Mithila Panchang

Mithila Panchang 1965

The Mithila Panchang festival list of the Maithil region. Festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.

August 1965

La. Sam. 846

Shravana – Bhadrapada – Ashwina

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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 1965 - festivals and vrats through the year

The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 1965, opening with Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on 14 January and closing with Vivah Panchami on 28 November. Of these, 2 are vrats (fasting observances). October is the fullest month with 6 dates. The year runs through La. Sam. 845 – 846.

January 1965 Magha – Pausha – Phalguna

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
14 Jan Thu Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti)

The Sun's entry into Makara, kept with til and chuda-dahi.

Shukla Ekadashi

February 1965 Phalguna – Magha – Chaitra

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
6 Feb Sat Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami)

The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami.

Shukla Panchami

March 1965 Chaitra – Phalguna – Vaishakha

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
1 Mar Mon Maha Shivaratri

The great night of Lord Shiva.

Krishna Trayodashi
18 Mar Thu Holi (Phagua)

The festival of colours, the day after the Phalguna full moon.

Krishna Pratipada

April 1965 Vaishakha – Chaitra – Jyeshtha

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
2 Apr Fri Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja

The spring nine nights of Devi worship in Mithila.

Shukla Pratipada
10 Apr Sat Ram Navami

The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.

Shukla Navami
13 Apr Tue Jur Sital (Maithili New Year)

The Maithili new year (Mesha Sankranti / Satuani), when elders sprinkle cooling water as blessings.

Shukla Dwadashi

May 1965 Jyeshtha – Vaishakha – Ashadha

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
4 May Tue Akshaya Tritiya

An auspicious day for new beginnings on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya.

Shukla Tritiya
9 May Sun Janaki Navami (Sita Navami)

The appearance of Goddess Sita on Vaishakha Shukla Navami.

Shukla Navami

June 1965 Jyeshtha – Shravana – Ashadha

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
8 Jun Tue Ganga Dussehra

The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami.

Shukla Dashami
15 Jun Tue Mithun Sankranti

The Sun's entry into Mithuna.

Krishna Pratipada

July 1965 Ashadha – Shravana – Bhadrapada

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
13 Jul Tue Guru Purnima

The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa.

Shukla Purnima

August 1965 Shravana – Bhadrapada – Ashwina

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
1 Aug Sun Nag Panchami

Serpent deities are worshipped on Shravana Shukla Panchami.

Shukla Panchami
12 Aug Thu Raksha Bandhan

Shravana Purnima — sisters tie the rakhi on their brothers' wrists.

Shukla Purnima
20 Aug Fri Krishna Janmashtami

The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.

Krishna Ashtami
29 Aug Sun Haritalika Teej Vrat Shukla Tritiya
30 Aug Mon Chaurchan (Chaturchandra)

Mithila worships the moon and Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, taking the moon's sight as a blessing.

Shukla Chaturthi

September 1965 Bhadrapada – Ashwina – Kartika

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
9 Sep Thu Anant Chaturdashi Vrat Shukla Chaturdashi
11 Sep Sat Pitru Paksha (Shradh)

The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors.

Krishna Pratipada
24 Sep Fri Mahalaya

The new moon closing Pitru Paksha and ushering in Durga Puja.

Krishna Chaturdashi

October 1965 Ashwina – Kartika – Margashirsha

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
2 Oct Sat Durga Puja (Dashain)

The great autumn worship of Goddess Durga.

Shukla Ashtami
9 Oct Sat Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja)

The Kojagari full moon worship of Goddess Lakshmi, special to newlyweds in Mithila.

Shukla Chaturdashi
22 Oct Fri Dhanteras

The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal on Kartika Krishna Trayodashi.

Krishna Trayodashi
24 Oct Sun Diwali (Sukhraatri)

The festival of lights and worship of Goddess Lakshmi, kept in Mithila as Sukhraatri.

Krishna Amavasya
26 Oct Tue Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj)

Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali.

Shukla Dwitiya
30 Oct Sat Chhath Puja

A four-day vrat thanking the Sun God (Surya) and Chhathi Maiya, with offerings at the river.

Shukla Shashthi

November 1965 Kartika – Margashirsha – Pausha

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
1 Nov Mon Gopashtami

The worship of cows and Krishna the cowherd on Kartika Shukla Ashtami.

Shukla Ashtami
9 Nov Tue Sama Chakeva

A Maithili folk festival of the bond between brother and sister, culminating on the Kartik full moon.

