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 1953 opens in January during Shaka Samvat 1874 (Nandana) of the Hindu calendar.
January 1953
Shaka Samvat 1874 (Nandana)
Kaliyugam 5053 · Thiruvalluvar Aandu 1983
Margazhi – Thai
Festivals & Vrats in January 1953
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:43 AM, Jan 8 – 4:38 AM, Jan 9
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Shattila Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:33 AM, Jan 11 – 5:14 AM, Jan 12
Observed with sesame (til) in six ways — bathing, offering and donating — to cleanse past sins.
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Bhogi / Lohri
Tithi 3:27 AM, Jan 13 – 1:33 AM, Jan 14
The eve of Makar Sankranti — Maharashtra cooks bhogichi bhaji, while Punjab and the Sindhi community (as Lal Loi) light the Lohri bonfire and offer sesame, jaggery and popcorn to bid winter farewell.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:27 AM, Jan 13 – 1:33 AM, Jan 14
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Makar Sankranti / Uttarayan / Pongal
Tithi 1:21 AM, Jan 14 – 10:48 PM, Jan 14
The Sun begins its northward journey (Uttarayan); a harvest festival of til-gud (sesame and jaggery), with Gujarat's famous kite-flying and Tamil Nadu's Pongal.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 1:21 AM, Jan 14 – 10:48 PM, Jan 14
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Mattu Pongal
Tithi 10:42 PM, Jan 14 – 7:41 PM, Jan 15
The third day of Pongal, when cattle are bathed, decorated and honoured for their role in farming.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:42 PM, Jan 14 – 7:41 PM, Jan 15
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 10:42 PM, Jan 14 – 7:41 PM, Jan 15
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 7:39 PM, Jan 15 – 4:22 PM, Jan 16
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 9:43 AM, Jan 18 – 6:39 AM, Jan 19
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Vasant Panchami
Tithi 6:39 AM, Jan 19 – 3:45 AM, Jan 20
Goddess Saraswati is worshipped for knowledge and the arts as spring (Vasant) begins.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 3:55 AM, Jan 20 – 1:28 AM, Jan 21
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Ratha Saptami
Tithi 1:38 AM, Jan 21 – 11:43 PM, Jan 21
Surya's chariot turns north — devotees bathe at dawn and worship the Sun god on Magha Shukla Saptami.
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Brahma Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 1:38 AM, Jan 21 – 11:43 PM, Jan 21
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Brahma Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Magha Shukla Saptami.
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Bhishma Ashtami
Tithi 11:51 PM, Jan 21 – 10:33 PM, Jan 22
Tarpan is offered to Bhishma Pitamaha, who chose to leave his body on Magha Shukla Ashtami.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:51 PM, Jan 21 – 10:33 PM, Jan 22
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Jaya Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 10:00 PM, Jan 24 – 10:27 PM, Jan 25
A fast said to free the devotee from rebirth and the fate of becoming a ghost.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:35 PM, Jan 26 – 12:59 AM, Jan 28
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Thaipusam
Tithi 2:59 AM, Jan 29 – 5:07 AM, Jan 30
Devotees of Lord Murugan carry kavadi in penance and thanksgiving on the Pusam star of Thai.
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Magha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 2:59 AM, Jan 29 – 5:07 AM, Jan 30
The full moon of Magha — a great day for the Magha snana at sacred rivers, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Magha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:59 AM, Jan 29 – 5:07 AM, Jan 30
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 2:59 AM, Jan 29 – 5:07 AM, Jan 30
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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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 5:14 AM, Jan 30 – 7:37 AM, Jan 31
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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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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