Telugu Calendar 1982
The Telugu festival calendar (Ugadi new year). Telugu festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
March 1982
Shaka Samvat 1903 (Durmati) · Shaka Samvat 1904 (Dundubhi)
Phalguna – Chaitra
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 1982 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Telugu Calendar lists 46 dates in 1982, opening with Skanda Shashthi on 1 January and closing with Datta Jayanthi on 30 December. Of these, 15 are vrats (fasting observances). January is the fullest month with 7 dates. The year runs through Shaka Samvat 1903 – 1904. 1982 carries an Adhik Maas (Ashwina (Adhik)), the extra lunar month that pushes several festivals later than usual.
January 1982 Pausha – Magha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | Fri | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Shashthi |
| 6 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 | Wed |
Bhogi The bonfire of old things on the eve of Makara Sankranti. |
Krishna Chaturthi |
| 14 Jan | Thu |
Makara Sankranti (Pedda Panduga) The great Telugu harvest festival on the Sun's entry into Makara. |
Krishna Panchami |
| 15 Jan | Fri |
Kanuma The cattle-honouring day after Makara Sankranti. |
Krishna Shashthi |
| 29 Jan | Fri |
Vasant Panchami (Sri Panchami)
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
| 30 Jan | Sat | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
February 1982 Magha – Phalguna
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb | Mon |
Ratha Saptami Surya's chariot turns north — devotees bathe at dawn and worship the Sun god on Magha Shukla Saptami. |
Shukla Saptami |
| 7 Feb | Sun |
Thaipusam Devotees of Lord Murugan carry kavadi in penance and thanksgiving on the Pusam star of Thai. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 22 Feb | Mon |
Maha Shivaratri
The great night of Lord Shiva. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
March 1982 Phalguna – Chaitra
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar | Mon | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Shashthi |
| 9 Mar | Tue |
Holi (Kamadahanam) The burning of Kama (Holika Dahan) on the full moon of Phalguna. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 26 Mar | Fri |
Ugadi (Telugu New Year) The Telugu new year on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, when Ugadi pachadi is shared. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 30 Mar | Tue | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Shashthi |
April 1982 Chaitra – Vaishakha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr | Fri |
Sri Rama Navami The wedding of Sita and Rama (Sitarama Kalyanam) on Chaitra Shukla Navami. |
Shukla Navami |
| 8 Apr | Thu |
Hanuman Jayanthi
The full moon of Chaitra (Telugu Hanuman Jayanthi precedes the 41-day deeksha). |
Shukla Purnima |
| 26 Apr | Mon |
Akshaya Tritiya Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, among the most auspicious days of the year. |
Shukla Tritiya |
| 28 Apr | Wed | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
May 1982 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May | Thu |
Narasimha Jayanthi The advent of Lord Narasimha on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 27 May | Thu | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
June 1982 Jyeshtha – Ashadha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun | Sun |
Eruvaka Purnima Farmers begin the sowing season, worshipping the cattle and the plough on the full moon of Jyeshtha. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 26 Jun | Sat | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Shashthi |
July 1982 Ashadha – Shravana
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul | Tue |
Guru Purnima The full moon of Ashadha honouring teachers and sage Veda Vyasa. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 25 Jul | Sun | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 30 Jul | Fri | Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat | Shukla Dashami |
August 1982 Shravana – Bhadrapada
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug | Wed |
Avani Avittam (Upakarma) Brahmins renew the sacred thread (Yajur Upakarma) on Shravana Purnima. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 12 Aug | Thu |
Sri Krishna Janmashtami
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna. |
Krishna Ashtami |
| 22 Aug | Sun |
Vinayaka Chavithi The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
| 23 Aug | Mon | Rishi Panchami Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 24 Aug | Tue | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Shashthi |
September 1982 Bhadrapada – Ashwina – Ashwina (Adhik)
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep | Fri |
Bathukamma Begins Telangana's flower festival of Goddess Gauri begins on Mahalaya Amavasya. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 17 Sep | Fri |
Mahalaya Amavasya The new moon closing Pitru Paksha. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 22 Sep | Wed | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
October 1982 Ashwina (Adhik) – Ashwina – Kartika
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct | Sun |
Sharad Navratri
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 25 Oct | Mon |
Durgashtami / Mahanavami The eighth night of Navratri, sacred to Goddess Durga. |
Shukla Ashtami |
| 27 Oct | Wed |
Ayudha Puja / Saraswati Puja Tools, instruments and books are placed before Goddess Saraswati and worshipped on Vijayadashami. |
Shukla Dashami |
November 1982 Kartika – Margashirsha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov | Thu | Atla Taddi Vrat | Krishna Tritiya |
| 15 Nov | Mon |
Deepavali The festival of lights and worship of Goddess Lakshmi. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 19 Nov | Fri |
