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 1980 opens in March during Shaka Samvat 1901 (Siddharthi) · Shaka Samvat 1902 (Raudra) of the Hindu calendar.
March 1980
Shaka Samvat 1901 (Siddharthi) · Shaka Samvat 1902 (Raudra)
Kaliyugam 5080 · Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2010
Maasi – Panguni
Festivals & Vrats in March 1980
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Holika Dahan
Tithi 12:01 AM, Mar 1 – 2:26 AM, Mar 2
The bonfire on the eve of Holi marking the burning of Holika and the triumph of devotion.
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Masi Magam
Tithi 12:01 AM, Mar 1 – 2:26 AM, Mar 2
On the Magham star of the Tamil month Maasi, temple deities are taken in procession to the sea and rivers for a holy bath.
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Phalguna Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:01 AM, Mar 1 – 2:26 AM, Mar 2
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 12:01 AM, Mar 1 – 2:26 AM, Mar 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 full moon.
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Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 12:01 AM, Mar 1 – 2:26 AM, Mar 2
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Phalguna Purnima.
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Holi / Dhuleti / Shimga
Tithi 2:29 AM, Mar 2 – 5:03 AM, Mar 3
The festival of colours celebrating spring, love and the victory of good over evil; the day of colours is Dhuleti in Gujarat and the Shimga festival in Maharashtra and the Konkan.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 2:29 AM, Mar 2 – 5:03 AM, Mar 3
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 10:21 AM, Mar 5 – 12:38 PM, Mar 6
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:12 PM, Mar 9 – 5:24 PM, Mar 10
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Papamochani Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:41 PM, Mar 12 – 1:33 PM, Mar 13
The Ekadashi that "destroys sins", observed as the lunar year draws to a close.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:04 AM, Mar 14 – 7:43 AM, Mar 15
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 7:43 AM, Mar 15 – 4:11 AM, Mar 16
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 4:11 AM, Mar 16 – 12:29 AM, Mar 17
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 4:11 AM, Mar 16 – 12:29 AM, Mar 17
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 4:11 AM, Mar 16 – 12:29 AM, Mar 17
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 12:25 AM, Mar 17 – 8:37 PM, Mar 17
The lunar new year of the Deccan and Maharashtra; the nine nights of Chaitra Navratri begin.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:25 AM, Mar 17 – 8:37 PM, Mar 17
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 1:24 PM, Mar 19 – 10:40 AM, Mar 20
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Swayambhuva Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 4:52 PM, Mar 18 – 1:33 PM, Mar 19
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 8:01 AM, Mar 21 – 6:50 AM, Mar 22
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 6:05 AM, Mar 23 – 5:45 AM, Mar 24
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Rama Navami
Tithi 6:09 AM, Mar 24 – 6:37 AM, Mar 25
The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.
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Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 8:21 AM, Mar 26 – 10:33 AM, Mar 27
The wish-fulfilling Ekadashi that opens the new lunar year and grants desires.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:55 PM, Mar 28 – 3:32 PM, Mar 29
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Panguni Uthiram
Tithi 3:32 PM, Mar 29 – 6:11 PM, Mar 30
The Uthiram star of Panguni, celebrating the celestial weddings of Murugan-Deivanai and Shiva-Parvati.
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 6:11 PM, Mar 30 – 8:45 PM, Mar 31
The birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, marked with readings of the Hanuman Chalisa.
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Chaitra Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:11 PM, Mar 30 – 8:45 PM, Mar 31
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 6:11 PM, Mar 30 – 8:45 PM, Mar 31
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 6:11 PM, Mar 30 – 8:45 PM, Mar 31
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swarochisha Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Purnima.
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise — use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
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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