Odia Calendar - Panji 2022
The Odia festival calendar (Panji). Odisha festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
April 2022
Vilayati Sal 1429
Chaitra – Baisakha
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 2022 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Odia Calendar lists 33 dates in 2022, opening with Samba Dashami on 12 January and closing with Prathamastami on 16 November. Of these, 2 are vrats (fasting observances). July is the fullest month with 5 dates. The year runs through Vilayati Sal 1429 – 1430.
January 2022 Pausa – Magha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan | Wed |
Samba Dashami Mothers pray to the Sun god for the health of their children on Pausha Shukla Dashami. |
Shukla Dashami |
| 14 Jan | Fri |
Makara Sankranti The Sun's entry into Makara, kept with makara chaula. |
Shukla Dwadashi |
February 2022 Magha – Phalguna
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb | Sat |
Saraswati Puja (Basanta Panchami)
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
March 2022 Phalguna – Chaitra
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar | Tue |
Maha Shivaratri (Jagara)
The great night of Lord Shiva, kept with a night-long vigil and the Mahadipa at Lingaraj. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 17 Mar | Thu |
Dola Purnima (Dola Yatra) The swing festival of Krishna on Phalguna Purnima, Odisha's Holi. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
April 2022 Chaitra – Baisakha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr | Sun |
Basanti Durga Puja
The spring worship of Goddess Durga in Chaitra Navratri. |
Shukla Navami |
| 10 Apr | Sun |
Sri Rama Navami The birth of Lord Rama on Chaitra Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
| 14 Apr | Thu |
Pana Sankranti (Maha Vishuba) The Odia new year (Maha Vishuba Sankranti), with the sweet pana drink, Jhamu Yatra and Danda Nata. |
Shukla Trayodashi |
| 16 Apr | Sat |
Chaitra Purnima The full moon of Chaitra, kept as Hanuman Jayanti and with Jhamu Yatra. |
Shukla Purnima |
May 2022 Baisakha – Jyestha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May | Tue |
Akshaya Tritiya Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya — the start of Chandan Yatra and chariot construction at Puri. |
Shukla Tritiya |
| 15 May | Sun |
Nrusingha Chaturdashi The advent of Lord Narasimha on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 30 May | Mon | Savitri Brata Vrat | Krishna Amavasya |
June 2022 Jyestha – Ashadha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun | Sun |
Sital Sasthi The grand marriage of Shiva and Parvati, famed in Sambalpur, on Jyeshtha Shukla Shashthi. |
Shukla Shashthi |
| 14 Jun | Tue |
Snana Yatra (Devasnan Purnima) Lord Jagannath's grand ceremonial bath on Jyeshtha Purnima. |
Shukla Purnima |
July 2022 Ashadha – Shrabana
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul | Fri |
Jagannath Rath Yatra Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra are pulled through Puri on giant chariots. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 4 Jul | Mon |
Hera Panchami Five days into Rath Yatra, Goddess Lakshmi visits the Gundicha temple in search of Lord Jagannath. |
Shukla Panchami |
| 9 Jul | Sat |
Bahuda Yatra The return car festival, when the deities journey back to the temple. |
Shukla Dashami |
| 12 Jul | Tue |
Niladri Bije Lord Jagannath returns to the sanctum (Ratna Singhasana) after Rath Yatra, marking its close. |
Shukla Trayodashi |
| 28 Jul | Thu |
Chitalagi Amavasya The Shravana new moon when a chita adorns Lord Jagannath's forehead. |
Krishna Amavasya |
August 2022 Shrabana – Bhadraba
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug | Fri |
Gamha Purnima The birth of Balabhadra and the worship of cattle on Shravana Purnima, also kept as Jhulan and Rakhi. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 19 Aug | Fri |
Janmashtami
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna. |
Krishna Ashtami |
| 31 Aug | Wed |
Ganesha Chaturthi
The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
September 2022 Bhadraba – Aswina
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep | Thu |
Nuakhai Western Odisha's harvest festival of the first new rice (nua anna), the day after Ganesh Chaturthi. |
Shukla Panchami |
| 4 Sep | Sun |
Radhashtami The appearance of Radharani on Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 9 Sep | Fri | Ananta Chaturdashi Vrat | Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 25 Sep | Sun |
Mahalaya The new moon closing Pitru Paksha and opening Durga Puja. |
Krishna Amavasya |
October 2022 Aswina – Kartika
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct | Mon |
Durga Puja (Maha Ashtami) The eighth day of the autumn Durga Puja. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 5 Oct | Wed |
Vijayadashami The triumph of Durga, the tenth day of the festival. |
Shukla Dashami |
| 9 Oct | Sun |