Nagula Chavithi Serpent gods are worshipped at anthills on Kartika Shukla Chaturthi in Andhra and Telangana. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
| 21 Nov | Sun | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Panchami |
| 30 Nov | Tue |
Karthika Purnima The Kartika full moon, lit with deepam and Jwala Toranam. |
Shukla Chaturdashi |
December 1982 Margashirsha – Pausha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Dec | Thu |
Dhanurmasam Begins The month of dawn Vishnu worship (Tiruppavai / Dhanurmasa) begins as the Sun enters Dhanu. |
Shukla Pratipada |
| 21 Dec | Tue | Skanda Shashthi Vrat | Shukla Shashthi |
| 21 Dec | Tue |
Subramanya Shashti Lord Subramanya (Kartikeya) is worshipped at Kukke and beyond on Margashirsha Shukla Shashthi. |
Shukla Shashthi |
| 26 Dec | Sun |
Vaikunta Ekadashi
The Margazhi Ekadashi when the gates of Vaikuntha are said to open; Vishnu devotees fast and keep vigil. |
Shukla Ekadashi |
| 30 Dec | Thu |
Datta Jayanthi The advent of Lord Dattatreya on Margashirsha Purnima. |
Shukla Purnima |
Months of the Telugu Calendar in 1982
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 1982, covering Shaka Samvat 1903 – 1904. 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 1982 | 14 Jan 1982 | 14 |
| Magha | 15 Jan 1982 | 12 Feb 1982 | 29 |
| Phalguna | 13 Feb 1982 | 14 Mar 1982 | 30 |
| Chaitra | 15 Mar 1982 | 13 Apr 1982 | 30 |
| Vaishakha | 14 Apr 1982 | 14 May 1982 | 31 |
| Jyeshtha | 15 May 1982 | 15 Jun 1982 | 32 |
| Ashadha | 16 Jun 1982 | 16 Jul 1982 | 31 |
| Shravana | 17 Jul 1982 | 16 Aug 1982 | 31 |
| Bhadrapada | 17 Aug 1982 | 16 Sep 1982 | 31 |
| Ashwina | 17 Sep 1982 | 17 Sep 1982 | 1 |
| Ashwina (Adhik) | 18 Sep 1982 | 16 Oct 1982 | 29 |
| Ashwina | 17 Oct 1982 | 17 Oct 1982 | 1 |
| Kartika | 18 Oct 1982 | 16 Nov 1982 | 30 |
| Margashirsha | 17 Nov 1982 | 15 Dec 1982 | 29 |
| Pausha part | 16 Dec 1982 | 31 Dec 1982 | 16 |
What happened in the sky in 1982
Beyond the dates the Telugu Calendar lists, 1982 brought 7 eclipses - 4 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 Ashwina, running from 18 September 1982 to 16 October 1982. Ugadi (Telugu New Year) fell on 26 March, 10 days earlier in the year than in 1981 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 1982
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Telugu date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1:25 AM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 3 days before Bhogi | Pausha Krishna Pratipada | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 25 Jan 10:11 AM | Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Magha Amavasya | Not visible |
| 21 Jun 5:33 PM | Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Ashadha Amavasya | Not visible |
| 6 Jul 1:00 PM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) on Guru Purnima | Ashadha Purnima | Not visible |
| 21 Jul 12:13 AM | Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Shravana Shukla Pratipada | Not visible |
| 15 Dec 3:01 PM | Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 1 day before Dhanurmasam Begins | Margashirsha Amavasya | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 30 Dec 4:58 PM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) on Datta Jayanthi | Pausha Purnima | Yes - Sutak observed |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 3 of these.
Guru and Shani in 1982
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 6:40 AM | Shani (Saturn) | Kanya → Tula |
| 26 Nov 6:00 AM | Guru (Jupiter) | Tula → Vrishchika |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half.
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Frequently asked questions about the Telugu Calendar 1982
How many festivals and vrats does the Telugu Calendar list in 1982?
The Telugu Calendar lists 46 dates in 1982, of which 15 are vrats. The first is Skanda Shashthi on Friday, 1 January 1982, and the last is Datta Jayanthi on Thursday, 30 December 1982.
What are the main festival dates in the Telugu Calendar for 1982?
The first major observances of 1982 are:
- Vaikunta Ekadashi - Wednesday, 6 January 1982
- Bhogi - Wednesday, 13 January 1982
- Makara Sankranti (Pedda Panduga) - Thursday, 14 January 1982
- Kanuma - Friday, 15 January 1982
- Vasant Panchami (Sri Panchami) - Friday, 29 January 1982
- Ratha Saptami - Monday, 1 February 1982
Which month of 1982 has the most observances in the Telugu Calendar?
January 1982 is the fullest month with 7 dates, including Skanda Shashthi, Vaikunta Ekadashi, Bhogi, Makara Sankranti (Pedda Panduga), Kanuma, Vasant Panchami (Sri Panchami).
Which traditional year does 1982 correspond to in the Telugu Calendar?
The Gregorian year 1982 spans Shaka Samvat 1903 – 1904. 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 1982 have an Adhik Maas?
Yes. 1982 carried an Adhik Maas (Ashwina (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 1982 dates can look out of place beside a neighbouring year.
Were there any eclipses in 1982?
1982 had 7 eclipses:
- 10 January 1982 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 25 January 1982 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 21 June 1982 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 6 July 1982 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), not visible from India
- 21 July 1982 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 15 December 1982 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 30 December 1982 - 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 3 of these were kept in India.
Did Guru or Shani change sign in 1982?
Yes - 2 sign changes among the slow grahas in 1982:
- Shani (Saturn) entered Tula on 6 October 1982
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Vrishchika on 26 November 1982
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 1982?
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.
