Mithila Panchang

Mithila Panchang 2025

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 2025

La. Sam. 906

Shravana – Bhadrapada – Ashwina

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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 2025 - festivals and vrats through the year

The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 2025, opening with Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on 14 January and closing with Vivah Panchami on 25 November. Of these, 2 are vrats (fasting observances). October is the fullest month with 6 dates. The year runs through La. Sam. 905 – 906.

January 2025 Pausha – Magha – 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.

Krishna Pratipada

February 2025 Magha – Chaitra – Phalguna

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
2 Feb Sun Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami)

The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami.

Shukla Chaturthi
26 Feb Wed Maha Shivaratri

The great night of Lord Shiva.

Krishna Trayodashi

March 2025 Phalguna – Vaishakha – Chaitra

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
15 Mar Sat Holi (Phagua)

The festival of colours, the day after the Phalguna full moon.

Krishna Pratipada
30 Mar Sun Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja

The spring nine nights of Devi worship in Mithila.

Shukla Pratipada

April 2025 Chaitra – Vaishakha – Jyeshtha

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
6 Apr Sun 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.

Krishna Pratipada
30 Apr Wed Akshaya Tritiya

An auspicious day for new beginnings on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya.

Shukla Tritiya

May 2025 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha – Ashadha

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
5 May Mon Janaki Navami (Sita Navami)

The appearance of Goddess Sita on Vaishakha Shukla Navami.

Shukla Ashtami

June 2025 Jyeshtha – Ashadha – Shravana

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
5 Jun Thu 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 Chaturthi

July 2025 Ashadha – Shravana – Bhadrapada

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
10 Jul Thu Guru Purnima

The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa.

Shukla Purnima
29 Jul Tue Nag Panchami

Serpent deities are worshipped on Shravana Shukla Panchami.

Shukla Panchami

August 2025 Shravana – Bhadrapada – Ashwina

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
9 Aug Sat Raksha Bandhan

Shravana Purnima — sisters tie the rakhi on their brothers' wrists.

Shukla Purnima
16 Aug Sat Krishna Janmashtami

The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.

Krishna Ashtami
26 Aug Tue Haritalika Teej Vrat Shukla Tritiya
27 Aug Wed Chaurchan (Chaturchandra)

Mithila worships the moon and Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, taking the moon's sight as a blessing.

Shukla Chaturthi

September 2025 Bhadrapada – Ashwina – Kartika

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
6 Sep Sat Anant Chaturdashi Vrat Shukla Chaturdashi
8 Sep Mon Pitru Paksha (Shradh)

The fortnight of offerings to the ancestors.

Krishna Pratipada
21 Sep Sun Mahalaya

The new moon closing Pitru Paksha and ushering in Durga Puja.

Krishna Amavasya
30 Sep Tue Durga Puja (Dashain)

The great autumn worship of Goddess Durga.

Shukla Ashtami

October 2025 Ashwina – Kartika – Margashirsha

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
6 Oct Mon Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja)

The Kojagari full moon worship of Goddess Lakshmi, special to newlyweds in Mithila.

Shukla Chaturdashi
18 Oct Sat Dhanteras

The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal on Kartika Krishna Trayodashi.

Krishna Dwadashi
20 Oct Mon Diwali (Sukhraatri)

The festival of lights and worship of Goddess Lakshmi, kept in Mithila as Sukhraatri.

Krishna Chaturdashi
23 Oct Thu Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj)

Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali.

Shukla Dwitiya
27 Oct Mon Chhath Puja

A four-day vrat thanking the Sun God (Surya) and Chhathi Maiya, with offerings at the river.

Shukla Shashthi
30 Oct Thu Gopashtami

The worship of cows and Krishna the cowherd on Kartika Shukla Ashtami.

Shukla Ashtami

November 2025 Kartika – Margashirsha – Pausha

Date Day Festival / Vrat Tithi
5 Nov Wed Sama Chakeva

A Maithili folk festival of the bond between brother and sister, culminating on the Kartik full moon.

Shukla Purnima
25 Nov Tue 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 2025

