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 1981 opens in February during Shaka Samvat 1902 (Raudra) of the Hindu calendar.
February 1981
Shaka Samvat 1902 (Raudra)
Kaliyugam 5081 · Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2011
Thai – Maasi
Festivals & Vrats in February 1981
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:24 AM, Feb 2 – 5:45 AM, Feb 3
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 5:28 AM, Feb 3 – 5:09 AM, Feb 4
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 4:53 AM, Feb 4 – 3:56 AM, Feb 5
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 4:53 AM, Feb 4 – 3:56 AM, Feb 5
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 3:44 AM, Feb 5 – 2:15 AM, Feb 6
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 9:51 PM, Feb 7 – 7:27 PM, Feb 8
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Vasant Panchami
Tithi 7:26 PM, Feb 8 – 5:00 PM, Feb 9
Goddess Saraswati is worshipped for knowledge and the arts as spring (Vasant) begins.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 4:59 PM, Feb 9 – 2:37 PM, Feb 10
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Ratha Saptami
Tithi 2:35 PM, Feb 10 – 12:22 PM, Feb 11
Surya's chariot turns north — devotees bathe at dawn and worship the Sun god on Magha Shukla Saptami.
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Brahma Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 2:35 PM, Feb 10 – 12:22 PM, Feb 11
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Brahma Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Magha Shukla Saptami.
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Bhishma Ashtami
Tithi 12:17 PM, Feb 11 – 10:18 AM, Feb 12
Tarpan is offered to Bhishma Pitamaha, who chose to leave his body on Magha Shukla Ashtami.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:17 PM, Feb 11 – 10:18 AM, Feb 12
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Jaya Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:56 AM, Feb 14 – 5:32 AM, Feb 15
A fast said to free the devotee from rebirth and the fate of becoming a ghost.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:48 AM, Feb 16 – 4:07 AM, Feb 17
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Magha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 4:09 AM, Feb 18 – 4:17 AM, Feb 19
The full moon of Magha — a great day for the Magha snana at sacred rivers, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Magha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:09 AM, Feb 18 – 4:17 AM, Feb 19
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 4:09 AM, Feb 18 – 4:17 AM, Feb 19
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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Masi Magam
Tithi 4:28 AM, Feb 19 – 5:03 AM, Feb 20
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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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 4:28 AM, Feb 19 – 5:03 AM, Feb 20
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 8:04 AM, Feb 22 – 10:18 AM, Feb 23
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:40 PM, Feb 26 – 7:47 PM, Feb 27
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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