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Tamil Calendar

The Tamil festival calendar. Tamil festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.

Tamil 2018 opens in March during Shaka Samvat 1939 (Hemalambi) · Shaka Samvat 1940 (Vilambi) of the Hindu calendar.

March 2018

Shaka Samvat 1939 (Hemalambi) · Shaka Samvat 1940 (Vilambi)

Maasi – Panguni

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Festivals & Vrats in March 2018

  • Masi Magam

    Thursday, 1 March 2018 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 11:42 AM, Feb 28 – 8:57 AM, Mar 1

    On the Magham star of the Tamil month Maasi, temple deities are taken in procession to the sea and rivers for a holy bath.

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Thursday, 22 March 2018 Panchami

    Tithi 1:54 PM, Mar 22 – 12:03 PM, Mar 23

    A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).

    Vrat Food →

  • Panguni Uthiram

    Saturday, 31 March 2018 Purnima

    Tithi 7:32 PM, Mar 30 – 6:03 PM, Mar 31

    The Uthiram star of Panguni, celebrating the celestial weddings of Murugan-Deivanai and Shiva-Parvati.

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.