Tamil Calendar
December 2008: Tamil dates, the tithi and nakshatra of each day at sunrise, festivals and vrats. Sarvadhari (Tamil year).
December 2008
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Karthigai 16 Shukla Chaturthi Purva Ashadha
2
Karthigai 17 Shukla Chaturthi Uttara Ashadha
3
Karthigai 18 Shukla Panchami Shravana
4
Karthigai 19 Shukla Shashthi Dhanishta
5
Karthigai 20 Shukla Saptami Shatabhisha
6
Karthigai 21 Shukla Ashtami Purva Bhadrapada
7
Karthigai 22 Shukla Navami Uttara Bhadrapada
8
Karthigai 23 Shukla Dashami Revati
9
Karthigai 24 Shukla Ekadashi Ashwini Mokshada Ekadashi
10
Karthigai 25 Shukla Dwadashi Bharani Pradosham
11
Karthigai 26 Shukla Chaturdashi Krittika Karthigai Deepam
12
Karthigai 27 Purnima Rohini Margashirsha Purnima
13
Karthigai 28 Krishna Pratipada Mrigashira
14
Karthigai 29 Krishna Dwitiya Ardra
15
Karthigai 30 Krishna Tritiya Punarvasu Sankashti Chaturthi
16
Margazhi 1 Krishna Chaturthi Ashlesha Dhanu Sankranti
17
Margazhi 2 Krishna Shashthi Magha
18
Margazhi 3 Krishna Saptami Purva Phalguni
19
Margazhi 4 Krishna Ashtami Uttara Phalguni
20
Margazhi 5 Krishna Navami Hasta
21
Margazhi 6 Krishna Dashami Chitra
22
Margazhi 7 Krishna Ekadashi Swati Saphala Ekadashi
23
Margazhi 8 Krishna Ekadashi Swati
24
Margazhi 9 Krishna Dwadashi Vishakha Pradosham
25
Margazhi 10 Krishna Trayodashi Anuradha Masik Shivaratri
26
Margazhi 11 Krishna Chaturdashi Jyeshtha
27
Margazhi 12 Amavasya Mula Margashirsha Amavasya (Shani)
28
Margazhi 13 Shukla Pratipada Purva Ashadha
29
Margazhi 14 Shukla Dwitiya Uttara Ashadha
30
Margazhi 15 Shukla Tritiya Shravana
31
Margazhi 16 Shukla Chaturthi Dhanishta
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Festivals and vrats this month
| Date | Observance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 09 Dec Tuesday | Mokshada Ekadashi | Ekadashi 08 Dec, 13:36 to 09 Dec, 11:36; Parana on 10 Dec from 07:03 to 08:53 |
| 10 Dec Wednesday | Pradosham | Shukla Trayodashi 10 Dec, 08:53 to 11 Dec, 05:37 |
| 11 Dec Thursday | Karthigai Deepam | Karthigai 26, Krittika |
| 12 Dec Friday | Margashirsha Purnima | Purnima 12 Dec, 01:58 to 12 Dec, 22:07 |
| 15 Dec Monday | Sankashti Chaturthi | Krishna Chaturthi 15 Dec, 11:16 to 16 Dec, 08:26; moonrise 20:30 |
| 16 Dec Tuesday | Dhanu Sankranti | The Sun enters Sagittarius at 15 Dec 2008, 19:45; after sunset, so observed the next day |
| 22 Dec Monday | Saphala Ekadashi | Ekadashi 22 Dec, 06:09 to 23 Dec, 07:58; Parana on 23 Dec from 14:31 to 13:22 |
| 24 Dec Wednesday | Pradosham | Krishna Trayodashi 24 Dec, 10:10 to 25 Dec, 12:36 |
| 25 Dec Thursday | Masik Shivaratri | Krishna Chaturdashi 25 Dec, 12:36 to 26 Dec, 15:12 |
| 27 Dec Saturday | Margashirsha Amavasya (Shani) | Amavasya 26 Dec, 15:12 to 27 Dec, 17:52 |
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.