Mithila Panchang 2017
The Mithila Panchang festival list of the Maithil region. Festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
March 2017
La. Sam. 897
Phalguna – Chaitra – Vaishakha
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 2017 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 2017, opening with Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on 14 January and closing with Vivah Panchami on 23 November. Of these, 2 are vrats (fasting observances). October is the fullest month with 6 dates. The year runs through La. Sam. 897 – 898.
January 2017 Pausha – Magha – Phalguna
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan | Sat |
Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) The Sun's entry into Makara, kept with til and chuda-dahi. |
Krishna Dwitiya |
February 2017 Magha – Phalguna – Chaitra
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb | Wed |
Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami)
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
| 24 Feb | Fri |
Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Lord Shiva. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
March 2017 Phalguna – Chaitra – Vaishakha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar | Mon |
Holi (Phagua) The festival of colours, the day after the Phalguna full moon. |
Krishna Pratipada |
| 28 Mar | Tue |
Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja
The spring nine nights of Devi worship in Mithila. |
Krishna Amavasya |
April 2017 Chaitra – Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr | Tue |
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 Tritiya |
| 28 Apr | Fri |
Akshaya Tritiya An auspicious day for new beginnings on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
May 2017 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha – Ashadha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May | Thu |
Janaki Navami (Sita Navami) The appearance of Goddess Sita on Vaishakha Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
June 2017 Jyeshtha – Ashadha – Shravana
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun | Sun |
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 Shashthi |
July 2017 Ashadha – Shravana – Bhadrapada
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul | Sun |
Guru Purnima The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 28 Jul | Fri |
Nag Panchami Serpent deities are worshipped on Shravana Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
August 2017 Shravana – Bhadrapada – Ashwina
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug | Mon |
Raksha Bandhan Shravana Purnima — sisters tie the rakhi on their brothers' wrists. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 15 Aug | Tue |
Krishna Janmashtami
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna. |
Krishna Ashtami |
| 24 Aug | Thu | Haritalika Teej Vrat | Shukla Tritiya |
| 25 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 2017 Bhadrapada – Ashwina – Kartika
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep | Tue | Anant Chaturdashi Vrat | Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 7 Sep | Thu |
Pitru Paksha (Shradh) The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors. |
Krishna Pratipada |
| 19 Sep | Tue |
Mahalaya The new moon closing Pitru Paksha and ushering in Durga Puja. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 28 Sep | Thu |
Durga Puja (Dashain)
The great autumn worship of Goddess Durga. |
Shukla Ashtami |
October 2017 Ashwina – Kartika – Margashirsha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct | Thu |
Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja)
The Kojagari full moon worship of Goddess Lakshmi, special to newlyweds in Mithila. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 17 Oct | Tue |
Dhanteras The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal on Kartika Krishna Trayodashi. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
| 19 Oct | Thu |
Diwali (Sukhraatri) The festival of lights and worship of Goddess Lakshmi, kept in Mithila as Sukhraatri. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 21 Oct | Sat |
Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj)
Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 26 Oct | Thu |
Chhath Puja
A four-day vrat thanking the Sun God (Surya) and Chhathi Maiya, with offerings at the river. |
Shukla Shashthi |
| 28 Oct | Sat |
Gopashtami The worship of cows and Krishna the cowherd on Kartika Shukla Ashtami. |
Shukla Ashtami |
November 2017 Kartika – Margashirsha – Pausha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov | Sat |
Sama Chakeva A Maithili folk festival of the bond between brother and sister, culminating on the Kartik full moon. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 23 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 2017
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 2017, covering La. Sam. 897 – 898. 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 2017 | 12 Jan 2017 | 12 |
| Magha | 13 Jan 2017 | 14 Jan 2017 | 2 |
| Phalguna | 15 Jan 2017 | 27 Jan 2017 | 13 |
| Magha | 28 Jan 2017 | 10 Feb 2017 | 14 |
| Phalguna | 11 Feb 2017 | 12 Feb 2017 | 2 |
