Tamil Calendar
January 2012: Tamil dates, the tithi and nakshatra of each day at sunrise, festivals and vrats. Khara (Tamil year).
January 2012
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Margazhi 17 Shukla Ashtami Uttara Bhadrapada
2
Margazhi 18 Shukla Navami Revati
3
Margazhi 19 Shukla Dashami Ashwini
4
Margazhi 20 Shukla Ekadashi Bharani Vaikunta Ekadasi Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
5
Margazhi 21 Shukla Ekadashi Krittika
6
Margazhi 22 Shukla Dwadashi Rohini Pradosham
7
Margazhi 23 Shukla Trayodashi Mrigashira
8
Margazhi 24 Shukla Chaturdashi Ardra Arudra Darisanam Pausha Purnima
9
Margazhi 25 Purnima Punarvasu
10
Margazhi 26 Krishna Pratipada Pushya
11
Margazhi 27 Krishna Dwitiya Ashlesha
12
Margazhi 28 Krishna Tritiya Magha Sankashti Chaturthi
13
Margazhi 29 Krishna Chaturthi Purva Phalguni
14
Margazhi 30 Krishna Panchami Uttara Phalguni Bhogi
15
Thai 1 Krishna Saptami Hasta Thai Pongal Makara Sankranti (Pongal, Uttarayana)
16
Thai 2 Krishna Ashtami Chitra Mattu Pongal
17
Thai 3 Krishna Navami Swati Kaanum Pongal
18
Thai 4 Krishna Dashami Vishakha
19
Thai 5 Krishna Ekadashi Anuradha Shattila Ekadashi
20
Thai 6 Krishna Dwadashi Jyeshtha Pradosham
21
Thai 7 Krishna Trayodashi Mula Masik Shivaratri
22
Thai 8 Krishna Chaturdashi Purva Ashadha
23
Thai 9 Amavasya Uttara Ashadha Pausha Amavasya (Somvati)
24
Thai 10 Shukla Pratipada Shravana
25
Thai 11 Shukla Dwitiya Dhanishta
26
Thai 12 Shukla Tritiya Shatabhisha
27
Thai 13 Shukla Chaturthi Purva Bhadrapada
28
Thai 14 Shukla Panchami Uttara Bhadrapada
29
Thai 15 Shukla Shashthi Revati
30
Thai 16 Shukla Saptami Ashwini
31
Thai 17 Shukla Ashtami Bharani
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FestivalVratSankranti
Festivals and vrats this month
| Date | Observance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 04 Jan Wednesday | Vaikunta Ekadasi | Margazhi 20, Shukla Ekadashi |
| 04 Jan Wednesday | Pausha Putrada Ekadashi | Ekadashi 04 Jan, 06:12 to 05 Jan, 08:35; Parana on 05 Jan from 15:05 to 13:28 |
| 06 Jan Friday | Pradosham | Shukla Trayodashi 06 Jan, 10:33 to 07 Jan, 11:58 |
| 08 Jan Sunday | Arudra Darisanam | Margazhi 24, Ardra |
| 08 Jan Sunday | Pausha Purnima | Purnima 08 Jan, 12:47 to 09 Jan, 13:00 |
| 12 Jan Thursday | Sankashti Chaturthi | Krishna Chaturthi 12 Jan, 10:40 to 13 Jan, 09:10; moonrise 20:56 |
| 14 Jan Saturday | Bhogi | The day before Thai 1 |
| 15 Jan Sunday | Thai Pongal | Thai 1 |
| 15 Jan Sunday | Makara Sankranti (Pongal, Uttarayana) | The Sun enters Capricorn at 15 Jan 2012, 00:58 |
| 16 Jan Monday | Mattu Pongal | Thai 2 |
| 17 Jan Tuesday | Kaanum Pongal | Thai 3 |
| 19 Jan Thursday | Shattila Ekadashi | Ekadashi 18 Jan, 21:30 to 19 Jan, 19:30; Parana on 20 Jan from 07:14 to 13:35 |
| 20 Jan Friday | Pradosham | Krishna Trayodashi 20 Jan, 17:35 to 21 Jan, 15:49 |
| 21 Jan Saturday | Masik Shivaratri | Krishna Chaturdashi 21 Jan, 15:49 to 22 Jan, 14:19 |
| 23 Jan Monday | Pausha Amavasya (Somvati) | Amavasya 22 Jan, 14:19 to 23 Jan, 13:09 |
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.