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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 2046 opens in August during Shaka Samvat 1968 (Kshaya) of the Hindu calendar.

August 2046

Shaka Samvat 1968 (Kshaya)

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Festivals & Vrats in August 2046

  • Aadi Amavasai Vrat

    Thursday, 2 August 2046 Amavasya

    Tithi 6:38 PM, Aug 1 – 3:58 PM, Aug 2

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

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  • Aadi Perukku

    Friday, 3 August 2046 Pratipada

    Tithi 3:59 PM, Aug 2 – 12:56 PM, Aug 3

    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

    Sunday, 5 August 2046 Tritiya

    Tithi 9:44 AM, Aug 4 – 6:31 AM, Aug 5

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

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Tuesday, 7 August 2046 Shashthi

    Tithi 12:27 AM, Aug 7 – 9:45 PM, Aug 7

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

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  • Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat

    Friday, 10 August 2046 Navami

    Tithi 5:54 PM, Aug 9 – 4:44 PM, Aug 10

    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)

    Thursday, 16 August 2046 Purnima

    Tithi 6:36 PM, Aug 15 – 8:16 PM, Aug 16

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

  • Sri Krishna Jayanthi (Gokulashtami)

    Saturday, 25 August 2046 Ashtami

    Tithi 11:41 AM, Aug 24 – 12:33 PM, Aug 25

    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.