Mithila Panchang 2002
The Mithila Panchang festival list of the Maithil region. Festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
November 2002
La. Sam. 883
Margashirsha – Kartika – Pausha
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 2002 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 2002, opening with Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on 14 January and closing with Vivah Panchami on 8 December. Of these, 2 are vrats (fasting observances). November is the fullest month with 6 dates. The year runs through La. Sam. 882 – 883.
January 2002 Magha – Pausha – 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. |
Shukla Pratipada |
February 2002 Phalguna – Chaitra
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb | Sun |
Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami)
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
March 2002 Chaitra – Vaishakha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar | Tue |
Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Lord Shiva. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 29 Mar | Fri |
Holi (Phagua) The festival of colours, the day after the Phalguna full moon. |
Krishna Pratipada |
April 2002 Vaishakha – Chaitra – Jyeshtha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr | Sat |
Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja
The spring nine nights of Devi worship in Mithila. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 14 Apr | Sun |
Jur Sital (Maithili New Year) The Maithili new year (Mesha Sankranti / Satuani), when elders sprinkle cooling water as blessings. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 21 Apr | Sun |
Ram Navami The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
May 2002 Jyeshtha – Vaishakha – Ashadha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May | Wed |
Akshaya Tritiya An auspicious day for new beginnings on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya. |
Shukla Tritiya |
| 21 May | Tue |
Janaki Navami (Sita Navami) The appearance of Goddess Sita on Vaishakha Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
June 2002 Ashadha – Jyeshtha – Shravana
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun | Sat |
Mithun Sankranti
The Sun's entry into Mithuna. |
Shukla Panchami |
| 20 Jun | Thu |
Ganga Dussehra The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami. |
Shukla Dashami |
July 2002 Shravana – Ashadha – Bhadrapada
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul | Wed |
Guru Purnima The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa. |
Shukla Purnima |
August 2002 Bhadrapada – Shravana – Ashwina
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug | Tue |
Nag Panchami Serpent deities are worshipped on Shravana Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
| 22 Aug | Thu |
Raksha Bandhan Shravana Purnima — sisters tie the rakhi on their brothers' wrists. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 31 Aug | Sat |
Krishna Janmashtami
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna. |
Krishna Ashtami |
September 2002 Ashwina – Bhadrapada – Kartika
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep | Mon | Haritalika Teej Vrat | Shukla Tritiya |
| 10 Sep | Tue |
Chaurchan (Chaturchandra) Mithila worships the moon and Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, taking the moon's sight as a blessing. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
| 20 Sep | Fri | Anant Chaturdashi Vrat | Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 22 Sep | Sun |
Pitru Paksha (Shradh) The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors. |
Krishna Pratipada |
October 2002 Kartika – Ashwina – Margashirsha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct | Sun |
Mahalaya The new moon closing Pitru Paksha and ushering in Durga Puja. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 13 Oct | Sun |
Durga Puja (Dashain)
The great autumn worship of Goddess Durga. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 20 Oct | Sun |
Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja)
The Kojagari full moon worship of Goddess Lakshmi, special to newlyweds in Mithila. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
November 2002 Margashirsha – Kartika – Pausha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov | Sat |
Dhanteras The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal on Kartika Krishna Trayodashi. |
Krishna Dwadashi |
| 4 Nov | Mon |
Diwali (Sukhraatri) The festival of lights and worship of Goddess Lakshmi, kept in Mithila as Sukhraatri. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 6 Nov | Wed |
Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj)
Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 10 Nov | Sun |
Chhath Puja
A four-day vrat thanking the Sun God (Surya) and Chhathi Maiya, with offerings at the river. |
Shukla Shashthi |
| 12 Nov | Tue |
Gopashtami The worship of cows and Krishna the cowherd on Kartika Shukla Ashtami. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 19 Nov | Tue |
Sama Chakeva A Maithili folk festival of the bond between brother and sister, culminating on the Kartik full moon. |
Shukla Purnima |
December 2002 Pausha – Margashirsha – Magha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec | 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 2002
