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 December during Shaka Samvat 1959 (Pingala) of the Hindu calendar.
December 2037
Shaka Samvat 1959 (Pingala)
Kaliyugam 5138 · Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2068
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Festivals & Vrats in December 2037
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Utpanna Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:00 PM, Dec 2 – 3:19 PM, Dec 3
Marks the appearance of Goddess Ekadashi from Vishnu — the origin of Ekadashi observance.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:31 PM, Dec 4 – 9:52 AM, Dec 5
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 9:44 AM, Dec 5 – 7:20 AM, Dec 6
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 7:20 AM, Dec 6 – 5:08 AM, Dec 7
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 7:20 AM, Dec 6 – 5:08 AM, Dec 7
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 7:20 AM, Dec 6 – 5:08 AM, Dec 7
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 5:08 AM, Dec 7 – 3:11 AM, Dec 8
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 1:47 AM, Dec 10 – 1:51 AM, Dec 11
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Subramanya Shashti
Tithi 3:06 AM, Dec 12 – 4:34 AM, Dec 13
Lord Subramanya (Kartikeya) is worshipped at Kukke and beyond on Margashirsha Shukla Shashthi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 3:06 AM, Dec 12 – 4:34 AM, Dec 13
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 6:58 AM, Dec 14 – 9:21 AM, Dec 15
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Dhanurmasam Begins
Tithi 9:29 AM, Dec 15 – 12:00 PM, Dec 16
The month of dawn Vishnu worship (Tiruppavai / Dhanurmasa) begins as the Sun enters Dhanu.
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Vaikunta Ekadashi
Tithi 2:27 PM, Dec 17 – 4:25 PM, Dec 18
The Margazhi Ekadashi when the gates of Vaikuntha are said to open; Vishnu devotees fast and keep vigil.
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Gita Jayanti / Mokshada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 2:27 PM, Dec 17 – 4:25 PM, Dec 18
The day the Bhagavad Gita was revealed to Arjuna, observed with the Mokshada Ekadashi fast.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:59 PM, Dec 19 – 6:56 PM, Dec 20
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Margashirsha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 7:20 PM, Dec 21 – 7:12 PM, Dec 22
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 7:20 PM, Dec 21 – 7:12 PM, Dec 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 7:20 PM, Dec 21 – 7:12 PM, Dec 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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Margazhi Thiruvathirai (Arudra Darshan)
Tithi 7:12 PM, Dec 22 – 6:35 PM, Dec 23
Arudra Darshan celebrates the cosmic dance of Lord Nataraja on the Thiruvathirai (Ardra) star of Margazhi.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 7:12 PM, Dec 22 – 6:35 PM, Dec 23
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 4:12 PM, Dec 25 – 2:32 PM, Dec 26
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 8:38 AM, Dec 29 – 6:30 AM, Dec 30
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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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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