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 2037 opens in January during Shaka Samvat 1958 (Nala) of the Hindu calendar.
January 2037
Shaka Samvat 1958 (Nala)
Kaliyugam 5137 · Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2067
Margazhi – Thai
Festivals & Vrats in January 2037
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Pausha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:59 AM, Jan 1 – 8:05 AM, Jan 2
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 10:59 AM, Jan 1 – 8:05 AM, Jan 2
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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Margazhi Thiruvathirai (Arudra Darshan)
Tithi 10:59 AM, Jan 1 – 8:05 AM, Jan 2
Arudra Darshan celebrates the cosmic dance of Lord Nataraja on the Thiruvathirai (Ardra) star of Margazhi.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 10:59 AM, Jan 1 – 8:05 AM, Jan 2
The full moon of Pausha — also kept as Shakambhari Purnima, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 10:59 AM, Jan 1 – 8:05 AM, Jan 2
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:36 PM, Jan 8 – 11:18 AM, Jan 9
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Shattila Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:45 AM, Jan 11 – 10:02 AM, Jan 12
Observed with sesame (til) in six ways — bathing, offering and donating — to cleanse past sins.
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Bhogi / Lohri
Tithi 9:51 AM, Jan 12 – 10:37 AM, Jan 13
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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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:28 AM, Jan 13 – 11:40 AM, Jan 14
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Makar Sankranti / Uttarayan / Pongal
Tithi 10:28 AM, Jan 13 – 11:40 AM, Jan 14
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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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 11:32 AM, Jan 14 – 1:09 PM, Jan 15
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Mattu Pongal
Tithi 11:32 AM, Jan 14 – 1:09 PM, Jan 15
The third day of Pongal, when cattle are bathed, decorated and honoured for their role in farming.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:04 PM, Jan 15 – 3:03 PM, Jan 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 1:04 PM, Jan 15 – 3:03 PM, Jan 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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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 1:04 PM, Jan 15 – 3:03 PM, Jan 16
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 10:34 PM, Jan 19 – 1:19 AM, Jan 21
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Vasant Panchami
Tithi 1:18 AM, Jan 21 – 3:57 AM, Jan 22
Goddess Saraswati is worshipped for knowledge and the arts as spring (Vasant) begins.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 3:53 AM, Jan 22 – 6:16 AM, Jan 23
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Ratha Saptami
Tithi 6:07 AM, Jan 23 – 8:05 AM, Jan 24
Surya's chariot turns north — devotees bathe at dawn and worship the Sun god on Magha Shukla Saptami.
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Brahma Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 6:07 AM, Jan 23 – 8:05 AM, Jan 24
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Brahma Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Magha Shukla Saptami.
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Bhishma Ashtami
Tithi 8:08 AM, Jan 24 – 8:50 AM, Jan 25
Tarpan is offered to Bhishma Pitamaha, who chose to leave his body on Magha Shukla Ashtami.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 8:08 AM, Jan 24 – 8:50 AM, Jan 25
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Jaya Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 8:28 AM, Jan 27 – 7:05 AM, Jan 28
A fast said to free the devotee from rebirth and the fate of becoming a ghost.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:59 AM, Jan 29 – 2:29 AM, Jan 30
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Thaipusam
Tithi 11:05 PM, Jan 30 – 7:36 PM, Jan 31
Devotees of Lord Murugan carry kavadi in penance and thanksgiving on the Pusam star of Thai.
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Magha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 11:05 PM, Jan 30 – 7:36 PM, Jan 31
The full moon of Magha — a great day for the Magha snana at sacred rivers, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Magha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:05 PM, Jan 30 – 7:36 PM, Jan 31
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 11:05 PM, Jan 30 – 7:36 PM, Jan 31
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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