Mithila Panchang 1994
The Mithila Panchang festival list of the Maithil region. Festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
January 1994
La. Sam. 874
Magha – Pausha – Phalguna
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 1994 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 1994, opening with Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on 14 January and closing with Vivah Panchami on 7 December. Of these, 2 are vrats (fasting observances). November is the fullest month with 6 dates. The year runs through La. Sam. 874 – 875.
January 1994 Magha – Pausha – Phalguna
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan | Fri |
Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) The Sun's entry into Makara, kept with til and chuda-dahi. |
Shukla Tritiya |
February 1994 Phalguna – Magha – Chaitra
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb | Tue |
Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami)
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
March 1994 Chaitra – Phalguna – Vaishakha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar | Thu |
Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Lord Shiva. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
| 28 Mar | Mon |
Holi (Phagua) The festival of colours, the day after the Phalguna full moon. |
Krishna Pratipada |
April 1994 Vaishakha – Chaitra – Jyeshtha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr | Mon |
Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja
The spring nine nights of Devi worship in Mithila. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 14 Apr | Thu |
Jur Sital (Maithili New Year) The Maithili new year (Mesha Sankranti / Satuani), when elders sprinkle cooling water as blessings. |
Shukla Tritiya |
| 20 Apr | Wed |
Ram Navami The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
May 1994 Jyeshtha – Vaishakha – Ashadha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May | Fri |
Akshaya Tritiya An auspicious day for new beginnings on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya. |
Shukla Tritiya |
| 19 May | Thu |
Janaki Navami (Sita Navami) The appearance of Goddess Sita on Vaishakha Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Ashtami |
June 1994 Ashadha – Jyeshtha – Shravana
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun | Wed |
Mithun Sankranti
The Sun's entry into Mithuna. |
Shukla Shashthi |
| 19 Jun | Sun |
Ganga Dussehra The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami. |
Shukla Dashami |
July 1994 Shravana – Ashadha – Bhadrapada
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul | Fri |
Guru Purnima The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa. |
Shukla Purnima |
August 1994 Bhadrapada – Shravana – Ashwina
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug | Thu |
Nag Panchami Serpent deities are worshipped on Shravana Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
| 21 Aug | Sun |
Raksha Bandhan Shravana Purnima — sisters tie the rakhi on their brothers' wrists. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 29 Aug | Mon |
Krishna Janmashtami
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna. |
Krishna Ashtami |
September 1994 Ashwina – Bhadrapada – Kartika
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep | Thu | Haritalika Teej Vrat | Shukla Tritiya |
| 9 Sep | Fri |
Chaurchan (Chaturchandra) Mithila worships the moon and Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, taking the moon's sight as a blessing. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
| 18 Sep | Sun | Anant Chaturdashi Vrat | Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 20 Sep | Tue |
Pitru Paksha (Shradh) The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors. |
Krishna Pratipada |
October 1994 Kartika – Ashwina – Margashirsha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct | Wed |
Mahalaya The new moon closing Pitru Paksha and ushering in Durga Puja. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 12 Oct | Wed |
Durga Puja (Dashain)
The great autumn worship of Goddess Durga. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 18 Oct | Tue |
Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja)
The Kojagari full moon worship of Goddess Lakshmi, special to newlyweds in Mithila. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
November 1994 Margashirsha – Kartika – Pausha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov | Tue |
Dhanteras The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal on Kartika Krishna Trayodashi. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
| 3 Nov | Thu |
Diwali (Sukhraatri) The festival of lights and worship of Goddess Lakshmi, kept in Mithila as Sukhraatri. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 5 Nov | Sat |
Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj)
Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 8 Nov | Tue |
Chhath Puja
A four-day vrat thanking the Sun God (Surya) and Chhathi Maiya, with offerings at the river. |
Shukla Shashthi |
| 10 Nov | Thu |
Gopashtami The worship of cows and Krishna the cowherd on Kartika Shukla Ashtami. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 18 Nov | Fri |
Sama Chakeva A Maithili folk festival of the bond between brother and sister, culminating on the Kartik full moon. |
