The Tamil Panchangam. Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Tamil solar month and the Thiruvalluvar Aandu year. Positions follow the Thirukanitha (astronomical) method; traditional Vakya almanacs may differ slightly.
Tamil Panchangam 1947 opens in December during Shaka Samvat 1869 (Sarvajit) of the Hindu calendar.
December 1947
Shaka Samvat 1869 (Sarvajit)
Kaliyugam 5048 · Thiruvalluvar Aandu 1978
Karthikai – Margazhi
Festivals & Vrats in December 1947
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 5:46 AM, Dec 1 – 2:47 AM, Dec 2
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalabhairav Jayanti
Tithi 9:28 PM, Dec 3 – 7:16 PM, Dec 4
The appearance of Kala Bhairava, the fierce guardian form of Shiva, on Margashirsha Krishna Ashtami — worshipped at night with his vahana, the dog.
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Utpanna Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:26 PM, Dec 7 – 3:11 PM, Dec 8
Marks the appearance of Goddess Ekadashi from Vishnu — the origin of Ekadashi observance.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:16 PM, Dec 9 – 3:55 PM, Dec 10
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 3:53 PM, Dec 10 – 4:56 PM, Dec 11
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 4:54 PM, Dec 11 – 6:20 PM, Dec 12
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 4:54 PM, Dec 11 – 6:20 PM, Dec 12
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 4:54 PM, Dec 11 – 6:20 PM, Dec 12
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the new moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 6:20 PM, Dec 12 – 8:07 PM, Dec 13
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Dhanurmasam Begins
Tithi 12:41 AM, Dec 16 – 3:13 AM, Dec 17
The month of dawn Vishnu worship (Tiruppavai / Dhanurmasa) begins as the Sun enters Dhanu.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 12:41 AM, Dec 16 – 3:13 AM, Dec 17
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Subramanya Shashti
Tithi 5:50 AM, Dec 18 – 8:23 AM, Dec 19
Lord Subramanya (Kartikeya) is worshipped at Kukke and beyond on Margashirsha Shukla Shashthi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 5:50 AM, Dec 18 – 8:23 AM, Dec 19
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:35 AM, Dec 20 – 11:55 AM, Dec 21
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Vaikunta Ekadashi
Tithi 1:04 PM, Dec 23 – 12:02 PM, Dec 24
The Margazhi Ekadashi when the gates of Vaikuntha are said to open; Vishnu devotees fast and keep vigil.
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Gita Jayanti / Mokshada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:04 PM, Dec 23 – 12:02 PM, Dec 24
The day the Bhagavad Gita was revealed to Arjuna, observed with the Mokshada Ekadashi fast.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:43 AM, Dec 25 – 8:08 AM, Dec 26
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Margashirsha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 5:15 AM, Dec 27 – 2:05 AM, Dec 28
The full moon of Margashirsha — kept with Dattatreya worship, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Margashirsha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:15 AM, Dec 27 – 2:05 AM, Dec 28
The full-moon fast, kept with a day-long vrat, a vigil, Satyanarayan Puja and charity, culminating in the worship of the rising full moon.
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 5:15 AM, Dec 27 – 2:05 AM, Dec 28
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the full moon.
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Margazhi Thiruvathirai (Arudra Darshan)
Tithi 1:57 AM, Dec 28 – 10:25 PM, Dec 28
Arudra Darshan celebrates the cosmic dance of Lord Nataraja on the Thiruvathirai (Ardra) star of Margazhi.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 1:57 AM, Dec 28 – 10:25 PM, Dec 28
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 3:06 PM, Dec 30 – 11:56 AM, Dec 31
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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