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 1956 opens in December during Shaka Samvat 1878 (Durmukha) of the Hindu calendar.
December 1956
Shaka Samvat 1878 (Durmukha)
Kaliyugam 5057 · Thiruvalluvar Aandu 1987
Karthikai – Margazhi
Festivals & Vrats in December 1956
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 12:54 PM, Dec 1 – 1:41 PM, Dec 2
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 12:54 PM, Dec 1 – 1:41 PM, Dec 2
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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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 12:54 PM, Dec 1 – 1:41 PM, Dec 2
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:54 PM, Dec 1 – 1:41 PM, Dec 2
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 6:26 PM, Dec 5 – 8:46 PM, Dec 6
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Subramanya Shashti
Tithi 11:21 PM, Dec 7 – 1:56 AM, Dec 9
Lord Subramanya (Kartikeya) is worshipped at Kukke and beyond on Margashirsha Shukla Shashthi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 11:21 PM, Dec 7 – 1:56 AM, Dec 9
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:18 AM, Dec 10 – 6:28 AM, Dec 11
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Gita Jayanti / Mokshada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 8:41 AM, Dec 13 – 8:12 AM, Dec 14
The day the Bhagavad Gita was revealed to Arjuna, observed with the Mokshada Ekadashi fast.
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Dhanurmasam Begins
Tithi 8:34 AM, Dec 14 – 7:17 AM, Dec 15
The month of dawn Vishnu worship (Tiruppavai / Dhanurmasa) begins as the Sun enters Dhanu.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:17 AM, Dec 15 – 5:38 AM, Dec 16
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Margashirsha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 3:22 AM, Dec 17 – 12:45 AM, Dec 18
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 3:22 AM, Dec 17 – 12:45 AM, Dec 18
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 3:22 AM, Dec 17 – 12:45 AM, Dec 18
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 12:37 AM, Dec 18 – 9:33 PM, Dec 18
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 2:50 PM, Dec 20 – 11:44 AM, Dec 21
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:25 AM, Dec 24 – 2:48 AM, Dec 25
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Saphala Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:57 AM, Dec 27 – 2:06 AM, Dec 28
A fast that is believed to make all of one's endeavours fruitful.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:02 AM, Dec 29 – 4:06 AM, Dec 30
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 4:14 AM, Dec 30 – 5:41 AM, Dec 31
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:49 AM, Dec 31 – 7:35 AM, Jan 1
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:49 AM, Dec 31 – 7:35 AM, Jan 1
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 5:49 AM, Dec 31 – 7:35 AM, Jan 1
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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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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