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 1957 opens in December during Shaka Samvat 1879 (Hemalambi) of the Hindu calendar.
December 1957
Shaka Samvat 1879 (Hemalambi)
Kaliyugam 5058 · Thiruvalluvar Aandu 1988
Karthikai – Margazhi
Festivals & Vrats in December 1957
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Mokshada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:48 AM, Dec 2 – 9:08 AM, Dec 3
Bestows liberation (moksha) and coincides with Gita Jayanti.
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Gita Jayanti / Mokshada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:00 AM, Dec 2 – 8:56 AM, Dec 3
The day the Bhagavad Gita was revealed to Arjuna, observed with the Mokshada Ekadashi fast.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:47 AM, Dec 4 – 11:36 AM, Dec 5
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Karthigai Deepam
Tithi 10:47 AM, Dec 4 – 11:36 AM, Dec 5
The Tamil festival of lights on the Krittika star of Karthigai — rows of agal vilakku are lit, and the Maha Deepam blazes atop Tiruvannamalai.
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Margashirsha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:10 PM, Dec 6 – 11:46 AM, Dec 7
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 12:10 PM, Dec 6 – 11:46 AM, Dec 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 full moon.
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Margashirsha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 12:10 PM, Dec 6 – 11:46 AM, Dec 7
The full moon of Margashirsha — kept with Dattatreya worship, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:10 PM, Dec 6 – 11:46 AM, Dec 7
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 8:12 AM, Dec 10 – 6:23 AM, Dec 11
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:16 AM, Dec 14 – 10:13 PM, Dec 14
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Dhanurmasam Begins
Tithi 8:13 PM, Dec 15 – 6:19 PM, Dec 16
The month of dawn Vishnu worship (Tiruppavai / Dhanurmasa) begins as the Sun enters Dhanu.
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Saphala Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:19 PM, Dec 16 – 4:33 PM, Dec 17
A fast that is believed to make all of one's endeavours fruitful.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:53 PM, Dec 18 – 1:32 PM, Dec 19
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 1:27 PM, Dec 19 – 12:25 PM, Dec 20
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 12:18 PM, Dec 20 – 11:41 AM, Dec 21
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 12:18 PM, Dec 20 – 11:41 AM, Dec 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 new moon.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 12:18 PM, Dec 20 – 11:41 AM, Dec 21
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:18 PM, Dec 20 – 11:41 AM, Dec 21
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 12:21 PM, Dec 24 – 1:56 PM, Dec 25
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 3:54 PM, Dec 26 – 6:22 PM, Dec 27
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 9:02 PM, Dec 28 – 11:41 PM, Dec 29
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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About the Tamil Panchangam (Vakya & Thirukanitha)
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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