Odia Calendar - Panji 1963
The Odia festival calendar (Panji). Odisha festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
March 1963
Vilayati Sal 1370
Phalguna – Chaitra
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.
Odia Calendar 1963 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Odia Calendar lists 33 dates in 1963, opening with Samba Dashami on 5 January and closing with Boita Bandana (Kartika Purnima) on 30 November. Of these, 2 are vrats (fasting observances). April is the fullest month with 5 dates. The year runs through Vilayati Sal 1370 – 1371. 1963 carries an Adhik Maas (Kartika (Adhik)), the extra lunar month that pushes several festivals later than usual.
January 1963 Pausa – Magha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan | Sat |
Samba Dashami Mothers pray to the Sun god for the health of their children on Pausha Shukla Dashami. |
Shukla Dashami |
| 14 Jan | Mon |
Makara Sankranti The Sun's entry into Makara, kept with makara chaula. |
Krishna Panchami |
| 29 Jan | Tue |
Saraswati Puja (Basanta Panchami)
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
February 1963 Magha – Phalguna
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb | Fri |
Maha Shivaratri (Jagara)
The great night of Lord Shiva, kept with a night-long vigil and the Mahadipa at Lingaraj. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
March 1963 Phalguna – Chaitra
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar | Sat |
Dola Purnima (Dola Yatra) The swing festival of Krishna on Phalguna Purnima, Odisha's Holi. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
April 1963 Chaitra – Baisakha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr | Tue |
Basanti Durga Puja
The spring worship of Goddess Durga in Chaitra Navratri. |
Shukla Navami |
| 2 Apr | Tue |
Sri Rama Navami The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
| 8 Apr | Mon |
Chaitra Purnima The full moon of Chaitra, kept as Hanuman Jayanti and with Jhamu Yatra. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 14 Apr | Sun |
Pana Sankranti (Maha Vishuba) The Odia new year (Maha Vishuba Sankranti), with the sweet pana drink, Jhamu Yatra and Danda Nata. |
Krishna Panchami |
| 26 Apr | Fri |
Akshaya Tritiya Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya — the start of Chandan Yatra and chariot construction at Puri. |
Shukla Tritiya |
May 1963 Baisakha – Jyestha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May | Tue |
Nrusingha Chaturdashi The advent of Lord Narasimha on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 23 May | Thu | Savitri Brata Vrat | Krishna Amavasya |
| 28 May | Tue |
Sital Sasthi The grand marriage of Shiva and Parvati, famed in Sambalpur, on Jyeshtha Shukla Shashthi. |
Shukla Shashthi |
June 1963 Jyestha – Ashadha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun | Fri |
Snana Yatra (Devasnan Purnima) Lord Jagannath's grand ceremonial bath on Jyeshtha Purnima. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 23 Jun | Sun |
Jagannath Rath Yatra Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra are pulled through Puri on giant chariots. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 26 Jun | Wed |
Hera Panchami Five days into Rath Yatra, Goddess Lakshmi visits the Gundicha temple in search of Lord Jagannath. |
Shukla Panchami |
July 1963 Ashadha – Shrabana
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul | Mon |
Bahuda Yatra The return car festival, when the deities journey back to the temple. |
Shukla Dashami |
| 4 Jul | Thu |
Niladri Bije Lord Jagannath returns to the sanctum (Ratna Singhasana) after Rath Yatra, marking its close. |
Shukla Trayodashi |
| 20 Jul | Sat |
Chitalagi Amavasya The Shravana new moon when a chita adorns Lord Jagannath's forehead. |
Krishna Amavasya |
August 1963 Shrabana – Bhadraba
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug | Mon |
Gamha Purnima The birth of Balabhadra and the worship of cattle on Shravana Purnima, also kept as Jhulan and Rakhi. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 12 Aug | Mon |
Janmashtami
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna. |
Krishna Ashtami |
| 23 Aug | Fri |
Ganesha Chaturthi
The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
| 24 Aug | Sat |
Nuakhai Western Odisha's harvest festival of the first new rice (nua anna), the day after Ganesh Chaturthi. |
Shukla Panchami |
| 27 Aug | Tue |
Radhashtami The appearance of Radharani on Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami. |
Shukla Ashtami |
September 1963 Bhadraba – Aswina
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep | Mon | Ananta Chaturdashi Vrat | Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 17 Sep | Tue |
Mahalaya The new moon closing Pitru Paksha and opening Durga Puja. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 26 Sep | Thu |
Durga Puja (Maha Ashtami) The eighth day of the autumn Durga Puja. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 28 Sep | Sat |
Vijayadashami The triumph of Durga, the tenth day of the festival. |
Shukla Dashami |
October 1963 Aswina – Kartika
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct | Thu |
Kumar Purnima Maidens worship Kartikeya and the harvest moon on Ashwin (Sharad) Purnima for a good husband. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 16 Oct | Wed |
Diwali (Paya Shraddha) The festival of lights with Bada Badua Daka to the ancestors. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 27 Oct | Sun |
Anla Navami The amla tree is worshipped on Kartika Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
November 1963 Kartika – Margasira
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov | Fri |
Prathamastami The eldest child is honoured and blessed on Margashirsha Krishna Ashtami. |
Krishna Ashtami |
| 30 Nov | Sat |
Boita Bandana (Kartika Purnima) Miniature boats are floated at dawn on Kartika Purnima, recalling Odisha's maritime past (Bali Yatra). |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
Months of the Odia Calendar in 1963
The Odia Calendar does not begin its year on 1 January, so each of its months straddles two Gregorian ones. These are the months that ran through 1963, covering Vilayati Sal 1370 – 1371. A month marked part is one the Gregorian year cuts short at its own start or end.
