Telugu Calendar 1958
The Telugu festival calendar (Ugadi new year). Telugu festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
April 1958
Shaka Samvat 1880 (Vilambi)
Chaitra – Vaishakha
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.
Telugu Calendar 1958 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Telugu Calendar lists 44 dates in 1958, opening with Vaikunta Ekadashi on 1 January and closing with Datta Jayanthi on 25 December. Of these, 13 are vrats (fasting observances). January is the fullest month with 8 dates. The year runs through Shaka Samvat 1879 – 1880. 1958 carries an Adhik Maas (Shravana (Adhik)), the extra lunar month that pushes several festivals later than usual.
January 1958 Pausha – Magha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | Wed |
Vaikunta Ekadashi
The Margazhi Ekadashi when the gates of Vaikuntha are said to open; Vishnu devotees fast and keep vigil. |
Shukla Ekadashi |
| 13 Jan | Mon |
Bhogi The bonfire of old things on the eve of Makara Sankranti. |
Krishna Navami |
| 14 Jan | Tue |
Makara Sankranti (Pedda Panduga) The great Telugu harvest festival on the Sun's entry into Makara. |
Krishna Dashami |
| 15 Jan | Wed |
Kanuma The cattle-honouring day after Makara Sankranti. |
Krishna Ekadashi |
| 24 Jan | Fri |
Vasant Panchami (Sri Panchami)
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
| 25 Jan | Sat | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 27 Jan | Mon |
Ratha Saptami Surya's chariot turns north — devotees bathe at dawn and worship the Sun god on Magha Shukla Saptami. |
Shukla Saptami |
| 28 Jan | Tue |
Bhishma Ashtami Tarpan is offered to Bhishma on Magha Shukla Ashtami. |
Shukla Ashtami |
February 1958 Magha – Phalguna
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb | Sun |
Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Lord Shiva. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
| 24 Feb | Mon | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
March 1958 Phalguna – Chaitra
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar | Wed |
Holi (Kamadahanam) The burning of Kama (Holika Dahan) on the full moon of Phalguna. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 21 Mar | Fri |
Ugadi (Telugu New Year) The Telugu new year on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, when Ugadi pachadi is shared. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 26 Mar | Wed | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Shashthi |
| 29 Mar | Sat |
Sri Rama Navami The wedding of Sita and Rama (Sitarama Kalyanam) on Chaitra Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
April 1958 Chaitra – Vaishakha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr | Fri |
Hanuman Jayanthi
The full moon of Chaitra (Telugu Hanuman Jayanthi precedes the 41-day deeksha). |
Shukla Purnima |
| 22 Apr | Tue |
Akshaya Tritiya Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, among the most auspicious days of the year. |
Shukla Tritiya |
| 24 Apr | Thu | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
May 1958 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May | Fri |
Narasimha Jayanthi The advent of Lord Narasimha on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 24 May | Sat | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Shashthi |
June 1958 Jyeshtha – Ashadha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun | Sun |
Eruvaka Purnima Farmers begin the sowing season, worshipping the cattle and the plough on the full moon of Jyeshtha. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 22 Jun | Sun | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
July 1958 Ashadha – Shravana (Adhik)
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul | Tue |
Guru Purnima The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 21 Jul | Mon | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
August 1958 Shravana (Adhik) – Shravana – Bhadrapada
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug | Tue | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 29 Aug | Fri |
Avani Avittam (Upakarma) Brahmins renew the sacred thread (Yajur Upakarma) on Shravana Purnima. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 29 Aug | Fri | Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat | Shukla Purnima |
September 1958 Bhadrapada – Ashwina
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep | Sat |
Sri Krishna Janmashtami
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna. |
Krishna Ashtami |
| 16 Sep | Tue |
Vinayaka Chavithi The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi. |
Shukla Tritiya |
| 17 Sep | Wed | Rishi Panchami Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 18 Sep | Thu | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Shashthi |
October 1958 Ashwina – Kartika
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct | Sun |
Bathukamma Begins Telangana's flower festival of Goddess Gauri begins on Mahalaya Amavasya. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 12 Oct | Sun |
Mahalaya Amavasya The new moon closing Pitru Paksha. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 13 Oct | Mon |
Sharad Navratri
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 19 Oct | Sun |
Durgashtami / Mahanavami The eighth night of Navratri, sacred to Goddess Durga. |
Shukla Saptami |
| 21 Oct | Tue |
Ayudha Puja / Saraswati Puja Tools, instruments and books are placed before Goddess Saraswati and worshipped on Vijayadashami. |
Shukla Navami |
| 30 Oct | Thu | Atla Taddi Vrat | Krishna Tritiya |
November 1958 Kartika – Margashirsha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov | Mon |
Deepavali The festival of lights and worship of Goddess Lakshmi. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 14 Nov | Fri |
Nagula Chavithi Serpent gods are worshipped at anthills on Kartika Shukla Chaturthi in Andhra and Telangana. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
| 26 Nov | Wed |
Karthika Purnima The Kartika full moon, lit with deepam and Jwala Toranam. |
Shukla Purnima |
December 1958 Margashirsha – Pausha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec | Mon | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 16 Dec | Tue |
Dhanurmasam Begins The month of dawn Vishnu worship (Tiruppavai / Dhanurmasa) begins as the Sun enters Dhanu. |
Shukla Shashthi |
| 16 Dec | Tue |
Subramanya Shashti Lord Subramanya (Kartikeya) is worshipped at Kukke and beyond on Margashirsha Shukla Shashthi. |
Shukla Shashthi |
| 21 Dec | Sun |
Vaikunta Ekadashi
The Margazhi Ekadashi when the gates of Vaikuntha are said to open; Vishnu devotees fast and keep vigil. |
Shukla Ekadashi |
| 25 Dec | Thu |
Datta Jayanthi The advent of Lord Dattatreya on Margashirsha Purnima. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
Months of the Telugu Calendar in 1958
The Telugu 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 1958, covering Shaka Samvat 1879 – 1880. A month marked part is one the Gregorian year cuts short at its own start or end.
