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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 2038 opens in August during Shaka Samvat 1960 (Kalayukta) of the Hindu calendar.

August 2038

Shaka Samvat 1960 (Kalayukta)

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Festivals & Vrats in August 2038

  • Aadi Amavasai Vrat

    Sunday, 1 August 2038 Amavasya

    Tithi 7:23 AM, Jul 31 – 6:10 AM, Aug 1

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

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  • Aadi Perukku

    Tuesday, 3 August 2038 Tritiya

    Tithi 2:49 AM, Aug 3 – 12:43 AM, Aug 4

    On the 18th of Aadi, the swelling of the Cauvery and other rivers is celebrated with prayers to the waters.

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  • Aadi Pooram

    Wednesday, 4 August 2038 Chaturthi

    Tithi 12:37 AM, Aug 4 – 10:17 PM, Aug 4

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

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Friday, 6 August 2038 Shashthi

    Tithi 7:47 PM, Aug 5 – 5:20 PM, Aug 6

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

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  • Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat

    Friday, 13 August 2038 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 5:11 AM, Aug 13 – 4:26 AM, Aug 14

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

    Puja Vidhi → Vrat Food →

  • Avani Avittam (Upakarma)

    Saturday, 14 August 2038 Purnima

    Tithi 4:37 AM, Aug 14 – 4:15 AM, Aug 15

    Brahmins renew the sacred thread (Yajur Upakarma) on Shravana Purnima.

  • Sri Krishna Jayanthi (Gokulashtami)

    Monday, 23 August 2038 Ashtami

    Tithi 3:35 PM, Aug 22 – 5:49 PM, Aug 23

    The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.

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.