Kannada Panchanga · Karnataka
Kannada Panchanga
Karnataka's lunar (amanta / Chandramana) almanac. The month runs new-moon to new-moon and the date is the tithi, with the Shaka year; the tithi, nakshatra and festivals are computed live for Bengaluru.
August 2026
Ashadha / Shravana · Shaka 1948 · Bengaluru
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The large number is the Gregorian date; the gold number is the tithi (lunar day) of the month. Coral cells mark the start of a new lunar month. A tithi that touches no sunrise is skipped, so a date may be missing.
About the Kannada Panchanga
The Kannada calendar is lunar and amanta (Chandramana): each month runs from one new moon to the next, and the twelve months run Chaitra, Vaishakha, Jyeshtha, Ashadha, Shravana, Bhadrapada, Ashwin, Kartik, Margashirsha, Pausha, Magha and Phalguna. The year turns on Yugadi (Chaitra Shukla Pratipada) in March–April, and the era is the Shaka.
The date shown is the tithi (lunar day). Everything is computed live for Bengaluru by the modern drik method rather than reproduced from a printed almanac.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Kannada Panchanga?
The Kannada Panchanga is the traditional almanac of Karnataka. It follows a lunar (amanta / Chandramana) calendar whose twelve months — Chaitra, Vaishakha, Jyeshtha, Ashadha, Shravana, Bhadrapada, Ashwin, Kartik, Margashirsha, Pausha, Magha and Phalguna — each run from one new moon to the next. Each day carries its tithi, nakshatra, the Shaka year and the festivals of Karnataka.
How is the Kannada month reckoned?
It is amanta (Chandramana): a month runs new-moon to new-moon, and the date is the tithi (lunar day) — Shukla Pratipada to Purnima, then Krishna Pratipada to Amavasya. A tithi that touches no sunrise is skipped (kshaya) and one that spans two is repeated (adhika), just as in a printed panchanga.
When is Yugadi (Kannada New Year)?
Yugadi (Ugadi) falls on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, the first day of Chaitra, in March–April. In 2026 it is 19 March, beginning Shaka year 1948. It is the same day as Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra.
How is this panchanga calculated?
The lunar month, tithi, nakshatra and festivals are computed with the Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa) for Bengaluru by the modern drik method — so the Kannada date and festivals are precise rather than copied from a printed almanac.