Mithila Panchang 2006
The Mithila Panchang festival list of the Maithil region. Festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
August 2006
La. Sam. 887
Shravana – Bhadrapada – Ashwina
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 2006 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 2006, opening with Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on 14 January and closing with Vivah Panchami on 25 November. Of these, 2 are vrats (fasting observances). October is the fullest month with 6 dates. The year runs through La. Sam. 886 – 887.
January 2006 Pausha – Phalguna – Magha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan | Sat |
Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) The Sun's entry into Makara, kept with til and chuda-dahi. |
Shukla Purnima |
February 2006 Magha – Phalguna – Chaitra
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb | Thu |
Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami)
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
| 26 Feb | Sun |
Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Lord Shiva. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
March 2006 Phalguna – Vaishakha – Chaitra
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar | Wed |
Holi (Phagua) The festival of colours, the day after the Phalguna full moon. |
Krishna Pratipada |
| 30 Mar | Thu |
Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja
The spring nine nights of Devi worship in Mithila. |
Shukla Pratipada |
April 2006 Chaitra – Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Apr | Thu |
Ram Navami The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 14 Apr | Fri |
Jur Sital (Maithili New Year) The Maithili new year (Mesha Sankranti / Satuani), when elders sprinkle cooling water as blessings. |
Krishna Pratipada |
| 30 Apr | Sun |
Akshaya Tritiya An auspicious day for new beginnings on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya. |
Shukla Tritiya |
May 2006 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha – Ashadha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May | Sat |
Janaki Navami (Sita Navami) The appearance of Goddess Sita on Vaishakha Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
June 2006 Jyeshtha – Ashadha – Shravana
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun | Tue |
Ganga Dussehra The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami. |
Shukla Dashami |
| 15 Jun | Thu |
Mithun Sankranti
The Sun's entry into Mithuna. |
Krishna Chaturthi |
July 2006 Ashadha – Shravana – Bhadrapada
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul | Tue |
Guru Purnima The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 30 Jul | Sun |
Nag Panchami Serpent deities are worshipped on Shravana Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
August 2006 Shravana – Bhadrapada – Ashwina
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug | Wed |
Raksha Bandhan Shravana Purnima — sisters tie the rakhi on their brothers' wrists. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 16 Aug | Wed |
Krishna Janmashtami
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna. |
Krishna Ashtami |
| 26 Aug | Sat | Haritalika Teej Vrat | Shukla Tritiya |
| 28 Aug | Mon |
Chaurchan (Chaturchandra) Mithila worships the moon and Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, taking the moon's sight as a blessing. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
September 2006 Bhadrapada – Ashwina – Kartika
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep | Wed | Anant Chaturdashi Vrat | Shukla Trayodashi |
| 8 Sep | Fri |
Pitru Paksha (Shradh) The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors. |
Krishna Pratipada |
| 22 Sep | Fri |
Mahalaya The new moon closing Pitru Paksha and ushering in Durga Puja. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 30 Sep | Sat |
Durga Puja (Dashain)
The great autumn worship of Goddess Durga. |
Shukla Ashtami |
October 2006 Ashwina – Kartika – Margashirsha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct | Fri |
Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja)
The Kojagari full moon worship of Goddess Lakshmi, special to newlyweds in Mithila. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 19 Oct | Thu |
Dhanteras The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal on Kartika Krishna Trayodashi. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
| 21 Oct | Sat |
Diwali (Sukhraatri) The festival of lights and worship of Goddess Lakshmi, kept in Mithila as Sukhraatri. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 24 Oct | Tue |
Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj)
Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 28 Oct | Sat |
Chhath Puja
A four-day vrat thanking the Sun God (Surya) and Chhathi Maiya, with offerings at the river. |
Shukla Shashthi |
| 30 Oct | Mon |
Gopashtami The worship of cows and Krishna the cowherd on Kartika Shukla Ashtami. |
Shukla Ashtami |
November 2006 Kartika – Margashirsha – Pausha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov | Sun |
Sama Chakeva A Maithili folk festival of the bond between brother and sister, culminating on the Kartik full moon. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 25 Nov | Sat |
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 2006
