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 1999 opens in April during Shaka Samvat 1921 (Pramathi) of the Hindu calendar.
April 1999
Shaka Samvat 1921 (Pramathi)
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Panguni – Chithirai
Festivals & Vrats in April 1999
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 4:18 AM, Apr 1 – 5:54 AM, Apr 2
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 10:21 AM, Apr 4 – 12:49 PM, Apr 5
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:36 PM, Apr 8 – 9:04 PM, Apr 9
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:35 PM, Apr 11 – 8:45 PM, Apr 12
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:54 PM, Apr 13 – 4:25 PM, Apr 14
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Puthandu (Tamil New Year)
Tithi 6:54 PM, Apr 13 – 4:25 PM, 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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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 4:27 PM, Apr 14 – 1:20 PM, Apr 15
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:24 PM, Apr 15 – 9:52 AM, Apr 16
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 1:24 PM, Apr 15 – 9:52 AM, Apr 16
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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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:24 PM, Apr 15 – 9:52 AM, Apr 16
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 1:24 PM, Apr 15 – 9:52 AM, Apr 16
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 2:28 AM, Apr 18 – 10:50 PM, Apr 18
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 2:28 AM, Apr 18 – 10:50 PM, Apr 18
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 10:53 PM, Apr 18 – 7:34 PM, Apr 19
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 4:44 PM, Apr 20 – 2:34 PM, Apr 21
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Sita Navami
Tithi 12:52 PM, Apr 22 – 12:08 PM, Apr 23
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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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:52 PM, Apr 22 – 12:08 PM, Apr 23
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Mohini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:12 PM, Apr 25 – 1:13 PM, Apr 26
Frees the devotee from delusion (moha), named after Vishnu's Mohini avatar.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:32 PM, Apr 27 – 4:15 PM, Apr 28
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Narasimha Jayanti
Tithi 2:32 PM, Apr 27 – 4:15 PM, Apr 28
Vishnu's man-lion avatar Narasimha appeared at dusk on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi to save Prahlada; devotees fast and worship at twilight.
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Buddha Purnima
Tithi 6:13 PM, Apr 29 – 8:22 PM, Apr 30
The birth, enlightenment and nirvana of Gautama Buddha, on the full moon of Vaishakha.
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Chithirai Thiruvizha
Tithi 6:13 PM, Apr 29 – 8:22 PM, Apr 30
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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Vaishakha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:13 PM, Apr 29 – 8:22 PM, Apr 30
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 6:13 PM, Apr 29 – 8:22 PM, Apr 30
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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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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