The Telugu festival calendar (Ugadi new year). Telugu festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Telugu 1988 opens in January during Shaka Samvat 1909 (Prabhava) of the Hindu calendar.
January 1988
Shaka Samvat 1909 (Prabhava)
Pausha – Magha
Festivals & Vrats in January 1988
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Bhogi
Tithi 1:19 AM – 12:55 AM, Jan 15
The bonfire of old things on the eve of Makara Sankranti.
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Makara Sankranti (Pedda Panduga)
Tithi 12:42 AM – 11:22 PM
The great Telugu harvest festival on the Sun's entry into Makara.
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Kanuma
Tithi 11:13 PM, Jan 15 – 9:02 PM
The cattle-honouring day after Makara Sankranti.
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Vasant Panchami (Sri Panchami)
Tithi 9:01 PM, Jan 22 – 6:33 PM, Jan 23
The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 6:32 PM, Jan 23 – 4:45 PM, Jan 24
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Ratha Saptami
Tithi 4:41 PM, Jan 24 – 3:38 PM, Jan 25
Surya's chariot turns north — devotees bathe at dawn and worship the Sun god on Magha Shukla Saptami.
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Bhishma Ashtami
Tithi 3:32 PM, Jan 25 – 3:13 PM, Jan 26
Tarpan is offered to Bhishma on Magha Shukla Ashtami.
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 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 this year and the next.