| Month | Begins | Ends | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pausa part | 1 Jan 1963 | 14 Jan 1963 | 14 |
| Magha | 15 Jan 1963 | 12 Feb 1963 | 29 |
| Phalguna | 13 Feb 1963 | 14 Mar 1963 | 30 |
| Chaitra | 15 Mar 1963 | 13 Apr 1963 | 30 |
| Baisakha | 14 Apr 1963 | 14 May 1963 | 31 |
| Jyestha | 15 May 1963 | 15 Jun 1963 | 32 |
| Ashadha | 16 Jun 1963 | 16 Jul 1963 | 31 |
| Shrabana | 17 Jul 1963 | 16 Aug 1963 | 31 |
| Bhadraba | 17 Aug 1963 | 16 Sep 1963 | 31 |
| Aswina | 17 Sep 1963 | 17 Oct 1963 | 31 |
| Kartika | 18 Oct 1963 | 16 Nov 1963 | 30 |
| Margasira | 17 Nov 1963 | 15 Dec 1963 | 29 |
| Pausa part | 16 Dec 1963 | 31 Dec 1963 | 16 |
What happened in the sky in 1963
Beyond the dates the Odia Calendar lists, 1963 brought 5 eclipses - 2 solar and 3 lunar - of which 3 were above the horizon somewhere in India. The year also carried an Adhik Maas, the extra lunar month of Kartika, running from 18 October 1963 to 16 November 1963. Samba Dashami fell on 5 January, 10 days earlier in the year than in 1962 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 1963
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Odia date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 4:49 AM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Pausa Krishna Pratipada | Penumbral only |
| 25 Jan 7:06 PM | Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Magha Amavasya | Not visible |
| 7 Jul 3:32 AM | Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 3 days after Niladri Bije | Ashadha Krishna Pratipada | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 21 Jul 2:05 AM | Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 1 day after Chitalagi Amavasya | Shrabana Shukla Pratipada | Not visible |
| 30 Dec 4:36 PM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Pausa Purnima | Yes - Sutak observed |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 2 of these. A penumbral (Upachhaya) eclipse is not counted as a grahan.
Guru and Shani in 1963
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 6:50 PM | Guru (Jupiter) | Kumbha → Meena |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half. Rahu entered Mithuna on 19 May 1963, carrying the eclipse axis with it.
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Frequently asked questions about the Odia Calendar 1963
How many festivals and vrats does the Odia Calendar list in 1963?
The Odia Calendar lists 33 dates in 1963, of which 2 are vrats. The first is Samba Dashami on Saturday, 5 January 1963, and the last is Boita Bandana (Kartika Purnima) on Saturday, 30 November 1963.
What are the main festival dates in the Odia Calendar for 1963?
The first major observances of 1963 are:
- Samba Dashami - Saturday, 5 January 1963
- Makara Sankranti - Monday, 14 January 1963
- Saraswati Puja (Basanta Panchami) - Tuesday, 29 January 1963
- Maha Shivaratri (Jagara) - Friday, 22 February 1963
- Dola Purnima (Dola Yatra) - Saturday, 9 March 1963
- Basanti Durga Puja - Tuesday, 2 April 1963
Which month of 1963 has the most observances in the Odia Calendar?
April 1963 is the fullest month with 5 dates, including Basanti Durga Puja, Sri Rama Navami, Chaitra Purnima, Pana Sankranti (Maha Vishuba), Akshaya Tritiya.
Which traditional year does 1963 correspond to in the Odia Calendar?
The Gregorian year 1963 spans Vilayati Sal 1370 – 1371. 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 1963 have an Adhik Maas?
Yes. 1963 carried an Adhik Maas (Kartika (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 1963 dates can look out of place beside a neighbouring year.
Were there any eclipses in 1963?
1963 had 5 eclipses:
- 10 January 1963 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), penumbral only, so no Sutak was observed
- 25 January 1963 - Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 7 July 1963 - Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 21 July 1963 - Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 30 December 1963 - Total 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 2 of these were kept in India.
Did Guru or Shani change sign in 1963?
Yes - 1 sign change among the slow grahas in 1963:
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Meena on 7 March 1963
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 1963?
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 Odia Calendar - Panji opens on the current month.
About the Odia Calendar - Panji
The Odia festival calendar (Panji). Odisha 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.
