Mithila Panchang 2008
The Mithila Panchang festival list of the Maithil region. Festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
December 2008
La. Sam. 889
Margashirsha – Pausha – Magha
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 2008 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Mithila Panchang lists 28 dates in 2008, opening with Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on 15 January and closing with Vivah Panchami on 3 December. Of these, 2 are vrats (fasting observances). September is the fullest month with 5 dates. The year runs through La. Sam. 888 – 889.
January 2008 Magha – Pausha – Phalguna
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan | Tue |
Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) The Sun's entry into Makara, kept with til and chuda-dahi. |
Shukla Saptami |
February 2008 Phalguna – Magha – Chaitra
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb | Mon |
Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami)
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
March 2008 Chaitra – Phalguna – Vaishakha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar | Thu |
Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Lord Shiva. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 22 Mar | Sat |
Holi (Phagua) The festival of colours, the day after the Phalguna full moon. |
Krishna Pratipada |
April 2008 Vaishakha – Chaitra – Jyeshtha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr | Mon |
Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja
The spring nine nights of Devi worship in Mithila. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 13 Apr | Sun |
Jur Sital (Maithili New Year) The Maithili new year (Mesha Sankranti / Satuani), when elders sprinkle cooling water as blessings. |
Shukla Ashtami |
May 2008 Jyeshtha – Vaishakha – Ashadha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May | Wed |
Akshaya Tritiya An auspicious day for new beginnings on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 13 May | Tue |
Janaki Navami (Sita Navami) The appearance of Goddess Sita on Vaishakha Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
June 2008 Ashadha – Jyeshtha – Shravana
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun | Fri |
Ganga Dussehra The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami. |
Shukla Dashami |
| 15 Jun | Sun |
Mithun Sankranti
The Sun's entry into Mithuna. |
Shukla Dwadashi |
July 2008 Shravana – Ashadha – Bhadrapada
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul | Fri |
Guru Purnima The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa. |
Shukla Purnima |
August 2008 Bhadrapada – Shravana – Ashwina
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug | Wed |
Nag Panchami Serpent deities are worshipped on Shravana Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
| 16 Aug | Sat |
Raksha Bandhan Shravana Purnima — sisters tie the rakhi on their brothers' wrists. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 24 Aug | Sun |
Krishna Janmashtami
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna. |
Krishna Ashtami |
September 2008 Bhadrapada – Ashwina – Kartika
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep | Tue | Haritalika Teej Vrat | Shukla Tritiya |
| 3 Sep | Wed |
Chaurchan (Chaturchandra) Mithila worships the moon and Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, taking the moon's sight as a blessing. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
| 14 Sep | Sun | Anant Chaturdashi Vrat | Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 16 Sep | Tue |
Pitru Paksha (Shradh) The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors. |
Krishna Pratipada |
| 29 Sep | Mon |
Mahalaya The new moon closing Pitru Paksha and ushering in Durga Puja. |
Krishna Amavasya |
October 2008 Ashwina – Kartika – Margashirsha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct | Tue |
Durga Puja (Dashain)
The great autumn worship of Goddess Durga. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 14 Oct | Tue |
Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja)
The Kojagari full moon worship of Goddess Lakshmi, special to newlyweds in Mithila. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 26 Oct | Sun |
Dhanteras The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal on Kartika Krishna Trayodashi. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
| 28 Oct | Tue |
Diwali (Sukhraatri) The festival of lights and worship of Goddess Lakshmi, kept in Mithila as Sukhraatri. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 30 Oct | Thu |
Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj)
Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
November 2008 Kartika – Margashirsha – Pausha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov | Tue |
Chhath Puja
A four-day vrat thanking the Sun God (Surya) and Chhathi Maiya, with offerings at the river. |
Shukla Shashthi |
| 6 Nov | Thu |
Gopashtami The worship of cows and Krishna the cowherd on Kartika Shukla Ashtami. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 13 Nov | Thu |
Sama Chakeva A Maithili folk festival of the bond between brother and sister, culminating on the Kartik full moon. |
Shukla Purnima |
