Mithila Panchang 1974
The Mithila Panchang festival list of the Maithil region. Festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
February 1974
La. Sam. 854
Magha – Phalguna – Chaitra
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 1974 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 1974, opening with Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on 14 January and closing with Vivah Panchami on 18 December. Of these, 2 are vrats (fasting observances). November is the fullest month with 6 dates. The year runs through La. Sam. 854 – 855. 1974 carries an Adhik Maas (Bhadrapada (Adhik)), the extra lunar month that pushes several festivals later than usual.
January 1974 Pausha – Magha – Phalguna
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan | Mon |
Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) The Sun's entry into Makara, kept with til and chuda-dahi. |
Krishna Saptami |
| 28 Jan | Mon |
Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami)
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
February 1974 Magha – Phalguna – Chaitra
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb | Wed |
Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Lord Shiva. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
March 1974 Phalguna – Chaitra – Vaishakha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar | Sat |
Holi (Phagua) The festival of colours, the day after the Phalguna full moon. |
Krishna Pratipada |
| 24 Mar | Sun |
Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja
The spring nine nights of Devi worship in Mithila. |
Shukla Pratipada |
April 1974 Chaitra – Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr | Mon |
Ram Navami The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
| 14 Apr | Sun |
Jur Sital (Maithili New Year) The Maithili new year (Mesha Sankranti / Satuani), when elders sprinkle cooling water as blessings. |
Krishna Saptami |
| 25 Apr | Thu |
Akshaya Tritiya An auspicious day for new beginnings on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya. |
Shukla Tritiya |
| 30 Apr | Tue |
Janaki Navami (Sita Navami) The appearance of Goddess Sita on Vaishakha Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
May 1974 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha – Ashadha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May | Thu |
Ganga Dussehra The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami. |
Shukla Dashami |
June 1974 Jyeshtha – Ashadha – Shravana
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun | Sat |
Mithun Sankranti
The Sun's entry into Mithuna. |
Krishna Dashami |
July 1974 Ashadha – Shravana – Bhadrapada
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul | Thu |
Guru Purnima The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 23 Jul | Tue |
Nag Panchami Serpent deities are worshipped on Shravana Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
August 1974 Shravana – Bhadrapada – Ashwina – Bhadrapada (Adhik)
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug | Sat |
Raksha Bandhan Shravana Purnima — sisters tie the rakhi on their brothers' wrists. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 11 Aug | Sun |
Krishna Janmashtami
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna. |
Krishna Ashtami |
September 1974 Bhadrapada (Adhik) – Ashwina
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep | Wed | Haritalika Teej Vrat | Shukla Tritiya |
| 19 Sep | Thu |
Chaurchan (Chaturchandra) Mithila worships the moon and Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, taking the moon's sight as a blessing. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
| 30 Sep | Mon | Anant Chaturdashi Vrat | Shukla Chaturdashi |
October 1974 Ashwina – Kartika
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct | Wed |
Pitru Paksha (Shradh) The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors. |
Krishna Pratipada |
| 15 Oct | Tue |
Mahalaya The new moon closing Pitru Paksha and ushering in Durga Puja. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 23 Oct | Wed |
Durga Puja (Dashain)
The great autumn worship of Goddess Durga. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 30 Oct | Wed |
Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja)
The Kojagari full moon worship of Goddess Lakshmi, special to newlyweds in Mithila. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
November 1974 Margashirsha – Kartika – Pausha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov | Mon |
Dhanteras The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal on Kartika Krishna Trayodashi. |
Krishna Dwadashi |
| 13 Nov | Wed |
Diwali (Sukhraatri) The festival of lights and worship of Goddess Lakshmi, kept in Mithila as Sukhraatri. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 15 Nov | Fri |
Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj)
Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 20 Nov | Wed |
Chhath Puja
A four-day vrat thanking the Sun God (Surya) and Chhathi Maiya, with offerings at the river. |
Shukla Shashthi |
| 22 Nov | Fri |
Gopashtami The worship of cows and Krishna the cowherd on Kartika Shukla Ashtami. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 29 Nov | Fri |
Sama Chakeva A Maithili folk festival of the bond between brother and sister, culminating on the Kartik full moon. |
Shukla Purnima |
December 1974 Pausha – Margashirsha – Magha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec | Wed |
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 1974
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 1974, covering La. Sam. 854 – 855. A month marked part is one the Gregorian year cuts short at its own start or end.
