Mithila Panchang 1959
The Mithila Panchang festival list of the Maithil region. Festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
December 1959
La. Sam. 840
Margashirsha – Magha – Pausha
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 1959 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 1959, opening with Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on 14 January and closing with Vivah Panchami on 4 December. Of these, 2 are vrats (fasting observances). October is the fullest month with 5 dates. The year runs through La. Sam. 839 – 840.
January 1959 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 Panchami |
February 1959 Phalguna – Magha – Chaitra
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb | Thu |
Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami)
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
March 1959 Chaitra – Phalguna – Vaishakha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar | Sat |
Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Lord Shiva. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
| 25 Mar | Wed |
Holi (Phagua) The festival of colours, the day after the Phalguna full moon. |
Krishna Pratipada |
April 1959 Vaishakha – Chaitra – Jyeshtha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr | Thu |
Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja
The spring nine nights of Devi worship in Mithila. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 14 Apr | Tue |
Jur Sital (Maithili New Year) The Maithili new year (Mesha Sankranti / Satuani), when elders sprinkle cooling water as blessings. |
Shukla Shashthi |
| 17 Apr | Fri |
Ram Navami The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
May 1959 Jyeshtha – Vaishakha – Ashadha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May | Sun |
Akshaya Tritiya An auspicious day for new beginnings on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 17 May | Sun |
Janaki Navami (Sita Navami) The appearance of Goddess Sita on Vaishakha Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
June 1959 Ashadha – Jyeshtha – Shravana
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun | Mon |
Mithun Sankranti
The Sun's entry into Mithuna. |
Shukla Navami |
| 16 Jun | Tue |
Ganga Dussehra The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami. |
Shukla Dashami |
July 1959 Shravana – Ashadha – Bhadrapada
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul | Mon |
Guru Purnima The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa. |
Shukla Purnima |
August 1959 Bhadrapada – Shravana – Ashwina
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug | Sun |
Nag Panchami Serpent deities are worshipped on Shravana Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
| 18 Aug | Tue |
Raksha Bandhan Shravana Purnima — sisters tie the rakhi on their brothers' wrists. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 26 Aug | Wed |
Krishna Janmashtami
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna. |
Krishna Ashtami |
September 1959 Ashwina – Bhadrapada – Kartika
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep | Sat | Haritalika Teej Vrat | Shukla Tritiya |
| 6 Sep | Sun |
Chaurchan (Chaturchandra) Mithila worships the moon and Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, taking the moon's sight as a blessing. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
| 16 Sep | Wed | Anant Chaturdashi Vrat | Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 17 Sep | Thu |
Pitru Paksha (Shradh) The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors. |
Shukla Purnima |
October 1959 Kartika – Ashwina – Margashirsha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct | Fri |
Mahalaya The new moon closing Pitru Paksha and ushering in Durga Puja. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 9 Oct | Fri |
Durga Puja (Dashain)
The great autumn worship of Goddess Durga. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 15 Oct | Thu |
Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja)
The Kojagari full moon worship of Goddess Lakshmi, special to newlyweds in Mithila. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 29 Oct | Thu |
Dhanteras The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal on Kartika Krishna Trayodashi. |
Krishna Dwadashi |
| 31 Oct | Sat |
Diwali (Sukhraatri) The festival of lights and worship of Goddess Lakshmi, kept in Mithila as Sukhraatri. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
November 1959 Kartika – Margashirsha – Pausha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov | Mon |
Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj)
Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 6 Nov | Fri |
Chhath Puja
A four-day vrat thanking the Sun God (Surya) and Chhathi Maiya, with offerings at the river. |
Shukla Shashthi |
| 7 Nov | Sat |
Gopashtami The worship of cows and Krishna the cowherd on Kartika Shukla Ashtami. |
Shukla Saptami |
| 15 Nov | Sun |
Sama Chakeva A Maithili folk festival of the bond between brother and sister, culminating on the Kartik full moon. |
Shukla Purnima |
December 1959 Margashirsha – Magha – Pausha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec | Fri |
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 1959
