Tamil Calendar
January 2018: Tamil dates, the tithi and nakshatra of each day at sunrise, festivals and vrats. Hevilambi (Tamil year).
January 2018
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1
Margazhi 17 Shukla Chaturdashi Mrigashira Pausha Purnima
2
Margazhi 18 Purnima Ardra Arudra Darisanam
3
Margazhi 19 Krishna Dwitiya Punarvasu
4
Margazhi 20 Krishna Tritiya Ashlesha
5
Margazhi 21 Krishna Chaturthi Magha Sankashti Chaturthi
6
Margazhi 22 Krishna Panchami Purva Phalguni
7
Margazhi 23 Krishna Shashthi Uttara Phalguni
8
Margazhi 24 Krishna Saptami Hasta
9
Margazhi 25 Krishna Ashtami Chitra
10
Margazhi 26 Krishna Navami Swati
11
Margazhi 27 Krishna Dashami Vishakha
12
Margazhi 28 Krishna Ekadashi Vishakha Shattila Ekadashi
13
Margazhi 29 Krishna Dwadashi Anuradha Bhogi
14
Thai 1 Krishna Trayodashi Jyeshtha Thai Pongal Pradosham Makara Sankranti (Pongal, Uttarayana)
15
Thai 2 Krishna Chaturdashi Mula Mattu Pongal Masik Shivaratri
16
Thai 3 Amavasya Purva Ashadha Kaanum Pongal Pausha Amavasya
17
Thai 4 Amavasya Uttara Ashadha
18
Thai 5 Shukla Pratipada Shravana
19
Thai 6 Shukla Dwitiya Dhanishta
20
Thai 7 Shukla Tritiya Shatabhisha
21
Thai 8 Shukla Chaturthi Purva Bhadrapada
22
Thai 9 Shukla Panchami Uttara Bhadrapada
23
Thai 10 Shukla Shashthi Uttara Bhadrapada
24
Thai 11 Shukla Saptami Revati
25
Thai 12 Shukla Ashtami Ashwini
26
Thai 13 Shukla Navami Bharani
27
Thai 14 Shukla Dashami Rohini
28
Thai 15 Shukla Ekadashi Mrigashira Jaya Ekadashi
29
Thai 16 Shukla Trayodashi Ardra Soma Pradosham
30
Thai 17 Shukla Chaturdashi Punarvasu
31
Thai 18 Purnima Pushya Thaipusam Magha Purnima
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Festivals and vrats this month
| Date | Observance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Jan Monday | Pausha Purnima | Purnima 01 Jan, 11:44 to 02 Jan, 07:54 |
| 02 Jan Tuesday | Arudra Darisanam | Margazhi 18, Ardra |
| 05 Jan Friday | Sankashti Chaturthi | Krishna Chaturthi 04 Jan, 21:31 to 05 Jan, 19:00; moonrise 21:24 |
| 12 Jan Friday | Shattila Ekadashi | Ekadashi 11 Jan, 19:10 to 12 Jan, 21:22; Parana on 13 Jan from 07:15 to 13:32 |
| 13 Jan Saturday | Bhogi | The day before Thai 1 |
| 14 Jan Sunday | Thai Pongal | Thai 1 |
| 14 Jan Sunday | Pradosham | Krishna Trayodashi 13 Jan, 23:52 to 15 Jan, 02:31 |
| 14 Jan Sunday | Makara Sankranti (Pongal, Uttarayana) | The Sun enters Capricorn at 14 Jan 2018, 13:46 |
| 15 Jan Monday | Mattu Pongal | Thai 2 |
| 15 Jan Monday | Masik Shivaratri | Krishna Chaturdashi 15 Jan, 02:31 to 16 Jan, 05:11 |
| 16 Jan Tuesday | Kaanum Pongal | Thai 3 |
| 16 Jan Tuesday | Pausha Amavasya | Amavasya 16 Jan, 05:11 to 17 Jan, 07:47 |
| 28 Jan Sunday | Jaya Ekadashi | Ekadashi 27 Jan, 11:14 to 28 Jan, 08:27; Parana on 29 Jan from 07:10 to 13:39 |
| 29 Jan Monday | Soma Pradosham | Shukla Trayodashi 29 Jan, 05:18 to 30 Jan, 01:53 |
| 31 Jan Wednesday | Thaipusam | Thai 18, Pushya |
| 31 Jan Wednesday | Magha Purnima | Purnima 30 Jan, 22:23 to 31 Jan, 18:56 |
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.