Mithila Panchang 2014
The Mithila Panchang festival list of the Maithil region. Festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
June 2014
La. Sam. 895
Jyeshtha – Ashadha – Shravana
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 2014 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 2014, opening with Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on 14 January and closing with Vivah Panchami on 27 November. Of these, 2 are vrats (fasting observances). October is the fullest month with 7 dates. The year runs through La. Sam. 894 – 895.
January 2014 Magha – Pausha – Phalguna
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan | Tue |
Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) The Sun's entry into Makara, kept with til and chuda-dahi. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
February 2014 Magha – Phalguna – Chaitra
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Feb | Tue |
Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami)
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
| 27 Feb | Thu |
Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Lord Shiva. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
March 2014 Chaitra – Phalguna – Vaishakha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar | Mon |
Holi (Phagua) The festival of colours, the day after the Phalguna full moon. |
Krishna Pratipada |
| 31 Mar | Mon |
Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja
The spring nine nights of Devi worship in Mithila. |
Shukla Pratipada |
April 2014 Chaitra – Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr | Tue |
Ram Navami The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
| 14 Apr | Mon |
Jur Sital (Maithili New Year) The Maithili new year (Mesha Sankranti / Satuani), when elders sprinkle cooling water as blessings. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
May 2014 Vaishakha – Ashadha – Jyeshtha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May | Fri |
Akshaya Tritiya An auspicious day for new beginnings on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya. |
Shukla Tritiya |
| 8 May | Thu |
Janaki Navami (Sita Navami) The appearance of Goddess Sita on Vaishakha Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
June 2014 Jyeshtha – Ashadha – Shravana
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun | Sun |
Ganga Dussehra The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami. |
Shukla Dashami |
| 15 Jun | Sun |
Mithun Sankranti
The Sun's entry into Mithuna. |
Krishna Tritiya |
July 2014 Ashadha – Shravana – Bhadrapada
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul | Sat |
Guru Purnima The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa. |
Shukla Purnima |
August 2014 Shravana – Bhadrapada – Ashwina
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug | Fri |
Nag Panchami Serpent deities are worshipped on Shravana Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
| 10 Aug | Sun |
Raksha Bandhan Shravana Purnima — sisters tie the rakhi on their brothers' wrists. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 17 Aug | Sun |
Krishna Janmashtami
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna. |
Krishna Saptami |
| 28 Aug | Thu | Haritalika Teej Vrat | Shukla Tritiya |
| 29 Aug | Fri |
Chaurchan (Chaturchandra) Mithila worships the moon and Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, taking the moon's sight as a blessing. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
September 2014 Bhadrapada – Ashwina – Kartika
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep | Mon | Anant Chaturdashi Vrat | Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 9 Sep | Tue |
Pitru Paksha (Shradh) The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 23 Sep | Tue |
Mahalaya The new moon closing Pitru Paksha and ushering in Durga Puja. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
October 2014 Ashwina – Kartika – Margashirsha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct | Thu |
Durga Puja (Dashain)
The great autumn worship of Goddess Durga. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 7 Oct | Tue |
Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja)
The Kojagari full moon worship of Goddess Lakshmi, special to newlyweds in Mithila. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 21 Oct | Tue |
Dhanteras The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal on Kartika Krishna Trayodashi. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
| 23 Oct | Thu |
Diwali (Sukhraatri) The festival of lights and worship of Goddess Lakshmi, kept in Mithila as Sukhraatri. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 25 Oct | Sat |
Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj)
Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 29 Oct | Wed |
Chhath Puja
A four-day vrat thanking the Sun God (Surya) and Chhathi Maiya, with offerings at the river. |
Shukla Shashthi |
| 31 Oct | Fri |
Gopashtami The worship of cows and Krishna the cowherd on Kartika Shukla Ashtami. |
Shukla Ashtami |
November 2014 Kartika – Margashirsha – Pausha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov | Thu |
Sama Chakeva A Maithili folk festival of the bond between brother and sister, culminating on the Kartik full moon. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 27 Nov | 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 2014
