The Tamil festival calendar. Tamil festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Tamil 1996 opens in May during Shaka Samvat 1918 (Dhata) of the Hindu calendar.
May 1996
Shaka Samvat 1918 (Dhata)
Chithirai – Vaikasi
Festivals & Vrats in May 1996
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Chithirai Thiruvizha
Tithi 7:00 PM, May 2 – 5:22 PM, May 3
Madurai's Chithirai festival peaks on the Chitra full moon of the Tamil month Chithirai with the celestial wedding of Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 2:01 AM, May 23 – 4:27 AM, May 24
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Vaikasi Visakam
Tithi 9:36 AM, May 30 – 7:34 AM, May 31
The Visakam star of Vaikasi, celebrated as the birth star of Lord Murugan with special temple worship.
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.