Mithila Panchang 2003
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 2003
La. Sam. 883
Phalguna – Magha – 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 2003 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 2003, opening with Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on 14 January and closing with Vivah Panchami on 28 November. Of these, 2 are vrats (fasting observances). October is the fullest month with 6 dates. The year runs through La. Sam. 883 – 884.
January 2003 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 Ekadashi |
February 2003 Phalguna – Magha – Chaitra
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb | Thu |
Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami)
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
March 2003 Chaitra – Phalguna – Vaishakha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar | Sat |
Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Lord Shiva. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 19 Mar | Wed |
Holi (Phagua) The festival of colours, the day after the Phalguna full moon. |
Krishna Pratipada |
April 2003 Vaishakha – Chaitra – Jyeshtha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr | Wed |
Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja
The spring nine nights of Devi worship in Mithila. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 11 Apr | Fri |
Ram Navami The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
| 14 Apr | Mon |
Jur Sital (Maithili New Year) The Maithili new year (Mesha Sankranti / Satuani), when elders sprinkle cooling water as blessings. |
Shukla Dwadashi |
May 2003 Jyeshtha – Vaishakha – Ashadha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May | Sun |
Akshaya Tritiya An auspicious day for new beginnings on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya. |
Shukla Tritiya |
| 10 May | Sat |
Janaki Navami (Sita Navami) The appearance of Goddess Sita on Vaishakha Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
June 2003 Jyeshtha – Ashadha – Shravana
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun | Tue |
Ganga Dussehra The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami. |
Shukla Dashami |
| 15 Jun | Sun |
Mithun Sankranti
The Sun's entry into Mithuna. |
Krishna Pratipada |
July 2003 Ashadha – Shravana – Bhadrapada
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul | Sun |
Guru Purnima The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa. |
Shukla Purnima |
August 2003 Shravana – Bhadrapada – Ashwina
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug | Sun |
Nag Panchami Serpent deities are worshipped on Shravana Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
| 12 Aug | Tue |
Raksha Bandhan Shravana Purnima — sisters tie the rakhi on their brothers' wrists. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 20 Aug | Wed |
Krishna Janmashtami
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna. |
Krishna Ashtami |
| 30 Aug | Sat | Haritalika Teej Vrat | Shukla Tritiya |
| 31 Aug | Sun |
Chaurchan (Chaturchandra) Mithila worships the moon and Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, taking the moon's sight as a blessing. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
September 2003 Bhadrapada – Ashwina – Kartika
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep | Tue | Anant Chaturdashi Vrat | Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 11 Sep | Thu |
Pitru Paksha (Shradh) The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors. |
Krishna Pratipada |
| 25 Sep | Thu |
Mahalaya The new moon closing Pitru Paksha and ushering in Durga Puja. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
October 2003 Ashwina – Kartika – Margashirsha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct | Fri |
Durga Puja (Dashain)
The great autumn worship of Goddess Durga. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 9 Oct | Thu |
Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja)
The Kojagari full moon worship of Goddess Lakshmi, special to newlyweds in Mithila. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 23 Oct | Thu |
Dhanteras The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal on Kartika Krishna Trayodashi. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
| 25 Oct | Sat |
Diwali (Sukhraatri) The festival of lights and worship of Goddess Lakshmi, kept in Mithila as Sukhraatri. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 27 Oct | Mon |
Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj)
Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 30 Oct | Thu |
Chhath Puja
A four-day vrat thanking the Sun God (Surya) and Chhathi Maiya, with offerings at the river. |
Shukla Shashthi |
November 2003 Kartika – Margashirsha – Pausha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov | Sat |
Gopashtami The worship of cows and Krishna the cowherd on Kartika Shukla Ashtami. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 8 Nov | Sat |
Sama Chakeva A Maithili folk festival of the bond between brother and sister, culminating on the Kartik full moon. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 28 Nov | Fri |
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 2003
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 2003, covering La. Sam. 883 – 884. 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 2003 | 2 Jan 2003 | 2 |
