Mithila Panchang 1997
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 1997
La. Sam. 877
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 1997 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 1997, 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. 877 – 878.
January 1997 Magha – Pausha – Phalguna
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan | Tue |
Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) The Sun's entry into Makara, kept with til and chuda-dahi. |
Shukla Shashthi |
February 1997 Phalguna – Magha – Chaitra
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb | Tue |
Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami)
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
March 1997 Chaitra – Phalguna – Vaishakha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar | Fri |
Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Lord Shiva. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
| 25 Mar | Tue |
Holi (Phagua) The festival of colours, the day after the Phalguna full moon. |
Krishna Pratipada |
April 1997 Vaishakha – Chaitra – Jyeshtha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr | Tue |
Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja
The spring nine nights of Devi worship in Mithila. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 14 Apr | Mon |
Jur Sital (Maithili New Year) The Maithili new year (Mesha Sankranti / Satuani), when elders sprinkle cooling water as blessings. |
Shukla Saptami |
| 15 Apr | Tue |
Ram Navami The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Ashtami |
May 1997 Jyeshtha – Vaishakha – Ashadha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May | Fri |
Akshaya Tritiya An auspicious day for new beginnings on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya. |
Shukla Tritiya |
| 15 May | Thu |
Janaki Navami (Sita Navami) The appearance of Goddess Sita on Vaishakha Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Ashtami |
June 1997 Ashadha – Jyeshtha – Shravana
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun | Sun |
Ganga Dussehra The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami. |
Shukla Dashami |
| 15 Jun | Sun |
Mithun Sankranti
The Sun's entry into Mithuna. |
Shukla Dashami |
July 1997 Shravana – Ashadha – Bhadrapada
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul | Sun |
Guru Purnima The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa. |
Shukla Purnima |
August 1997 Bhadrapada – Shravana – Ashwina
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug | Fri |
Nag Panchami Serpent deities are worshipped on Shravana Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
| 18 Aug | Mon |
Raksha Bandhan Shravana Purnima — sisters tie the rakhi on their brothers' wrists. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 25 Aug | Mon |
Krishna Janmashtami
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna. |
Krishna Ashtami |
September 1997 Ashwina – Bhadrapada – Kartika
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep | Fri | Haritalika Teej Vrat | Shukla Tritiya |
| 6 Sep | Sat |
Chaurchan (Chaturchandra) Mithila worships the moon and Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, taking the moon's sight as a blessing. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
| 15 Sep | Mon | Anant Chaturdashi Vrat | Shukla Trayodashi |
| 17 Sep | Wed |
Pitru Paksha (Shradh) The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors. |
Krishna Pratipada |
October 1997 Kartika – Ashwina – Margashirsha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct | Wed |
Mahalaya The new moon closing Pitru Paksha and ushering in Durga Puja. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 9 Oct | Thu |
Durga Puja (Dashain)
The great autumn worship of Goddess Durga. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 15 Oct | Wed |
Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja)
The Kojagari full moon worship of Goddess Lakshmi, special to newlyweds in Mithila. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 28 Oct | Tue |
Dhanteras The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal on Kartika Krishna Trayodashi. |
Krishna Dwadashi |
| 30 Oct | Thu |
Diwali (Sukhraatri) The festival of lights and worship of Goddess Lakshmi, kept in Mithila as Sukhraatri. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
November 1997 Kartika – Margashirsha – Pausha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov | Sun |
Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj)
Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 6 Nov | Thu |
Chhath Puja
A four-day vrat thanking the Sun God (Surya) and Chhathi Maiya, with offerings at the river. |
Shukla Shashthi |
| 8 Nov | Sat |
Gopashtami The worship of cows and Krishna the cowherd on Kartika Shukla Ashtami. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 14 Nov | Fri |
Sama Chakeva A Maithili folk festival of the bond between brother and sister, culminating on the Kartik full moon. |
Shukla Purnima |
December 1997 Margashirsha – Pausha – Magha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec | Thu |
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 1997
