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 1997 opens in April during Shaka Samvat 1919 (Ishwara) of the Hindu calendar.
April 1997
Shaka Samvat 1919 (Ishwara)
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Panguni – Chithirai
Festivals & Vrats in April 1997
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Papamochani Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:51 AM, Apr 3 – 5:03 AM, Apr 4
The Ekadashi that "destroys sins", observed as the lunar year draws to a close.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:00 AM, Apr 5 – 10:50 PM, Apr 5
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 10:48 PM, Apr 5 – 7:35 PM, Apr 6
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 7:35 PM, Apr 6 – 4:30 PM, Apr 7
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 7:35 PM, Apr 6 – 4:30 PM, Apr 7
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 7:35 PM, Apr 6 – 4:30 PM, Apr 7
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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Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Chaitra Navratri
Tithi 4:27 PM, Apr 7 – 1:42 PM, Apr 8
The lunar new year of the Deccan and Maharashtra; the nine nights of Chaitra Navratri begin.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 4:27 PM, Apr 7 – 1:42 PM, Apr 8
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 9:15 AM, Apr 10 – 8:24 AM, Apr 11
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Swayambhuva Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 11:08 AM, Apr 9 – 9:32 AM, Apr 10
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swayambhuva Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Shukla Tritiya.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 7:43 AM, Apr 12 – 8:28 AM, Apr 13
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Puthandu (Tamil New Year)
Tithi 8:12 AM, Apr 13 – 9:38 AM, Apr 14
The Tamil solar new year begins as the Sun enters Mesha; homes are decorated with kolam and the Maruvilakku.
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Rama Navami
Tithi 9:28 AM, Apr 14 – 11:28 AM, Apr 15
The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 9:28 AM, Apr 14 – 11:28 AM, Apr 15
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:21 PM, Apr 17 – 6:57 PM, Apr 18
The wish-fulfilling Ekadashi that opens the new lunar year and grants desires.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:21 PM, Apr 19 – 11:29 PM, Apr 20
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 12:59 AM, Apr 22 – 2:13 AM, Apr 23
The birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, marked with readings of the Hanuman Chalisa.
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Chithirai Thiruvizha
Tithi 12:59 AM, Apr 22 – 2:13 AM, Apr 23
Madurai's Chithirai festival peaks on the Chitra full moon of the Tamil month Chithirai with the celestial wedding of Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar.
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Chaitra Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:59 AM, Apr 22 – 2:13 AM, Apr 23
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 12:59 AM, Apr 22 – 2:13 AM, Apr 23
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 12:59 AM, Apr 22 – 2:13 AM, Apr 23
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 2:03 AM, Apr 23 – 2:47 AM, Apr 24
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 2:17 AM, Apr 26 – 1:37 AM, Apr 27
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 9:06 PM, Apr 29 – 7:07 PM, Apr 30
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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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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