – 11:27 AM, Nov 8
The festival of lights and worship of Goddess Lakshmi, kept in Mithila as Sukhraatri.
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Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj)
Tithi 1:55 PM, Nov 10 – 3:52 PM, Nov 11
Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali.
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Chhath Puja
Tithi 11:24 PM, Nov 14 – 2:04 AM, Nov 16
A four-day vrat thanking the Sun God (Surya) and Chhathi Maiya, with offerings at the river.
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Gopashtami
Tithi 4:20 AM – 6:21 AM, Nov 18
The worship of cows and Krishna the cowherd on Kartika Shukla Ashtami.
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Sama Chakeva
Tithi 11:44 PM, Nov 23 – 8:27 PM, Nov 24
A Maithili folk festival of the bond between brother and sister, culminating on the Kartik full moon.
December 2026 Pausha – Margashirsha – Magha
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Vivah Panchami
Tithi 4:50 PM, Dec 13 – 7:18 PM
The wedding of Rama and Sita on Margashirsha Shukla Panchami — of special importance to Janakpur in Mithila.
January 2027 Magha – Pausha – Phalguna
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Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti)
Tithi 2:10 PM, Jan 14 – 2:15 PM
The Sun's entry into Makara, kept with til and chuda-dahi.
February 2027 Phalguna – Magha – Chaitra
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Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami)
Tithi 3:05 AM, Feb 11 – 3:30 AM, Feb 12
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami.
March 2027 Chaitra – Phalguna – Vaishakha
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Maha Shivaratri
Tithi 10:02 AM, Mar 5 – 12:04 PM, Mar 6
The great night of Lord Shiva.
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Holi (Phagua)
Tithi 6:19 PM, Mar 21 – 4:11 PM, Mar 22
The festival of colours on the full moon of Phalguna.
April 2027 Vaishakha – Chaitra – Jyeshtha
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Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja
Tithi 5:21 AM – 4:43 AM, Apr 8
The spring nine nights of Devi worship in Mithila.
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Jur Sital (Maithili New Year)
Tithi 5:29 PM, Apr 13 – 3:24 PM, Apr 14
The Maithili new year (Mesha Sankranti / Satuani), when elders sprinkle cooling water as blessings.
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Ram Navami
Tithi 3:23 PM, Apr 14 – 1:21 PM, Apr 15
The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.
May 2027 Jyeshtha – Vaishakha – Ashadha
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Akshaya Tritiya
Tithi 11:44 AM, May 8 – 9:03 AM, May 9
An auspicious day for new beginnings on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya.
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Janaki Navami (Sita Navami)
Tithi 9:17 PM, May 13 – 7:36 PM
The appearance of Goddess Sita on Vaishakha Shukla Navami.
June 2027 Ashadha – Jyeshtha – Shravana
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Ganga Dussehra
Tithi 2:44 AM – 2:01 AM, Jun 14
The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami.
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Mithun Sankranti
Tithi 2:08 AM – 2:21 AM, Jun 16
The Sun's entry into Mithuna.
July 2027 Shravana – Ashadha – Bhadrapada
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Guru Purnima
Tithi 6:47 PM, Jul 17 – 9:13 PM, Jul 18
The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa.
August 2027 Bhadrapada – Shravana – Ashwina
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 2:27 AM, Aug 6 – 12:09 AM, Aug 7
Serpent deities are worshipped on Shravana Shukla Panchami.
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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 10:31 AM, Aug 16 – 12:59 PM, Aug 17
Shravana Purnima — sisters tie the rakhi on their brothers' wrists.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 8:28 PM, Aug 24 – 7:26 PM, Aug 25
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
September 2027 Bhadrapada – Ashwina – Kartika
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Haritalika Teej Vrat
Tithi 4:44 PM, Sep 2 – 2:16 PM, Sep 3
Women fast for marital happiness on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya.
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Chaurchan (Chaturchandra)
Tithi 2:08 PM, Sep 3 – 12:24 PM, Sep 4
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 12:40 AM, Sep 14 – 2:55 AM, Sep 15
The fourteen-knot thread of Ananta (Vishnu) is worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi.
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Pitru Paksha (Shradh)
Tithi 4:33 AM, Sep 16 – 6:04 AM, Sep 17
The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors.
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Mahalaya
Tithi 1:53 PM, Sep 28 – 10:55 AM, Sep 29
The new moon closing Pitru Paksha and ushering in Durga Puja.
October 2027 Ashwina – Kartika – Margashirsha
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Durga Puja (Dashain)
Tithi 4:01 AM, Oct 7 – 6:28 AM, Oct 8
The great autumn worship of Goddess Durga.
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Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja)
Tithi 6:53 PM, Oct 14 – 7:21 PM, Oct 15
The Kojagari full moon worship of Goddess Lakshmi, special to newlyweds in Mithila.
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Dhanteras
Tithi 1:03 AM, Oct 27 – 10:48 PM, Oct 27
The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal on Kartika Krishna Trayodashi.
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Diwali (Sukhraatri)
Tithi 8:46 PM, Oct 28 – 7:02 PM, Oct 29
The festival of lights and worship of Goddess Lakshmi, kept in Mithila as Sukhraatri.
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Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj)
Tithi 5:46 PM, Oct 30 – 5:09 PM, Oct 31
Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali.
November 2027 Kartika – Margashirsha – Pausha
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Chhath Puja
Tithi 7:29 PM, Nov 3 – 9:33 PM, Nov 4
A four-day vrat thanking the Sun God (Surya) and Chhathi Maiya, with offerings at the river.
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Gopashtami
Tithi 12:09 AM – 2:50 AM, Nov 7
The worship of cows and Krishna the cowherd on Kartika Shukla Ashtami.
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Sama Chakeva
Tithi 10:08 AM, Nov 13 – 8:56 AM, Nov 14
A Maithili folk festival of the bond between brother and sister, culminating on the Kartik full moon.
December 2027 Margashirsha – Pausha – Magha
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Vivah Panchami
Tithi 1:39 PM, Dec 2 – 4:12 PM
The wedding of Rama and Sita on Margashirsha Shukla Panchami — of special importance to Janakpur in Mithila.
Tithi start and end times are shown in your local time. Festival dates follow the standard Indian (sunrise) calendar and may vary by a day in other regions, and may differ slightly from regional almanacs (especially around an Adhik Maas).
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 entry lists the festival or vrat with its date, the prevailing tithi, and a short note on the observance. Dates are shown for the current and the coming year.