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.
November 2026
La. Sam. 907
Margashirsha – Kartika – Pausha
Festivals & Vrats in November 2026
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Dhanteras
Tithi 10:28 AM, Nov 5 – 10:30 AM, Nov 6
The worship of Dhanvantari and the buying of metal on Kartika Krishna Trayodashi.
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Diwali (Sukhraatri)
Tithi 10:40 AM, Nov 7 – 11:27 AM, Nov 8
The festival of lights and worship of Goddess Lakshmi, kept in Mithila as Sukhraatri.
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Bhardutiya (Bhai Dooj)
Tithi 1:55 PM, Nov 10 – 3:52 PM, Nov 11
Sisters honour their brothers two days after Diwali.
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Chhath Puja
Tithi 11:24 PM, Nov 14 – 2:04 AM, Nov 16
A four-day vrat thanking the Sun God (Surya) and Chhathi Maiya, with offerings at the river.
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Gopashtami
Tithi 4:20 AM – 6:21 AM, Nov 18
The worship of cows and Krishna the cowherd on Kartika Shukla Ashtami.
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Sama Chakeva
Tithi 11:44 PM, Nov 23 – 8:27 PM, Nov 24
A Maithili folk festival of the bond between brother and sister, culminating on the Kartik full moon.
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.
Frequently asked questions about Mithila Panchang
What is the Mithila Panchang?
The almanac of the Maithil region of north Bihar and the Nepal Terai, using the Lakshmana Samvat - La. Sam. - and Purnimanta months, so each lunar month ends at the full moon.
What is the Lakshmana Samvat?
The Maithil era counted from the accession of Lakshmana Sena in the late twelfth century, some 1119 or 1120 years behind the Common Era. Maithil panjis have kept it alongside the Shaka and Vikram years.
When is the Maithil new year?
Jur Sital, at the Mesha Sankranti in mid-April, kept with the sprinkling of water on elders and the household - the Maithil counterpart of Pohela Boishakh and Bohag Bihu on the same ingress.
Which festivals are particular to Mithila?
Chhath Puja above all, then Jitiya or Jivitputrika, Madhushravani, Sama Chakeva in Kartik, Vivah Panchami at Janakpur and Jur Sital. The Chhath katha covers the greatest of them.
Why does the month name differ from a Bengali almanac?
Because Mithila uses Purnimanta lunar months while Bengal uses solar months tied to the Sankrantis. The tithis are the same; the month label and its boundaries are computed on different principles.
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.
