Mithila Panchang 1948
The Mithila Panchang festival list of the Maithil region. Festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
March 1948
La. Sam. 828
Chaitra – Phalguna – Vaishakha
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.
Mithila Panchang 1948 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Mithila Panchang lists 28 dates in 1948, opening with Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on 14 January and closing with Vivah Panchami on 5 December. Of these, 2 are vrats (fasting observances). October is the fullest month with 5 dates. The year runs through La. Sam. 828 – 829.
January 1948 Magha – Pausha – Phalguna
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan | Wed |
Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) The Sun's entry into Makara, kept with til and chuda-dahi. |
Shukla Tritiya |
February 1948 Phalguna – Magha – Chaitra
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb | Sun |
Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami)
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
March 1948 Chaitra – Phalguna – Vaishakha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar | Mon |
Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Lord Shiva. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
| 25 Mar | Thu |
Holi (Phagua) The festival of colours, the day after the Phalguna full moon. |
Shukla Purnima |
April 1948 Vaishakha – Chaitra – Jyeshtha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr | Sat |
Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja
The spring nine nights of Devi worship in Mithila. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 13 Apr | Tue |
Jur Sital (Maithili New Year) The Maithili new year (Mesha Sankranti / Satuani), when elders sprinkle cooling water as blessings. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
| 17 Apr | Sat |
Ram Navami The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Ashtami |
May 1948 Jyeshtha – Vaishakha – Ashadha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May | Tue |
Akshaya Tritiya An auspicious day for new beginnings on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 17 May | Mon |
Janaki Navami (Sita Navami) The appearance of Goddess Sita on Vaishakha Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
June 1948 Ashadha – Jyeshtha – Shravana
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun | Mon |
Mithun Sankranti
The Sun's entry into Mithuna. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 16 Jun | Wed |
Ganga Dussehra The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami. |
Shukla Dashami |
July 1948 Shravana – Ashadha – Bhadrapada
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul | Wed |
Guru Purnima The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa. |
Shukla Purnima |
August 1948 Bhadrapada – Shravana – Ashwina
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug | Mon |
Nag Panchami Serpent deities are worshipped on Shravana Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
| 19 Aug | Thu |
Raksha Bandhan Shravana Purnima — sisters tie the rakhi on their brothers' wrists. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 28 Aug | Sat |
Krishna Janmashtami
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna. |
Krishna Ashtami |
September 1948 Ashwina – Bhadrapada – Kartika
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep | Mon | Haritalika Teej Vrat | Shukla Tritiya |
| 17 Sep | Fri | Anant Chaturdashi Vrat | Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 19 Sep | Sun |
Pitru Paksha (Shradh) The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors. |
Krishna Pratipada |
October 1948 Kartika – Ashwina – Margashirsha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct | Sat |
Mahalaya The new moon closing Pitru Paksha and ushering in Durga Puja. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 10 Oct | Sun |
Durga Puja (Dashain)
The great autumn worship of Goddess Durga. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 17 Oct | Sun |
Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja)
The Kojagari full moon worship of Goddess Lakshmi, special to newlyweds in Mithila. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 29 Oct | Fri |
Dhanteras The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal on Kartika Krishna Trayodashi. |
Krishna Dwadashi |
| 31 Oct | Sun |
Diwali (Sukhraatri) The festival of lights and worship of Goddess Lakshmi, kept in Mithila as Sukhraatri. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
November 1948 Margashirsha – Kartika – Pausha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov | Wed |
Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj)
Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 6 Nov | Sat |
Chhath Puja
A four-day vrat thanking the Sun God (Surya) and Chhathi Maiya, with offerings at the river. |
Shukla Shashthi |
| 9 Nov | Tue |
Gopashtami The worship of cows and Krishna the cowherd on Kartika Shukla Ashtami. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 16 Nov | Tue |
Sama Chakeva A Maithili folk festival of the bond between brother and sister, culminating on the Kartik full moon. |
Shukla Purnima |
December 1948 Margashirsha – Pausha – Magha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec | Sun |
Vivah Panchami The wedding anniversary of Lord Rama and Goddess Sita on Margashirsha Shukla Panchami, celebrated grandly in Janakpur and Ayodhya. |
Shukla Panchami |
Months of the Mithila Panchang in 1948
The Mithila Panchang does not begin its year on 1 January, so each of its months straddles two Gregorian ones. These are the months that ran through 1948, covering La. Sam. 828 – 829. A month marked part is one the Gregorian year cuts short at its own start or end.