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 2014, covering La. Sam. 894 – 895. 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 2014 | 1 Jan 2014 | 1 |
| Pausha | 2 Jan 2014 | 14 Jan 2014 | 13 |
| Magha | 15 Jan 2014 | 16 Jan 2014 | 2 |
| Phalguna | 17 Jan 2014 | 30 Jan 2014 | 14 |
| Magha | 31 Jan 2014 | 12 Feb 2014 | 13 |
| Phalguna | 13 Feb 2014 | 14 Feb 2014 | 2 |
| Chaitra | 15 Feb 2014 | 1 Mar 2014 | 15 |
| Phalguna | 2 Mar 2014 | 14 Mar 2014 | 13 |
| Chaitra | 15 Mar 2014 | 16 Mar 2014 | 2 |
| Vaishakha | 17 Mar 2014 | 30 Mar 2014 | 14 |
| Chaitra | 31 Mar 2014 | 14 Apr 2014 | 15 |
| Vaishakha | 15 Apr 2014 | 15 Apr 2014 | 1 |
| Jyeshtha | 16 Apr 2014 | 29 Apr 2014 | 14 |
| Vaishakha | 30 Apr 2014 | 14 May 2014 | 15 |
| Ashadha | 15 May 2014 | 28 May 2014 | 14 |
| Jyeshtha | 29 May 2014 | 13 Jun 2014 | 16 |
| Ashadha | 14 Jun 2014 | 15 Jun 2014 | 2 |
| Shravana | 16 Jun 2014 | 27 Jun 2014 | 12 |
| Ashadha | 28 Jun 2014 | 12 Jul 2014 | 15 |
| Shravana | 13 Jul 2014 | 16 Jul 2014 | 4 |
| Bhadrapada | 17 Jul 2014 | 26 Jul 2014 | 10 |
| Shravana | 27 Jul 2014 | 10 Aug 2014 | 15 |
| Bhadrapada | 11 Aug 2014 | 17 Aug 2014 | 7 |
| Ashwina | 18 Aug 2014 | 25 Aug 2014 | 8 |
| Bhadrapada | 26 Aug 2014 | 9 Sep 2014 | 15 |
| Ashwina | 10 Sep 2014 | 17 Sep 2014 | 8 |
| Kartika | 18 Sep 2014 | 24 Sep 2014 | 7 |
| Ashwina | 25 Sep 2014 | 8 Oct 2014 | 14 |
| Kartika | 9 Oct 2014 | 17 Oct 2014 | 9 |
| Margashirsha | 18 Oct 2014 | 23 Oct 2014 | 6 |
| Kartika | 24 Oct 2014 | 6 Nov 2014 | 14 |
| Margashirsha | 7 Nov 2014 | 16 Nov 2014 | 10 |
| Pausha | 17 Nov 2014 | 22 Nov 2014 | 6 |
| Margashirsha | 23 Nov 2014 | 6 Dec 2014 | 14 |
| Pausha | 7 Dec 2014 | 16 Dec 2014 | 10 |
| Magha | 17 Dec 2014 | 21 Dec 2014 | 5 |
| Pausha part | 22 Dec 2014 | 31 Dec 2014 | 10 |
What happened in the sky in 2014
Beyond the dates the Mithila Panchang lists, 2014 brought 4 eclipses - 2 solar and 2 lunar - of which 1 was above the horizon somewhere in India. Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) fell on 4 February, 10 days earlier in the year than in 2013 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 2014
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Mithila date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 1:15 PM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 1 day after Jur Sital (Maithili New Year) | Vaishakha Purnima | Not visible |
| 29 Apr 11:33 AM | Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 3 days before Akshaya Tritiya | Jyeshtha Amavasya | Not visible |
| 8 Oct 4:24 PM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 1 day after Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja) | Ashwina Purnima | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 24 Oct 3:14 AM | Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 1 day after Diwali (Sukhraatri) | Kartika Shukla Pratipada | Not visible |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 1 of these.
Guru and Shani in 2014
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 8:50 AM | Guru (Jupiter) | Mithuna → Karka |
| 2 Nov 9:00 PM | Shani (Saturn) | Tula → Vrishchika |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half. Rahu entered Kanya on 12 July 2014, carrying the eclipse axis with it.
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Frequently asked questions about the Mithila Panchang 2014
How many festivals and vrats does the Mithila Panchang list in 2014?
The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 2014, of which 2 are vrats. The first is Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on Tuesday, 14 January 2014, and the last is Vivah Panchami on Thursday, 27 November 2014.
What are the main festival dates in the Mithila Panchang for 2014?
The first major observances of 2014 are:
- Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) - Tuesday, 14 January 2014
- Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) - Tuesday, 4 February 2014
- Maha Shivaratri - Thursday, 27 February 2014
- Holi (Phagua) - Monday, 17 March 2014
- Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja - Monday, 31 March 2014
- Ram Navami - Tuesday, 8 April 2014
Which month of 2014 has the most observances in the Mithila Panchang?
October 2014 is the fullest month with 7 dates, including Durga Puja (Dashain), Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja), Dhanteras, Diwali (Sukhraatri), Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj), Chhath Puja, Gopashtami.
Which traditional year does 2014 correspond to in the Mithila Panchang?
The Gregorian year 2014 spans La. Sam. 894 – 895. 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 2014 have an Adhik Maas?
No. 2014 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 2014?
2014 had 4 eclipses:
- 15 April 2014 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), not visible from India
- 29 April 2014 - Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 8 October 2014 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 24 October 2014 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
Sutak Kaal is observed only for an eclipse actually visible where you are, so 1 of these was kept in India.
Did Guru or Shani change sign in 2014?
Yes - 2 sign changes among the slow grahas in 2014:
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Karka on 19 June 2014
- Shani (Saturn) entered Vrishchika on 2 November 2014
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 2014?
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.
