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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.

July 2020

Shaka Samvat 1942 (Sharvari)

Aani – Aadi

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Festivals & Vrats in July 2020

  • Aadi Amavasai Vrat

    Monday, 20 July 2020 Amavasya

    Tithi 12:11 AM, Jul 20 11:12 PM, Jul 20

    The new moon of Aadi, observed with tarpan for ancestors and ritual baths in the sea and rivers.

  • Aadi Pooram

    Friday, 24 July 2020 Chaturthi

    Tithi 5:04 PM, Jul 23 2:35 PM, Jul 24

    The birth of Andal (Kodhai) on the Pooram star of Aadi, celebrated grandly at Srivilliputhur.

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Saturday, 25 July 2020 Panchami

    Tithi 12:00 PM, Jul 25 9:32 AM, Jul 26

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

  • Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat

    Friday, 31 July 2020 Dwadashi

    Tithi 11:49 PM, Jul 30 10:37 PM, Jul 31

    Married women worship Goddess Lakshmi on the Friday before the full moon for the family's well-being.

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.