| Month | Begins | Ends | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pausha part | 1 Jan 1974 | 8 Jan 1974 | 8 |
| Magha | 9 Jan 1974 | 13 Jan 1974 | 5 |
| Phalguna | 14 Jan 1974 | 23 Jan 1974 | 10 |
| Magha | 24 Jan 1974 | 6 Feb 1974 | 14 |
| Phalguna | 7 Feb 1974 | 12 Feb 1974 | 6 |
| Chaitra | 13 Feb 1974 | 22 Feb 1974 | 10 |
| Phalguna | 23 Feb 1974 | 8 Mar 1974 | 14 |
| Chaitra | 9 Mar 1974 | 14 Mar 1974 | 6 |
| Vaishakha | 15 Mar 1974 | 23 Mar 1974 | 9 |
| Chaitra | 24 Mar 1974 | 6 Apr 1974 | 14 |
| Vaishakha | 7 Apr 1974 | 13 Apr 1974 | 7 |
| Jyeshtha | 14 Apr 1974 | 22 Apr 1974 | 9 |
| Vaishakha | 23 Apr 1974 | 6 May 1974 | 14 |
| Jyeshtha | 7 May 1974 | 14 May 1974 | 8 |
| Ashadha | 15 May 1974 | 21 May 1974 | 7 |
| Jyeshtha | 22 May 1974 | 4 Jun 1974 | 14 |
| Ashadha | 5 Jun 1974 | 14 Jun 1974 | 10 |
| Shravana | 15 Jun 1974 | 20 Jun 1974 | 6 |
| Ashadha | 21 Jun 1974 | 4 Jul 1974 | 14 |
| Shravana | 5 Jul 1974 | 16 Jul 1974 | 12 |
| Bhadrapada | 17 Jul 1974 | 19 Jul 1974 | 3 |
| Shravana | 20 Jul 1974 | 3 Aug 1974 | 15 |
| Bhadrapada | 4 Aug 1974 | 16 Aug 1974 | 13 |
| Ashwina | 17 Aug 1974 | 17 Aug 1974 | 1 |
| Bhadrapada (Adhik) | 18 Aug 1974 | 16 Sep 1974 | 30 |
| Ashwina | 17 Sep 1974 | 1 Oct 1974 | 15 |
| Kartika | 2 Oct 1974 | 15 Oct 1974 | 14 |
| Ashwina | 16 Oct 1974 | 17 Oct 1974 | 2 |
| Kartika | 18 Oct 1974 | 31 Oct 1974 | 14 |
| Margashirsha | 1 Nov 1974 | 13 Nov 1974 | 13 |
| Kartika | 14 Nov 1974 | 16 Nov 1974 | 3 |
| Margashirsha | 17 Nov 1974 | 29 Nov 1974 | 13 |
| Pausha | 30 Nov 1974 | 13 Dec 1974 | 14 |
| Margashirsha | 14 Dec 1974 | 15 Dec 1974 | 2 |
| Pausha | 16 Dec 1974 | 29 Dec 1974 | 14 |
| Magha part | 30 Dec 1974 | 31 Dec 1974 | 2 |
What happened in the sky in 1974
Beyond the dates the Mithila Panchang lists, 1974 brought 4 eclipses - 2 solar and 2 lunar - of which 2 were above the horizon somewhere in India. The year also carried an Adhik Maas, the extra lunar month of Bhadrapada, running from 18 August 1974 to 16 September 1974. Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) fell on 28 January, 11 days earlier in the year than in 1973 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 1974
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Mithila date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 3:45 AM | Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Ashadha Krishna Pratipada | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 20 Jun 10:17 AM | Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Shravana Amavasya | Not visible |
| 29 Nov 8:43 PM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) on Sama Chakeva | Margashirsha Purnima | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 13 Dec 9:42 PM | Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Pausha Amavasya | Not visible |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 2 of these.
Guru and Shani in 1974
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb 10:40 AM | Guru (Jupiter) | Makara → Kumbha |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half. Rahu entered Vrishchika on 25 March 1974, carrying the eclipse axis with it.
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Frequently asked questions about the Mithila Panchang 1974
How many festivals and vrats does the Mithila Panchang list in 1974?
The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 1974, of which 2 are vrats. The first is Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on Monday, 14 January 1974, and the last is Vivah Panchami on Wednesday, 18 December 1974.
What are the main festival dates in the Mithila Panchang for 1974?
The first major observances of 1974 are:
- Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) - Monday, 14 January 1974
- Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) - Monday, 28 January 1974
- Maha Shivaratri - Wednesday, 20 February 1974
- Holi (Phagua) - Saturday, 9 March 1974
- Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja - Sunday, 24 March 1974
- Ram Navami - Monday, 1 April 1974
Which month of 1974 has the most observances in the Mithila Panchang?
November 1974 is the fullest month with 6 dates, including Dhanteras, Diwali (Sukhraatri), Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj), Chhath Puja, Gopashtami, Sama Chakeva.
Which traditional year does 1974 correspond to in the Mithila Panchang?
The Gregorian year 1974 spans La. Sam. 854 – 855. 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 1974 have an Adhik Maas?
Yes. 1974 carried an Adhik Maas (Bhadrapada (Adhik)), the extra lunar month inserted roughly every third year to keep the lunar calendar in step with the solar one. Festivals falling after it shift later in the Gregorian year, which is why 1974 dates can look out of place beside a neighbouring year.
Were there any eclipses in 1974?
1974 had 4 eclipses:
- 5 June 1974 - Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 20 June 1974 - Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 29 November 1974 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 13 December 1974 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
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 1974?
Yes - 1 sign change among the slow grahas in 1974:
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Kumbha on 9 February 1974
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 1974?
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.
