The Tamil festival calendar. Tamil festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Tamil 1978 opens in December during Shaka Samvat 1900 (Kalayukta) of the Hindu calendar.
December 1978
Shaka Samvat 1900 (Kalayukta)
Karthikai – Margazhi
Festivals & Vrats in December 1978
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Subramanya Shashti
Tithi 11:14 PM, Dec 4 – 8:47 PM, Dec 5
Lord Subramanya (Kartikeya) is worshipped at Kukke and beyond on Margashirsha Shukla Shashthi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 11:14 PM, Dec 4 – 8:47 PM, Dec 5
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Karthigai Deepam
Tithi 3:20 PM, Dec 11 – 3:52 PM, Dec 12
The Tamil festival of lights on the Krittika star of Karthigai — rows of agal vilakku are lit, and the Maha Deepam blazes atop Tiruvannamalai.
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Margazhi Thiruvathirai (Arudra Darshan)
Tithi 7:37 PM, Dec 15 – 9:38 PM, Dec 16
Arudra Darshan celebrates the cosmic dance of Lord Nataraja on the Thiruvathirai (Ardra) star of Margazhi.
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Dhanurmasam Begins
Tithi 7:37 PM, Dec 15 – 9:38 PM, Dec 16
The month of dawn Vishnu worship (Tiruppavai / Dhanurmasa) begins as the Sun enters Dhanu.
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise — use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
About the Tamil Calendar
The Tamil festival calendar. Tamil festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date — tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse this year and the next.