Mithila Panchang 2012
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 2012
La. Sam. 893
Shravana – Bhadrapada – Ashwina – Bhadrapada (Adhik)
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 2012 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 2012, opening with Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on 15 January and closing with Vivah Panchami on 17 December. Of these, 2 are vrats (fasting observances). November is the fullest month with 6 dates. The year runs through La. Sam. 892 – 893. 2012 carries an Adhik Maas (Bhadrapada (Adhik)), the extra lunar month that pushes several festivals later than usual.
January 2012 Pausha – Magha – Phalguna
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan | Sun |
Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) The Sun's entry into Makara, kept with til and chuda-dahi. |
Krishna Saptami |
| 28 Jan | Sat |
Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami)
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
February 2012 Magha – Phalguna – Chaitra
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb | Mon |
Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Lord Shiva. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
March 2012 Phalguna – Chaitra – Vaishakha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar | Fri |
Holi (Phagua) The festival of colours, the day after the Phalguna full moon. |
Krishna Pratipada |
| 23 Mar | Fri |
Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja
The spring nine nights of Devi worship in Mithila. |
Shukla Pratipada |
April 2012 Chaitra – Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr | Sun |
Ram Navami The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
| 14 Apr | Sat |
Jur Sital (Maithili New Year) The Maithili new year (Mesha Sankranti / Satuani), when elders sprinkle cooling water as blessings. |
Krishna Navami |
| 24 Apr | Tue |
Akshaya Tritiya An auspicious day for new beginnings on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya. |
Shukla Tritiya |
| 30 Apr | Mon |
Janaki Navami (Sita Navami) The appearance of Goddess Sita on Vaishakha Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
May 2012 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha – Ashadha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May | Thu |
Ganga Dussehra The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami. |
Shukla Dashami |
June 2012 Jyeshtha – Ashadha – Shravana
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun | Fri |
Mithun Sankranti
The Sun's entry into Mithuna. |
Krishna Ekadashi |
July 2012 Ashadha – Shravana – Bhadrapada
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul | Tue |
Guru Purnima The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 24 Jul | Tue |
Nag Panchami Serpent deities are worshipped on Shravana Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
August 2012 Shravana – Bhadrapada – Ashwina – Bhadrapada (Adhik)
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Aug | Thu |
Raksha Bandhan Shravana Purnima — sisters tie the rakhi on their brothers' wrists. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 10 Aug | Fri |
Krishna Janmashtami
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna. |
Krishna Ashtami |
September 2012 Bhadrapada (Adhik) – Ashwina
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep | Tue | Haritalika Teej Vrat | Shukla Tritiya |
| 19 Sep | Wed |
Chaurchan (Chaturchandra) Mithila worships the moon and Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, taking the moon's sight as a blessing. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
| 29 Sep | Sat | Anant Chaturdashi Vrat | Shukla Chaturdashi |
October 2012 Kartika – Ashwina – Margashirsha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct | Mon |
Pitru Paksha (Shradh) The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors. |
Krishna Pratipada |
| 15 Oct | Mon |
Mahalaya The new moon closing Pitru Paksha and ushering in Durga Puja. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 22 Oct | Mon |
Durga Puja (Dashain)
The great autumn worship of Goddess Durga. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 28 Oct | Sun |
Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja)
The Kojagari full moon worship of Goddess Lakshmi, special to newlyweds in Mithila. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
November 2012 Margashirsha – Kartika – Pausha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov | Sun |
Dhanteras The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal on Kartika Krishna Trayodashi. |
Krishna Dwadashi |
| 13 Nov | Tue |
Diwali (Sukhraatri) The festival of lights and worship of Goddess Lakshmi, kept in Mithila as Sukhraatri. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 15 Nov | Thu |
Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj)
Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 19 Nov | Mon |
Chhath Puja
A four-day vrat thanking the Sun God (Surya) and Chhathi Maiya, with offerings at the river. |
Shukla Shashthi |
| 21 Nov | Wed |
Gopashtami The worship of cows and Krishna the cowherd on Kartika Shukla Ashtami. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 28 Nov | Wed |
Sama Chakeva A Maithili folk festival of the bond between brother and sister, culminating on the Kartik full moon. |
Shukla Purnima |
December 2012 Pausha – Margashirsha – Magha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec | Mon |
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 2012