| Month | Begins | Ends | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pausha part | 1 Jan 1958 | 13 Jan 1958 | 13 |
| Magha | 14 Jan 1958 | 12 Feb 1958 | 30 |
| Phalguna | 13 Feb 1958 | 14 Mar 1958 | 30 |
| Chaitra | 15 Mar 1958 | 13 Apr 1958 | 30 |
| Vaishakha | 14 Apr 1958 | 14 May 1958 | 31 |
| Jyeshtha | 15 May 1958 | 14 Jun 1958 | 31 |
| Ashadha | 15 Jun 1958 | 16 Jul 1958 | 32 |
| Shravana (Adhik) | 17 Jul 1958 | 15 Aug 1958 | 30 |
| Shravana | 16 Aug 1958 | 16 Aug 1958 | 1 |
| Bhadrapada | 17 Aug 1958 | 16 Sep 1958 | 31 |
| Ashwina | 17 Sep 1958 | 17 Oct 1958 | 31 |
| Kartika | 18 Oct 1958 | 16 Nov 1958 | 30 |
| Margashirsha | 17 Nov 1958 | 15 Dec 1958 | 29 |
| Pausha part | 16 Dec 1958 | 31 Dec 1958 | 16 |
What happened in the sky in 1958
Beyond the dates the Telugu Calendar lists, 1958 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 Shravana, running from 17 July 1958 to 15 August 1958. Ugadi (Telugu New Year) fell on 21 March, 11 days earlier in the year than in 1957 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 1958
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Telugu date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr 9:29 AM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) on Hanuman Jayanthi | Chaitra Purnima | Not visible |
| 19 Apr 8:56 AM | Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 3 days before Akshaya Tritiya | Vaishakha Amavasya | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 3 May 5:42 PM | Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 1 day after Narasimha Jayanthi | Vaishakha Purnima | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 13 Oct 2:24 AM | Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) on Sharad Navratri | Ashwina Shukla Pratipada | Not visible |
| 27 Oct 8:57 PM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Kartika Purnima | Penumbral only |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 2 of these. A penumbral (Upachhaya) eclipse is not counted as a grahan.
Guru and Shani in 1958
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb 12:00 PM | Shani (Saturn) | Vrishchika → Dhanu |
| 18 May 12:00 AM | Guru (Jupiter) | Tula → Kanya re-entry while retrograde |
| 2 Jun 10:30 AM | Shani (Saturn) | Dhanu → Vrishchika re-entry while retrograde |
| 21 Jul 7:40 PM | Guru (Jupiter) | Kanya → Tula |
| 7 Nov 3:40 PM | Shani (Saturn) | Vrishchika → Dhanu |
| 28 Dec 1:00 PM | Guru (Jupiter) | Tula → Vrishchika |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half. Rahu entered Kanya on 24 September 1958, carrying the eclipse axis with it.
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Frequently asked questions about the Telugu Calendar 1958
How many festivals and vrats does the Telugu Calendar list in 1958?
The Telugu Calendar lists 44 dates in 1958, of which 13 are vrats. The first is Vaikunta Ekadashi on Wednesday, 1 January 1958, and the last is Datta Jayanthi on Thursday, 25 December 1958.
What are the main festival dates in the Telugu Calendar for 1958?
The first major observances of 1958 are:
- Vaikunta Ekadashi - Wednesday, 1 January 1958
- Bhogi - Monday, 13 January 1958
- Makara Sankranti (Pedda Panduga) - Tuesday, 14 January 1958
- Kanuma - Wednesday, 15 January 1958
- Vasant Panchami (Sri Panchami) - Friday, 24 January 1958
- Ratha Saptami - Monday, 27 January 1958
Which month of 1958 has the most observances in the Telugu Calendar?
January 1958 is the fullest month with 8 dates, including Vaikunta Ekadashi, Bhogi, Makara Sankranti (Pedda Panduga), Kanuma, Vasant Panchami (Sri Panchami), Skanda Shashthi, Ratha Saptami, Bhishma Ashtami.
Which traditional year does 1958 correspond to in the Telugu Calendar?
The Gregorian year 1958 spans Shaka Samvat 1879 – 1880. 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 1958 have an Adhik Maas?
Yes. 1958 carried an Adhik Maas (Shravana (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 1958 dates can look out of place beside a neighbouring year.
Were there any eclipses in 1958?
1958 had 5 eclipses:
- 4 April 1958 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), not visible from India
- 19 April 1958 - Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 3 May 1958 - Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 13 October 1958 - Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 27 October 1958 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), penumbral only, so no Sutak 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 1958?
Yes - 6 sign changes among the slow grahas in 1958:
- Shani (Saturn) entered Dhanu on 8 February 1958
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Kanya on 18 May 1958, moving retrograde
- Shani (Saturn) entered Vrishchika on 2 June 1958, moving retrograde
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Tula on 21 July 1958
- Shani (Saturn) entered Dhanu on 7 November 1958
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Vrishchika on 28 December 1958
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 1958?
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 Telugu Calendar opens on the current month.
About the Telugu Calendar
The Telugu festival calendar (Ugadi new year). Telugu 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.
