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 May during Shaka Samvat 1902 (Raudra) of the Hindu calendar.
May 1980
Shaka Samvat 1902 (Raudra)
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Chithirai – Vaikasi
Festivals & Vrats in May 1980
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Narada Jayanti
Tithi 1:10 PM, Apr 30 – 2:36 PM, May 1
The birth anniversary of the celestial sage Narada, the messenger of the gods and master of devotional music.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 4:26 PM, May 3 – 4:44 PM, May 4
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 3:07 PM, May 7 – 1:33 PM, May 8
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Apara Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:16 AM, May 10 – 6:18 AM, May 11
Believed to grant boundless wealth and wash away even grave sins.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:12 AM, May 12 – 11:58 PM, May 12
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 11:55 PM, May 12 – 8:37 PM, May 13
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Shani Jayanti
Tithi 8:37 PM, May 13 – 5:27 PM, May 14
The birth of Lord Shani (Saturn) on Jyeshtha Amavasya — devotees offer mustard oil, black sesame and prayers to ease Shani's influence.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:37 PM, May 13 – 5:27 PM, May 14
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 8:37 PM, May 13 – 5:27 PM, May 14
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 5:26 PM, May 14 – 2:38 PM, May 15
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 10:22 AM, May 17 – 9:41 AM, May 18
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 9:20 AM, May 19 – 10:18 AM, May 20
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:41 AM, May 21 – 1:49 PM, May 22
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Padmini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:49 PM, May 24 – 9:15 PM, May 25
The bright (Shukla) Ekadashi of the extra month (Adhik Maas), kept only in leap-month years.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:20 PM, May 26 – 1:09 AM, May 28
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Vaikasi Visakam
Tithi 1:01 AM, May 28 – 2:24 AM, May 29
The Visakam star of Vaikasi, celebrated as the birth star of Lord Murugan with special temple worship.
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Adhik Jyeshtha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 2:14 AM, May 29 – 3:08 AM, May 30
The full moon of Adhik (Purushottam) Jyeshtha — the leap month of 1980, held especially meritorious for fasting, charity and the worship of Lord Vishnu.
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Adhik Jyeshtha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:14 AM, May 29 – 3:08 AM, May 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 2:14 AM, May 29 – 3:08 AM, May 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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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 2:57 AM, May 30 – 3:24 AM, May 31
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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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