Shukla Purnima |
December 1994 Pausha – Margashirsha – Magha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 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 1994
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 1994, covering La. Sam. 874 – 875. 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 1994 | 11 Jan 1994 | 11 |
| Pausha | 12 Jan 1994 | 14 Jan 1994 | 3 |
| Magha | 15 Jan 1994 | 27 Jan 1994 | 13 |
| Phalguna | 28 Jan 1994 | 10 Feb 1994 | 14 |
| Magha | 11 Feb 1994 | 12 Feb 1994 | 2 |
| Phalguna | 13 Feb 1994 | 25 Feb 1994 | 13 |
| Chaitra | 26 Feb 1994 | 12 Mar 1994 | 15 |
| Phalguna | 13 Mar 1994 | 14 Mar 1994 | 2 |
| Chaitra | 15 Mar 1994 | 27 Mar 1994 | 13 |
| Vaishakha | 28 Mar 1994 | 10 Apr 1994 | 14 |
| Chaitra | 11 Apr 1994 | 13 Apr 1994 | 3 |
| Vaishakha | 14 Apr 1994 | 25 Apr 1994 | 12 |
| Jyeshtha | 26 Apr 1994 | 10 May 1994 | 15 |
| Vaishakha | 11 May 1994 | 14 May 1994 | 4 |
| Jyeshtha | 15 May 1994 | 25 May 1994 | 11 |
| Ashadha | 26 May 1994 | 9 Jun 1994 | 15 |
| Jyeshtha | 10 Jun 1994 | 15 Jun 1994 | 6 |
| Ashadha | 16 Jun 1994 | 23 Jun 1994 | 8 |
| Shravana | 24 Jun 1994 | 8 Jul 1994 | 15 |
| Ashadha | 9 Jul 1994 | 16 Jul 1994 | 8 |
| Shravana | 17 Jul 1994 | 22 Jul 1994 | 6 |
| Bhadrapada | 23 Jul 1994 | 7 Aug 1994 | 16 |
| Shravana | 8 Aug 1994 | 16 Aug 1994 | 9 |
| Bhadrapada | 17 Aug 1994 | 21 Aug 1994 | 5 |
| Ashwina | 22 Aug 1994 | 5 Sep 1994 | 15 |
| Bhadrapada | 6 Sep 1994 | 16 Sep 1994 | 11 |
| Ashwina | 17 Sep 1994 | 19 Sep 1994 | 3 |
| Kartika | 20 Sep 1994 | 5 Oct 1994 | 16 |
| Ashwina | 6 Oct 1994 | 17 Oct 1994 | 12 |
| Kartika | 18 Oct 1994 | 19 Oct 1994 | 2 |
| Margashirsha | 20 Oct 1994 | 3 Nov 1994 | 15 |
| Kartika | 4 Nov 1994 | 16 Nov 1994 | 13 |
| Margashirsha | 17 Nov 1994 | 18 Nov 1994 | 2 |
| Pausha | 19 Nov 1994 | 2 Dec 1994 | 14 |
| Margashirsha | 3 Dec 1994 | 15 Dec 1994 | 13 |
| Pausha | 16 Dec 1994 | 18 Dec 1994 | 3 |
| Magha part | 19 Dec 1994 | 31 Dec 1994 | 13 |
What happened in the sky in 1994
Beyond the dates the Mithila Panchang lists, 1994 brought 4 eclipses - 2 solar and 2 lunar - none of them visible from India. Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) fell on 15 February, 19 days later in the year than in 1993 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 1994
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Mithila date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 10:41 PM | Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 3 days before Akshaya Tritiya | Jyeshtha Amavasya | Not visible |
| 25 May 9:00 AM | Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Jyeshtha Purnima | Not visible |
| 3 Nov 7:09 PM | Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) on Diwali (Sukhraatri) | Margashirsha Amavasya | Not visible |
| 18 Nov 12:13 PM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) on Sama Chakeva | Margashirsha Purnima | Not visible |
No eclipse of 1994 carried Sutak Kaal in India.
Guru and Shani in 1994
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 12:20 PM | Guru (Jupiter) | Tula → Vrishchika |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half. Rahu entered Tula on 19 May 1994, carrying the eclipse axis with it.
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Frequently asked questions about the Mithila Panchang 1994
How many festivals and vrats does the Mithila Panchang list in 1994?
The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 1994, of which 2 are vrats. The first is Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on Friday, 14 January 1994, and the last is Vivah Panchami on Wednesday, 7 December 1994.
What are the main festival dates in the Mithila Panchang for 1994?
The first major observances of 1994 are:
- Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) - Friday, 14 January 1994
- Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) - Tuesday, 15 February 1994
- Maha Shivaratri - Thursday, 10 March 1994
- Holi (Phagua) - Monday, 28 March 1994
- Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja - Monday, 11 April 1994
- Jur Sital (Maithili New Year) - Thursday, 14 April 1994
Which month of 1994 has the most observances in the Mithila Panchang?
November 1994 is the fullest month with 6 dates, including Dhanteras, Diwali (Sukhraatri), Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj), Chhath Puja, Gopashtami, Sama Chakeva.
Which traditional year does 1994 correspond to in the Mithila Panchang?
The Gregorian year 1994 spans La. Sam. 874 – 875. 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 1994 have an Adhik Maas?
No. 1994 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 1994?
1994 had 4 eclipses:
- 10 May 1994 - Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 25 May 1994 - Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), not visible from India
- 3 November 1994 - Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 18 November 1994 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), not visible from India
None of them carried Sutak Kaal in India.
Did Guru or Shani change sign in 1994?
Yes - 1 sign change among the slow grahas in 1994:
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Vrishchika on 11 November 1994
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 1994?
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.
