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 1979 opens in January during Shaka Samvat 1900 (Kalayukta) of the Hindu calendar.
January 1979
Shaka Samvat 1900 (Kalayukta)
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Margazhi – Thai
Festivals & Vrats in January 1979
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 2:20 PM, Jan 1 – 11:22 AM, Jan 2
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 8:44 AM, Jan 3 – 6:40 AM, Jan 4
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:13 AM, Jan 5 – 4:09 AM, Jan 6
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Vaikunta Ekadashi
Tithi 4:34 AM, Jan 8 – 5:14 AM, Jan 9
The Margazhi Ekadashi when the gates of Vaikuntha are said to open; Vishnu devotees fast and keep vigil.
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Pausha Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:34 AM, Jan 8 – 5:14 AM, Jan 9
Observed by parents praying to Lord Vishnu for worthy children.
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Dharma Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 4:34 AM, Jan 8 – 5:14 AM, Jan 9
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Dharma Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Pausha Shukla Ekadashi.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:43 AM, Jan 10 – 8:13 AM, Jan 11
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Margazhi Thiruvathirai (Arudra Darshan)
Tithi 8:16 AM, Jan 11 – 10:22 AM, Jan 12
Arudra Darshan celebrates the cosmic dance of Lord Nataraja on the Thiruvathirai (Ardra) star of Margazhi.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:17 AM, Jan 12 – 12:38 PM, Jan 13
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 10:17 AM, Jan 12 – 12:38 PM, Jan 13
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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Bhogi / Lohri
Tithi 10:17 AM, Jan 12 – 12:38 PM, Jan 13
The eve of Makar Sankranti — Maharashtra cooks bhogichi bhaji, while Punjab and the Sindhi community (as Lal Loi) light the Lohri bonfire and offer sesame, jaggery and popcorn to bid winter farewell.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 10:17 AM, Jan 12 – 12:38 PM, Jan 13
The full moon of Pausha — also kept as Shakambhari Purnima, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 10:17 AM, Jan 12 – 12:38 PM, Jan 13
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Makar Sankranti / Uttarayan / Pongal
Tithi 12:35 PM, Jan 13 – 3:08 PM, Jan 14
The Sun begins its northward journey (Uttarayan); a harvest festival of til-gud (sesame and jaggery), with Gujarat's famous kite-flying and Tamil Nadu's Pongal.
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Mattu Pongal
Tithi 3:07 PM, Jan 14 – 5:47 PM, Jan 15
The third day of Pongal, when cattle are bathed, decorated and honoured for their role in farming.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:33 AM, Jan 21 – 5:20 AM, Jan 22
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Shattila Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:21 AM, Jan 24 – 1:32 AM, Jan 25
Observed with sesame (til) in six ways — bathing, offering and donating — to cleanse past sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:35 PM, Jan 25 – 7:20 PM, Jan 26
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 7:19 PM, Jan 26 – 3:39 PM, Jan 27
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 3:39 PM, Jan 27 – 11:49 AM, Jan 28
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 3:39 PM, Jan 27 – 11:49 AM, Jan 28
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 3:39 PM, Jan 27 – 11:49 AM, Jan 28
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 1:07 AM, Jan 31 – 10:14 PM, Jan 31
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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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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