Tamil Calendar
January 2016: Tamil dates, the tithi and nakshatra of each day at sunrise, festivals and vrats. Manmatha (Tamil year).
January 2016
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1
Margazhi 17 Krishna Saptami Uttara Phalguni
2
Margazhi 18 Krishna Ashtami Hasta
3
Margazhi 19 Krishna Navami Chitra
4
Margazhi 20 Krishna Dashami Swati
5
Margazhi 21 Krishna Ekadashi Vishakha Saphala Ekadashi
6
Margazhi 22 Krishna Dwadashi Vishakha
7
Margazhi 23 Krishna Dwadashi Anuradha Pradosham
8
Margazhi 24 Krishna Trayodashi Jyeshtha Masik Shivaratri
9
Margazhi 25 Krishna Chaturdashi Mula Margashirsha Amavasya (Shani)
10
Margazhi 26 Shukla Pratipada Purva Ashadha
11
Margazhi 27 Shukla Dwitiya Uttara Ashadha
12
Margazhi 28 Shukla Tritiya Shravana
13
Margazhi 29 Shukla Chaturthi Shatabhisha
14
Margazhi 30 Shukla Panchami Purva Bhadrapada Bhogi
15
Thai 1 Shukla Shashthi Uttara Bhadrapada Thai Pongal Makara Sankranti (Pongal, Uttarayana)
16
Thai 2 Shukla Saptami Revati Mattu Pongal
17
Thai 3 Shukla Ashtami Ashwini Kaanum Pongal
18
Thai 4 Shukla Navami Bharani
19
Thai 5 Shukla Dashami Krittika
20
Thai 6 Shukla Ekadashi Rohini Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
21
Thai 7 Shukla Dwadashi Mrigashira Pradosham
22
Thai 8 Shukla Trayodashi Ardra
23
Thai 9 Shukla Chaturdashi Punarvasu Pausha Purnima
24
Thai 10 Purnima Pushya Thaipusam
25
Thai 11 Krishna Pratipada Ashlesha
26
Thai 12 Krishna Dwitiya Magha
27
Thai 13 Krishna Tritiya Purva Phalguni Sankashti Chaturthi
28
Thai 14 Krishna Chaturthi Uttara Phalguni
29
Thai 15 Krishna Panchami Hasta
30
Thai 16 Krishna Shashthi Hasta
31
Thai 17 Krishna Saptami Chitra
PurnimaAmavasyaEkadashi
FestivalVratSankranti
Festivals and vrats this month
| Date | Observance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 05 Jan Tuesday | Saphala Ekadashi | Ekadashi 05 Jan, 05:13 to 06 Jan, 06:54; Parana on 06 Jan from 13:09 to 13:29 |
| 07 Jan Thursday | Pradosham | Krishna Trayodashi 07 Jan, 07:54 to 08 Jan, 08:13 |
| 08 Jan Friday | Masik Shivaratri | Krishna Chaturdashi 08 Jan, 08:13 to 09 Jan, 07:54 |
| 09 Jan Saturday | Margashirsha Amavasya (Shani) | Amavasya 09 Jan, 07:54 to 10 Jan, 07:00 |
| 14 Jan Thursday | Bhogi | The day before Thai 1 |
| 15 Jan Friday | Thai Pongal | Thai 1 |
| 15 Jan Friday | Makara Sankranti (Pongal, Uttarayana) | The Sun enters Capricorn at 15 Jan 2016, 01:26 |
| 16 Jan Saturday | Mattu Pongal | Thai 2 |
| 17 Jan Sunday | Kaanum Pongal | Thai 3 |
| 20 Jan Wednesday | Pausha Putrada Ekadashi | Ekadashi 19 Jan, 12:19 to 20 Jan, 10:43; Parana on 21 Jan from 07:14 to 09:20 |
| 21 Jan Thursday | Pradosham | Shukla Trayodashi 21 Jan, 09:20 to 22 Jan, 08:14 |
| 23 Jan Saturday | Pausha Purnima | Purnima 23 Jan, 07:31 to 24 Jan, 07:15 |
| 24 Jan Sunday | Thaipusam | Thai 10, Pushya |
| 27 Jan Wednesday | Sankashti Chaturthi | Krishna Chaturthi 27 Jan, 09:55 to 28 Jan, 11:57; moonrise 21:03 |
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.