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 1948 opens in July during Shaka Samvat 1870 (Sarvadhari) of the Hindu calendar.
July 1948
Shaka Samvat 1870 (Sarvadhari)
Kaliyugam 5049 · Thiruvalluvar Aandu 1979
Aani – Aadi
Festivals & Vrats in July 1948
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Yogini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 11:40 AM, Jul 2 – 11:08 AM, Jul 3
A fast that frees one from sin and disease, dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:15 AM, Jul 4 – 8:08 AM, Jul 5
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 8:23 AM, Jul 5 – 5:37 AM, Jul 6
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:37 AM, Jul 6 – 2:38 AM, Jul 7
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:37 AM, Jul 6 – 2:38 AM, Jul 7
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 5:37 AM, Jul 6 – 2:38 AM, Jul 7
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 2:38 AM, Jul 7 – 11:25 PM, Jul 7
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 4:24 PM, Jul 9 – 1:10 PM, Jul 10
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 10:04 AM, Jul 11 – 7:45 AM, Jul 12
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Ani Thirumanjanam
Tithi 10:04 AM, Jul 11 – 7:45 AM, Jul 12
The grand sacred anointing of Lord Nataraja at Chidambaram on the Uttiram (Uttara Phalguni) star of the Tamil month Aani.
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Karka Sankranti (Dakshinayana Begins)
Tithi 3:29 AM, Jul 15 – 2:57 AM, Jul 16
The Sun enters Karka and begins its southward journey (Dakshinayana) — the night of the gods, opening the holy Chaturmas season of vrats and worship.
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Raivata Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 3:29 AM, Jul 15 – 2:57 AM, Jul 16
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Raivata Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Ashadha Shukla Dashami.
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Devshayani (Ashadhi) Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:10 AM, Jul 16 – 3:09 AM, Jul 17
Lord Vishnu begins his four-month cosmic sleep and Chaturmas starts; in Maharashtra it is Ashadhi Ekadashi, the climax of the Pandharpur Wari pilgrimage to Lord Vitthal.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:57 AM, Jul 18 – 4:48 AM, Jul 19
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Ashadha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:12 AM, Jul 20 – 8:00 AM, Jul 21
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 6:12 AM, Jul 20 – 8:00 AM, Jul 21
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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Guru Purnima
Tithi 6:12 AM, Jul 20 – 8:00 AM, Jul 21
A day to honour gurus and the sage Veda Vyasa, on the full moon of Ashadha.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 6:12 AM, Jul 20 – 8:00 AM, Jul 21
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Chakshusha Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 6:12 AM, Jul 20 – 8:00 AM, Jul 21
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Chakshusha Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Ashadha Purnima.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 2:35 PM, Jul 24 – 5:03 PM, Jul 25
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:08 PM, Jul 28 – 12:16 AM, Jul 30
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Aadi Krithigai
Tithi 12:16 AM, Jul 31 – 11:50 PM, Jul 31
Lord Murugan is worshipped with lamps and abhishekam on the Krittika star of the Tamil month Aadi.
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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.
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