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 2040 opens in February during Shaka Samvat 1961 (Siddharthi) of the Hindu calendar.
February 2040
Shaka Samvat 1961 (Siddharthi)
Kaliyugam 5140 · Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2070
Thai
Festivals & Vrats in February 2040
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:44 PM, Feb 5 – 3:20 PM, Feb 6
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Shattila Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 11:21 AM, Feb 8 – 8:30 AM, Feb 9
Observed with sesame (til) in six ways — bathing, offering and donating — to cleanse past sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:29 AM, Feb 10 – 2:21 AM, Feb 11
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 2:17 AM, Feb 11 – 11:02 PM, Feb 11
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:01 PM, Feb 11 – 7:51 PM, Feb 12
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 11:01 PM, Feb 11 – 7:51 PM, Feb 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 new moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 7:51 PM, Feb 12 – 5:00 PM, Feb 13
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 12:40 PM, Feb 15 – 11:55 AM, Feb 16
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Vasant Panchami
Tithi 12:40 PM, Feb 15 – 11:55 AM, Feb 16
Goddess Saraswati is worshipped for knowledge and the arts as spring (Vasant) begins.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 11:32 AM, Feb 17 – 12:30 PM, Feb 18
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Ratha Saptami
Tithi 12:19 PM, Feb 18 – 2:01 PM, Feb 19
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 12:19 PM, Feb 18 – 2:01 PM, Feb 19
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 1:55 PM, Feb 19 – 4:10 PM, Feb 20
Tarpan is offered to Bhishma Pitamaha, who chose to leave his body on Magha Shukla Ashtami.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 1:55 PM, Feb 19 – 4:10 PM, Feb 20
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Jaya Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:30 PM, Feb 22 – 12:09 AM, Feb 24
A fast said to free the devotee from rebirth and the fate of becoming a ghost.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:25 AM, Feb 25 – 4:27 AM, Feb 26
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masi Magam
Tithi 5:38 AM, Feb 27 – 6:43 AM, Feb 28
On the Magham star of the Tamil month Maasi, temple deities are taken in procession to the sea and rivers for a holy bath.
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Magha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 5:38 AM, Feb 27 – 6:43 AM, Feb 28
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 5:38 AM, Feb 27 – 6:43 AM, Feb 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 5:38 AM, Feb 27 – 6:43 AM, Feb 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 6:29 AM, Feb 28 – 7:05 AM, Feb 29
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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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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