The Telugu Panchangam (Shalivahana Shaka, Ugadi new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Shaka year and the Amanta month.
Telugu Panchangam 1959 opens in February during Shaka Samvat 1880 (Vilambi) of the Hindu calendar.
February 1959
Shaka Samvat 1880 (Vilambi)
Maghamu – Phalgunamu
Festivals & Vrats in February 1959
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Shattila Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:42 AM, Feb 3 – 5:51 AM, Feb 4
Observed with sesame (til) in six ways — bathing, offering and donating — to cleanse past sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:09 AM, Feb 5 – 2:34 AM, Feb 6
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 2:40 AM, Feb 6 – 1:25 AM, Feb 7
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:32 AM, Feb 7 – 12:43 AM, Feb 8
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 1:32 AM, Feb 7 – 12:43 AM, Feb 8
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the new moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:50 AM, Feb 8 – 12:33 AM, Feb 9
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 2:17 AM, Feb 11 – 3:50 AM, Feb 12
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Vasant Panchami
Tithi 4:01 AM, Feb 12 – 6:06 AM, Feb 13
Goddess Saraswati is worshipped for knowledge and the arts as spring (Vasant) begins.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 6:16 AM, Feb 13 – 8:44 AM, Feb 14
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Ratha Saptami
Tithi 8:53 AM, Feb 14 – 11:32 AM, Feb 15
Surya's chariot turns north — devotees bathe at dawn and worship the Sun god on Magha Shukla Saptami.
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Brahma Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 8:53 AM, Feb 14 – 11:32 AM, Feb 15
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Brahma Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Magha Shukla Saptami.
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Bhishma Ashtami
Tithi 11:37 AM, Feb 15 – 2:03 PM, Feb 16
Tarpan is offered to Bhishma Pitamaha, who chose to leave his body on Magha Shukla Ashtami.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:37 AM, Feb 15 – 2:03 PM, Feb 16
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Jaya Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:42 PM, Feb 18 – 6:25 PM, Feb 19
A fast said to free the devotee from rebirth and the fate of becoming a ghost.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:26 PM, Feb 20 – 5:41 PM, Feb 21
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Magha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:21 PM, Feb 22 – 2:25 PM, Feb 23
The full-moon fast, kept with a day-long vrat, a vigil, Satyanarayan Puja and charity, culminating in the worship of the rising full moon.
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Magha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 4:21 PM, Feb 22 – 2:25 PM, Feb 23
The full moon of Magha — a great day for the Magha snana at sacred rivers, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 4:21 PM, Feb 22 – 2:25 PM, Feb 23
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the full moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 2:29 PM, Feb 23 – 12:09 PM, Feb 24
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 7:03 AM, Feb 26 – 4:26 AM, Feb 27
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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About the Telugu Panchangam
The Telugu Panchangam (Shalivahana Shaka, Ugadi new year). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Shaka year and the Amanta month.
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 this year and the next.