Tamil Calendar
January 2013: Tamil dates, the tithi and nakshatra of each day at sunrise, festivals and vrats. Nandana (Tamil year).
January 2013
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Margazhi 17 Krishna Chaturthi Ashlesha Angaraki Sankashti Chaturthi
2
Margazhi 18 Krishna Panchami Magha
3
Margazhi 19 Krishna Shashthi Purva Phalguni
4
Margazhi 20 Krishna Saptami Uttara Phalguni
5
Margazhi 21 Krishna Ashtami Hasta
6
Margazhi 22 Krishna Navami Chitra
7
Margazhi 23 Krishna Dashami Swati
8
Margazhi 24 Krishna Ekadashi Vishakha Saphala Ekadashi
9
Margazhi 25 Krishna Dwadashi Anuradha Pradosham
10
Margazhi 26 Krishna Trayodashi Mula Masik Shivaratri
11
Margazhi 27 Amavasya Purva Ashadha Margashirsha Amavasya
12
Margazhi 28 Shukla Pratipada Uttara Ashadha
13
Margazhi 29 Shukla Dwitiya Shravana Bhogi
14
Thai 1 Shukla Tritiya Dhanishta Thai Pongal Makara Sankranti (Pongal, Uttarayana)
15
Thai 2 Shukla Chaturthi Shatabhisha Mattu Pongal
16
Thai 3 Shukla Panchami Purva Bhadrapada Kaanum Pongal
17
Thai 4 Shukla Shashthi Uttara Bhadrapada
18
Thai 5 Shukla Saptami Revati
19
Thai 6 Shukla Ashtami Ashwini
20
Thai 7 Shukla Navami Bharani
21
Thai 8 Shukla Dashami Krittika
22
Thai 9 Shukla Ekadashi Rohini Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
23
Thai 10 Shukla Dwadashi Mrigashira
24
Thai 11 Shukla Trayodashi Mrigashira Pradosham
25
Thai 12 Shukla Chaturdashi Ardra
26
Thai 13 Shukla Chaturdashi Punarvasu Pausha Purnima
27
Thai 14 Purnima Pushya Thaipusam
28
Thai 15 Krishna Pratipada Ashlesha
29
Thai 16 Krishna Dwitiya Magha
30
Thai 17 Krishna Tritiya Purva Phalguni Sankashti Chaturthi
31
Thai 18 Krishna Chaturthi Uttara Phalguni
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Festivals and vrats this month
| Date | Observance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Jan Tuesday | Angaraki Sankashti Chaturthi | Krishna Chaturthi 31 Dec, 21:03 to 01 Jan, 22:00; moonrise 21:18 |
| 08 Jan Tuesday | Saphala Ekadashi | Ekadashi 07 Jan, 17:01 to 08 Jan, 14:21; Parana on 09 Jan from 07:15 to 11:19 |
| 09 Jan Wednesday | Pradosham | Krishna Trayodashi 09 Jan, 11:19 to 10 Jan, 08:01 |
| 10 Jan Thursday | Masik Shivaratri | Krishna Chaturdashi 10 Jan, 08:01 to 11 Jan, 04:36 |
| 11 Jan Friday | Margashirsha Amavasya | Amavasya 11 Jan, 04:36 to 12 Jan, 01:13 |
| 13 Jan Sunday | Bhogi | The day before Thai 1 |
| 14 Jan Monday | Thai Pongal | Thai 1 |
| 14 Jan Monday | Makara Sankranti (Pongal, Uttarayana) | The Sun enters Capricorn at 14 Jan 2013, 06:59 |
| 15 Jan Tuesday | Mattu Pongal | Thai 2 |
| 16 Jan Wednesday | Kaanum Pongal | Thai 3 |
| 22 Jan Tuesday | Pausha Putrada Ekadashi | Ekadashi 21 Jan, 23:22 to 23 Jan, 02:08; Parana on 23 Jan from 08:47 to 13:37 |
| 24 Jan Thursday | Pradosham | Shukla Trayodashi 24 Jan, 04:43 to 25 Jan, 06:58 |
| 26 Jan Saturday | Pausha Purnima | Purnima 26 Jan, 08:47 to 27 Jan, 10:08 |
| 27 Jan Sunday | Thaipusam | Thai 14, Pushya |
| 30 Jan Wednesday | Sankashti Chaturthi | Krishna Chaturthi 30 Jan, 11:31 to 31 Jan, 11:12; moonrise 21:06 |
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.