Mithila Panchang 2004
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 2004
La. Sam. 884
Magha – Phalguna – 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 2004 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 2004, opening with Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on 15 January and closing with Vivah Panchami on 16 December. Of these, 2 are vrats (fasting observances). November is the fullest month with 6 dates. The year runs through La. Sam. 884 – 885. 2004 carries an Adhik Maas (Shravana (Adhik)), the extra lunar month that pushes several festivals later than usual.
January 2004 Pausha – Magha – Phalguna
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan | Thu |
Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) The Sun's entry into Makara, kept with til and chuda-dahi. |
Krishna Ashtami |
| 26 Jan | Mon |
Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami)
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
February 2004 Magha – Phalguna – Chaitra
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Feb | Wed |
Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Lord Shiva. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
March 2004 Phalguna – Chaitra – Vaishakha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar | Sun |
Holi (Phagua) The festival of colours, the day after the Phalguna full moon. |
Krishna Pratipada |
| 21 Mar | Sun |
Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja
The spring nine nights of Devi worship in Mithila. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 30 Mar | Tue |
Ram Navami The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
April 2004 Chaitra – Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr | Tue |
Jur Sital (Maithili New Year) The Maithili new year (Mesha Sankranti / Satuani), when elders sprinkle cooling water as blessings. |
Krishna Navami |
| 22 Apr | Thu |
Akshaya Tritiya An auspicious day for new beginnings on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya. |
Shukla Tritiya |
| 28 Apr | Wed |
Janaki Navami (Sita Navami) The appearance of Goddess Sita on Vaishakha Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Ashtami |
May 2004 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha – Ashadha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May | Sat |
Ganga Dussehra The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami. |
Shukla Dashami |
June 2004 Jyeshtha – Ashadha – Shravana
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun | Tue |
Mithun Sankranti
The Sun's entry into Mithuna. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
July 2004 Ashadha – Shravana – Bhadrapada – Shravana (Adhik)
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul | Fri |
Guru Purnima The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa. |
Shukla Purnima |
August 2004 Shravana (Adhik) – Bhadrapada – Ashwina
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug | Sat |
Nag Panchami Serpent deities are worshipped on Shravana Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
| 30 Aug | Mon |
Raksha Bandhan Shravana Purnima — sisters tie the rakhi on their brothers' wrists. |
Shukla Purnima |
September 2004 Ashwina – Bhadrapada – Kartika
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep | Tue |
Krishna Janmashtami
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna. |
Krishna Ashtami |
| 17 Sep | Fri | Haritalika Teej Vrat | Shukla Tritiya |
| 18 Sep | Sat |
Chaurchan (Chaturchandra) Mithila worships the moon and Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, taking the moon's sight as a blessing. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
| 27 Sep | Mon | Anant Chaturdashi Vrat | Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 29 Sep | Wed |
Pitru Paksha (Shradh) The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors. |
Krishna Pratipada |
October 2004 Kartika – Ashwina – Margashirsha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct | Wed |
Mahalaya The new moon closing Pitru Paksha and ushering in Durga Puja. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 21 Oct | Thu |
Durga Puja (Dashain)
The great autumn worship of Goddess Durga. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 27 Oct | Wed |
Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja)
The Kojagari full moon worship of Goddess Lakshmi, special to newlyweds in Mithila. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
November 2004 Margashirsha – Kartika – Pausha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov | Wed |
Dhanteras The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal on Kartika Krishna Trayodashi. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
| 12 Nov | Fri |
Diwali (Sukhraatri) The festival of lights and worship of Goddess Lakshmi, kept in Mithila as Sukhraatri. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 14 Nov | Sun |
Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj)
Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 17 Nov | Wed |
Chhath Puja
A four-day vrat thanking the Sun God (Surya) and Chhathi Maiya, with offerings at the river. |
Shukla Shashthi |
| 19 Nov | Fri |
Gopashtami The worship of cows and Krishna the cowherd on Kartika Shukla Ashtami. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 26 Nov | Fri |
Sama Chakeva A Maithili folk festival of the bond between brother and sister, culminating on the Kartik full moon. |
Shukla Purnima |
December 2004 Pausha – Margashirsha – Magha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 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 2004
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 2004, covering La. Sam. 884 – 885. A month marked part is one the Gregorian year cuts short at its own start or end.
