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 1988 opens in January during Shaka Samvat 1909 (Prabhava) of the Hindu calendar.
January 1988
Shaka Samvat 1909 (Prabhava)
Kaliyugam 5088 · Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2018
Margazhi – Thai
Festivals & Vrats in January 1988
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:56 AM, Jan 1 – 3:51 AM, Jan 2
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Margazhi Thiruvathirai (Arudra Darshan)
Tithi 5:24 AM, Jan 3 – 7:01 AM, Jan 4
Arudra Darshan celebrates the cosmic dance of Lord Nataraja on the Thiruvathirai (Ardra) star of Margazhi.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 5:24 AM, Jan 3 – 7:01 AM, Jan 4
The full moon of Pausha — also kept as Shakambhari Purnima, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:24 AM, Jan 3 – 7:01 AM, Jan 4
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 5:24 AM, Jan 3 – 7:01 AM, Jan 4
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 7:10 AM, Jan 4 – 9:07 AM, Jan 5
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:56 PM, Jan 11 – 1:13 AM, Jan 13
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Bhogi / Lohri
Tithi 1:19 AM, Jan 14 – 12:55 AM, Jan 15
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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Makar Sankranti / Uttarayan / Pongal
Tithi 12:42 AM, Jan 15 – 11:22 PM, Jan 15
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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Shattila Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:42 AM, Jan 15 – 11:22 PM, Jan 15
Observed with sesame (til) in six ways — bathing, offering and donating — to cleanse past sins.
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Mattu Pongal
Tithi 11:13 PM, Jan 15 – 9:02 PM, Jan 16
The third day of Pongal, when cattle are bathed, decorated and honoured for their role in farming.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:57 PM, Jan 16 – 6:02 PM, Jan 17
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 6:03 PM, Jan 17 – 2:36 PM, Jan 18
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:39 PM, Jan 18 – 10:55 AM, Jan 19
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 2:39 PM, Jan 18 – 10:55 AM, Jan 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 new moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 2:39 PM, Jan 18 – 10:55 AM, Jan 19
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 12:03 AM, Jan 22 – 8:59 PM, Jan 22
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Vasant Panchami
Tithi 9:01 PM, Jan 22 – 6:33 PM, Jan 23
Goddess Saraswati is worshipped for knowledge and the arts as spring (Vasant) begins.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 6:32 PM, Jan 23 – 4:45 PM, Jan 24
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Ratha Saptami
Tithi 4:41 PM, Jan 24 – 3:38 PM, Jan 25
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 4:41 PM, Jan 24 – 3:38 PM, Jan 25
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 3:32 PM, Jan 25 – 3:13 PM, Jan 26
Tarpan is offered to Bhishma Pitamaha, who chose to leave his body on Magha Shukla Ashtami.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 3:32 PM, Jan 25 – 3:13 PM, Jan 26
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Jaya Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:12 PM, Jan 28 – 5:35 PM, Jan 29
A fast said to free the devotee from rebirth and the fate of becoming a ghost.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:20 PM, Jan 30 – 9:25 PM, Jan 31
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth 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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