Marathi Panchang · Maharashtra Almanac
Marathi Panchang
Maharashtra's lunar (amanta) almanac. The month runs new-moon to new-moon and the date is the tithi, with the Shalivahana Shaka year; the tithi, nakshatra and festivals are computed live for Mumbai.
August 2026
Ashadha / Shravana · Shaka 1948 · Mumbai
A coral dot marks a festival or vrat. Switch to List for full daily details.
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 Marathi Panchang
The Marathi calendar is lunar and amanta: 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 Gudi Padwa (Chaitra Shukla Pratipada) in March–April, and the era is the Shalivahana Shaka.
The date shown is the tithi (lunar day) — Shukla Pratipada to Purnima, then Krishna Pratipada to Amavasya. Everything is computed live for Mumbai by the modern drik method rather than reproduced from a printed almanac.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Marathi Panchang?
The Marathi Panchang is the traditional almanac of Maharashtra. It follows a lunar (amanta) calendar whose twelve months — Chaitra, Vaishakha, Jyeshtha, Ashadha, Shravana, Bhadrapada, Ashwin, Kartik, Margashirsha, Pausha, Magha and Phalguna — each run from one new moon (Amavasya) to the next. Each day carries its tithi, nakshatra, the Shalivahana Shaka year and the festivals of Maharashtra.
How is the Marathi month reckoned?
It is amanta: 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. Occasionally a tithi is skipped (kshaya) or repeated (adhika), so a date number may be missing or doubled, exactly as in a printed panchang.
When is Gudi Padwa (Marathi New Year)?
Gudi Padwa falls on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, the first day of Chaitra, in March–April. In 2026 it is 19 March, ushering in Shaka year 1948. It is the same day as Ugadi in Andhra, Telangana and Karnataka.
How is this panchang calculated?
The lunar month, tithi, nakshatra and festivals are computed with the Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa) for Mumbai by the modern drik method — so the Marathi date and festivals are precise rather than copied from a printed almanac.