Tamil Calendar
January 2008: Tamil dates, the tithi and nakshatra of each day at sunrise, festivals and vrats. Sarvajit (Tamil year).
January 2008
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1
Margazhi 17 Krishna Navami Chitra
2
Margazhi 18 Krishna Dashami Chitra
3
Margazhi 19 Krishna Dashami Swati
4
Margazhi 20 Krishna Ekadashi Vishakha Saphala Ekadashi
5
Margazhi 21 Krishna Dwadashi Anuradha Shani Pradosham
6
Margazhi 22 Krishna Trayodashi Jyeshtha Masik Shivaratri
7
Margazhi 23 Krishna Chaturdashi Mula
8
Margazhi 24 Amavasya Purva Ashadha Margashirsha Amavasya
9
Margazhi 25 Shukla Pratipada Uttara Ashadha
10
Margazhi 26 Shukla Dwitiya Shravana
11
Margazhi 27 Shukla Tritiya Dhanishta
12
Margazhi 28 Shukla Chaturthi Shatabhisha
13
Margazhi 29 Shukla Panchami Purva Bhadrapada
14
Margazhi 30 Shukla Shashthi Uttara Bhadrapada Bhogi
15
Thai 1 Shukla Saptami Revati Thai Pongal Makara Sankranti (Pongal, Uttarayana)
16
Thai 2 Shukla Ashtami Ashwini Mattu Pongal
17
Thai 3 Shukla Navami Bharani Kaanum Pongal
18
Thai 4 Shukla Dashami Krittika Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
19
Thai 5 Shukla Dwadashi Rohini
20
Thai 6 Shukla Trayodashi Mrigashira Pradosham
21
Thai 7 Shukla Chaturdashi Ardra
22
Thai 8 Purnima Punarvasu Pausha Purnima
23
Thai 9 Krishna Pratipada Pushya Thaipusam
24
Thai 10 Krishna Dwitiya Ashlesha
25
Thai 11 Krishna Tritiya Magha Sankashti Chaturthi
26
Thai 12 Krishna Chaturthi Purva Phalguni
27
Thai 13 Krishna Panchami Uttara Phalguni
28
Thai 14 Krishna Shashthi Hasta
29
Thai 15 Krishna Saptami Chitra
30
Thai 16 Krishna Ashtami Swati
31
Thai 17 Krishna Navami Vishakha
PurnimaAmavasyaEkadashi
FestivalVratSankranti
Festivals and vrats this month
| Date | Observance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 04 Jan Friday | Saphala Ekadashi | Ekadashi 03 Jan, 07:26 to 04 Jan, 10:00; Parana on 05 Jan from 07:14 to 12:21 |
| 05 Jan Saturday | Shani Pradosham | Krishna Trayodashi 05 Jan, 12:21 to 06 Jan, 14:21 |
| 06 Jan Sunday | Masik Shivaratri | Krishna Chaturdashi 06 Jan, 14:21 to 07 Jan, 15:57 |
| 08 Jan Tuesday | Margashirsha Amavasya | Amavasya 07 Jan, 15:57 to 08 Jan, 17:07 |
| 14 Jan Monday | Bhogi | The day before Thai 1 |
| 15 Jan Tuesday | Thai Pongal | Thai 1 |
| 15 Jan Tuesday | Makara Sankranti (Pongal, Uttarayana) | The Sun enters Capricorn at 15 Jan 2008, 00:08 |
| 16 Jan Wednesday | Mattu Pongal | Thai 2 |
| 17 Jan Thursday | Kaanum Pongal | Thai 3 |
| 18 Jan Friday | Pausha Putrada Ekadashi | Ekadashi 18 Jan, 07:35 to 19 Jan, 04:57; Parana on 19 Jan from 10:16 to 13:35 |
| 20 Jan Sunday | Pradosham | Shukla Trayodashi 20 Jan, 02:15 to 20 Jan, 23:37 |
| 22 Jan Tuesday | Pausha Purnima | Purnima 21 Jan, 21:11 to 22 Jan, 19:04 |
| 23 Jan Wednesday | Thaipusam | Thai 9, Pushya |
| 25 Jan Friday | Sankashti Chaturthi | Krishna Chaturthi 25 Jan, 16:00 to 26 Jan, 16:22; moonrise 20:49 |
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.