Mithila Panchang 1951
The Mithila Panchang festival list of the Maithil region. Festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
October 1951
La. Sam. 832
Kartika – Ashwina – Margashirsha
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 1951 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 1951, opening with Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on 14 January and closing with Vivah Panchami on 3 December. Of these, 2 are vrats (fasting observances). September is the fullest month with 5 dates. The year runs through La. Sam. 831 – 832.
January 1951 Magha – Pausha – Phalguna
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan | Sun |
Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) The Sun's entry into Makara, kept with til and chuda-dahi. |
Shukla Saptami |
February 1951 Phalguna – Magha – Chaitra
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb | Sat |
Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami)
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
March 1951 Chaitra – Phalguna – Vaishakha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar | Tue |
Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Lord Shiva. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 24 Mar | Sat |
Holi (Phagua) The festival of colours, the day after the Phalguna full moon. |
Krishna Pratipada |
April 1951 Vaishakha – Chaitra – Jyeshtha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr | Sat |
Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja
The spring nine nights of Devi worship in Mithila. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 14 Apr | Sat |
Jur Sital (Maithili New Year) The Maithili new year (Mesha Sankranti / Satuani), when elders sprinkle cooling water as blessings. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 15 Apr | Sun |
Ram Navami The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Ashtami |
May 1951 Jyeshtha – Vaishakha – Ashadha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May | Wed |
Akshaya Tritiya An auspicious day for new beginnings on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya. |
Shukla Tritiya |
| 15 May | Tue |
Janaki Navami (Sita Navami) The appearance of Goddess Sita on Vaishakha Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
June 1951 Ashadha – Jyeshtha – Shravana
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun | Fri |
Ganga Dussehra The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami. |
Shukla Dashami |
| 15 Jun | Fri |
Mithun Sankranti
The Sun's entry into Mithuna. |
Shukla Dashami |
July 1951 Shravana – Ashadha – Bhadrapada
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul | Wed |
Guru Purnima The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa. |
Shukla Purnima |
August 1951 Bhadrapada – Shravana – Ashwina
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug | Wed |
Nag Panchami Serpent deities are worshipped on Shravana Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
| 17 Aug | Fri |
Raksha Bandhan Shravana Purnima — sisters tie the rakhi on their brothers' wrists. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 24 Aug | Fri |
Krishna Janmashtami
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna. |
Krishna Ashtami |
September 1951 Ashwina – Bhadrapada – Kartika
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep | Tue | Haritalika Teej Vrat | Shukla Tritiya |
| 5 Sep | Wed |
Chaurchan (Chaturchandra) Mithila worships the moon and Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, taking the moon's sight as a blessing. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
| 14 Sep | Fri | Anant Chaturdashi Vrat | Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 16 Sep | Sun |
Pitru Paksha (Shradh) The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors. |
Krishna Pratipada |
| 30 Sep | Sun |
Mahalaya The new moon closing Pitru Paksha and ushering in Durga Puja. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
October 1951 Kartika – Ashwina – Margashirsha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct | Mon |
Durga Puja (Dashain)
The great autumn worship of Goddess Durga. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 14 Oct | Sun |
Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja)
The Kojagari full moon worship of Goddess Lakshmi, special to newlyweds in Mithila. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 28 Oct | Sun |
Dhanteras The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal on Kartika Krishna Trayodashi. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
| 30 Oct | Tue |
Diwali (Sukhraatri) The festival of lights and worship of Goddess Lakshmi, kept in Mithila as Sukhraatri. |
Krishna Amavasya |
November 1951 Kartika – Margashirsha – Pausha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov | Thu |
Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj)
Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 4 Nov | Sun |
Chhath Puja
A four-day vrat thanking the Sun God (Surya) and Chhathi Maiya, with offerings at the river. |
Shukla Shashthi |
| 6 Nov | Tue |
Gopashtami The worship of cows and Krishna the cowherd on Kartika Shukla Ashtami. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 13 Nov | Tue |
Sama Chakeva A Maithili folk festival of the bond between brother and sister, culminating on the Kartik full moon. |
Shukla Purnima |
December 1951 Margashirsha – Pausha – Magha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec | Mon |