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 2002, covering La. Sam. 882 – 883. 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 2002 | 13 Jan 2002 | 13 |
| Pausha | 14 Jan 2002 | 14 Jan 2002 | 1 |
| Magha | 15 Jan 2002 | 28 Jan 2002 | 14 |
| Phalguna | 29 Jan 2002 | 27 Feb 2002 | 30 |
| Chaitra | 28 Feb 2002 | 28 Mar 2002 | 29 |
| Vaishakha | 29 Mar 2002 | 12 Apr 2002 | 15 |
| Chaitra | 13 Apr 2002 | 13 Apr 2002 | 1 |
| Vaishakha | 14 Apr 2002 | 27 Apr 2002 | 14 |
| Jyeshtha | 28 Apr 2002 | 12 May 2002 | 15 |
| Vaishakha | 13 May 2002 | 14 May 2002 | 2 |
| Jyeshtha | 15 May 2002 | 26 May 2002 | 12 |
| Ashadha | 27 May 2002 | 10 Jun 2002 | 15 |
| Jyeshtha | 11 Jun 2002 | 15 Jun 2002 | 5 |
| Ashadha | 16 Jun 2002 | 24 Jun 2002 | 9 |
| Shravana | 25 Jun 2002 | 10 Jul 2002 | 16 |
| Ashadha | 11 Jul 2002 | 16 Jul 2002 | 6 |
| Shravana | 17 Jul 2002 | 24 Jul 2002 | 8 |
| Bhadrapada | 25 Jul 2002 | 8 Aug 2002 | 15 |
| Shravana | 9 Aug 2002 | 16 Aug 2002 | 8 |
| Bhadrapada | 17 Aug 2002 | 22 Aug 2002 | 6 |
| Ashwina | 23 Aug 2002 | 7 Sep 2002 | 16 |
| Bhadrapada | 8 Sep 2002 | 16 Sep 2002 | 9 |
| Ashwina | 17 Sep 2002 | 21 Sep 2002 | 5 |
| Kartika | 22 Sep 2002 | 6 Oct 2002 | 15 |
| Ashwina | 7 Oct 2002 | 17 Oct 2002 | 11 |
| Kartika | 18 Oct 2002 | 21 Oct 2002 | 4 |
| Margashirsha | 22 Oct 2002 | 4 Nov 2002 | 14 |
| Kartika | 5 Nov 2002 | 16 Nov 2002 | 12 |
| Margashirsha | 17 Nov 2002 | 20 Nov 2002 | 4 |
| Pausha | 21 Nov 2002 | 4 Dec 2002 | 14 |
| Margashirsha | 5 Dec 2002 | 15 Dec 2002 | 11 |
| Pausha | 16 Dec 2002 | 19 Dec 2002 | 4 |
| Magha part | 20 Dec 2002 | 31 Dec 2002 | 12 |
What happened in the sky in 2002
Beyond the dates the Mithila Panchang lists, 2002 brought 5 eclipses - 2 solar and 3 lunar - of which 3 were above the horizon somewhere in India. Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) fell on 17 February, 19 days later in the year than in 2001 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 2002
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Mithila date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 5:33 PM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Jyeshtha Purnima | Penumbral only |
| 11 Jun 5:14 AM | Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Jyeshtha Shukla Pratipada | Not visible |
| 25 Jun 2:57 AM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Shravana Krishna Pratipada | Penumbral only |
| 20 Nov 7:16 AM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 1 day after Sama Chakeva | Margashirsha Purnima | Penumbral only |
| 4 Dec 1:01 PM | Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Pausha Amavasya | Not visible |
No eclipse of 2002 carried Sutak Kaal in India. A penumbral (Upachhaya) eclipse is not counted as a grahan.
Guru and Shani in 2002
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 12:30 PM | Guru (Jupiter) | Mithuna → Karka |
| 23 Jul 8:20 AM | Shani (Saturn) | Vrishabha → Mithuna |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half. Rahu entered Vrishabha on 16 February 2002, carrying the eclipse axis with it.
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Frequently asked questions about the Mithila Panchang 2002
How many festivals and vrats does the Mithila Panchang list in 2002?
The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 2002, of which 2 are vrats. The first is Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on Monday, 14 January 2002, and the last is Vivah Panchami on Sunday, 8 December 2002.
What are the main festival dates in the Mithila Panchang for 2002?
The first major observances of 2002 are:
- Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) - Monday, 14 January 2002
- Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) - Sunday, 17 February 2002
- Maha Shivaratri - Tuesday, 12 March 2002
- Holi (Phagua) - Friday, 29 March 2002
- Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja - Saturday, 13 April 2002
- Jur Sital (Maithili New Year) - Sunday, 14 April 2002
Which month of 2002 has the most observances in the Mithila Panchang?
November 2002 is the fullest month with 6 dates, including Dhanteras, Diwali (Sukhraatri), Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj), Chhath Puja, Gopashtami, Sama Chakeva.
Which traditional year does 2002 correspond to in the Mithila Panchang?
The Gregorian year 2002 spans La. Sam. 882 – 883. 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 2002 have an Adhik Maas?
No. 2002 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 2002?
2002 had 5 eclipses:
- 26 May 2002 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), penumbral only, so no Sutak was observed
- 11 June 2002 - Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 25 June 2002 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), penumbral only, so no Sutak was observed
- 20 November 2002 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), penumbral only, so no Sutak was observed
- 4 December 2002 - Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
None of them carried Sutak Kaal in India.
Did Guru or Shani change sign in 2002?
Yes - 2 sign changes among the slow grahas in 2002:
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Karka on 5 July 2002
- Shani (Saturn) entered Mithuna on 23 July 2002
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 2002?
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.
