The Mithila Panchang festival list of the Maithil region. Festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Mithila 1978 opens in August during La. Sam. 859 of the Hindu calendar.
August 1978
La. Sam. 859
Bhadrapada – Shravana – Ashwina
Festivals & Vrats in August 1978
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 1:43 PM, Aug 8 – 2:24 PM, Aug 9
Serpent deities are worshipped on Shravana Shukla Panchami.
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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 7:16 PM, Aug 17 – 3:42 PM, Aug 18
Shravana Purnima — sisters tie the rakhi on their brothers' wrists.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 5:12 AM, Aug 25 – 6:14 AM, Aug 26
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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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 this year and the next.