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 1959, covering La. Sam. 839 – 840. 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 1959 | 9 Jan 1959 | 9 |
| Pausha | 10 Jan 1959 | 14 Jan 1959 | 5 |
| Magha | 15 Jan 1959 | 24 Jan 1959 | 10 |
| Phalguna | 25 Jan 1959 | 7 Feb 1959 | 14 |
| Magha | 8 Feb 1959 | 12 Feb 1959 | 5 |
| Phalguna | 13 Feb 1959 | 23 Feb 1959 | 11 |
| Chaitra | 24 Feb 1959 | 9 Mar 1959 | 14 |
| Phalguna | 10 Mar 1959 | 14 Mar 1959 | 5 |
| Chaitra | 15 Mar 1959 | 24 Mar 1959 | 10 |
| Vaishakha | 25 Mar 1959 | 8 Apr 1959 | 15 |
| Chaitra | 9 Apr 1959 | 13 Apr 1959 | 5 |
| Vaishakha | 14 Apr 1959 | 23 Apr 1959 | 10 |
| Jyeshtha | 24 Apr 1959 | 7 May 1959 | 14 |
| Vaishakha | 8 May 1959 | 14 May 1959 | 7 |
| Jyeshtha | 15 May 1959 | 22 May 1959 | 8 |
| Ashadha | 23 May 1959 | 6 Jun 1959 | 15 |
| Jyeshtha | 7 Jun 1959 | 15 Jun 1959 | 9 |
| Ashadha | 16 Jun 1959 | 20 Jun 1959 | 5 |
| Shravana | 21 Jun 1959 | 6 Jul 1959 | 16 |
| Ashadha | 7 Jul 1959 | 16 Jul 1959 | 10 |
| Shravana | 17 Jul 1959 | 20 Jul 1959 | 4 |
| Bhadrapada | 21 Jul 1959 | 4 Aug 1959 | 15 |
| Shravana | 5 Aug 1959 | 16 Aug 1959 | 12 |
| Bhadrapada | 17 Aug 1959 | 18 Aug 1959 | 2 |
| Ashwina | 19 Aug 1959 | 3 Sep 1959 | 16 |
| Bhadrapada | 4 Sep 1959 | 16 Sep 1959 | 13 |
| Ashwina | 17 Sep 1959 | 17 Sep 1959 | 1 |
| Kartika | 18 Sep 1959 | 2 Oct 1959 | 15 |
| Ashwina | 3 Oct 1959 | 16 Oct 1959 | 14 |
| Kartika | 17 Oct 1959 | 17 Oct 1959 | 1 |
| Margashirsha | 18 Oct 1959 | 31 Oct 1959 | 14 |
| Kartika | 1 Nov 1959 | 15 Nov 1959 | 15 |
| Margashirsha | 16 Nov 1959 | 16 Nov 1959 | 1 |
| Pausha | 17 Nov 1959 | 30 Nov 1959 | 14 |
| Margashirsha | 1 Dec 1959 | 15 Dec 1959 | 15 |
| Magha | 16 Dec 1959 | 29 Dec 1959 | 14 |
| Pausha part | 30 Dec 1959 | 31 Dec 1959 | 2 |
What happened in the sky in 1959
Beyond the dates the Mithila Panchang lists, 1959 brought 4 eclipses - 2 solar and 2 lunar - of which 3 were above the horizon somewhere in India. Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) fell on 12 February, 19 days later in the year than in 1958 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 1959
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Mithila date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 1:41 AM | Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) on Holi (Phagua) | Vaishakha Krishna Pratipada | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 8 Apr 8:53 AM | Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 1 day before Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja | Vaishakha Amavasya | Not visible |
| 17 Sep 6:32 AM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) on Pitru Paksha (Shradh) | Ashwina Purnima | Penumbral only |
| 2 Oct 5:56 PM | Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) on Mahalaya | Kartika Amavasya | Yes - Sutak observed |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 2 of these. A penumbral (Upachhaya) eclipse is not counted as a grahan.
Guru and Shani in 1959
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 12:20 PM | Guru (Jupiter) | Vrishchika → Tula re-entry while retrograde |
| 17 Aug 4:50 PM | Guru (Jupiter) | Tula → Vrishchika |
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 1959
How many festivals and vrats does the Mithila Panchang list in 1959?
The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 1959, of which 2 are vrats. The first is Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on Wednesday, 14 January 1959, and the last is Vivah Panchami on Friday, 4 December 1959.
What are the main festival dates in the Mithila Panchang for 1959?
The first major observances of 1959 are:
- Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) - Wednesday, 14 January 1959
- Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) - Thursday, 12 February 1959
- Maha Shivaratri - Saturday, 7 March 1959
- Holi (Phagua) - Wednesday, 25 March 1959
- Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja - Thursday, 9 April 1959
- Jur Sital (Maithili New Year) - Tuesday, 14 April 1959
Which month of 1959 has the most observances in the Mithila Panchang?
October 1959 is the fullest month with 5 dates, including Mahalaya, Durga Puja (Dashain), Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja), Dhanteras, Diwali (Sukhraatri).
Which traditional year does 1959 correspond to in the Mithila Panchang?
The Gregorian year 1959 spans La. Sam. 839 – 840. 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 1959 have an Adhik Maas?
No. 1959 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 1959?
1959 had 4 eclipses:
- 25 March 1959 - Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 8 April 1959 - Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 17 September 1959 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), penumbral only, so no Sutak was observed
- 2 October 1959 - 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 2 of these were kept in India.
Did Guru or Shani change sign in 1959?
Yes - 2 sign changes among the slow grahas in 1959:
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Tula on 22 June 1959, moving retrograde
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Vrishchika on 17 August 1959
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 1959?
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.
