Odia Panji · Odisha Almanac
Odia Panji
Odisha's solar almanac. Each month begins at a Sankranti (on the sankranti day itself) and the day-of-month is counted from it; the tithi, nakshatra and festivals are computed live for Bhubaneswar.
August 2026
Shravana / Bhadraba · Saka 1948 · Bhubaneswar
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 day of the Odia solar month. Coral cells mark a Sankranti (month change).
About the Odia Panji
The Odia calendar is solar. Each month begins at a Sankranti — the moment the Sun enters a new sidereal sign — and the twelve months run Baisakha, Jyestha, Ashadha, Shravana, Bhadraba, Aswina, Kartika, Margasira, Pausa, Magha, Phalguna and Chaitra. The year turns on 1 Baisakha (Pana Sankranti) in mid-April.
Everything here is computed live for Bhubaneswar by the modern drik method, so the Odia date and festivals fall on the days they actually occur rather than being reproduced from a printed almanac.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Odia Panji?
The Odia Panji is the traditional almanac of Odisha. It follows a solar calendar whose twelve months — Baisakha, Jyestha, Ashadha, Shravana, Bhadraba, Aswina, Kartika, Margasira, Pausa, Magha, Phalguna and Chaitra — each begin when the Sun enters a new sidereal sign (sankranti). Alongside the solar date it lists the daily tithi, nakshatra and festivals.
When does the Odia year begin?
The Odia New Year is Pana Sankranti, also called Maha Vishuba Sankranti — 1 Baisakha, on the day the Sun enters Mesha, around 14 April. In 2026 it falls on 14 April.
How is the Odia month reckoned?
It is solar: a month runs from one Sankranti to the next. Odisha counts the first day of the month on the Sankranti day itself when the ingress is before sunset, so Baisakha begins on 14 April in 2026 — with Tamil Nadu, and a day before the Bengali and Assamese solar month.
How is this panji calculated?
Every day's Sankranti, sunrise, sunset, tithi and nakshatra are computed with the Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa) for Bhubaneswar by the modern drik method, so the Odia month and date are precise rather than copied from a printed almanac.