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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.

January 2019

Shaka Samvat 1940 (Vilambi)

Margazhi – Thai

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Festivals & Vrats in January 2019

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Saturday, 12 January 2019 Shashthi

    Tithi 7:57 PM, Jan 11 – 10:09 PM, Jan 12

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

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  • Thai Pongal

    Tuesday, 15 January 2019 Navami

    Tithi 12:39 AM – 12:58 AM, Jan 16

    The Tamil harvest thanksgiving on the Sun's entry into Makara.

  • Mattu Pongal

    Wednesday, 16 January 2019 Dashami

    Tithi 12:47 AM, Jan 16 – 12:16 AM, Jan 17

    The third day of Pongal, when cattle are bathed, decorated and honoured for their role in farming.

  • Thaipusam

    Monday, 21 January 2019 Purnima

    Tithi 2:23 PM, Jan 20 – 10:46 AM, Jan 21

    Devotees of Lord Murugan carry kavadi in penance and thanksgiving on the Pusam star of Thai.

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.