Shukla Purnima
28 Nov 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 1965

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 1965, covering La. Sam. 845 – 846. 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 1965 2 Jan 1965 2
Pausha 3 Jan 1965 13 Jan 1965 11
Magha 14 Jan 1965 17 Jan 1965 4
Phalguna 18 Jan 1965 1 Feb 1965 15
Magha 2 Feb 1965 12 Feb 1965 11
Phalguna 13 Feb 1965 15 Feb 1965 3
Chaitra 16 Feb 1965 3 Mar 1965 16
Phalguna 4 Mar 1965 14 Mar 1965 11
Chaitra 15 Mar 1965 17 Mar 1965 3
Vaishakha 18 Mar 1965 1 Apr 1965 15
Chaitra 2 Apr 1965 13 Apr 1965 12
Vaishakha 14 Apr 1965 15 Apr 1965 2
Jyeshtha 16 Apr 1965 1 May 1965 16
Vaishakha 2 May 1965 14 May 1965 13
Jyeshtha 15 May 1965 15 May 1965 1
Ashadha 16 May 1965 30 May 1965 15
Jyeshtha 31 May 1965 14 Jun 1965 15
Shravana 15 Jun 1965 29 Jun 1965 15
Ashadha 30 Jun 1965 13 Jul 1965 14
Shravana 14 Jul 1965 16 Jul 1965 3
Bhadrapada 17 Jul 1965 28 Jul 1965 12
Shravana 29 Jul 1965 12 Aug 1965 15
Bhadrapada 13 Aug 1965 16 Aug 1965 4
Ashwina 17 Aug 1965 26 Aug 1965 10
Bhadrapada 27 Aug 1965 10 Sep 1965 15
Ashwina 11 Sep 1965 16 Sep 1965 6
Kartika 17 Sep 1965 25 Sep 1965 9
Ashwina 26 Sep 1965 10 Oct 1965 15
Kartika 11 Oct 1965 16 Oct 1965 6
Margashirsha 17 Oct 1965 24 Oct 1965 8
Kartika 25 Oct 1965 9 Nov 1965 16
Margashirsha 10 Nov 1965 15 Nov 1965 6
Pausha 16 Nov 1965 23 Nov 1965 8
Margashirsha 24 Nov 1965 8 Dec 1965 15
Pausha 9 Dec 1965 15 Dec 1965 7
Magha 16 Dec 1965 22 Dec 1965 7
Pausha part 23 Dec 1965 31 Dec 1965 9

What happened in the sky in 1965

Beyond the dates the Mithila Panchang lists, 1965 brought 4 eclipses - 2 solar and 2 lunar - of which 3 were above the horizon somewhere in India. Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) fell on 6 February, 18 days later in the year than in 1964 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.

Eclipses of 1965

Date (IST) Eclipse Mithila date Seen from India
31 May 2:46 AM Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) Jyeshtha Shukla Pratipada Not visible
14 Jun 7:18 AM Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 1 day before Mithun Sankranti Jyeshtha Purnima Yes - Sutak observed
23 Nov 9:44 AM Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) Pausha Amavasya Yes - Sutak observed
8 Dec 10:39 PM Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) Margashirsha Purnima Penumbral only

Sutak Kaal was observed for 2 of these. A penumbral (Upachhaya) eclipse is not counted as a grahan.

Guru and Shani in 1965

Date Graha Sign change
21 Mar 11:00 AM Guru (Jupiter) Mesha → Vrishabha
6 Aug 2:00 AM Guru (Jupiter) Vrishabha → Mithuna

Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half.

Frequently asked questions about the Mithila Panchang 1965

How many festivals and vrats does the Mithila Panchang list in 1965?

The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 1965, of which 2 are vrats. The first is Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on Thursday, 14 January 1965, and the last is Vivah Panchami on Sunday, 28 November 1965.

What are the main festival dates in the Mithila Panchang for 1965?

The first major observances of 1965 are:

  • Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) - Thursday, 14 January 1965
  • Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) - Saturday, 6 February 1965
  • Maha Shivaratri - Monday, 1 March 1965
  • Holi (Phagua) - Thursday, 18 March 1965
  • Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja - Friday, 2 April 1965
  • Ram Navami - Saturday, 10 April 1965
Which month of 1965 has the most observances in the Mithila Panchang?

October 1965 is the fullest month with 6 dates, including Durga Puja (Dashain), Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja), Dhanteras, Diwali (Sukhraatri), Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj), Chhath Puja.

Which traditional year does 1965 correspond to in the Mithila Panchang?

The Gregorian year 1965 spans La. Sam. 845 – 846. 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 1965 have an Adhik Maas?

No. 1965 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 1965?

1965 had 4 eclipses:

  • 31 May 1965 - Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
  • 14 June 1965 - Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
  • 23 November 1965 - Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
  • 8 December 1965 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), penumbral only, so no Sutak 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 1965?

Yes - 2 sign changes among the slow grahas in 1965:

  • Guru (Jupiter) entered Vrishabha on 21 March 1965
  • Guru (Jupiter) entered Mithuna on 6 August 1965

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 1965?

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.

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