Tamil Calendar
January 2015: Tamil dates, the tithi and nakshatra of each day at sunrise, festivals and vrats. Jaya (Tamil year).
January 2015
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1
Margazhi 17 Shukla Ekadashi Krittika Vaikunta Ekadasi Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
2
Margazhi 18 Shukla Dwadashi Rohini Pradosham
3
Margazhi 19 Shukla Trayodashi Mrigashira
4
Margazhi 20 Shukla Chaturdashi Mrigashira Pausha Purnima
5
Margazhi 21 Purnima Ardra Arudra Darisanam
6
Margazhi 22 Krishna Pratipada Punarvasu
7
Margazhi 23 Krishna Dwitiya Pushya
8
Margazhi 24 Krishna Tritiya Ashlesha Sankashti Chaturthi
9
Margazhi 25 Krishna Chaturthi Magha
10
Margazhi 26 Krishna Panchami Purva Phalguni
11
Margazhi 27 Krishna Shashthi Uttara Phalguni
12
Margazhi 28 Krishna Saptami Hasta
13
Margazhi 29 Krishna Ashtami Chitra
14
Margazhi 30 Krishna Navami Swati Bhogi
15
Thai 1 Krishna Dashami Swati Thai Pongal Makara Sankranti (Pongal, Uttarayana)
16
Thai 2 Krishna Ekadashi Vishakha Mattu Pongal Shattila Ekadashi
17
Thai 3 Krishna Dwadashi Anuradha Kaanum Pongal
18
Thai 4 Krishna Trayodashi Jyeshtha Pradosham Masik Shivaratri
19
Thai 5 Krishna Chaturdashi Purva Ashadha
20
Thai 6 Amavasya Uttara Ashadha Pausha Amavasya
21
Thai 7 Shukla Pratipada Shravana
22
Thai 8 Shukla Dwitiya Dhanishta
23
Thai 9 Shukla Tritiya Shatabhisha
24
Thai 10 Shukla Panchami Purva Bhadrapada
25
Thai 11 Shukla Shashthi Uttara Bhadrapada
26
Thai 12 Shukla Saptami Revati
27
Thai 13 Shukla Ashtami Ashwini
28
Thai 14 Shukla Navami Bharani
29
Thai 15 Shukla Dashami Krittika
30
Thai 16 Shukla Ekadashi Rohini Jaya Ekadashi
31
Thai 17 Shukla Dwadashi Mrigashira
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Festivals and vrats this month
| Date | Observance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Jan Thursday | Vaikunta Ekadasi | Margazhi 17, Shukla Ekadashi |
| 01 Jan Thursday | Pausha Putrada Ekadashi | Ekadashi 31 Dec, 09:10 to 01 Jan, 08:40; Parana on 02 Jan from 07:14 to 08:33 |
| 02 Jan Friday | Pradosham | Shukla Trayodashi 02 Jan, 08:33 to 03 Jan, 08:46 |
| 04 Jan Sunday | Pausha Purnima | Purnima 04 Jan, 09:22 to 05 Jan, 10:23 |
| 05 Jan Monday | Arudra Darisanam | Margazhi 21, Ardra |
| 08 Jan Thursday | Sankashti Chaturthi | Krishna Chaturthi 08 Jan, 15:57 to 09 Jan, 18:31; moonrise 20:38 |
| 14 Jan Wednesday | Bhogi | The day before Thai 1 |
| 15 Jan Thursday | Thai Pongal | Thai 1 |
| 15 Jan Thursday | Makara Sankranti (Pongal, Uttarayana) | The Sun enters Capricorn at 14 Jan 2015, 19:27; after sunset, so observed the next day |
| 16 Jan Friday | Mattu Pongal | Thai 2 |
| 16 Jan Friday | Shattila Ekadashi | Ekadashi 16 Jan, 05:21 to 17 Jan, 04:39; Parana on 17 Jan from 10:16 to 13:34 |
| 17 Jan Saturday | Kaanum Pongal | Thai 3 |
| 18 Jan Sunday | Pradosham | Krishna Trayodashi 18 Jan, 03:07 to 19 Jan, 00:50 |
| 18 Jan Sunday | Masik Shivaratri | Krishna Chaturdashi 19 Jan, 00:50 to 19 Jan, 21:59 |
| 20 Jan Tuesday | Pausha Amavasya | Amavasya 19 Jan, 21:59 to 20 Jan, 18:43 |
| 30 Jan Friday | Jaya Ekadashi | Ekadashi 29 Jan, 21:36 to 30 Jan, 22:14; Parana on 31 Jan from 07:10 to 13:39 |
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.