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 2046 opens in July during Shaka Samvat 1968 (Kshaya) of the Hindu calendar.
July 2046
Shaka Samvat 1968 (Kshaya)
Kaliyugam 5147 · Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2077
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Festivals & Vrats in July 2046
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:17 AM, Jul 1 – 9:41 AM, Jul 2
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 9:53 AM, Jul 2 – 8:40 AM, Jul 3
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:52 AM, Jul 3 – 7:08 AM, Jul 4
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 8:52 AM, Jul 3 – 7:08 AM, Jul 4
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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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:52 AM, Jul 3 – 7:08 AM, Jul 4
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 8:52 AM, Jul 3 – 7:08 AM, Jul 4
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 12:30 AM, Jul 7 – 9:57 PM, Jul 7
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 7:21 PM, Jul 8 – 4:51 PM, Jul 9
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Ani Thirumanjanam
Tithi 7:21 PM, Jul 8 – 4:51 PM, Jul 9
The grand sacred anointing of Lord Nataraja at Chidambaram on the Uttiram (Uttara Phalguni) star of the Tamil month Aani.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:27 PM, Jul 10 – 12:19 PM, Jul 11
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Raivata Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 10:17 AM, Jul 12 – 8:45 AM, Jul 13
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Raivata Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Ashadha Shukla Dashami.
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Devshayani (Ashadhi) Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 8:36 AM, Jul 13 – 7:27 AM, Jul 14
Lord Vishnu begins his four-month cosmic sleep and Chaturmas starts; in Maharashtra it is Ashadhi Ekadashi, the climax of the Pandharpur Wari pilgrimage to Lord Vitthal.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:18 AM, Jul 15 – 6:01 AM, Jul 16
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Karka Sankranti (Dakshinayana Begins)
Tithi 5:47 AM, Jul 16 – 5:58 AM, Jul 17
The Sun enters Karka and begins its southward journey (Dakshinayana) — the night of the gods, opening the holy Chaturmas season of vrats and worship.
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Ashadha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:44 AM, Jul 17 – 6:25 AM, Jul 18
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 5:44 AM, Jul 17 – 6:25 AM, Jul 18
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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Guru Purnima
Tithi 5:44 AM, Jul 17 – 6:25 AM, Jul 18
A day to honour gurus and the sage Veda Vyasa, on the full moon of Ashadha.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 5:44 AM, Jul 17 – 6:25 AM, Jul 18
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Chakshusha Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 5:44 AM, Jul 17 – 6:25 AM, Jul 18
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Chakshusha Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Ashadha Purnima.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 10:34 AM, Jul 21 – 12:50 PM, Jul 22
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:53 PM, Jul 25 – 9:45 PM, Jul 26
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Aadi Krithigai
Tithi 10:56 PM, Jul 27 – 11:39 PM, Jul 28
Lord Murugan is worshipped with lamps and abhishekam on the Krittika star of the Tamil month Aadi.
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Kamika Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 11:29 PM, Jul 28 – 11:29 PM, Jul 29
Worship of Vishnu that grants the merit of bathing in all holy rivers.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:24 PM, Jul 30 – 8:54 PM, Jul 31
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 8:49 PM, Jul 31 – 6:40 PM, Aug 1
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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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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