Malayalam Festivals
Malayalam festivals of 1940, dated for New Delhi, Delhi, India. Each is taken on the day its tithi (or star, or solar date) covers the part of the day the festival needs.
Malayalam Festivals 1940
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 1940 Monday | Makaravilakku | Makaram 1 |
| 24 Feb 1940 Saturday | Attukal Pongala | Kumbham 12, Purva Phalguni |
| 13 Apr 1940 Saturday | Vishu | Medam 1 |
| 19 Apr 1940 Friday | Thrissur Pooram | Medam 7, Purva Phalguni |
| 03 Aug 1940 Saturday | Karkidaka Vavu | Karkidakam 19, Amavasya |
| 16 Aug 1940 Friday | Malayalam New Year (Chingam 1) | Chingam 1 |
| 16 Aug 1940 Friday | Uthradam | Chingam 1, Uttara Ashadha |
| 17 Aug 1940 Saturday | Thiruvonam (Onam) | Chingam 2, Shravana |
| 04 Sep 1940 Wednesday | Atham (Onam begins) | Chingam 20, Hasta |
| 05 Sep 1940 Thursday | Ganesh Chaturthi (Vinayaka Chaturthi) | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 04 Sep, 23:17 to 05 Sep, 20:11 |
| 10 Oct 1940 Thursday | Vidyarambham | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 10 Oct, 00:30 to 11 Oct, 01:48 |
| 30 Oct 1940 Wednesday | Deepavali | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 29 Oct, 10:45 to 30 Oct, 07:10 |
| 16 Nov 1940 Saturday | Mandala Kalam begins | Vrischikam 1 |
Times are local to New Delhi, Delhi, India, worked out with the sidereal (Lahiri) zodiac. Sunrise and sunset are for the upper edge of the Sun with normal refraction.