Tamil Calendar
April 2016: Tamil dates, the tithi and nakshatra of each day at sunrise, festivals and vrats. Manmatha (Tamil year).
April 2016
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Panguni 19 Krishna Ashtami Purva Ashadha
2
Panguni 20 Krishna Navami Uttara Ashadha
3
Panguni 21 Krishna Dashami Shravana Papmochani Ekadashi
4
Panguni 22 Krishna Dwadashi Dhanishta
5
Panguni 23 Krishna Trayodashi Shatabhisha Bhauma Pradosham Masik Shivaratri
6
Panguni 24 Krishna Chaturdashi Purva Bhadrapada
7
Panguni 25 Amavasya Revati Phalguna Amavasya
8
Panguni 26 Shukla Pratipada Ashwini
9
Panguni 27 Shukla Dwitiya Bharani
10
Panguni 28 Shukla Chaturthi Krittika
11
Panguni 29 Shukla Panchami Rohini
12
Panguni 30 Shukla Shashthi Mrigashira
13
Panguni 31 Shukla Saptami Ardra
14
Chithirai 1 Shukla Ashtami Punarvasu Puthandu (Tamil New Year) Mesha Sankranti (Vishu, Baisakhi, Puthandu, Pana Sankranti, Pohela Boishakh)
15
Chithirai 2 Shukla Navami Pushya
16
Chithirai 3 Shukla Dashami Ashlesha
17
Chithirai 4 Shukla Ekadashi Magha Kamada Ekadashi
18
Chithirai 5 Shukla Dwadashi Purva Phalguni
19
Chithirai 6 Shukla Trayodashi Uttara Phalguni Bhauma Pradosham
20
Chithirai 7 Shukla Chaturdashi Hasta
21
Chithirai 8 Shukla Chaturdashi Chitra Chaitra Purnima
22
Chithirai 9 Purnima Chitra Chithirai Pournami
23
Chithirai 10 Krishna Pratipada Swati
24
Chithirai 11 Krishna Dwitiya Vishakha
25
Chithirai 12 Krishna Tritiya Anuradha Sankashti Chaturthi
26
Chithirai 13 Krishna Chaturthi Jyeshtha
27
Chithirai 14 Krishna Panchami Mula
28
Chithirai 15 Krishna Shashthi Purva Ashadha
29
Chithirai 16 Krishna Saptami Uttara Ashadha
30
Chithirai 17 Krishna Ashtami Shravana
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Festivals and vrats this month
| Date | Observance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 03 Apr Sunday | Papmochani Ekadashi | Ekadashi 03 Apr, 07:27 to 04 Apr, 05:37; Parana on 04 Apr from 11:00 to 13:39 |
| 05 Apr Tuesday | Bhauma Pradosham | Krishna Trayodashi 05 Apr, 03:07 to 06 Apr, 00:04 |
| 05 Apr Tuesday | Masik Shivaratri | Krishna Chaturdashi 06 Apr, 00:04 to 06 Apr, 20:36 |
| 07 Apr Thursday | Phalguna Amavasya | Amavasya 06 Apr, 20:36 to 07 Apr, 16:53 |
| 14 Apr Thursday | Puthandu (Tamil New Year) | Chithirai 1 |
| 14 Apr Thursday | Mesha Sankranti (Vishu, Baisakhi, Puthandu, Pana Sankranti, Pohela Boishakh) | The Sun enters Aries at 13 Apr 2016, 19:47; after sunset, so observed the next day |
| 17 Apr Sunday | Kamada Ekadashi | Ekadashi 16 Apr, 23:18 to 18 Apr, 01:06; Parana on 18 Apr from 07:39 to 13:38 |
| 19 Apr Tuesday | Bhauma Pradosham | Shukla Trayodashi 19 Apr, 03:19 to 20 Apr, 05:46 |
| 21 Apr Thursday | Chaitra Purnima | Purnima 21 Apr, 08:20 to 22 Apr, 10:53 |
| 22 Apr Friday | Chithirai Pournami | Chithirai 9, Purnima |
| 25 Apr Monday | Sankashti Chaturthi | Krishna Chaturthi 25 Apr, 17:33 to 26 Apr, 19:11; moonrise 21:36 |
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.