Tamil Calendar
January 2026: Tamil dates, the tithi and nakshatra of each day at sunrise, festivals and vrats. Vishvavasu (Tamil year).
January 2026
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Margazhi 17 Shukla Trayodashi Rohini Pradosham
2
Margazhi 18 Shukla Chaturdashi Mrigashira Pausha Purnima
3
Margazhi 19 Purnima Ardra Arudra Darisanam
4
Margazhi 20 Krishna Pratipada Punarvasu
5
Margazhi 21 Krishna Dwitiya Pushya
6
Margazhi 22 Krishna Tritiya Ashlesha Angaraki Sankashti Chaturthi
7
Margazhi 23 Krishna Panchami Magha
8
Margazhi 24 Krishna Shashthi Purva Phalguni
9
Margazhi 25 Krishna Saptami Uttara Phalguni
10
Margazhi 26 Krishna Saptami Hasta
11
Margazhi 27 Krishna Ashtami Chitra
12
Margazhi 28 Krishna Navami Swati
13
Margazhi 29 Krishna Dashami Vishakha Bhogi
14
Thai 1 Krishna Ekadashi Anuradha Thai Pongal Shattila Ekadashi Makara Sankranti (Pongal, Uttarayana)
15
Thai 2 Krishna Dwadashi Jyeshtha Mattu Pongal
16
Thai 3 Krishna Trayodashi Mula Kaanum Pongal Pradosham Masik Shivaratri
17
Thai 4 Krishna Chaturdashi Mula
18
Thai 5 Amavasya Purva Ashadha Pausha Amavasya
19
Thai 6 Shukla Pratipada Uttara Ashadha
20
Thai 7 Shukla Dwitiya Shravana
21
Thai 8 Shukla Tritiya Dhanishta
22
Thai 9 Shukla Chaturthi Shatabhisha
23
Thai 10 Shukla Panchami Purva Bhadrapada
24
Thai 11 Shukla Shashthi Uttara Bhadrapada
25
Thai 12 Shukla Saptami Revati
26
Thai 13 Shukla Ashtami Ashwini
27
Thai 14 Shukla Navami Bharani
28
Thai 15 Shukla Dashami Krittika
29
Thai 16 Shukla Ekadashi Rohini Jaya Ekadashi
30
Thai 17 Shukla Dwadashi Ardra Pradosham
31
Thai 18 Shukla Trayodashi Punarvasu
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Festivals and vrats this month
| Date | Observance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Jan Thursday | Pradosham | Shukla Trayodashi 01 Jan, 01:48 to 01 Jan, 22:22 |
| 02 Jan Friday | Pausha Purnima | Purnima 02 Jan, 18:53 to 03 Jan, 15:32 |
| 03 Jan Saturday | Arudra Darisanam | Margazhi 19, Ardra |
| 06 Jan Tuesday | Angaraki Sankashti Chaturthi | Krishna Chaturthi 06 Jan, 08:02 to 07 Jan, 06:53; moonrise 20:55 |
| 13 Jan Tuesday | Bhogi | The day before Thai 1 |
| 14 Jan Wednesday | Thai Pongal | Thai 1 |
| 14 Jan Wednesday | Shattila Ekadashi | Ekadashi 13 Jan, 15:18 to 14 Jan, 17:53; Parana on 15 Jan from 07:15 to 13:33 |
| 14 Jan Wednesday | Makara Sankranti (Pongal, Uttarayana) | The Sun enters Capricorn at 14 Jan 2026, 15:07 |
| 15 Jan Thursday | Mattu Pongal | Thai 2 |
| 16 Jan Friday | Kaanum Pongal | Thai 3 |
| 16 Jan Friday | Pradosham | Krishna Trayodashi 15 Jan, 20:16 to 16 Jan, 22:22 |
| 16 Jan Friday | Masik Shivaratri | Krishna Chaturdashi 16 Jan, 22:22 to 18 Jan, 00:04 |
| 18 Jan Sunday | Pausha Amavasya | Amavasya 18 Jan, 00:04 to 19 Jan, 01:21 |
| 29 Jan Thursday | Jaya Ekadashi | Ekadashi 28 Jan, 16:36 to 29 Jan, 13:55; Parana on 30 Jan from 07:10 to 11:09 |
| 30 Jan Friday | Pradosham | Shukla Trayodashi 30 Jan, 11:09 to 31 Jan, 08:26 |
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.