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 1992 opens in January during Shaka Samvat 1913 (Prajapati) of the Hindu calendar.
January 1992
Shaka Samvat 1913 (Prajapati)
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Festivals & Vrats in January 1992
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:48 PM, Jan 1 – 11:43 PM, Jan 2
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 11:47 PM, Jan 2 – 2:02 AM, Jan 4
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:06 AM, Jan 4 – 4:35 AM, Jan 5
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:06 AM, Jan 4 – 4:35 AM, Jan 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 2:06 AM, Jan 4 – 4:35 AM, Jan 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 4:39 AM, Jan 5 – 7:18 AM, Jan 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 12:48 PM, Jan 8 – 3:12 PM, Jan 9
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 5:21 PM, Jan 10 – 6:55 PM, Jan 11
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:54 PM, Jan 12 – 8:09 PM, Jan 13
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Bhogi / Lohri
Tithi 8:08 PM, Jan 13 – 7:37 PM, Jan 14
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 7:36 PM, Jan 14 – 6:17 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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Mattu Pongal
Tithi 6:19 PM, Jan 15 – 4:12 PM, Jan 16
The third day of Pongal, when cattle are bathed, decorated and honoured for their role in farming.
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Pausha Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:19 PM, Jan 15 – 4:12 PM, Jan 16
Observed by parents praying to Lord Vishnu for worthy children.
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Dharma Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 6:19 PM, Jan 15 – 4:12 PM, Jan 16
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 1:38 PM, Jan 17 – 10:17 AM, Jan 18
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 6:44 AM, Jan 19 – 3:02 AM, Jan 20
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 6:44 AM, Jan 19 – 3:02 AM, Jan 20
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 6:44 AM, Jan 19 – 3:02 AM, Jan 20
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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Thaipusam
Tithi 2:58 AM, Jan 20 – 11:10 PM, Jan 20
Devotees of Lord Murugan carry kavadi in penance and thanksgiving on the Pusam star of Thai.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 2:58 AM, Jan 20 – 11:10 PM, Jan 20
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 8:37 AM, Jan 26 – 9:07 AM, Jan 27
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Shattila Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 11:34 AM, Jan 29 – 1:51 PM, Jan 30
Observed with sesame (til) in six ways — bathing, offering and donating — to cleanse past sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:21 PM, Jan 31 – 7:05 PM, Feb 1
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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