Mithila Panchang

Mithila Panchang 2007

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 2007

La. Sam. 887

Magha – Phalguna – Chaitra

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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 2007 - festivals and vrats through the year

The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 2007, opening with Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on 15 January and closing with Vivah Panchami on 14 December. Of these, 2 are vrats (fasting observances). November is the fullest month with 6 dates. The year runs through La. Sam. 887 – 888. 2007 carries an Adhik Maas (Jyeshtha (Adhik)), the extra lunar month that pushes several festivals later than usual.

January 2007 Pausha – Magha – Phalguna

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
15 Jan Mon Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti)

The Sun's entry into Makara, kept with til and chuda-dahi.

Krishna Ekadashi
23 Jan Tue Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami)

The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami.

Shukla Panchami

February 2007 Magha – Phalguna – Chaitra

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
16 Feb Fri Maha Shivaratri

The great night of Lord Shiva.

Krishna Chaturdashi

March 2007 Phalguna – Chaitra – Vaishakha

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
4 Mar Sun Holi (Phagua)

The festival of colours, the day after the Phalguna full moon.

Krishna Pratipada
19 Mar Mon Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja

The spring nine nights of Devi worship in Mithila.

Krishna Amavasya
26 Mar Mon Ram Navami

The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami.

Shukla Ashtami

April 2007 Chaitra – Vaishakha – Jyeshtha

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
14 Apr Sat Jur Sital (Maithili New Year)

The Maithili new year (Mesha Sankranti / Satuani), when elders sprinkle cooling water as blessings.

Krishna Ekadashi
19 Apr Thu Akshaya Tritiya

An auspicious day for new beginnings on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya.

Shukla Dwitiya
25 Apr Wed Janaki Navami (Sita Navami)

The appearance of Goddess Sita on Vaishakha Shukla Navami.

Shukla Navami

May 2007 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha – Ashadha – Jyeshtha (Adhik)

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
26 May Sat Ganga Dussehra

The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami.

Shukla Dashami

June 2007 Jyeshtha (Adhik) – Ashadha

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
15 Jun Fri Mithun Sankranti

The Sun's entry into Mithuna.

Krishna Amavasya

July 2007 Shravana – Ashadha – Bhadrapada

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
30 Jul Mon Guru Purnima

The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa.

Shukla Purnima

August 2007 Bhadrapada – Shravana – Ashwina

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
18 Aug Sat Nag Panchami

Serpent deities are worshipped on Shravana Shukla Panchami.

Shukla Panchami
28 Aug Tue Raksha Bandhan

Shravana Purnima — sisters tie the rakhi on their brothers' wrists.

Shukla Purnima

September 2007 Ashwina – Bhadrapada – Kartika

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
4 Sep Tue Krishna Janmashtami

The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.

Krishna Ashtami
14 Sep Fri Haritalika Teej Vrat Shukla Tritiya
15 Sep Sat Chaurchan (Chaturchandra)

Mithila worships the moon and Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, taking the moon's sight as a blessing.

Shukla Chaturthi
25 Sep Tue Anant Chaturdashi Vrat Shukla Trayodashi
27 Sep Thu Pitru Paksha (Shradh)

The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors.

Krishna Pratipada

October 2007 Kartika – Ashwina – Margashirsha

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
10 Oct Wed Mahalaya

The new moon closing Pitru Paksha and ushering in Durga Puja.

Krishna Chaturdashi
19 Oct Fri Durga Puja (Dashain)

The great autumn worship of Goddess Durga.

Shukla Ashtami
25 Oct Thu Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja)

The Kojagari full moon worship of Goddess Lakshmi, special to newlyweds in Mithila.

Shukla Chaturdashi

November 2007 Margashirsha – Kartika – Pausha

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
7 Nov Wed Dhanteras

The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal on Kartika Krishna Trayodashi.

Krishna Trayodashi
9 Nov Fri Diwali (Sukhraatri)

The festival of lights and worship of Goddess Lakshmi, kept in Mithila as Sukhraatri.

Krishna Amavasya
12 Nov Mon Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj)

Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali.

Shukla Dwitiya
16 Nov Fri Chhath Puja

A four-day vrat thanking the Sun God (Surya) and Chhathi Maiya, with offerings at the river.

Shukla Shashthi
18 Nov Sun Gopashtami

The worship of cows and Krishna the cowherd on Kartika Shukla Ashtami.

Shukla Ashtami
24 Nov Sat Sama Chakeva

A Maithili folk festival of the bond between brother and sister, culminating on the Kartik full moon.

