Telugu Calendar 1966
The Telugu festival calendar (Ugadi new year). Telugu festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
September 1966
Shaka Samvat 1888 (Parabhava)
Bhadrapada – Ashwina
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 1966 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Telugu Calendar lists 46 dates in 1966, opening with Vaikunta Ekadashi on 3 January and closing with Datta Jayanthi on 27 December. Of these, 14 are vrats (fasting observances). January is the fullest month with 8 dates. The year runs through Shaka Samvat 1887 – 1888. 1966 carries an Adhik Maas (Shravana (Adhik)), the extra lunar month that pushes several festivals later than usual.
January 1966 Pausha – Magha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan | Mon |
Vaikunta Ekadashi
The Margazhi Ekadashi when the gates of Vaikuntha are said to open; Vishnu devotees fast and keep vigil. |
Shukla Ekadashi |
| 13 Jan | Thu |
Bhogi The bonfire of old things on the eve of Makara Sankranti. |
Krishna Saptami |
| 14 Jan | Fri |
Makara Sankranti (Pedda Panduga) The great Telugu harvest festival on the Sun's entry into Makara. |
Krishna Ashtami |
| 15 Jan | Sat |
Kanuma The cattle-honouring day after Makara Sankranti. |
Krishna Navami |
| 26 Jan | Wed |
Vasant Panchami (Sri Panchami)
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
| 27 Jan | Thu | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 29 Jan | Sat |
Ratha Saptami Surya's chariot turns north — devotees bathe at dawn and worship the Sun god on Magha Shukla Saptami. |
Shukla Saptami |
| 30 Jan | Sun |
Bhishma Ashtami Tarpan is offered to Bhishma on Magha Shukla Ashtami. |
Shukla Ashtami |
February 1966 Magha – Phalguna
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb | Sat |
Thaipusam Devotees of Lord Murugan carry kavadi in penance and thanksgiving on the Pusam star of Thai. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 18 Feb | Fri |
Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Lord Shiva. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
| 26 Feb | Sat | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Shashthi |
March 1966 Phalguna – Chaitra
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar | Sun |
Holi (Kamadahanam) The burning of Kama (Holika Dahan) on the full moon of Phalguna. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 23 Mar | Wed |
Ugadi (Telugu New Year) The Telugu new year on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, when Ugadi pachadi is shared. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 27 Mar | Sun | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 31 Mar | Thu |
Sri Rama Navami The wedding of Sita and Rama (Sitarama Kalyanam) on Chaitra Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
April 1966 Chaitra – Vaishakha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr | Tue |
Hanuman Jayanthi
The full moon of Chaitra (Telugu Hanuman Jayanthi precedes the 41-day deeksha). |
Shukla Purnima |
| 23 Apr | Sat |
Akshaya Tritiya Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, among the most auspicious days of the year. |
Shukla Tritiya |
| 26 Apr | Tue | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Shashthi |
May 1966 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May | Tue |
Narasimha Jayanthi The advent of Lord Narasimha on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi. |
Shukla Trayodashi |
| 25 May | Wed | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
June 1966 Jyeshtha – Ashadha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun | Fri |
Eruvaka Purnima Farmers begin the sowing season, worshipping the cattle and the plough on the full moon of Jyeshtha. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 23 Jun | Thu | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
July 1966 Ashadha – Shravana – Shravana (Adhik)
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul | Sat |
Guru Purnima The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 22 Jul | Fri | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
August 1966 Shravana (Adhik) – Bhadrapada
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug | Sun | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Shashthi |
| 26 Aug | Fri | Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat | Shukla Ekadashi |
| 30 Aug | Tue |
Avani Avittam (Upakarma) Brahmins renew the sacred thread (Yajur Upakarma) on Shravana Purnima. |
Shukla Purnima |
September 1966 Bhadrapada – Ashwina
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep | Thu |
Sri Krishna Janmashtami
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna. |
Krishna Ashtami |
| 18 Sep | Sun | Rishi Panchami Vrat | Shukla Chaturthi |
| 18 Sep | Sun |
Vinayaka Chavithi The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
| 19 Sep | Mon | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
October 1966 Ashwina – Kartika
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct | Fri |
Bathukamma Begins Telangana's flower festival of Goddess Gauri begins on Mahalaya Amavasya. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 14 Oct | Fri |
Mahalaya Amavasya The new moon closing Pitru Paksha. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 14 Oct | Fri |
Sharad Navratri
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 21 Oct | Fri |
Durgashtami / Mahanavami The eighth night of Navratri, sacred to Goddess Durga. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 23 Oct | Sun |
Ayudha Puja / Saraswati Puja Tools, instruments and books are placed before Goddess Saraswati and worshipped on Vijayadashami. |
Shukla Dashami |
November 1966 Kartika – Margashirsha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov | Tue | Atla Taddi Vrat | Krishna Tritiya |
| 12 Nov | Sat |
Deepavali The festival of lights and worship of Goddess Lakshmi. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 16 Nov | Wed |