| Month | Begins | Ends | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pausha part | 1 Jan 2004 | 7 Jan 2004 | 7 |
| Magha | 8 Jan 2004 | 14 Jan 2004 | 7 |
| Phalguna | 15 Jan 2004 | 21 Jan 2004 | 7 |
| Magha | 22 Jan 2004 | 6 Feb 2004 | 16 |
| Phalguna | 7 Feb 2004 | 13 Feb 2004 | 7 |
| Chaitra | 14 Feb 2004 | 20 Feb 2004 | 7 |
| Phalguna | 21 Feb 2004 | 6 Mar 2004 | 15 |
| Chaitra | 7 Mar 2004 | 14 Mar 2004 | 8 |
| Vaishakha | 15 Mar 2004 | 20 Mar 2004 | 6 |
| Chaitra | 21 Mar 2004 | 5 Apr 2004 | 16 |
| Vaishakha | 6 Apr 2004 | 13 Apr 2004 | 8 |
| Jyeshtha | 14 Apr 2004 | 19 Apr 2004 | 6 |
| Vaishakha | 20 Apr 2004 | 4 May 2004 | 15 |
| Jyeshtha | 5 May 2004 | 14 May 2004 | 10 |
| Ashadha | 15 May 2004 | 19 May 2004 | 5 |
| Jyeshtha | 20 May 2004 | 3 Jun 2004 | 15 |
| Ashadha | 4 Jun 2004 | 14 Jun 2004 | 11 |
| Shravana | 15 Jun 2004 | 17 Jun 2004 | 3 |
| Ashadha | 18 Jun 2004 | 2 Jul 2004 | 15 |
| Shravana | 3 Jul 2004 | 16 Jul 2004 | 14 |
| Bhadrapada | 17 Jul 2004 | 17 Jul 2004 | 1 |
| Shravana (Adhik) | 18 Jul 2004 | 16 Aug 2004 | 30 |
| Bhadrapada | 17 Aug 2004 | 30 Aug 2004 | 14 |
| Ashwina | 31 Aug 2004 | 14 Sep 2004 | 15 |
| Bhadrapada | 15 Sep 2004 | 16 Sep 2004 | 2 |
| Ashwina | 17 Sep 2004 | 28 Sep 2004 | 12 |
| Kartika | 29 Sep 2004 | 14 Oct 2004 | 16 |
| Ashwina | 15 Oct 2004 | 16 Oct 2004 | 2 |
| Kartika | 17 Oct 2004 | 28 Oct 2004 | 12 |
| Margashirsha | 29 Oct 2004 | 12 Nov 2004 | 15 |
| Kartika | 13 Nov 2004 | 15 Nov 2004 | 3 |
| Margashirsha | 16 Nov 2004 | 26 Nov 2004 | 11 |
| Pausha | 27 Nov 2004 | 11 Dec 2004 | 15 |
| Margashirsha | 12 Dec 2004 | 15 Dec 2004 | 4 |
| Pausha | 16 Dec 2004 | 26 Dec 2004 | 11 |
| Magha part | 27 Dec 2004 | 31 Dec 2004 | 5 |
What happened in the sky in 2004
Beyond the dates the Mithila Panchang lists, 2004 brought 4 eclipses - 2 solar and 2 lunar - of which 2 were above the horizon somewhere in India. The year also carried an Adhik Maas, the extra lunar month of Shravana, running from 18 July 2004 to 16 August 2004. Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) fell on 15 January, 1 day later in the year than in 2003 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 2004
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Mithila date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 7:04 PM | Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 3 days before Akshaya Tritiya | Jyeshtha Amavasya | Not visible |
| 5 May 2:00 AM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Jyeshtha Krishna Pratipada | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 14 Oct 8:29 AM | Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 1 day after Mahalaya | Kartika Amavasya | Not visible |
| 28 Oct 8:34 AM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 1 day after Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja) | Kartika Purnima | Yes - Sutak observed |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 2 of these.
Guru and Shani in 2004
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 11:40 PM | Guru (Jupiter) | Simha → Kanya |
| 6 Sep 4:40 AM | Shani (Saturn) | Mithuna → Karka |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half.
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Frequently asked questions about the Mithila Panchang 2004
How many festivals and vrats does the Mithila Panchang list in 2004?
The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 2004, of which 2 are vrats. The first is Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on Thursday, 15 January 2004, and the last is Vivah Panchami on Thursday, 16 December 2004.
What are the main festival dates in the Mithila Panchang for 2004?
The first major observances of 2004 are:
- Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) - Thursday, 15 January 2004
- Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) - Monday, 26 January 2004
- Maha Shivaratri - Wednesday, 18 February 2004
- Holi (Phagua) - Sunday, 7 March 2004
- Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja - Sunday, 21 March 2004
- Ram Navami - Tuesday, 30 March 2004
Which month of 2004 has the most observances in the Mithila Panchang?
November 2004 is the fullest month with 6 dates, including Dhanteras, Diwali (Sukhraatri), Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj), Chhath Puja, Gopashtami, Sama Chakeva.
Which traditional year does 2004 correspond to in the Mithila Panchang?
The Gregorian year 2004 spans La. Sam. 884 – 885. 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 2004 have an Adhik Maas?
Yes. 2004 carried an Adhik Maas (Shravana (Adhik)), the extra lunar month inserted roughly every third year to keep the lunar calendar in step with the solar one. Festivals falling after it shift later in the Gregorian year, which is why 2004 dates can look out of place beside a neighbouring year.
Were there any eclipses in 2004?
2004 had 4 eclipses:
- 19 April 2004 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 5 May 2004 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 14 October 2004 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 28 October 2004 - 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 2004?
Yes - 2 sign changes among the slow grahas in 2004:
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Kanya on 27 August 2004
- Shani (Saturn) entered Karka on 6 September 2004
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 2004?
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.
