Mithila Panchang 2023
The Mithila Panchang festival list of the Maithil region. Festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
April 2023
La. Sam. 903 · La. Sam. 904
Chaitra – Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
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 2023 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 2023, 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. 903 – 904. 2023 carries an Adhik Maas (Shravana (Adhik)), the extra lunar month that pushes several festivals later than usual.
January 2023 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 Ashtami |
| 25 Jan | Wed |
Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami)
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
February 2023 Magha – Phalguna – Chaitra
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Feb | Sat |
Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Lord Shiva. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
March 2023 Phalguna – Chaitra – Vaishakha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar | Wed |
Holi (Phagua) The festival of colours, the day after the Phalguna full moon. |
Krishna Pratipada |
| 22 Mar | Wed |
Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja
The spring nine nights of Devi worship in Mithila. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 30 Mar | Thu |
Ram Navami The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
April 2023 Chaitra – Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr | Fri |
Jur Sital (Maithili New Year) The Maithili new year (Mesha Sankranti / Satuani), when elders sprinkle cooling water as blessings. |
Krishna Navami |
| 22 Apr | Sat |
Akshaya Tritiya An auspicious day for new beginnings on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 29 Apr | Sat |
Janaki Navami (Sita Navami) The appearance of Goddess Sita on Vaishakha Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
May 2023 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha – Ashadha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May | Tue |
Ganga Dussehra The descent of the Ganga, on Jyeshtha Shukla Dashami. |
Shukla Dashami |
June 2023 Jyeshtha – Ashadha – Shravana
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun | Thu |
Mithun Sankranti
The Sun's entry into Mithuna. |
Krishna Dwadashi |
July 2023 Ashadha – Shravana – Bhadrapada – Shravana (Adhik)
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul | Mon |
Guru Purnima The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa. |
Shukla Purnima |
August 2023 Shravana (Adhik) – Shravana – Bhadrapada
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug | Mon |
Nag Panchami Serpent deities are worshipped on Shravana Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
| 31 Aug | Thu |
Raksha Bandhan Shravana Purnima — sisters tie the rakhi on their brothers' wrists. |
Shukla Purnima |
September 2023 Ashwina – Bhadrapada – Kartika
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep | Thu |
Krishna Janmashtami
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna. |
Krishna Ashtami |
| 18 Sep | Mon | Haritalika Teej Vrat | Shukla Tritiya |
| 19 Sep | Tue |
Chaurchan (Chaturchandra) Mithila worships the moon and Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, taking the moon's sight as a blessing. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
| 28 Sep | Thu | Anant Chaturdashi Vrat | Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 30 Sep | Sat |
Pitru Paksha (Shradh) The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors. |
Krishna Pratipada |
October 2023 Kartika – Ashwina – Margashirsha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct | Sat |
Mahalaya The new moon closing Pitru Paksha and ushering in Durga Puja. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 22 Oct | Sun |
Durga Puja (Dashain)
The great autumn worship of Goddess Durga. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 28 Oct | Sat |
Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja)
The Kojagari full moon worship of Goddess Lakshmi, special to newlyweds in Mithila. |
Shukla Purnima |
November 2023 Margashirsha – Kartika – Pausha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov | Fri |
Dhanteras The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal on Kartika Krishna Trayodashi. |
Krishna Dwadashi |
| 12 Nov | Sun |
Diwali (Sukhraatri) The festival of lights and worship of Goddess Lakshmi, kept in Mithila as Sukhraatri. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 15 Nov | Wed |
Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj)
Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 19 Nov | Sun |
Chhath Puja
A four-day vrat thanking the Sun God (Surya) and Chhathi Maiya, with offerings at the river. |
Shukla Shashthi |
| 20 Nov | Mon |
Gopashtami The worship of cows and Krishna the cowherd on Kartika Shukla Ashtami. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 27 Nov | Mon |
Sama Chakeva A Maithili folk festival of the bond between brother and sister, culminating on the Kartik full moon. |
Shukla Purnima |
December 2023 Pausha – Margashirsha – Magha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 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 2023
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 2023, covering La. Sam. 903 – 904. 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 2023 | 6 Jan 2023 | 6 |
| Magha | 7 Jan 2023 | 14 Jan 2023 | 8 |
