Lakshmana Samvat begins Observance The day the Maithil era turns, counted from the Lakshmana Sena of the twelfth century and printed in every Mithila panchang beside the Shaka and the Vikram year.
Lakshmana Samvat begins 2027 falls on Saturday, 23 January, computed for Chennai.
The name
The same day, in every language that has a word for it
- English
- Lakshmana Samvat begins
- मैथिली
- लक्ष्मण संवत् आरम्भ
Only the names actually in use are listed. A blank script is not an omission: the day may simply not be kept there, or be kept under a different festival's name.
Asia/Kolkata · UTC+5:30
The date of a festival depends on the place: a tithi that ends at dusk in Chennai can still be running at dusk a thousand kilometres west, which moves the day. Sunrise and sunset here are computed for the place above.
When it falls next
Mithila calendar, computed for Chennai
- Saturday, 23 January 2027
- Wednesday, 12 January 2028
- Monday, 1 January 2029
Where Lakshmana Samvat begins falls on the solar year, and how far the date moves between occurrences.
- 2027: 23 Jan
- 2028: 12 Jan
- 2029: 1 Jan
The dates, year by year
Mithila calendar, computed for Chennai
| Year | Lakshmana Samvat begins |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Tuesday, 14 January 2025 |
| 2026 | Sunday, 4 January 2026 |
| 2027 | Saturday, 23 January 2027 |
| 2028 | Wednesday, 12 January 2028 |
| 2029 | Monday, 1 January 2029 |
| 2030 | Sunday, 20 January 2030 |
| 2031 | Thursday, 9 January 2031 |
| 2032 | Wednesday, 28 January 2032 |
| 2033 | Sunday, 16 January 2033 |
| 2034 | Thursday, 5 January 2034 |
| 2035 | Wednesday, 24 January 2035 |
| 2036 | Monday, 14 January 2036 |
Worked out for Chennai, Lahiri ayanamsa. A date is a function of the place: set yours above and the next three come back for where you are.
What the day is
The day the Maithil era turns, counted from the Lakshmana Sena of the twelfth century and printed in every Mithila panchang beside the Shaka and the Vikram year. It falls on the first day of the purnimanta Magha, the morning after the Pausha full moon, which is nowhere near either of the other two new years the same almanac carries. The panchang marks it on the full moon itself, with the note that the era begins from the Pratipada that follows. It is a date in the almanac rather than a festival in the street, and the almanac is the only place most households meet it.
- Deity
- Surya
- Kind
- Observance Days marked, watched or begun, without a fast or a feast of their own.
The hour
Clock times for Saturday, 23 January 2027 at Chennai
Magha Krishna Pratipada at sunrise, the first day of the purnimanta Magha, in the second half of January.
| Instant | Time | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Sunrise | 06:36 | the udaya tithi, the tithi running as the sun comes up |
Sunrise 06:36, sunset 18:06, UTC+5.5. These are the instants the rule is read at, not the temple's own puja times, which every temple prints for itself.
The fast
No fast is kept. There is no food attached to the day at all; it is an era boundary and not an observance.
Where the regions differ
Mithila alone counts in this era, and only in Mithila does a panchang print it; the rest of Bihar uses the Vikram Samvat of the north, which turns at Chaitra Shukla Pratipada.
The dates above are the Mithila reckoning, because that is the calendar this key belongs to. Switch the tradition on the calendar page to see how another one dates the same day.
Every date here is computed from the Sun and Moon for the place entered, by the rule printed beside it. A printed panchangam can differ by a day where an almanac reads a tithi at a different instant, and a family's own custom always comes first. Where the practice genuinely varies, the text says so rather than choosing for you.