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 1996 opens in April during Shaka Samvat 1918 (Dhata) of the Hindu calendar.
April 1996
Shaka Samvat 1918 (Dhata)
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Panguni – Chithirai
Festivals & Vrats in April 1996
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:26 AM, Apr 1 – 5:38 AM, Apr 2
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Panguni Uthiram
Tithi 5:47 AM, Apr 3 – 5:52 AM, Apr 4
The Uthiram star of Panguni, celebrating the celestial weddings of Murugan-Deivanai and Shiva-Parvati.
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 5:47 AM, Apr 3 – 5:52 AM, Apr 4
The birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, marked with readings of the Hanuman Chalisa.
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Chaitra Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:47 AM, Apr 3 – 5:52 AM, Apr 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 5:47 AM, Apr 3 – 5:52 AM, Apr 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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Swarochisha Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 5:47 AM, Apr 3 – 5:52 AM, Apr 4
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swarochisha Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 5:36 AM, Apr 4 – 5:10 AM, Apr 5
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 2:20 AM, Apr 7 – 12:39 AM, Apr 8
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 6:13 PM, Apr 10 – 3:58 PM, Apr 11
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Puthandu (Tamil New Year)
Tithi 1:42 PM, Apr 12 – 11:35 AM, Apr 13
The Tamil solar new year begins as the Sun enters Mesha; homes are decorated with kolam and the Maruvilakku.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 11:32 AM, Apr 13 – 9:35 AM, Apr 14
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:38 AM, Apr 15 – 6:15 AM, Apr 16
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 6:15 AM, Apr 16 – 5:04 AM, Apr 17
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:04 AM, Apr 17 – 4:06 AM, Apr 18
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:04 AM, Apr 17 – 4:06 AM, Apr 18
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 5:04 AM, Apr 17 – 4:06 AM, Apr 18
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 4:18 AM, Apr 18 – 3:48 AM, Apr 19
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Akshaya Tritiya (Akha Teej)
Tithi 4:17 AM, Apr 20 – 4:52 AM, Apr 21
An auspicious day for new beginnings and buying gold; whatever is begun is believed to prosper. In Rajasthan this Akha Teej is a major wedding day, and Sindhis keep it as Akhand Teej.
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Parashurama Jayanti
Tithi 4:17 AM, Apr 20 – 4:52 AM, Apr 21
The birth of Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, observed with fasting and worship during pradosha.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 5:07 AM, Apr 21 – 6:15 AM, Apr 22
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 8:16 AM, Apr 23 – 10:34 AM, Apr 24
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 1:00 PM, Apr 25 – 3:20 PM, Apr 26
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Sita Navami
Tithi 3:22 PM, Apr 26 – 5:27 PM, Apr 27
The appearance day of Goddess Sita on Vaishakha Shukla Navami; married women fast for the long life of their husbands, honouring Sita's devotion.
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Mohini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:05 PM, Apr 28 – 8:09 PM, Apr 29
Frees the devotee from delusion (moha), named after Vishnu's Mohini avatar.
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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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