Mithila Panchang 2019
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 2019
La. Sam. 900
Ashadha – Jyeshtha – 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 2019 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 2019, opening with Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on 15 January and closing with Vivah Panchami on 1 December. Of these, 2 are vrats (fasting observances). September is the fullest month with 5 dates. The year runs through La. Sam. 899 – 900.
January 2019 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 Navami |
February 2019 Phalguna – Magha – Chaitra
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb | Sat |
Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami)
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
March 2019 Chaitra – Phalguna – Vaishakha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar | Mon |
Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Lord Shiva. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
| 21 Mar | Thu |
Holi (Phagua) The festival of colours, the day after the Phalguna full moon. |
Shukla Purnima |
April 2019 Vaishakha – Chaitra – Jyeshtha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Apr | Sat |
Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja
The spring nine nights of Devi worship in Mithila. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 13 Apr | Sat |
Ram Navami The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 14 Apr | Sun |
Jur Sital (Maithili New Year) The Maithili new year (Mesha Sankranti / Satuani), when elders sprinkle cooling water as blessings. |
Shukla Navami |
May 2019 Jyeshtha – Vaishakha – Ashadha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May | Tue |
Akshaya Tritiya An auspicious day for new beginnings on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya. |
Shukla Tritiya |
| 13 May | Mon |
Janaki Navami (Sita Navami) The appearance of Goddess Sita on Vaishakha Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
June 2019 Ashadha – Jyeshtha – Shravana
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun | Wed |
Ganga Dussehra The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami. |
Shukla Dashami |
| 15 Jun | Sat |
Mithun Sankranti
The Sun's entry into Mithuna. |
Shukla Trayodashi |
July 2019 Shravana – Ashadha – Bhadrapada
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul | Tue |
Guru Purnima The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa. |
Shukla Purnima |
August 2019 Bhadrapada – Shravana – Ashwina
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug | Mon |
Nag Panchami Serpent deities are worshipped on Shravana Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
| 15 Aug | Thu |
Raksha Bandhan Shravana Purnima — sisters tie the rakhi on their brothers' wrists. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 24 Aug | Sat |
Krishna Janmashtami
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna. |
Krishna Ashtami |
September 2019 Bhadrapada – Ashwina – Kartika
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep | Sun | Haritalika Teej Vrat | Shukla Dwitiya |
| 2 Sep | Mon |
Chaurchan (Chaturchandra) Mithila worships the moon and Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, taking the moon's sight as a blessing. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
| 12 Sep | Thu | Anant Chaturdashi Vrat | Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 15 Sep | Sun |
Pitru Paksha (Shradh) The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors. |
Krishna Pratipada |
| 28 Sep | Sat |
Mahalaya The new moon closing Pitru Paksha and ushering in Durga Puja. |
Krishna Amavasya |
October 2019 Ashwina – Kartika – Margashirsha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct | Sat |
Durga Puja (Dashain)
The great autumn worship of Goddess Durga. |
Shukla Saptami |
| 13 Oct | Sun |
Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja)
The Kojagari full moon worship of Goddess Lakshmi, special to newlyweds in Mithila. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 25 Oct | Fri |
Dhanteras The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal on Kartika Krishna Trayodashi. |
Krishna Dwadashi |
| 27 Oct | Sun |
Diwali (Sukhraatri) The festival of lights and worship of Goddess Lakshmi, kept in Mithila as Sukhraatri. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 29 Oct | Tue |
Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj)
Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
November 2019 Kartika – Margashirsha – Pausha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov | Sat |
Chhath Puja
A four-day vrat thanking the Sun God (Surya) and Chhathi Maiya, with offerings at the river. |
Shukla Shashthi |
| 4 Nov | Mon |
Gopashtami The worship of cows and Krishna the cowherd on Kartika Shukla Ashtami. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 12 Nov | Tue |
Sama Chakeva A Maithili folk festival of the bond between brother and sister, culminating on the Kartik full moon. |
Shukla Purnima |
December 2019 Margashirsha – Pausha – Magha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec | Sun |
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 2019
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 2019, covering La. Sam. 899 – 900. 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 2019 | 5 Jan 2019 | 5 |
| Pausha | 6 Jan 2019 | 14 Jan 2019 | 9 |
