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 1972 opens in March during Shaka Samvat 1893 (Virodhakrit) · Shaka Samvat 1894 (Paridhavi) of the Hindu calendar.
March 1972
Shaka Samvat 1893 (Virodhakrit) · Shaka Samvat 1894 (Paridhavi)
Kaliyugam 5072 · Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2002
Maasi – Panguni
Festivals & Vrats in March 1972
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 2:03 PM, Mar 3 – 4:29 PM, Mar 4
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:40 PM, Mar 7 – 1:32 AM, Mar 9
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Papamochani Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 2:47 AM, Mar 11 – 2:33 AM, Mar 12
The Ekadashi that "destroys sins", observed as the lunar year draws to a close.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:57 AM, Mar 13 – 11:04 PM, Mar 13
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 10:55 PM, Mar 13 – 8:19 PM, Mar 14
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:15 PM, Mar 14 – 5:07 PM, Mar 15
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:15 PM, Mar 14 – 5:07 PM, Mar 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 8:15 PM, Mar 14 – 5:07 PM, Mar 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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Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Chaitra Navratri
Tithi 5:07 PM, Mar 15 – 1:39 PM, Mar 16
The lunar new year of the Deccan and Maharashtra; the nine nights of Chaitra Navratri begin.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 5:07 PM, Mar 15 – 1:39 PM, Mar 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 6:38 AM, Mar 18 – 3:22 AM, Mar 19
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Swayambhuva Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 10:01 AM, Mar 17 – 6:38 AM, Mar 18
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swayambhuva Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Shukla Tritiya.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 12:29 AM, Mar 20 – 9:59 PM, Mar 20
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 8:17 PM, Mar 21 – 7:05 PM, Mar 22
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Rama Navami
Tithi 7:07 PM, Mar 22 – 6:35 PM, Mar 23
The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.
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Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:40 PM, Mar 24 – 7:16 PM, Mar 25
The wish-fulfilling Ekadashi that opens the new lunar year and grants desires.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:22 PM, Mar 26 – 9:46 PM, Mar 27
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Panguni Uthiram
Tithi 11:34 PM, Mar 28 – 1:31 AM, Mar 30
The Uthiram star of Panguni, celebrating the celestial weddings of Murugan-Deivanai and Shiva-Parvati.
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 11:34 PM, Mar 28 – 1:31 AM, Mar 30
The birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, marked with readings of the Hanuman Chalisa.
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Chaitra Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:34 PM, Mar 28 – 1:31 AM, Mar 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 11:34 PM, Mar 28 – 1:31 AM, Mar 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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Swarochisha Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 11:34 PM, Mar 28 – 1:31 AM, Mar 30
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swarochisha Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 1:35 AM, Mar 30 – 3:45 AM, Mar 31
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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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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