December 2008 Margashirsha – Pausha – Magha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec | Wed |
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 2008
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 2008, covering La. Sam. 888 – 889. 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 2008 | 8 Jan 2008 | 8 |
| Pausha | 9 Jan 2008 | 14 Jan 2008 | 6 |
| Magha | 15 Jan 2008 | 22 Jan 2008 | 8 |
| Phalguna | 23 Jan 2008 | 7 Feb 2008 | 16 |
| Magha | 8 Feb 2008 | 13 Feb 2008 | 6 |
| Phalguna | 14 Feb 2008 | 21 Feb 2008 | 8 |
| Chaitra | 22 Feb 2008 | 7 Mar 2008 | 15 |
| Phalguna | 8 Mar 2008 | 14 Mar 2008 | 7 |
| Chaitra | 15 Mar 2008 | 21 Mar 2008 | 7 |
| Vaishakha | 22 Mar 2008 | 6 Apr 2008 | 16 |
| Chaitra | 7 Apr 2008 | 13 Apr 2008 | 7 |
| Vaishakha | 14 Apr 2008 | 20 Apr 2008 | 7 |
| Jyeshtha | 21 Apr 2008 | 5 May 2008 | 15 |
| Vaishakha | 6 May 2008 | 14 May 2008 | 9 |
| Jyeshtha | 15 May 2008 | 20 May 2008 | 6 |
| Ashadha | 21 May 2008 | 3 Jun 2008 | 14 |
| Jyeshtha | 4 Jun 2008 | 14 Jun 2008 | 11 |
| Ashadha | 15 Jun 2008 | 18 Jun 2008 | 4 |
| Shravana | 19 Jun 2008 | 3 Jul 2008 | 15 |
| Ashadha | 4 Jul 2008 | 16 Jul 2008 | 13 |
| Shravana | 17 Jul 2008 | 18 Jul 2008 | 2 |
| Bhadrapada | 19 Jul 2008 | 1 Aug 2008 | 14 |
| Shravana | 2 Aug 2008 | 16 Aug 2008 | 15 |
| Ashwina | 17 Aug 2008 | 30 Aug 2008 | 14 |
| Bhadrapada | 31 Aug 2008 | 15 Sep 2008 | 16 |
| Ashwina | 16 Sep 2008 | 16 Sep 2008 | 1 |
| Kartika | 17 Sep 2008 | 29 Sep 2008 | 13 |
| Ashwina | 30 Sep 2008 | 14 Oct 2008 | 15 |
| Kartika | 15 Oct 2008 | 16 Oct 2008 | 2 |
| Margashirsha | 17 Oct 2008 | 28 Oct 2008 | 12 |
| Kartika | 29 Oct 2008 | 13 Nov 2008 | 16 |
| Margashirsha | 14 Nov 2008 | 15 Nov 2008 | 2 |
| Pausha | 16 Nov 2008 | 27 Nov 2008 | 12 |
| Margashirsha | 28 Nov 2008 | 12 Dec 2008 | 15 |
| Pausha | 13 Dec 2008 | 15 Dec 2008 | 3 |
| Magha | 16 Dec 2008 | 27 Dec 2008 | 12 |
| Pausha part | 28 Dec 2008 | 31 Dec 2008 | 4 |
What happened in the sky in 2008
Beyond the dates the Mithila Panchang lists, 2008 brought 4 eclipses - 2 solar and 2 lunar - of which 3 were above the horizon somewhere in India. Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) fell on 11 February, 19 days later in the year than in 2007 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 2008
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Mithila date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb 9:25 AM | Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Phalguna Amavasya | Not visible |
| 21 Feb 8:56 AM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Phalguna Purnima | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 1 Aug 3:51 PM | Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Bhadrapada Amavasya | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 17 Aug 2:40 AM | Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 1 day after Raksha Bandhan | Ashwina Krishna Pratipada | Yes - Sutak observed |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 3 of these.
Guru and Shani in 2008
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec 11:50 PM | Guru (Jupiter) | Dhanu → Makara |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half. Rahu entered Makara on 30 April 2008, carrying the eclipse axis with it.
Related Calculators
Frequently asked questions about the Mithila Panchang 2008
How many festivals and vrats does the Mithila Panchang list in 2008?
The Mithila Panchang lists 28 dates in 2008, of which 2 are vrats. The first is Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on Tuesday, 15 January 2008, and the last is Vivah Panchami on Wednesday, 3 December 2008.
What are the main festival dates in the Mithila Panchang for 2008?
The first major observances of 2008 are:
- Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) - Tuesday, 15 January 2008
- Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) - Monday, 11 February 2008
- Maha Shivaratri - Thursday, 6 March 2008
- Holi (Phagua) - Saturday, 22 March 2008
- Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja - Monday, 7 April 2008
- Jur Sital (Maithili New Year) - Sunday, 13 April 2008
Which month of 2008 has the most observances in the Mithila Panchang?
September 2008 is the fullest month with 5 dates, including Haritalika Teej, Chaurchan (Chaturchandra), Anant Chaturdashi, Pitru Paksha (Shradh), Mahalaya.
Which traditional year does 2008 correspond to in the Mithila Panchang?
The Gregorian year 2008 spans La. Sam. 888 – 889. 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 2008 have an Adhik Maas?
No. 2008 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 2008?
2008 had 4 eclipses:
- 7 February 2008 - Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 21 February 2008 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 1 August 2008 - Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 17 August 2008 - Partial 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 3 of these were kept in India.
Did Guru or Shani change sign in 2008?
Yes - 1 sign change among the slow grahas in 2008:
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Makara on 9 December 2008
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 2008?
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.
