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 December during Shaka Samvat 1930 (Sarvadhari) of the Hindu calendar.
December 2008
Shaka Samvat 1930 (Sarvadhari)
Kaliyugam 5109 · Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2039
Karthikai – Margazhi
Festivals & Vrats in December 2008
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 6:12 AM, Dec 1 – 8:54 AM, Dec 2
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 11:24 AM, Dec 3 – 1:13 PM, Dec 4
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Subramanya Shashti
Tithi 11:24 AM, Dec 3 – 1:13 PM, Dec 4
Lord Subramanya (Kartikeya) is worshipped at Kukke and beyond on Margashirsha Shukla Shashthi.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:43 PM, Dec 5 – 3:08 PM, Dec 6
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Gita Jayanti / Mokshada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:50 PM, Dec 8 – 11:37 AM, Dec 9
The day the Bhagavad Gita was revealed to Arjuna, observed with the Mokshada Ekadashi fast.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:53 AM, Dec 10 – 5:37 AM, Dec 11
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Margashirsha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 1:58 AM, Dec 12 – 10:08 PM, Dec 12
The full moon of Margashirsha — kept with Dattatreya worship, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Margashirsha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:58 AM, Dec 12 – 10:08 PM, Dec 12
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 1:58 AM, Dec 12 – 10:08 PM, Dec 12
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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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 10:06 PM, Dec 12 – 6:14 PM, Dec 13
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 11:00 AM, Dec 15 – 8:26 AM, Dec 16
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Dhanurmasam Begins
Tithi 11:00 AM, Dec 15 – 8:26 AM, Dec 16
The month of dawn Vishnu worship (Tiruppavai / Dhanurmasa) begins as the Sun enters Dhanu.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:03 AM, Dec 19 – 3:48 AM, Dec 20
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Saphala Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:09 AM, Dec 22 – 7:46 AM, Dec 23
A fast that is believed to make all of one's endeavours fruitful.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:06 AM, Dec 24 – 12:36 PM, Dec 25
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 12:35 PM, Dec 25 – 3:12 PM, Dec 26
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 3:12 PM, Dec 26 – 5:52 PM, Dec 27
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 3:12 PM, Dec 26 – 5:52 PM, Dec 27
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 3:12 PM, Dec 26 – 5:52 PM, Dec 27
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 5:52 PM, Dec 27 – 8:30 PM, Dec 28
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 1:17 AM, Dec 31 – 3:20 AM, Jan 1
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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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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