Kumar Purnima Maidens worship Kartikeya and the harvest moon on Ashwin (Sharad) Purnima for a good husband. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 24 Oct | Mon |
Diwali (Paya Shraddha) The festival of lights with Bada Badua Daka to the ancestors. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
November 2022 Kartika – Margasira
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov | Wed |
Anla Navami The amla tree is worshipped on Kartika Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
| 8 Nov | Tue |
Boita Bandana (Kartika Purnima) Miniature boats are floated at dawn on Kartika Purnima, recalling Odisha's maritime past (Bali Yatra). |
Shukla Purnima |
| 16 Nov | Wed |
Prathamastami The eldest child is honoured and blessed on Margashirsha Krishna Ashtami. |
Krishna Ashtami |
Months of the Odia Calendar in 2022
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 2022, covering Vilayati Sal 1429 – 1430. 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 2022 | 13 Jan 2022 | 13 |
| Magha | 14 Jan 2022 | 12 Feb 2022 | 30 |
| Phalguna | 13 Feb 2022 | 14 Mar 2022 | 30 |
| Chaitra | 15 Mar 2022 | 13 Apr 2022 | 30 |
| Baisakha | 14 Apr 2022 | 14 May 2022 | 31 |
| Jyestha | 15 May 2022 | 14 Jun 2022 | 31 |
| Ashadha | 15 Jun 2022 | 15 Jul 2022 | 31 |
| Shrabana | 16 Jul 2022 | 16 Aug 2022 | 32 |
| Bhadraba | 17 Aug 2022 | 16 Sep 2022 | 31 |
| Aswina | 17 Sep 2022 | 16 Oct 2022 | 30 |
| Kartika | 17 Oct 2022 | 15 Nov 2022 | 30 |
| Margasira | 16 Nov 2022 | 15 Dec 2022 | 30 |
| Pausa part | 16 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | 16 |
What happened in the sky in 2022
Beyond the dates the Odia Calendar lists, 2022 brought 4 eclipses - 2 solar and 2 lunar - of which 2 were above the horizon somewhere in India. Samba Dashami fell on 12 January, 11 days earlier in the year than in 2021 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 2022
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Odia date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2:11 AM | Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 2 days before Akshaya Tritiya | Baisakha Shukla Pratipada | Not visible |
| 16 May 9:41 AM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 1 day after Nrusingha Chaturdashi | Jyestha Purnima | Not visible |
| 25 Oct 4:30 PM | Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 1 day after Diwali (Paya Shraddha) | Kartika Amavasya | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 8 Nov 4:29 PM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) on Boita Bandana (Kartika Purnima) | Kartika Purnima | Yes - Sutak observed |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 2 of these.
Guru and Shani in 2022
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 4:00 PM | Guru (Jupiter) | Kumbha → Meena |
| 29 Apr 8:00 AM | Shani (Saturn) | Makara → Kumbha |
| 12 Jul 2:50 PM | Shani (Saturn) | Kumbha → Makara re-entry while retrograde |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half. Rahu entered Mesha on 12 April 2022, carrying the eclipse axis with it.
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Frequently asked questions about the Odia Calendar 2022
How many festivals and vrats does the Odia Calendar list in 2022?
The Odia Calendar lists 33 dates in 2022, of which 2 are vrats. The first is Samba Dashami on Wednesday, 12 January 2022, and the last is Prathamastami on Wednesday, 16 November 2022.
What are the main festival dates in the Odia Calendar for 2022?
The first major observances of 2022 are:
- Samba Dashami - Wednesday, 12 January 2022
- Makara Sankranti - Friday, 14 January 2022
- Saraswati Puja (Basanta Panchami) - Saturday, 5 February 2022
- Maha Shivaratri (Jagara) - Tuesday, 1 March 2022
- Dola Purnima (Dola Yatra) - Thursday, 17 March 2022
- Basanti Durga Puja - Sunday, 10 April 2022
Which month of 2022 has the most observances in the Odia Calendar?
July 2022 is the fullest month with 5 dates, including Jagannath Rath Yatra, Hera Panchami, Bahuda Yatra, Niladri Bije, Chitalagi Amavasya.
Which traditional year does 2022 correspond to in the Odia Calendar?
The Gregorian year 2022 spans Vilayati Sal 1429 – 1430. 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 2022 have an Adhik Maas?
No. 2022 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 2022?
2022 had 4 eclipses:
- 1 May 2022 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 16 May 2022 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), not visible from India
- 25 October 2022 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 8 November 2022 - 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 2022?
Yes - 3 sign changes among the slow grahas in 2022:
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Meena on 13 April 2022
- Shani (Saturn) entered Kumbha on 29 April 2022
- Shani (Saturn) entered Makara on 12 July 2022, 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 2022?
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.