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 1951
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 1951, covering La. Sam. 831 – 832. 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 1951 | 7 Jan 1951 | 7 |
| Pausha | 8 Jan 1951 | 14 Jan 1951 | 7 |
| Magha | 15 Jan 1951 | 23 Jan 1951 | 9 |
| Phalguna | 24 Jan 1951 | 6 Feb 1951 | 14 |
| Magha | 7 Feb 1951 | 12 Feb 1951 | 6 |
| Phalguna | 13 Feb 1951 | 21 Feb 1951 | 9 |
| Chaitra | 22 Feb 1951 | 7 Mar 1951 | 14 |
| Phalguna | 8 Mar 1951 | 14 Mar 1951 | 7 |
| Chaitra | 15 Mar 1951 | 23 Mar 1951 | 9 |
| Vaishakha | 24 Mar 1951 | 6 Apr 1951 | 14 |
| Chaitra | 7 Apr 1951 | 13 Apr 1951 | 7 |
| Vaishakha | 14 Apr 1951 | 21 Apr 1951 | 8 |
| Jyeshtha | 22 Apr 1951 | 6 May 1951 | 15 |
| Vaishakha | 7 May 1951 | 14 May 1951 | 8 |
| Jyeshtha | 15 May 1951 | 21 May 1951 | 7 |
| Ashadha | 22 May 1951 | 4 Jun 1951 | 14 |
| Jyeshtha | 5 Jun 1951 | 15 Jun 1951 | 11 |
| Ashadha | 16 Jun 1951 | 19 Jun 1951 | 4 |
| Shravana | 20 Jun 1951 | 4 Jul 1951 | 15 |
| Ashadha | 5 Jul 1951 | 16 Jul 1951 | 12 |
| Shravana | 17 Jul 1951 | 18 Jul 1951 | 2 |
| Bhadrapada | 19 Jul 1951 | 2 Aug 1951 | 15 |
| Shravana | 3 Aug 1951 | 16 Aug 1951 | 14 |
| Bhadrapada | 17 Aug 1951 | 17 Aug 1951 | 1 |
| Ashwina | 18 Aug 1951 | 1 Sep 1951 | 15 |
| Bhadrapada | 2 Sep 1951 | 15 Sep 1951 | 14 |
| Ashwina | 16 Sep 1951 | 16 Sep 1951 | 1 |
| Kartika | 17 Sep 1951 | 1 Oct 1951 | 15 |
| Ashwina | 2 Oct 1951 | 14 Oct 1951 | 13 |
| Kartika | 15 Oct 1951 | 17 Oct 1951 | 3 |
| Margashirsha | 18 Oct 1951 | 30 Oct 1951 | 13 |
| Kartika | 31 Oct 1951 | 13 Nov 1951 | 14 |
| Margashirsha | 14 Nov 1951 | 16 Nov 1951 | 3 |
| Pausha | 17 Nov 1951 | 28 Nov 1951 | 12 |
| Margashirsha | 29 Nov 1951 | 13 Dec 1951 | 15 |
| Pausha | 14 Dec 1951 | 15 Dec 1951 | 2 |
| Magha | 16 Dec 1951 | 28 Dec 1951 | 13 |
| Pausha part | 29 Dec 1951 | 31 Dec 1951 | 3 |
What happened in the sky in 1951
Beyond the dates the Mithila Panchang lists, 1951 brought 5 eclipses - 2 solar and 3 lunar - of which 2 were above the horizon somewhere in India. Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) fell on 10 February, 18 days later in the year than in 1950 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 1951
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Mithila date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 2:23 AM | Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 2 days after Maha Shivaratri | Phalguna Shukla Pratipada | Not visible |
| 23 Mar 4:07 PM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 1 day before Holi (Phagua) | Chaitra Purnima | Penumbral only |
| 17 Aug 8:44 AM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) on Raksha Bandhan | Bhadrapada Purnima | Not visible |
| 1 Sep 6:21 PM | Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Ashwina Amavasya | Not visible |
| 15 Sep 5:56 PM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 1 day before Pitru Paksha (Shradh) | Bhadrapada Purnima | Penumbral only |
No eclipse of 1951 carried Sutak Kaal in India. A penumbral (Upachhaya) eclipse is not counted as a grahan.
Guru and Shani in 1951
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 5:20 PM | Guru (Jupiter) | Kumbha → Meena |
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 1951
How many festivals and vrats does the Mithila Panchang list in 1951?
The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 1951, of which 2 are vrats. The first is Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on Sunday, 14 January 1951, and the last is Vivah Panchami on Monday, 3 December 1951.
What are the main festival dates in the Mithila Panchang for 1951?
The first major observances of 1951 are:
- Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) - Sunday, 14 January 1951
- Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) - Saturday, 10 February 1951
- Maha Shivaratri - Tuesday, 6 March 1951
- Holi (Phagua) - Saturday, 24 March 1951
- Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja - Saturday, 7 April 1951
- Jur Sital (Maithili New Year) - Saturday, 14 April 1951
Which month of 1951 has the most observances in the Mithila Panchang?
September 1951 is the fullest month with 5 dates, including Haritalika Teej, Chaurchan (Chaturchandra), Anant Chaturdashi, Pitru Paksha (Shradh), Mahalaya.
Which traditional year does 1951 correspond to in the Mithila Panchang?
The Gregorian year 1951 spans La. Sam. 831 – 832. 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 1951 have an Adhik Maas?
No. 1951 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 1951?
1951 had 5 eclipses:
- 8 March 1951 - Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 23 March 1951 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), penumbral only, so no Sutak was observed
- 17 August 1951 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), not visible from India
- 1 September 1951 - Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 15 September 1951 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), penumbral only, so no Sutak was observed
None of them carried Sutak Kaal in India.
Did Guru or Shani change sign in 1951?
Yes - 1 sign change among the slow grahas in 1951:
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Meena on 23 March 1951
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 1951?
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.
