The Tamil festival calendar. Tamil festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Tamil 2018 opens in May during Shaka Samvat 1940 (Vilambi) of the Hindu calendar.
May 2018
Shaka Samvat 1940 (Vilambi)
Chithirai – Vaikasi
Festivals & Vrats in May 2018
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 2:44 AM, May 20 – 12:10 AM, May 21
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Vaikasi Visakam
Tithi 5:55 PM, May 27 – 6:36 PM, May 28
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.