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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 September during Shaka Samvat 1940 (Vilambi) of the Hindu calendar.

September 2018

Shaka Samvat 1940 (Vilambi)

Aavani – Purattasi

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Festivals & Vrats in September 2018

  • Sri Krishna Jayanthi (Gokulashtami)

    Monday, 3 September 2018 Ashtami

    Tithi 8:49 PM, Sep 2 – 7:25 PM, Sep 3

    The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.

  • Vinayagar Chaturthi

    Thursday, 13 September 2018 Chaturthi

    Tithi 3:58 PM, Sep 12 – 2:48 PM, Sep 13

    The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Friday, 14 September 2018 Panchami

    Tithi 2:13 PM, Sep 14 – 2:42 PM, Sep 15

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

    Vrat Food →

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.