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 1961 opens in December during Shaka Samvat 1883 (Plava) of the Hindu calendar.
December 1961
Shaka Samvat 1883 (Plava)
Kaliyugam 5062 · Thiruvalluvar Aandu 1992
Karthikai – Margazhi
Festivals & Vrats in December 1961
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Utpanna Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:35 AM, Dec 3 – 7:14 AM, Dec 4
Marks the appearance of Goddess Ekadashi from Vishnu — the origin of Ekadashi observance.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:53 AM, Dec 5 – 7:27 AM, Dec 6
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 7:27 AM, Dec 6 – 6:40 AM, Dec 7
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 6:40 AM, Dec 7 – 5:36 AM, Dec 8
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 6:40 AM, Dec 7 – 5:36 AM, Dec 8
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 6:40 AM, Dec 7 – 5:36 AM, Dec 8
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 5:21 AM, Dec 8 – 3:46 AM, Dec 9
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 11:21 PM, Dec 10 – 9:04 PM, Dec 11
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Subramanya Shashti
Tithi 6:47 PM, Dec 12 – 4:36 PM, Dec 13
Lord Subramanya (Kartikeya) is worshipped at Kukke and beyond on Margashirsha Shukla Shashthi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 6:47 PM, Dec 12 – 4:36 PM, Dec 13
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:31 PM, Dec 14 – 12:39 PM, Dec 15
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Dhanurmasam Begins
Tithi 12:35 PM, Dec 15 – 10:55 AM, Dec 16
The month of dawn Vishnu worship (Tiruppavai / Dhanurmasa) begins as the Sun enters Dhanu.
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Vaikunta Ekadashi
Tithi 10:50 AM, Dec 16 – 9:22 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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Mokshada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:15 AM, Dec 17 – 8:03 AM, Dec 18
Bestows liberation (moksha) and coincides with Gita Jayanti.
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Gita Jayanti / Mokshada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 10:50 AM, Dec 16 – 9:22 AM, Dec 17
The day the Bhagavad Gita was revealed to Arjuna, observed with the Mokshada Ekadashi fast.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:01 AM, Dec 19 – 6:08 AM, Dec 20
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Margashirsha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 6:01 AM, Dec 21 – 5:58 AM, Dec 22
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 6:01 AM, Dec 21 – 5:58 AM, Dec 22
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 6:01 AM, Dec 21 – 5:58 AM, Dec 22
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 6:11 AM, Dec 22 – 6:39 AM, Dec 23
Arudra Darshan celebrates the cosmic dance of Lord Nataraja on the Thiruvathirai (Ardra) star of Margazhi.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 6:11 AM, Dec 22 – 6:39 AM, Dec 23
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 9:53 AM, Dec 25 – 12:19 PM, Dec 26
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 8:19 PM, Dec 29 – 10:34 PM, Dec 30
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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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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