| Chaitra | 13 Feb 2017 | 26 Feb 2017 | 14 |
| Phalguna | 27 Feb 2017 | 12 Mar 2017 | 14 |
| Chaitra | 13 Mar 2017 | 14 Mar 2017 | 2 |
| Vaishakha | 15 Mar 2017 | 28 Mar 2017 | 14 |
| Chaitra | 29 Mar 2017 | 11 Apr 2017 | 14 |
| Vaishakha | 12 Apr 2017 | 13 Apr 2017 | 2 |
| Jyeshtha | 14 Apr 2017 | 26 Apr 2017 | 13 |
| Vaishakha | 27 Apr 2017 | 10 May 2017 | 14 |
| Jyeshtha | 11 May 2017 | 14 May 2017 | 4 |
| Ashadha | 15 May 2017 | 25 May 2017 | 11 |
| Jyeshtha | 26 May 2017 | 9 Jun 2017 | 15 |
| Ashadha | 10 Jun 2017 | 15 Jun 2017 | 6 |
| Shravana | 16 Jun 2017 | 24 Jun 2017 | 9 |
| Ashadha | 25 Jun 2017 | 9 Jul 2017 | 15 |
| Shravana | 10 Jul 2017 | 16 Jul 2017 | 7 |
| Bhadrapada | 17 Jul 2017 | 23 Jul 2017 | 7 |
| Shravana | 24 Jul 2017 | 7 Aug 2017 | 15 |
| Bhadrapada | 8 Aug 2017 | 16 Aug 2017 | 9 |
| Ashwina | 17 Aug 2017 | 21 Aug 2017 | 5 |
| Bhadrapada | 22 Aug 2017 | 6 Sep 2017 | 16 |
| Ashwina | 7 Sep 2017 | 16 Sep 2017 | 10 |
| Kartika | 17 Sep 2017 | 20 Sep 2017 | 4 |
| Ashwina | 21 Sep 2017 | 5 Oct 2017 | 15 |
| Kartika | 6 Oct 2017 | 17 Oct 2017 | 12 |
| Margashirsha | 18 Oct 2017 | 19 Oct 2017 | 2 |
| Kartika | 20 Oct 2017 | 4 Nov 2017 | 16 |
| Margashirsha | 5 Nov 2017 | 16 Nov 2017 | 12 |
| Pausha | 17 Nov 2017 | 18 Nov 2017 | 2 |
| Margashirsha | 19 Nov 2017 | 3 Dec 2017 | 15 |
| Pausha | 4 Dec 2017 | 15 Dec 2017 | 12 |
| Magha | 16 Dec 2017 | 18 Dec 2017 | 3 |
| Pausha part | 19 Dec 2017 | 31 Dec 2017 | 13 |
What happened in the sky in 2017
Beyond the dates the Mithila Panchang lists, 2017 brought 4 eclipses - 2 solar and 2 lunar - of which 2 were above the horizon somewhere in India. Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) fell on 14 January, 1 day earlier in the year than in 2016 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 2017
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Mithila date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 6:13 AM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Phalguna Krishna Pratipada | Penumbral only |
| 26 Feb 8:23 PM | Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 2 days after Maha Shivaratri | Chaitra Amavasya | Not visible |
| 7 Aug 11:50 PM | Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) on Raksha Bandhan | Shravana Purnima | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 21 Aug 11:55 PM | Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Ashwina Amavasya | Not visible |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 1 of these. A penumbral (Upachhaya) eclipse is not counted as a grahan.
Guru and Shani in 2017
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 7:40 PM | Shani (Saturn) | Vrishchika → Dhanu |
| 21 Jun 4:40 AM | Shani (Saturn) | Dhanu → Vrishchika re-entry while retrograde |
| 12 Sep 7:00 AM | Guru (Jupiter) | Kanya → Tula |
| 26 Oct 3:30 PM | Shani (Saturn) | Vrishchika → Dhanu |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half. Rahu entered Karka on 18 August 2017, carrying the eclipse axis with it.
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Frequently asked questions about the Mithila Panchang 2017
How many festivals and vrats does the Mithila Panchang list in 2017?
The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 2017, of which 2 are vrats. The first is Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on Saturday, 14 January 2017, and the last is Vivah Panchami on Thursday, 23 November 2017.
What are the main festival dates in the Mithila Panchang for 2017?
The first major observances of 2017 are:
- Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) - Saturday, 14 January 2017
- Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) - Wednesday, 1 February 2017
- Maha Shivaratri - Friday, 24 February 2017
- Holi (Phagua) - Monday, 13 March 2017
- Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja - Tuesday, 28 March 2017
- Ram Navami - Tuesday, 4 April 2017
Which month of 2017 has the most observances in the Mithila Panchang?
October 2017 is the fullest month with 6 dates, including Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja), Dhanteras, Diwali (Sukhraatri), Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj), Chhath Puja, Gopashtami.
Which traditional year does 2017 correspond to in the Mithila Panchang?
The Gregorian year 2017 spans La. Sam. 897 – 898. 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 2017 have an Adhik Maas?
No. 2017 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 2017?
2017 had 4 eclipses:
- 11 February 2017 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), penumbral only, so no Sutak was observed
- 26 February 2017 - Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 7 August 2017 - Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 21 August 2017 - Total 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 2017?
Yes - 4 sign changes among the slow grahas in 2017:
- Shani (Saturn) entered Dhanu on 26 January 2017
- Shani (Saturn) entered Vrishchika on 21 June 2017, moving retrograde
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Tula on 12 September 2017
- Shani (Saturn) entered Dhanu on 26 October 2017
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 2017?
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.