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 2012, covering La. Sam. 892 – 893. 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 2012 | 9 Jan 2012 | 9 |
| Magha | 10 Jan 2012 | 14 Jan 2012 | 5 |
| Phalguna | 15 Jan 2012 | 23 Jan 2012 | 9 |
| Magha | 24 Jan 2012 | 7 Feb 2012 | 15 |
| Phalguna | 8 Feb 2012 | 13 Feb 2012 | 6 |
| Chaitra | 14 Feb 2012 | 21 Feb 2012 | 8 |
| Phalguna | 22 Feb 2012 | 8 Mar 2012 | 16 |
| Chaitra | 9 Mar 2012 | 14 Mar 2012 | 6 |
| Vaishakha | 15 Mar 2012 | 22 Mar 2012 | 8 |
| Chaitra | 23 Mar 2012 | 6 Apr 2012 | 15 |
| Vaishakha | 7 Apr 2012 | 13 Apr 2012 | 7 |
| Jyeshtha | 14 Apr 2012 | 21 Apr 2012 | 8 |
| Vaishakha | 22 Apr 2012 | 6 May 2012 | 15 |
| Jyeshtha | 7 May 2012 | 14 May 2012 | 8 |
| Ashadha | 15 May 2012 | 20 May 2012 | 6 |
| Jyeshtha | 21 May 2012 | 4 Jun 2012 | 15 |
| Ashadha | 5 Jun 2012 | 14 Jun 2012 | 10 |
| Shravana | 15 Jun 2012 | 19 Jun 2012 | 5 |
| Ashadha | 20 Jun 2012 | 3 Jul 2012 | 14 |
| Shravana | 4 Jul 2012 | 16 Jul 2012 | 13 |
| Bhadrapada | 17 Jul 2012 | 19 Jul 2012 | 3 |
| Shravana | 20 Jul 2012 | 2 Aug 2012 | 14 |
| Bhadrapada | 3 Aug 2012 | 16 Aug 2012 | 14 |
| Ashwina | 17 Aug 2012 | 17 Aug 2012 | 1 |
| Bhadrapada (Adhik) | 18 Aug 2012 | 16 Sep 2012 | 30 |
| Ashwina | 17 Sep 2012 | 30 Sep 2012 | 14 |
| Kartika | 1 Oct 2012 | 15 Oct 2012 | 15 |
| Ashwina | 16 Oct 2012 | 16 Oct 2012 | 1 |
| Kartika | 17 Oct 2012 | 29 Oct 2012 | 13 |
| Margashirsha | 30 Oct 2012 | 13 Nov 2012 | 15 |
| Kartika | 14 Nov 2012 | 15 Nov 2012 | 2 |
| Margashirsha | 16 Nov 2012 | 28 Nov 2012 | 13 |
| Pausha | 29 Nov 2012 | 13 Dec 2012 | 15 |
| Margashirsha | 14 Dec 2012 | 15 Dec 2012 | 2 |
| Pausha | 16 Dec 2012 | 28 Dec 2012 | 13 |
| Magha part | 29 Dec 2012 | 31 Dec 2012 | 3 |
What happened in the sky in 2012
Beyond the dates the Mithila Panchang lists, 2012 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 Bhadrapada, running from 18 August 2012 to 16 September 2012. Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) fell on 28 January, 11 days earlier in the year than in 2011 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 2012
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Mithila date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 5:22 AM | Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Jyeshtha Shukla Pratipada | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 4 Jun 4:33 PM | Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Jyeshtha Purnima | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 14 Nov 3:41 AM | Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 1 day after Diwali (Sukhraatri) | Kartika Shukla Pratipada | Not visible |
| 28 Nov 8:03 PM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) on Sama Chakeva | Margashirsha Purnima | Penumbral only |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 2 of these. A penumbral (Upachhaya) eclipse is not counted as a grahan.
Guru and Shani in 2012
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| 16 May 6:40 AM | Shani (Saturn) | Tula → Kanya re-entry while retrograde |
| 17 May 9:40 AM | Guru (Jupiter) | Mesha → Vrishabha |
| 4 Aug 8:50 AM | Shani (Saturn) | Kanya → Tula |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half. Rahu entered Tula on 23 December 2012, carrying the eclipse axis with it.
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Frequently asked questions about the Mithila Panchang 2012
How many festivals and vrats does the Mithila Panchang list in 2012?
The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 2012, of which 2 are vrats. The first is Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on Sunday, 15 January 2012, and the last is Vivah Panchami on Monday, 17 December 2012.
What are the main festival dates in the Mithila Panchang for 2012?
The first major observances of 2012 are:
- Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) - Sunday, 15 January 2012
- Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) - Saturday, 28 January 2012
- Maha Shivaratri - Monday, 20 February 2012
- Holi (Phagua) - Friday, 9 March 2012
- Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja - Friday, 23 March 2012
- Ram Navami - Sunday, 1 April 2012
Which month of 2012 has the most observances in the Mithila Panchang?
November 2012 is the fullest month with 6 dates, including Dhanteras, Diwali (Sukhraatri), Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj), Chhath Puja, Gopashtami, Sama Chakeva.
Which traditional year does 2012 correspond to in the Mithila Panchang?
The Gregorian year 2012 spans La. Sam. 892 – 893. 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 2012 have an Adhik Maas?
Yes. 2012 carried an Adhik Maas (Bhadrapada (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 2012 dates can look out of place beside a neighbouring year.
Were there any eclipses in 2012?
2012 had 4 eclipses:
- 21 May 2012 - Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 4 June 2012 - Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 14 November 2012 - Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 28 November 2012 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), penumbral only, so no Sutak 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 2012?
Yes - 3 sign changes among the slow grahas in 2012:
- Shani (Saturn) entered Kanya on 16 May 2012, moving retrograde
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Vrishabha on 17 May 2012
- Shani (Saturn) entered Tula on 4 August 2012
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 2012?
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.
