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 December during Shaka Samvat 1875 (Vijaya) of the Hindu calendar.
December 1953
Shaka Samvat 1875 (Vijaya)
Kaliyugam 5054 · Thiruvalluvar Aandu 1984
Karthikai – Margazhi
Festivals & Vrats in December 1953
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Utpanna Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 8:07 AM, Dec 1 – 10:28 AM, Dec 2
Marks the appearance of Goddess Ekadashi from Vishnu — the origin of Ekadashi observance.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:42 PM, Dec 3 – 2:18 PM, Dec 4
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 2:24 PM, Dec 4 – 3:33 PM, Dec 5
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 3:37 PM, Dec 5 – 4:19 PM, Dec 6
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 3:37 PM, Dec 5 – 4:19 PM, Dec 6
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 3:37 PM, Dec 5 – 4:19 PM, Dec 6
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 4:22 PM, Dec 6 – 4:39 PM, Dec 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 4:08 PM, Dec 9 – 3:17 PM, Dec 10
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 2:13 PM, Dec 11 – 12:42 PM, Dec 12
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Subramanya Shashti
Tithi 2:13 PM, Dec 11 – 12:42 PM, Dec 12
Lord Subramanya (Kartikeya) is worshipped at Kukke and beyond on Margashirsha Shukla Shashthi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:04 AM, Dec 13 – 8:58 AM, Dec 14
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Dhanurmasam Begins
Tithi 6:45 AM, Dec 15 – 4:25 AM, Dec 16
The month of dawn Vishnu worship (Tiruppavai / Dhanurmasa) begins as the Sun enters Dhanu.
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Vaikunta Ekadashi
Tithi 4:21 AM, Dec 16 – 1:53 AM, Dec 17
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 4:21 AM, Dec 16 – 1:53 AM, Dec 17
The day the Bhagavad Gita was revealed to Arjuna, observed with the Mokshada Ekadashi fast.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:23 PM, Dec 17 – 9:00 PM, Dec 18
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Margashirsha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 6:53 PM, Dec 19 – 5:10 PM, Dec 20
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 6:53 PM, Dec 19 – 5:10 PM, Dec 20
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 6:53 PM, Dec 19 – 5:10 PM, Dec 20
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 5:07 PM, Dec 20 – 3:57 PM, Dec 21
Arudra Darshan celebrates the cosmic dance of Lord Nataraja on the Thiruvathirai (Ardra) star of Margazhi.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 5:07 PM, Dec 20 – 3:57 PM, Dec 21
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 3:16 PM, Dec 23 – 4:07 PM, Dec 24
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 9:57 PM, Dec 27 – 12:29 AM, Dec 29
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Saphala Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:09 AM, Dec 31 – 7:06 AM, Jan 1
A fast that is believed to make all of one's endeavours fruitful.
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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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