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 2006, covering La. Sam. 886 – 887. 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 2006 | 14 Jan 2006 | 14 |
| Phalguna | 15 Jan 2006 | 29 Jan 2006 | 15 |
| Magha | 30 Jan 2006 | 12 Feb 2006 | 14 |
| Phalguna | 13 Feb 2006 | 13 Feb 2006 | 1 |
| Chaitra | 14 Feb 2006 | 27 Feb 2006 | 14 |
| Phalguna | 28 Feb 2006 | 14 Mar 2006 | 15 |
| Vaishakha | 15 Mar 2006 | 29 Mar 2006 | 15 |
| Chaitra | 30 Mar 2006 | 13 Apr 2006 | 15 |
| Vaishakha | 14 Apr 2006 | 14 Apr 2006 | 1 |
| Jyeshtha | 15 Apr 2006 | 27 Apr 2006 | 13 |
| Vaishakha | 28 Apr 2006 | 13 May 2006 | 16 |
| Jyeshtha | 14 May 2006 | 14 May 2006 | 1 |
| Ashadha | 15 May 2006 | 27 May 2006 | 13 |
| Jyeshtha | 28 May 2006 | 11 Jun 2006 | 15 |
| Ashadha | 12 Jun 2006 | 15 Jun 2006 | 4 |
| Shravana | 16 Jun 2006 | 25 Jun 2006 | 10 |
| Ashadha | 26 Jun 2006 | 11 Jul 2006 | 16 |
| Shravana | 12 Jul 2006 | 16 Jul 2006 | 5 |
| Bhadrapada | 17 Jul 2006 | 25 Jul 2006 | 9 |
| Shravana | 26 Jul 2006 | 9 Aug 2006 | 15 |
| Bhadrapada | 10 Aug 2006 | 16 Aug 2006 | 7 |
| Ashwina | 17 Aug 2006 | 23 Aug 2006 | 7 |
| Bhadrapada | 24 Aug 2006 | 7 Sep 2006 | 15 |
| Ashwina | 8 Sep 2006 | 16 Sep 2006 | 9 |
| Kartika | 17 Sep 2006 | 22 Sep 2006 | 6 |
| Ashwina | 23 Sep 2006 | 7 Oct 2006 | 15 |
| Kartika | 8 Oct 2006 | 17 Oct 2006 | 10 |
| Margashirsha | 18 Oct 2006 | 22 Oct 2006 | 5 |
| Kartika | 23 Oct 2006 | 5 Nov 2006 | 14 |
| Margashirsha | 6 Nov 2006 | 16 Nov 2006 | 11 |
| Pausha | 17 Nov 2006 | 20 Nov 2006 | 4 |
| Margashirsha | 21 Nov 2006 | 4 Dec 2006 | 14 |
| Pausha | 5 Dec 2006 | 16 Dec 2006 | 12 |
| Magha | 17 Dec 2006 | 20 Dec 2006 | 4 |
| Pausha part | 21 Dec 2006 | 31 Dec 2006 | 11 |
What happened in the sky in 2006
Beyond the dates the Mithila Panchang lists, 2006 brought 4 eclipses - 2 solar and 2 lunar - of which 3 were above the horizon somewhere in India. Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) fell on 2 February, 11 days earlier in the year than in 2005 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 2006
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Mithila date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 5:17 AM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) on Holi (Phagua) | Vaishakha Krishna Pratipada | Penumbral only |
| 29 Mar 3:41 PM | Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 1 day before Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja | Vaishakha Amavasya | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 8 Sep 12:21 AM | Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) on Pitru Paksha (Shradh) | Ashwina Krishna Pratipada | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 22 Sep 5:10 PM | Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) on Mahalaya | Kartika Amavasya | Not visible |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 2 of these. A penumbral (Upachhaya) eclipse is not counted as a grahan.
Guru and Shani in 2006
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 10:30 PM | Guru (Jupiter) | Tula → Vrishchika |
| 1 Nov 7:20 AM | Shani (Saturn) | Karka → Simha |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half. Rahu entered Kumbha on 12 October 2006, carrying the eclipse axis with it.
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Frequently asked questions about the Mithila Panchang 2006
How many festivals and vrats does the Mithila Panchang list in 2006?
The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 2006, of which 2 are vrats. The first is Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on Saturday, 14 January 2006, and the last is Vivah Panchami on Saturday, 25 November 2006.
What are the main festival dates in the Mithila Panchang for 2006?
The first major observances of 2006 are:
- Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) - Saturday, 14 January 2006
- Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) - Thursday, 2 February 2006
- Maha Shivaratri - Sunday, 26 February 2006
- Holi (Phagua) - Wednesday, 15 March 2006
- Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja - Thursday, 30 March 2006
- Ram Navami - Thursday, 6 April 2006
Which month of 2006 has the most observances in the Mithila Panchang?
October 2006 is the fullest month with 6 dates, including Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja), Dhanteras, Diwali (Sukhraatri), Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj), Chhath Puja, Gopashtami.
Which traditional year does 2006 correspond to in the Mithila Panchang?
The Gregorian year 2006 spans La. Sam. 886 – 887. 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 2006 have an Adhik Maas?
No. 2006 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 2006?
2006 had 4 eclipses:
- 15 March 2006 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), penumbral only, so no Sutak was observed
- 29 March 2006 - Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 8 September 2006 - Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 22 September 2006 - Annular 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 2006?
Yes - 2 sign changes among the slow grahas in 2006:
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Vrishchika on 27 October 2006
- Shani (Saturn) entered Simha on 1 November 2006
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 2006?
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.