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 1997, covering La. Sam. 877 – 878. 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 1997 | 9 Jan 1997 | 9 |
| Pausha | 10 Jan 1997 | 13 Jan 1997 | 4 |
| Magha | 14 Jan 1997 | 23 Jan 1997 | 10 |
| Phalguna | 24 Jan 1997 | 7 Feb 1997 | 15 |
| Magha | 8 Feb 1997 | 12 Feb 1997 | 5 |
| Phalguna | 13 Feb 1997 | 22 Feb 1997 | 10 |
| Chaitra | 23 Feb 1997 | 9 Mar 1997 | 15 |
| Phalguna | 10 Mar 1997 | 14 Mar 1997 | 5 |
| Chaitra | 15 Mar 1997 | 24 Mar 1997 | 10 |
| Vaishakha | 25 Mar 1997 | 7 Apr 1997 | 14 |
| Chaitra | 8 Apr 1997 | 13 Apr 1997 | 6 |
| Vaishakha | 14 Apr 1997 | 22 Apr 1997 | 9 |
| Jyeshtha | 23 Apr 1997 | 6 May 1997 | 14 |
| Vaishakha | 7 May 1997 | 14 May 1997 | 8 |
| Jyeshtha | 15 May 1997 | 22 May 1997 | 8 |
| Ashadha | 23 May 1997 | 5 Jun 1997 | 14 |
| Jyeshtha | 6 Jun 1997 | 14 Jun 1997 | 9 |
| Ashadha | 15 Jun 1997 | 20 Jun 1997 | 6 |
| Shravana | 21 Jun 1997 | 4 Jul 1997 | 14 |
| Ashadha | 5 Jul 1997 | 16 Jul 1997 | 12 |
| Shravana | 17 Jul 1997 | 20 Jul 1997 | 4 |
| Bhadrapada | 21 Jul 1997 | 3 Aug 1997 | 14 |
| Shravana | 4 Aug 1997 | 16 Aug 1997 | 13 |
| Bhadrapada | 17 Aug 1997 | 18 Aug 1997 | 2 |
| Ashwina | 19 Aug 1997 | 1 Sep 1997 | 14 |
| Bhadrapada | 2 Sep 1997 | 16 Sep 1997 | 15 |
| Kartika | 17 Sep 1997 | 1 Oct 1997 | 15 |
| Ashwina | 2 Oct 1997 | 16 Oct 1997 | 15 |
| Kartika | 17 Oct 1997 | 17 Oct 1997 | 1 |
| Margashirsha | 18 Oct 1997 | 31 Oct 1997 | 14 |
| Kartika | 1 Nov 1997 | 14 Nov 1997 | 14 |
| Margashirsha | 15 Nov 1997 | 16 Nov 1997 | 2 |
| Pausha | 17 Nov 1997 | 30 Nov 1997 | 14 |
| Margashirsha | 1 Dec 1997 | 14 Dec 1997 | 14 |
| Pausha | 15 Dec 1997 | 15 Dec 1997 | 1 |
| Magha | 16 Dec 1997 | 29 Dec 1997 | 14 |
| Pausha part | 30 Dec 1997 | 31 Dec 1997 | 2 |
What happened in the sky in 1997
Beyond the dates the Mithila Panchang lists, 1997 brought 4 eclipses - 2 solar and 2 lunar - of which 2 were above the horizon somewhere in India. Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) fell on 14 January, 1 day earlier in the year than in 1996 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 1997
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Mithila date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 6:53 AM | Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 2 days after Maha Shivaratri | Chaitra Amavasya | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 24 Mar 10:09 AM | Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 1 day before Holi (Phagua) | Chaitra Purnima | Not visible |
| 2 Sep 5:33 AM | Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Bhadrapada Shukla Pratipada | Not visible |
| 17 Sep 12:16 AM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) on Pitru Paksha (Shradh) | Kartika Krishna Pratipada | Yes - Sutak observed |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 2 of these.
Guru and Shani in 1997
Neither of the slow grahas changed sign in 1997: it was a whole year of Guru (Jupiter) in Makara and Shani (Saturn) in Meena. Rahu entered Simha on 24 June 1997, carrying the eclipse axis with it.
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Frequently asked questions about the Mithila Panchang 1997
How many festivals and vrats does the Mithila Panchang list in 1997?
The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 1997, of which 2 are vrats. The first is Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on Tuesday, 14 January 1997, and the last is Vivah Panchami on Thursday, 4 December 1997.
What are the main festival dates in the Mithila Panchang for 1997?
The first major observances of 1997 are:
- Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) - Tuesday, 14 January 1997
- Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) - Tuesday, 11 February 1997
- Maha Shivaratri - Friday, 7 March 1997
- Holi (Phagua) - Tuesday, 25 March 1997
- Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja - Tuesday, 8 April 1997
- Jur Sital (Maithili New Year) - Monday, 14 April 1997
Which month of 1997 has the most observances in the Mithila Panchang?
October 1997 is the fullest month with 5 dates, including Mahalaya, Durga Puja (Dashain), Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja), Dhanteras, Diwali (Sukhraatri).
Which traditional year does 1997 correspond to in the Mithila Panchang?
The Gregorian year 1997 spans La. Sam. 877 – 878. 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 1997 have an Adhik Maas?
No. 1997 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 1997?
1997 had 4 eclipses:
- 9 March 1997 - Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 24 March 1997 - Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), not visible from India
- 2 September 1997 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 17 September 1997 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra 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 1997?
No. Neither of the slow grahas crossed a sign boundary in 1997 - it was a full year of Guru (Jupiter) in Makara</strong> and <strong>Shani (Saturn) in Meena.
How do I see the tithi and nakshatra for a specific date in 1997?
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.