| Phalguna | 15 Jan 2023 | 21 Jan 2023 | 7 |
| Magha | 22 Jan 2023 | 5 Feb 2023 | 15 |
| Phalguna | 6 Feb 2023 | 13 Feb 2023 | 8 |
| Chaitra | 14 Feb 2023 | 20 Feb 2023 | 7 |
| Phalguna | 21 Feb 2023 | 7 Mar 2023 | 15 |
| Chaitra | 8 Mar 2023 | 15 Mar 2023 | 8 |
| Vaishakha | 16 Mar 2023 | 21 Mar 2023 | 6 |
| Chaitra | 22 Mar 2023 | 6 Apr 2023 | 16 |
| Vaishakha | 7 Apr 2023 | 14 Apr 2023 | 8 |
| Jyeshtha | 15 Apr 2023 | 20 Apr 2023 | 6 |
| Vaishakha | 21 Apr 2023 | 5 May 2023 | 15 |
| Jyeshtha | 6 May 2023 | 15 May 2023 | 10 |
| Ashadha | 16 May 2023 | 19 May 2023 | 4 |
| Jyeshtha | 20 May 2023 | 4 Jun 2023 | 16 |
| Ashadha | 5 Jun 2023 | 15 Jun 2023 | 11 |
| Shravana | 16 Jun 2023 | 18 Jun 2023 | 3 |
| Ashadha | 19 Jun 2023 | 3 Jul 2023 | 15 |
| Shravana | 4 Jul 2023 | 16 Jul 2023 | 13 |
| Bhadrapada | 17 Jul 2023 | 17 Jul 2023 | 1 |
| Shravana (Adhik) | 18 Jul 2023 | 16 Aug 2023 | 30 |
| Shravana | 17 Aug 2023 | 17 Aug 2023 | 1 |
| Bhadrapada | 18 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2023 | 14 |
| Ashwina | 1 Sep 2023 | 15 Sep 2023 | 15 |
| Bhadrapada | 16 Sep 2023 | 17 Sep 2023 | 2 |
| Ashwina | 18 Sep 2023 | 29 Sep 2023 | 12 |
| Kartika | 30 Sep 2023 | 14 Oct 2023 | 15 |
| Ashwina | 15 Oct 2023 | 17 Oct 2023 | 3 |
| Kartika | 18 Oct 2023 | 28 Oct 2023 | 11 |
| Margashirsha | 29 Oct 2023 | 13 Nov 2023 | 16 |
| Kartika | 14 Nov 2023 | 16 Nov 2023 | 3 |
| Margashirsha | 17 Nov 2023 | 27 Nov 2023 | 11 |
| Pausha | 28 Nov 2023 | 12 Dec 2023 | 15 |
| Margashirsha | 13 Dec 2023 | 16 Dec 2023 | 4 |
| Pausha | 17 Dec 2023 | 26 Dec 2023 | 10 |
| Magha part | 27 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | 5 |
What happened in the sky in 2023
Beyond the dates the Mithila Panchang lists, 2023 brought 4 eclipses - 2 solar and 2 lunar - of which 2 were above the horizon somewhere in India. The year also carried an Adhik Maas, the extra lunar month of Shravana, running from 18 July 2023 to 16 August 2023. Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) fell on 15 January, 1 day later in the year than in 2022 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 2023
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Mithila date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 9:46 AM | Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 2 days before Akshaya Tritiya | Jyeshtha Amavasya | Not visible |
| 5 May 10:53 PM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Vaishakha Purnima | Penumbral only |
| 14 Oct 11:29 PM | Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) on Mahalaya | Kartika Amavasya | Not visible |
| 29 Oct 1:44 AM | Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 1 day after Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja) | Margashirsha Krishna Pratipada | Yes - Sutak observed |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 1 of these. A penumbral (Upachhaya) eclipse is not counted as a grahan.
Guru and Shani in 2023
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 6:10 PM | Shani (Saturn) | Makara → Kumbha |
| 22 Apr 5:20 AM | Guru (Jupiter) | Meena → Mesha |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half. Rahu entered Meena on 30 October 2023, carrying the eclipse axis with it.
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Frequently asked questions about the Mithila Panchang 2023
How many festivals and vrats does the Mithila Panchang list in 2023?
The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 2023, of which 2 are vrats. The first is Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on Sunday, 15 January 2023, and the last is Vivah Panchami on Sunday, 17 December 2023.
What are the main festival dates in the Mithila Panchang for 2023?
The first major observances of 2023 are:
- Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) - Sunday, 15 January 2023
- Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) - Wednesday, 25 January 2023
- Maha Shivaratri - Saturday, 18 February 2023
- Holi (Phagua) - Wednesday, 8 March 2023
- Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja - Wednesday, 22 March 2023
- Ram Navami - Thursday, 30 March 2023
Which month of 2023 has the most observances in the Mithila Panchang?
November 2023 is the fullest month with 6 dates, including Dhanteras, Diwali (Sukhraatri), Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj), Chhath Puja, Gopashtami, Sama Chakeva.
Which traditional year does 2023 correspond to in the Mithila Panchang?
The Gregorian year 2023 spans La. Sam. 903 – 904. 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 2023 have an Adhik Maas?
Yes. 2023 carried an Adhik Maas (Shravana (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 2023 dates can look out of place beside a neighbouring year.
Were there any eclipses in 2023?
2023 had 4 eclipses:
- 20 April 2023 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 5 May 2023 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), penumbral only, so no Sutak was observed
- 14 October 2023 - Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 29 October 2023 - 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 1 of these was kept in India.
Did Guru or Shani change sign in 2023?
Yes - 2 sign changes among the slow grahas in 2023:
- Shani (Saturn) entered Kumbha on 17 January 2023
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Mesha on 22 April 2023
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 2023?
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.
