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 2010 opens in April during Shaka Samvat 1932 (Vikriti) of the Hindu calendar.
April 2010
Shaka Samvat 1932 (Vikriti)
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Panguni – Chithirai
Festivals & Vrats in April 2010
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 12:57 AM, Apr 2 – 11:46 PM, Apr 2
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:06 AM, Apr 6 – 4:02 AM, Apr 7
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:26 AM, Apr 9 – 11:54 AM, Apr 10
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:12 PM, Apr 11 – 3:56 PM, Apr 12
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 3:58 PM, Apr 12 – 5:14 PM, Apr 13
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Puthandu (Tamil New Year)
Tithi 5:15 PM, Apr 13 – 6:02 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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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:15 PM, Apr 13 – 6:02 PM, Apr 14
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:15 PM, Apr 13 – 6:02 PM, Apr 14
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 5:15 PM, Apr 13 – 6:02 PM, Apr 14
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 6:02 PM, Apr 14 – 6:21 PM, Apr 15
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 5:47 PM, Apr 17 – 4:58 PM, Apr 18
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 3:54 PM, Apr 19 – 2:28 PM, Apr 20
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:51 PM, Apr 21 – 10:49 AM, Apr 22
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Padmini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:09 AM, Apr 24 – 3:34 AM, Apr 25
The bright (Shukla) Ekadashi of the extra month (Adhik Maas), kept only in leap-month years.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:54 AM, Apr 26 – 10:16 PM, Apr 26
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Chithirai Thiruvizha
Tithi 7:51 PM, Apr 27 – 5:44 PM, Apr 28
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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Adhik Vaishakha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 7:51 PM, Apr 27 – 5:44 PM, Apr 28
The full moon of Adhik (Purushottam) Vaishakha — the leap month of 2010, held especially meritorious for fasting, charity and the worship of Lord Vishnu.
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Adhik Vaishakha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:51 PM, Apr 27 – 5:44 PM, Apr 28
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 7:51 PM, Apr 27 – 5:44 PM, Apr 28
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 5:44 PM, Apr 28 – 4:07 PM, Apr 29
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise — use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
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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