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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 2021

Shaka Samvat 1942 (Sharvari)

Margazhi – Thai

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Festivals & Vrats in January 2021

  • Thai Pongal

    Thursday, 14 January 2021 Pratipada

    Tithi 10:17 AM, Jan 13 – 9:01 AM

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

  • Mattu Pongal

    Friday, 15 January 2021 Dwitiya

    Tithi 8:45 AM, Jan 14 – 8:05 AM, Jan 15

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

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Monday, 18 January 2021 Panchami

    Tithi 9:01 AM, Jan 18 – 10:58 AM, Jan 19

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

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  • Thaipusam

    Thursday, 28 January 2021 Purnima

    Tithi 1:18 AM, Jan 28 – 12:56 AM, Jan 29

    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.