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 2008 opens in January during Shaka Samvat 1929 (Sarvajit) of the Hindu calendar.
January 2008
Shaka Samvat 1929 (Sarvajit)
Kaliyugam 5108 · Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2038
Margazhi – Thai
Festivals & Vrats in January 2008
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Saphala Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:30 AM, Jan 3 – 10:00 AM, Jan 4
A fast that is believed to make all of one's endeavours fruitful.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:27 PM, Jan 5 – 2:22 PM, Jan 6
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 2:26 PM, Jan 6 – 3:58 PM, Jan 7
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 4:01 PM, Jan 7 – 5:09 PM, Jan 8
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 4:01 PM, Jan 7 – 5:09 PM, Jan 8
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 4:01 PM, Jan 7 – 5:09 PM, Jan 8
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 5:11 PM, Jan 8 – 5:54 PM, Jan 9
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 6:12 PM, Jan 11 – 5:45 PM, Jan 12
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 4:58 PM, Jan 13 – 3:44 PM, Jan 14
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Bhogi / Lohri
Tithi 4:58 PM, Jan 13 – 3:44 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 3:48 PM, Jan 14 – 2:11 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 2:16 PM, Jan 15 – 12:16 PM, Jan 16
The third day of Pongal, when cattle are bathed, decorated and honoured for their role in farming.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:16 PM, Jan 15 – 12:16 PM, Jan 16
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Pausha Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:35 AM, Jan 18 – 4:57 AM, Jan 19
Observed by parents praying to Lord Vishnu for worthy children.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:15 AM, Jan 20 – 11:35 PM, Jan 20
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 9:08 PM, Jan 21 – 7:01 PM, Jan 22
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 9:08 PM, Jan 21 – 7:01 PM, Jan 22
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 9:08 PM, Jan 21 – 7:01 PM, Jan 22
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 7:00 PM, Jan 22 – 5:22 PM, Jan 23
Devotees of Lord Murugan carry kavadi in penance and thanksgiving on the Pusam star of Thai.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 7:00 PM, Jan 22 – 5:22 PM, Jan 23
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 9:18 PM, Jan 29 – 11:46 PM, Jan 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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