Shukla Purnima

December 2007 Pausha – Margashirsha – Magha

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
14 Dec 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 2007

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 2007, covering La. Sam. 887 – 888. 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 2007 3 Jan 2007 3
Magha 4 Jan 2007 14 Jan 2007 11
Phalguna 15 Jan 2007 19 Jan 2007 5
Magha 20 Jan 2007 2 Feb 2007 14
Phalguna 3 Feb 2007 13 Feb 2007 11
Chaitra 14 Feb 2007 17 Feb 2007 4
Phalguna 18 Feb 2007 3 Mar 2007 14
Chaitra 4 Mar 2007 14 Mar 2007 11
Vaishakha 15 Mar 2007 19 Mar 2007 5
Chaitra 20 Mar 2007 2 Apr 2007 14
Vaishakha 3 Apr 2007 14 Apr 2007 12
Jyeshtha 15 Apr 2007 17 Apr 2007 3
Vaishakha 18 Apr 2007 2 May 2007 15
Jyeshtha 3 May 2007 15 May 2007 13
Ashadha 16 May 2007 16 May 2007 1
Jyeshtha (Adhik) 17 May 2007 15 Jun 2007 30
Ashadha 16 Jun 2007 30 Jun 2007 15
Shravana 1 Jul 2007 14 Jul 2007 14
Ashadha 15 Jul 2007 16 Jul 2007 2
Shravana 17 Jul 2007 30 Jul 2007 14
Bhadrapada 31 Jul 2007 12 Aug 2007 13
Shravana 13 Aug 2007 17 Aug 2007 5
Bhadrapada 18 Aug 2007 28 Aug 2007 11
Ashwina 29 Aug 2007 11 Sep 2007 14
Bhadrapada 12 Sep 2007 17 Sep 2007 6
Ashwina 18 Sep 2007 26 Sep 2007 9
Kartika 27 Sep 2007 11 Oct 2007 15
Ashwina 12 Oct 2007 17 Oct 2007 6
Kartika 18 Oct 2007 26 Oct 2007 9
Margashirsha 27 Oct 2007 9 Nov 2007 14
Kartika 10 Nov 2007 16 Nov 2007 7
Margashirsha 17 Nov 2007 24 Nov 2007 8
Pausha 25 Nov 2007 9 Dec 2007 15
Margashirsha 10 Dec 2007 16 Dec 2007 7
Pausha 17 Dec 2007 23 Dec 2007 7
Magha part 24 Dec 2007 31 Dec 2007 8

What happened in the sky in 2007

Beyond the dates the Mithila Panchang lists, 2007 brought 4 eclipses - 2 solar and 2 lunar - of which 3 were above the horizon somewhere in India. The year also carried an Adhik Maas, the extra lunar month of Jyeshtha, running from 17 May 2007 to 15 June 2007. Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) fell on 15 January, 1 day later in the year than in 2006 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.

Eclipses of 2007

Date (IST) Eclipse Mithila date Seen from India
4 Mar 4:50 AM Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) on Holi (Phagua) Chaitra Krishna Pratipada Yes - Sutak observed
19 Mar 8:01 AM Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) on Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja Vaishakha Amavasya Yes - Sutak observed
28 Aug 4:07 PM Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) on Raksha Bandhan Bhadrapada Purnima Yes - Sutak observed
11 Sep 6:01 PM Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) Ashwina Amavasya Not visible

Sutak Kaal was observed for 3 of these.

Guru and Shani in 2007

Date Graha Sign change
10 Jan 6:10 PM Shani (Saturn) Simha → Karka re-entry while retrograde
16 Jul 4:50 AM Shani (Saturn) Karka → Simha
22 Nov 5:10 AM Guru (Jupiter) Vrishchika → Dhanu

Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half.

Frequently asked questions about the Mithila Panchang 2007

How many festivals and vrats does the Mithila Panchang list in 2007?

The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 2007, of which 2 are vrats. The first is Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on Monday, 15 January 2007, and the last is Vivah Panchami on Friday, 14 December 2007.

What are the main festival dates in the Mithila Panchang for 2007?

The first major observances of 2007 are:

  • Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) - Monday, 15 January 2007
  • Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) - Tuesday, 23 January 2007
  • Maha Shivaratri - Friday, 16 February 2007
  • Holi (Phagua) - Sunday, 4 March 2007
  • Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja - Monday, 19 March 2007
  • Ram Navami - Monday, 26 March 2007
Which month of 2007 has the most observances in the Mithila Panchang?

November 2007 is the fullest month with 6 dates, including Dhanteras, Diwali (Sukhraatri), Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj), Chhath Puja, Gopashtami, Sama Chakeva.

Which traditional year does 2007 correspond to in the Mithila Panchang?

The Gregorian year 2007 spans La. Sam. 887 – 888. 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 2007 have an Adhik Maas?

Yes. 2007 carried an Adhik Maas (Jyeshtha (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 2007 dates can look out of place beside a neighbouring year.

Were there any eclipses in 2007?

2007 had 4 eclipses:

  • 4 March 2007 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
  • 19 March 2007 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
  • 28 August 2007 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
  • 11 September 2007 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India

Sutak Kaal is observed only for an eclipse actually visible where you are, so 3 of these were kept in India.

Did Guru or Shani change sign in 2007?

Yes - 3 sign changes among the slow grahas in 2007:

  • Shani (Saturn) entered Karka on 10 January 2007, moving retrograde
  • Shani (Saturn) entered Simha on 16 July 2007
  • Guru (Jupiter) entered Dhanu on 22 November 2007

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 2007?

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.

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