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 2025, covering La. Sam. 905 – 906. 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 2025 13 Jan 2025 13
Magha 14 Jan 2025 14 Jan 2025 1
Phalguna 15 Jan 2025 29 Jan 2025 15
Magha 30 Jan 2025 12 Feb 2025 14
Chaitra 13 Feb 2025 27 Feb 2025 15
Phalguna 28 Feb 2025 14 Mar 2025 15
Vaishakha 15 Mar 2025 29 Mar 2025 15
Chaitra 30 Mar 2025 12 Apr 2025 14
Vaishakha 13 Apr 2025 13 Apr 2025 1
Jyeshtha 14 Apr 2025 27 Apr 2025 14
Vaishakha 28 Apr 2025 12 May 2025 15
Jyeshtha 13 May 2025 14 May 2025 2
Ashadha 15 May 2025 27 May 2025 13
Jyeshtha 28 May 2025 11 Jun 2025 15
Ashadha 12 Jun 2025 15 Jun 2025 4
Shravana 16 Jun 2025 25 Jun 2025 10
Ashadha 26 Jun 2025 10 Jul 2025 15
Shravana 11 Jul 2025 16 Jul 2025 6
Bhadrapada 17 Jul 2025 24 Jul 2025 8
Shravana 25 Jul 2025 9 Aug 2025 16
Bhadrapada 10 Aug 2025 16 Aug 2025 7
Ashwina 17 Aug 2025 23 Aug 2025 7
Bhadrapada 24 Aug 2025 7 Sep 2025 15
Ashwina 8 Sep 2025 16 Sep 2025 9
Kartika 17 Sep 2025 21 Sep 2025 5
Ashwina 22 Sep 2025 7 Oct 2025 16
Kartika 8 Oct 2025 17 Oct 2025 10
Margashirsha 18 Oct 2025 21 Oct 2025 4
Kartika 22 Oct 2025 5 Nov 2025 15
Margashirsha 6 Nov 2025 16 Nov 2025 11
Pausha 17 Nov 2025 20 Nov 2025 4
Margashirsha 21 Nov 2025 4 Dec 2025 14
Pausha 5 Dec 2025 15 Dec 2025 11
Magha 16 Dec 2025 20 Dec 2025 5
Pausha part 21 Dec 2025 31 Dec 2025 11

What happened in the sky in 2025

Beyond the dates the Mithila Panchang lists, 2025 brought 4 eclipses - 2 solar and 2 lunar - of which 1 was above the horizon somewhere in India. Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) fell on 14 January, 1 day earlier in the year than in 2024 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.

Eclipses of 2025

Date (IST) Eclipse Mithila date Seen from India
14 Mar 12:28 PM Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 1 day before Holi (Phagua) Phalguna Purnima Not visible
29 Mar 4:17 PM Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 1 day before Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja Vaishakha Amavasya Not visible
7 Sep 11:41 PM Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 1 day before Pitru Paksha (Shradh) Bhadrapada Purnima Yes - Sutak observed
22 Sep 1:11 AM Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 1 day after Mahalaya Ashwina Shukla Pratipada Not visible

Sutak Kaal was observed for 1 of these.

Guru and Shani in 2025

Date Graha Sign change
29 Mar 9:50 PM Shani (Saturn) Kumbha → Meena
14 May 10:40 PM Guru (Jupiter) Vrishabha → Mithuna
18 Oct 8:00 PM Guru (Jupiter) Mithuna → Karka
5 Dec 5:30 PM Guru (Jupiter) Karka → Mithuna re-entry while retrograde

Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half. Rahu entered Kumbha on 18 May 2025, carrying the eclipse axis with it.

Frequently asked questions about the Mithila Panchang 2025

How many festivals and vrats does the Mithila Panchang list in 2025?

The Mithila Panchang lists 29 dates in 2025, of which 2 are vrats. The first is Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) on Tuesday, 14 January 2025, and the last is Vivah Panchami on Tuesday, 25 November 2025.

What are the main festival dates in the Mithila Panchang for 2025?

The first major observances of 2025 are:

  • Makar Sankranti (Tila Sankranti) - Tuesday, 14 January 2025
  • Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) - Sunday, 2 February 2025
  • Maha Shivaratri - Wednesday, 26 February 2025
  • Holi (Phagua) - Saturday, 15 March 2025
  • Chaitra Navratri / Basanti Puja - Sunday, 30 March 2025
  • Ram Navami - Sunday, 6 April 2025
Which month of 2025 has the most observances in the Mithila Panchang?

October 2025 is the fullest month with 6 dates, including Kojagara (Lakshmi Puja), Dhanteras, Diwali (Sukhraatri), Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj), Chhath Puja, Gopashtami.

Which traditional year does 2025 correspond to in the Mithila Panchang?

The Gregorian year 2025 spans La. Sam. 905 – 906. 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 2025 have an Adhik Maas?

No. 2025 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 2025?

2025 had 4 eclipses:

  • 14 March 2025 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), not visible from India
  • 29 March 2025 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
  • 7 September 2025 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
  • 22 September 2025 - 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 2025?

Yes - 4 sign changes among the slow grahas in 2025:

  • Shani (Saturn) entered Meena on 29 March 2025
  • Guru (Jupiter) entered Mithuna on 14 May 2025
  • Guru (Jupiter) entered Karka on 18 October 2025
  • Guru (Jupiter) entered Mithuna on 5 December 2025, moving retrograde

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 2025?

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.

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