| Month | Begins | Ends | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magha part | 1 Jan 1948 | 11 Jan 1948 | 11 |
| Pausha | 12 Jan 1948 | 14 Jan 1948 | 3 |
| Magha | 15 Jan 1948 | 26 Jan 1948 | 12 |
| Phalguna | 27 Jan 1948 | 10 Feb 1948 | 15 |
| Magha | 11 Feb 1948 | 12 Feb 1948 | 2 |
| Phalguna | 13 Feb 1948 | 24 Feb 1948 | 12 |
| Chaitra | 25 Feb 1948 | 10 Mar 1948 | 15 |
| Phalguna | 11 Mar 1948 | 13 Mar 1948 | 3 |
| Chaitra | 14 Mar 1948 | 25 Mar 1948 | 12 |
| Vaishakha | 26 Mar 1948 | 9 Apr 1948 | 15 |
| Chaitra | 10 Apr 1948 | 13 Apr 1948 | 4 |
| Vaishakha | 14 Apr 1948 | 23 Apr 1948 | 10 |
| Jyeshtha | 24 Apr 1948 | 9 May 1948 | 16 |
| Vaishakha | 10 May 1948 | 14 May 1948 | 5 |
| Jyeshtha | 15 May 1948 | 23 May 1948 | 9 |
| Ashadha | 24 May 1948 | 7 Jun 1948 | 15 |
| Jyeshtha | 8 Jun 1948 | 14 Jun 1948 | 7 |
| Ashadha | 15 Jun 1948 | 21 Jun 1948 | 7 |
| Shravana | 22 Jun 1948 | 6 Jul 1948 | 15 |
| Ashadha | 7 Jul 1948 | 15 Jul 1948 | 9 |
| Shravana | 16 Jul 1948 | 21 Jul 1948 | 6 |
| Bhadrapada | 22 Jul 1948 | 5 Aug 1948 | 15 |
| Shravana | 6 Aug 1948 | 16 Aug 1948 | 11 |
| Bhadrapada | 17 Aug 1948 | 19 Aug 1948 | 3 |
| Ashwina | 20 Aug 1948 | 3 Sep 1948 | 15 |
| Bhadrapada | 4 Sep 1948 | 16 Sep 1948 | 13 |
| Ashwina | 17 Sep 1948 | 18 Sep 1948 | 2 |
| Kartika | 19 Sep 1948 | 2 Oct 1948 | 14 |
| Ashwina | 3 Oct 1948 | 16 Oct 1948 | 14 |
| Kartika | 17 Oct 1948 | 18 Oct 1948 | 2 |
| Margashirsha | 19 Oct 1948 | 1 Nov 1948 | 14 |
| Kartika | 2 Nov 1948 | 15 Nov 1948 | 14 |
| Margashirsha | 16 Nov 1948 | 16 Nov 1948 | 1 |
| Pausha | 17 Nov 1948 | 30 Nov 1948 | 14 |
| Margashirsha | 1 Dec 1948 | 15 Dec 1948 | 15 |
| Pausha | 16 Dec 1948 | 16 Dec 1948 | 1 |
| Magha | 17 Dec 1948 | 30 Dec 1948 | 14 |
| Pausha part | 31 Dec 1948 | 31 Dec 1948 | 1 |
What happened in the sky in 1948
Beyond the dates the Mithila Panchang lists, 1948 brought 4 eclipses - 2 solar and 2 lunar - of which 4 were above the horizon somewhere in India. Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) fell on 15 February, 19 days later in the year than in 1947 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 1948
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Mithila date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 7:08 PM | Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Vaishakha Purnima | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 9 May 7:55 AM | Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 2 days before Akshaya Tritiya | Jyeshtha Amavasya | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 18 Oct 8:05 AM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 1 day after Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja) | Kartika Purnima | Penumbral only |
| 1 Nov 11:28 AM | Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 1 day after Diwali (Sukhraatri) | Margashirsha Amavasya | Yes - Sutak observed |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 3 of these. A penumbral (Upachhaya) eclipse is not counted as a grahan.
Guru and Shani in 1948
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 11:00 AM | Guru (Jupiter) | Vrishchika → Dhanu |
| 22 Jun 8:50 PM | Guru (Jupiter) | Dhanu → Vrishchika re-entry while retrograde |
| 26 Jul 1:40 PM | Shani (Saturn) | Karka → Simha |
| 8 Oct 1:50 AM | Guru (Jupiter) | Vrishchika → Dhanu |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half.
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Frequently asked questions about the Mithila Panchang 1948
How many festivals and vrats does the Mithila Panchang list in 1948?
The Mithila Panchang lists 28 dates in 1948, of which 2 are vrats. The first is Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on Wednesday, 14 January 1948, and the last is Vivah Panchami on Sunday, 5 December 1948.
What are the main festival dates in the Mithila Panchang for 1948?
The first major observances of 1948 are:
- Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) - Wednesday, 14 January 1948
- Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) - Sunday, 15 February 1948
- Maha Shivaratri - Monday, 8 March 1948
- Holi (Phagua) - Thursday, 25 March 1948
- Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja - Saturday, 10 April 1948
- Jur Sital (Maithili New Year) - Tuesday, 13 April 1948
Which month of 1948 has the most observances in the Mithila Panchang?
October 1948 is the fullest month with 5 dates, including Mahalaya, Durga Puja (Dashain), Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja), Dhanteras, Diwali (Sukhraatri).
Which traditional year does 1948 correspond to in the Mithila Panchang?
The Gregorian year 1948 spans La. Sam. 828 – 829. 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 1948 have an Adhik Maas?
No. 1948 had twelve lunar months with no Adhik Maas, so its festival dates fall in their usual Gregorian window rather than being pushed later by an intercalary month.
Were there any eclipses in 1948?
1948 had 4 eclipses:
- 23 April 1948 - Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 9 May 1948 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 18 October 1948 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), penumbral only, so no Sutak was observed
- 1 November 1948 - Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
Sutak Kaal is observed only for an eclipse actually visible where you are, so 3 of these were kept in India.
Did Guru or Shani change sign in 1948?
Yes - 4 sign changes among the slow grahas in 1948:
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Dhanu on 11 February 1948
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Vrishchika on 22 June 1948, moving retrograde
- Shani (Saturn) entered Simha on 26 July 1948
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Dhanu on 8 October 1948
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 1948?
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 Mithila Panchang opens on the current month.
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.
