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 2009 opens in November during Shaka Samvat 1931 (Virodhi) of the Hindu calendar.
November 2009
Shaka Samvat 1931 (Virodhi)
Karthikamu – Margasiramu
Festivals & Vrats in November 2009
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Kartik Purnima / Dev Deepavali
Tithi 1:53 AM, Nov 2 – 12:53 AM, Nov 3
Gods are said to descend to earth — ghats and temples are lit with rows of lamps; in Gujarat it is Dev Diwali and the Vautha fair is held, while in Rajasthan the Pushkar Camel Fair, the Kapil Muni Fair at Kolayat and the Chandrabhaga Fair at Jhalrapatan all culminate on this full moon.
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Guru Nanak Jayanti
Tithi 1:53 AM, Nov 2 – 12:53 AM, Nov 3
The birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the first Sikh Guru, marked with prayers and Langar.
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Kartika Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:53 AM, Nov 2 – 12:53 AM, Nov 3
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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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 1:53 AM, Nov 2 – 12:53 AM, Nov 3
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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Uttama Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 1:53 AM, Nov 2 – 12:53 AM, Nov 3
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Uttama Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Kartika Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:44 AM, Nov 3 – 11:14 PM, Nov 3
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 7:06 PM, Nov 5 – 4:53 PM, Nov 6
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalabhairav Jayanti
Tithi 12:27 PM, Nov 8 – 10:25 AM, Nov 9
The appearance of Kala Bhairava, the fierce guardian form of Shiva, on Margashirsha Krishna Ashtami — worshipped at night with his vahana, the dog.
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Utpanna Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:58 AM, Nov 12 – 3:25 AM, Nov 13
Marks the appearance of Goddess Ekadashi from Vishnu — the origin of Ekadashi observance.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:16 AM, Nov 14 – 1:14 AM, Nov 15
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 1:20 AM, Nov 15 – 12:40 AM, Nov 16
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 12:47 AM, Nov 16 – 12:35 AM, Nov 17
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 12:47 AM, Nov 16 – 12:35 AM, Nov 17
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 12:47 AM, Nov 16 – 12:35 AM, Nov 17
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 12:42 AM, Nov 17 – 1:01 AM, Nov 18
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 3:51 AM, Nov 20 – 5:50 AM, Nov 21
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 8:33 AM, Nov 22 – 11:17 AM, Nov 23
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Subramanya Shashti
Tithi 8:33 AM, Nov 22 – 11:17 AM, Nov 23
Lord Subramanya (Kartikeya) is worshipped at Kukke and beyond on Margashirsha Shukla Shashthi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:01 PM, Nov 24 – 4:17 PM, Nov 25
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Gita Jayanti / Mokshada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:06 PM, Nov 27 – 7:20 PM, Nov 28
The day the Bhagavad Gita was revealed to Arjuna, observed with the Mokshada Ekadashi fast.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:44 PM, Nov 29 – 5:24 PM, Nov 30
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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.
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.