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 2056 opens in July during Shaka Samvat 1978 (Dhata) of the Hindu calendar.
July 2056
Shaka Samvat 1978 (Dhata)
Kaliyugam 5157 · Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2087
Thai
Festivals & Vrats in July 2056
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:23 AM, Jul 4 – 1:26 PM, Jul 5
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Yogini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:08 PM, Jul 7 – 8:26 PM, Jul 8
A fast that frees one from sin and disease, dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:25 PM, Jul 9 – 12:09 AM, Jul 11
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 12:02 AM, Jul 11 – 1:20 AM, Jul 12
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:11 AM, Jul 12 – 2:00 AM, Jul 13
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:11 AM, Jul 12 – 2:00 AM, Jul 13
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 1:11 AM, Jul 12 – 2:00 AM, Jul 13
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 1:50 AM, Jul 13 – 2:09 AM, Jul 14
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Karka Sankranti (Dakshinayana Begins)
Tithi 12:53 AM, Jul 16 – 11:50 PM, Jul 16
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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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 12:53 AM, Jul 16 – 11:50 PM, Jul 16
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Aadi Pooram
Tithi 11:44 PM, Jul 16 – 10:18 PM, Jul 17
The birth of Andal (Kodhai) on the Pooram star of Aadi, celebrated grandly at Srivilliputhur.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 10:14 PM, Jul 17 – 8:28 PM, Jul 18
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 6:23 PM, Jul 19 – 4:07 PM, Jul 20
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Raivata Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 1:43 PM, Jul 21 – 11:13 AM, Jul 22
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 11:12 AM, Jul 22 – 8:44 AM, Jul 23
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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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:19 AM, Jul 24 – 4:03 AM, Jul 25
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Guru Purnima
Tithi 2:03 AM, Jul 26 – 12:16 AM, Jul 27
A day to honour gurus and the sage Veda Vyasa, on the full moon of Ashadha.
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Ashadha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:03 AM, Jul 26 – 12:16 AM, Jul 27
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 2:03 AM, Jul 26 – 12:16 AM, Jul 27
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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Chakshusha Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 2:03 AM, Jul 26 – 12:16 AM, Jul 27
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Chakshusha Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Ashadha Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:24 AM, Jul 27 – 11:04 PM, Jul 27
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 10:29 PM, Jul 29 – 10:56 PM, Jul 30
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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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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