| Pausha | 3 Jan 2003 | 14 Jan 2003 | 12 |
| Magha | 15 Jan 2003 | 18 Jan 2003 | 4 |
| Phalguna | 19 Jan 2003 | 1 Feb 2003 | 14 |
| Magha | 2 Feb 2003 | 12 Feb 2003 | 11 |
| Phalguna | 13 Feb 2003 | 16 Feb 2003 | 4 |
| Chaitra | 17 Feb 2003 | 3 Mar 2003 | 15 |
| Phalguna | 4 Mar 2003 | 14 Mar 2003 | 11 |
| Chaitra | 15 Mar 2003 | 18 Mar 2003 | 4 |
| Vaishakha | 19 Mar 2003 | 1 Apr 2003 | 14 |
| Chaitra | 2 Apr 2003 | 14 Apr 2003 | 13 |
| Vaishakha | 15 Apr 2003 | 16 Apr 2003 | 2 |
| Jyeshtha | 17 Apr 2003 | 1 May 2003 | 15 |
| Vaishakha | 2 May 2003 | 15 May 2003 | 14 |
| Jyeshtha | 16 May 2003 | 16 May 2003 | 1 |
| Ashadha | 17 May 2003 | 31 May 2003 | 15 |
| Jyeshtha | 1 Jun 2003 | 14 Jun 2003 | 14 |
| Ashadha | 15 Jun 2003 | 15 Jun 2003 | 1 |
| Shravana | 16 Jun 2003 | 29 Jun 2003 | 14 |
| Ashadha | 30 Jun 2003 | 13 Jul 2003 | 14 |
| Shravana | 14 Jul 2003 | 16 Jul 2003 | 3 |
| Bhadrapada | 17 Jul 2003 | 29 Jul 2003 | 13 |
| Shravana | 30 Jul 2003 | 12 Aug 2003 | 14 |
| Bhadrapada | 13 Aug 2003 | 17 Aug 2003 | 5 |
| Ashwina | 18 Aug 2003 | 27 Aug 2003 | 10 |
| Bhadrapada | 28 Aug 2003 | 10 Sep 2003 | 14 |
| Ashwina | 11 Sep 2003 | 17 Sep 2003 | 7 |
| Kartika | 18 Sep 2003 | 26 Sep 2003 | 9 |
| Ashwina | 27 Sep 2003 | 10 Oct 2003 | 14 |
| Kartika | 11 Oct 2003 | 17 Oct 2003 | 7 |
| Margashirsha | 18 Oct 2003 | 25 Oct 2003 | 8 |
| Kartika | 26 Oct 2003 | 9 Nov 2003 | 15 |
| Margashirsha | 10 Nov 2003 | 16 Nov 2003 | 7 |
| Pausha | 17 Nov 2003 | 23 Nov 2003 | 7 |
| Margashirsha | 24 Nov 2003 | 8 Dec 2003 | 15 |
| Pausha | 9 Dec 2003 | 16 Dec 2003 | 8 |
| Magha | 17 Dec 2003 | 23 Dec 2003 | 7 |
| Pausha part | 24 Dec 2003 | 31 Dec 2003 | 8 |
What happened in the sky in 2003
Beyond the dates the Mithila Panchang lists, 2003 brought 4 eclipses - 2 solar and 2 lunar - of which 2 were above the horizon somewhere in India. Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) fell on 6 February, 11 days earlier in the year than in 2002 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 2003
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Mithila date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 9:10 AM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Jyeshtha Purnima | Not visible |
| 31 May 9:38 AM | Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Ashadha Amavasya | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 9 Nov 6:48 AM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 1 day after Sama Chakeva | Kartika Purnima | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 24 Nov 4:19 AM | Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Margashirsha Shukla Pratipada | Not visible |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 2 of these.
Guru and Shani in 2003
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 2:00 PM | Shani (Saturn) | Mithuna → Vrishabha re-entry while retrograde |
| 7 Apr 8:20 PM | Shani (Saturn) | Vrishabha → Mithuna |
| 30 Jul 12:00 PM | Guru (Jupiter) | Karka → Simha |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half. Rahu entered Mesha on 6 September 2003, carrying the eclipse axis with it.
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Frequently asked questions about the Mithila Panchang 2003
How many festivals and vrats does the Mithila Panchang list in 2003?
The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 2003, of which 2 are vrats. The first is Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on Tuesday, 14 January 2003, and the last is Vivah Panchami on Friday, 28 November 2003.
What are the main festival dates in the Mithila Panchang for 2003?
The first major observances of 2003 are:
- Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) - Tuesday, 14 January 2003
- Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) - Thursday, 6 February 2003
- Maha Shivaratri - Saturday, 1 March 2003
- Holi (Phagua) - Wednesday, 19 March 2003
- Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja - Wednesday, 2 April 2003
- Ram Navami - Friday, 11 April 2003
Which month of 2003 has the most observances in the Mithila Panchang?
October 2003 is the fullest month with 6 dates, including Durga Puja (Dashain), Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja), Dhanteras, Diwali (Sukhraatri), Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj), Chhath Puja.
Which traditional year does 2003 correspond to in the Mithila Panchang?
The Gregorian year 2003 spans La. Sam. 883 – 884. 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 2003 have an Adhik Maas?
No. 2003 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 2003?
2003 had 4 eclipses:
- 16 May 2003 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), not visible from India
- 31 May 2003 - Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 9 November 2003 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 24 November 2003 - Total 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 2003?
Yes - 3 sign changes among the slow grahas in 2003:
- Shani (Saturn) entered Vrishabha on 8 January 2003, moving retrograde
- Shani (Saturn) entered Mithuna on 7 April 2003
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Simha on 30 July 2003
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 2003?
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.