Nagula Chavithi Serpent gods are worshipped at anthills on Kartika Shukla Chaturthi in Andhra and Telangana. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
| 17 Nov | Thu | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 28 Nov | Mon |
Karthika Purnima The Kartika full moon, lit with deepam and Jwala Toranam. |
Shukla Purnima |
December 1966 Margashirsha – Pausha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Dec | Fri |
Dhanurmasam Begins The month of dawn Vishnu worship (Tiruppavai / Dhanurmasa) begins as the Sun enters Dhanu. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
| 17 Dec | Sat | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 18 Dec | Sun |
Subramanya Shashti Lord Subramanya (Kartikeya) is worshipped at Kukke and beyond on Margashirsha Shukla Shashthi. |
Shukla Shashthi |
| 23 Dec | Fri |
Vaikunta Ekadashi
The Margazhi Ekadashi when the gates of Vaikuntha are said to open; Vishnu devotees fast and keep vigil. |
Shukla Ekadashi |
| 27 Dec | Tue |
Datta Jayanthi The advent of Lord Dattatreya on Margashirsha Purnima. |
Shukla Purnima |
Months of the Telugu Calendar in 1966
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 1966, covering Shaka Samvat 1887 – 1888. 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 1966 | 13 Jan 1966 | 13 |
| Magha | 14 Jan 1966 | 12 Feb 1966 | 30 |
| Phalguna | 13 Feb 1966 | 14 Mar 1966 | 30 |
| Chaitra | 15 Mar 1966 | 13 Apr 1966 | 30 |
| Vaishakha | 14 Apr 1966 | 14 May 1966 | 31 |
| Jyeshtha | 15 May 1966 | 14 Jun 1966 | 31 |
| Ashadha | 15 Jun 1966 | 16 Jul 1966 | 32 |
| Shravana | 17 Jul 1966 | 18 Jul 1966 | 2 |
| Shravana (Adhik) | 19 Jul 1966 | 16 Aug 1966 | 29 |
| Bhadrapada | 17 Aug 1966 | 16 Sep 1966 | 31 |
| Ashwina | 17 Sep 1966 | 17 Oct 1966 | 31 |
| Kartika | 18 Oct 1966 | 16 Nov 1966 | 30 |
| Margashirsha | 17 Nov 1966 | 15 Dec 1966 | 29 |
| Pausha part | 16 Dec 1966 | 31 Dec 1966 | 16 |
What happened in the sky in 1966
Beyond the dates the Telugu Calendar lists, 1966 brought 4 eclipses - 2 solar and 2 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 19 July 1966 to 16 August 1966. Ugadi (Telugu New Year) fell on 23 March, 10 days earlier in the year than in 1965 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 1966
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Telugu date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2:41 AM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 2 days after Narasimha Jayanthi | Vaishakha Krishna Pratipada | Penumbral only |
| 20 May 3:08 PM | Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Jyeshtha Amavasya | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 29 Oct 3:42 PM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Kartika Purnima | Penumbral only |
| 12 Nov 7:52 PM | Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) on Deepavali | Kartika Amavasya | Not visible |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 1 of these. A penumbral (Upachhaya) eclipse is not counted as a grahan.
Guru and Shani in 1966
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 3:20 AM | Guru (Jupiter) | Mithuna → Vrishabha re-entry while retrograde |
| 24 Mar 5:00 AM | Guru (Jupiter) | Vrishabha → Mithuna |
| 9 Apr 5:00 AM | Shani (Saturn) | Kumbha → Meena |
| 21 Aug 11:30 PM | Guru (Jupiter) | Mithuna → Karka |
| 3 Nov 12:00 PM | Shani (Saturn) | Meena → Kumbha re-entry while retrograde |
| 20 Dec 1:40 AM | Shani (Saturn) | Kumbha → Meena |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half. Rahu entered Mesha on 25 June 1966, carrying the eclipse axis with it.
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Frequently asked questions about the Telugu Calendar 1966
How many festivals and vrats does the Telugu Calendar list in 1966?
The Telugu Calendar lists 46 dates in 1966, of which 14 are vrats. The first is Vaikunta Ekadashi on Monday, 3 January 1966, and the last is Datta Jayanthi on Tuesday, 27 December 1966.
What are the main festival dates in the Telugu Calendar for 1966?
The first major observances of 1966 are:
- Vaikunta Ekadashi - Monday, 3 January 1966
- Bhogi - Thursday, 13 January 1966
- Makara Sankranti (Pedda Panduga) - Friday, 14 January 1966
- Kanuma - Saturday, 15 January 1966
- Vasant Panchami (Sri Panchami) - Wednesday, 26 January 1966
- Ratha Saptami - Saturday, 29 January 1966
Which month of 1966 has the most observances in the Telugu Calendar?
January 1966 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 1966 correspond to in the Telugu Calendar?
The Gregorian year 1966 spans Shaka Samvat 1887 – 1888. 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 1966 have an Adhik Maas?
Yes. 1966 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 1966 dates can look out of place beside a neighbouring year.
Were there any eclipses in 1966?
1966 had 4 eclipses:
- 5 May 1966 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), penumbral only, so no Sutak was observed
- 20 May 1966 - Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 29 October 1966 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), penumbral only, so no Sutak was observed
- 12 November 1966 - Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
Sutak Kaal is observed only for an eclipse actually visible where you are, so 1 of these was kept in India.
Did Guru or Shani change sign in 1966?
Yes - 6 sign changes among the slow grahas in 1966:
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Vrishabha on 10 January 1966, moving retrograde
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Mithuna on 24 March 1966
- Shani (Saturn) entered Meena on 9 April 1966
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Karka on 21 August 1966
- Shani (Saturn) entered Kumbha on 3 November 1966, moving retrograde
- Shani (Saturn) entered Meena on 20 December 1966
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 1966?
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.