| Magha | 15 Jan 2019 | 21 Jan 2019 | 7 |
| Phalguna | 22 Jan 2019 | 4 Feb 2019 | 14 |
| Magha | 5 Feb 2019 | 13 Feb 2019 | 9 |
| Phalguna | 14 Feb 2019 | 19 Feb 2019 | 6 |
| Chaitra | 20 Feb 2019 | 6 Mar 2019 | 15 |
| Phalguna | 7 Mar 2019 | 14 Mar 2019 | 8 |
| Chaitra | 15 Mar 2019 | 21 Mar 2019 | 7 |
| Vaishakha | 22 Mar 2019 | 5 Apr 2019 | 15 |
| Chaitra | 6 Apr 2019 | 14 Apr 2019 | 9 |
| Vaishakha | 15 Apr 2019 | 19 Apr 2019 | 5 |
| Jyeshtha | 20 Apr 2019 | 4 May 2019 | 15 |
| Vaishakha | 5 May 2019 | 15 May 2019 | 11 |
| Jyeshtha | 16 May 2019 | 18 May 2019 | 3 |
| Ashadha | 19 May 2019 | 3 Jun 2019 | 16 |
| Jyeshtha | 4 Jun 2019 | 15 Jun 2019 | 12 |
| Ashadha | 16 Jun 2019 | 17 Jun 2019 | 2 |
| Shravana | 18 Jun 2019 | 2 Jul 2019 | 15 |
| Ashadha | 3 Jul 2019 | 16 Jul 2019 | 14 |
| Bhadrapada | 17 Jul 2019 | 1 Aug 2019 | 16 |
| Shravana | 2 Aug 2019 | 15 Aug 2019 | 14 |
| Bhadrapada | 16 Aug 2019 | 17 Aug 2019 | 2 |
| Ashwina | 18 Aug 2019 | 30 Aug 2019 | 13 |
| Bhadrapada | 31 Aug 2019 | 14 Sep 2019 | 15 |
| Ashwina | 15 Sep 2019 | 17 Sep 2019 | 3 |
| Kartika | 18 Sep 2019 | 28 Sep 2019 | 11 |
| Ashwina | 29 Sep 2019 | 13 Oct 2019 | 15 |
| Kartika | 14 Oct 2019 | 17 Oct 2019 | 4 |
| Margashirsha | 18 Oct 2019 | 28 Oct 2019 | 11 |
| Kartika | 29 Oct 2019 | 12 Nov 2019 | 15 |
| Margashirsha | 13 Nov 2019 | 16 Nov 2019 | 4 |
| Pausha | 17 Nov 2019 | 26 Nov 2019 | 10 |
| Margashirsha | 27 Nov 2019 | 12 Dec 2019 | 16 |
| Pausha | 13 Dec 2019 | 16 Dec 2019 | 4 |
| Magha | 17 Dec 2019 | 26 Dec 2019 | 10 |
| Pausha part | 27 Dec 2019 | 31 Dec 2019 | 5 |
What happened in the sky in 2019
Beyond the dates the Mithila Panchang lists, 2019 brought 5 eclipses - 3 solar and 2 lunar - of which 2 were above the horizon somewhere in India. Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) fell on 15 January, 1 day later in the year than in 2018 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 2019
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Mithila date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jan 7:11 AM | Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Pausha Shukla Pratipada | Not visible |
| 21 Jan 10:42 AM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Magha Purnima | Not visible |
| 3 Jul 12:52 AM | Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Ashadha Shukla Pratipada | Not visible |
| 17 Jul 3:00 AM | Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 1 day after Guru Purnima | Bhadrapada Krishna Pratipada | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 26 Dec 10:47 AM | Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Magha Amavasya | Yes - Sutak observed |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 2 of these.
Guru and Shani in 2019
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 8:10 PM | Guru (Jupiter) | Vrishchika → Dhanu |
| 23 Apr 1:20 AM | Guru (Jupiter) | Dhanu → Vrishchika re-entry while retrograde |
| 5 Nov 5:20 AM | Guru (Jupiter) | Vrishchika → Dhanu |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half. Rahu entered Mithuna on 7 March 2019, carrying the eclipse axis with it.
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Frequently asked questions about the Mithila Panchang 2019
How many festivals and vrats does the Mithila Panchang list in 2019?
The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 2019, of which 2 are vrats. The first is Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on Tuesday, 15 January 2019, and the last is Vivah Panchami on Sunday, 1 December 2019.
What are the main festival dates in the Mithila Panchang for 2019?
The first major observances of 2019 are:
- Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) - Tuesday, 15 January 2019
- Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) - Saturday, 9 February 2019
- Maha Shivaratri - Monday, 4 March 2019
- Holi (Phagua) - Thursday, 21 March 2019
- Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja - Saturday, 6 April 2019
- Ram Navami - Saturday, 13 April 2019
Which month of 2019 has the most observances in the Mithila Panchang?
September 2019 is the fullest month with 5 dates, including Haritalika Teej, Chaurchan (Chaturchandra), Anant Chaturdashi, Pitru Paksha (Shradh), Mahalaya.
Which traditional year does 2019 correspond to in the Mithila Panchang?
The Gregorian year 2019 spans La. Sam. 899 – 900. 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 2019 have an Adhik Maas?
No. 2019 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 2019?
2019 had 5 eclipses:
- 6 January 2019 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 21 January 2019 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), not visible from India
- 3 July 2019 - Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 17 July 2019 - Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 26 December 2019 - Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal 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 2019?
Yes - 3 sign changes among the slow grahas in 2019:
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Dhanu on 29 March 2019
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Vrishchika on 23 April 2019, moving retrograde
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Dhanu on 5 November 2019
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 2019?
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.
