Tamil Calendar
May 2016: Tamil dates, the tithi and nakshatra of each day at sunrise, festivals and vrats. Durmukhi (Tamil year).
May 2016
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Chithirai 18 Krishna Navami Dhanishta
2
Chithirai 19 Krishna Dashami Shatabhisha
3
Chithirai 20 Krishna Ekadashi Purva Bhadrapada Varuthini Ekadashi
4
Chithirai 21 Krishna Dwadashi Uttara Bhadrapada Pradosham
5
Chithirai 22 Krishna Trayodashi Revati Masik Shivaratri
6
Chithirai 23 Amavasya Ashwini Chaitra Amavasya
7
Chithirai 24 Shukla Pratipada Bharani
8
Chithirai 25 Shukla Dwitiya Rohini
9
Chithirai 26 Shukla Tritiya Mrigashira
10
Chithirai 27 Shukla Chaturthi Ardra
11
Chithirai 28 Shukla Panchami Punarvasu
12
Chithirai 29 Shukla Shashthi Pushya
13
Chithirai 30 Shukla Saptami Ashlesha
14
Vaikasi 1 Shukla Ashtami Magha Vrishabha Sankranti
15
Vaikasi 2 Shukla Navami Purva Phalguni
16
Vaikasi 3 Shukla Dashami Uttara Phalguni
17
Vaikasi 4 Shukla Ekadashi Uttara Phalguni Mohini Ekadashi
18
Vaikasi 5 Shukla Dwadashi Hasta
19
Vaikasi 6 Shukla Trayodashi Chitra Pradosham
20
Vaikasi 7 Shukla Chaturdashi Swati
21
Vaikasi 8 Purnima Vishakha Vaikasi Visakam Vaishakha Purnima
22
Vaikasi 9 Krishna Pratipada Anuradha
23
Vaikasi 10 Krishna Dwitiya Jyeshtha
24
Vaikasi 11 Krishna Dwitiya Mula
25
Vaikasi 12 Krishna Tritiya Purva Ashadha Sankashti Chaturthi
26
Vaikasi 13 Krishna Chaturthi Uttara Ashadha
27
Vaikasi 14 Krishna Panchami Shravana
28
Vaikasi 15 Krishna Shashthi Dhanishta
29
Vaikasi 16 Krishna Saptami Shatabhisha
30
Vaikasi 17 Krishna Navami Purva Bhadrapada
31
Vaikasi 18 Krishna Dashami Uttara Bhadrapada
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Festivals and vrats this month
| Date | Observance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 03 May Tuesday | Varuthini Ekadashi | Ekadashi 02 May, 17:29 to 03 May, 14:58; Parana on 04 May from 05:37 to 11:55 |
| 04 May Wednesday | Pradosham | Krishna Trayodashi 04 May, 11:55 to 05 May, 08:29 |
| 05 May Thursday | Masik Shivaratri | Krishna Chaturdashi 05 May, 08:29 to 06 May, 04:47 |
| 06 May Friday | Chaitra Amavasya | Amavasya 06 May, 04:47 to 07 May, 00:59 |
| 14 May Saturday | Vrishabha Sankranti | The Sun enters Taurus at 14 May 2016, 16:41 |
| 17 May Tuesday | Mohini Ekadashi | Ekadashi 16 May, 14:50 to 17 May, 17:17; Parana on 18 May from 05:28 to 13:39 |
| 19 May Thursday | Pradosham | Shukla Trayodashi 18 May, 19:52 to 19 May, 22:23 |
| 21 May Saturday | Vaikasi Visakam | Vaikasi 8, Vishakha |
| 21 May Saturday | Vaishakha Purnima | Purnima 21 May, 00:42 to 22 May, 02:44 |
| 25 May Wednesday | Sankashti Chaturthi | Krishna Chaturthi 25 May, 06:45 to 26 May, 07:19; moonrise 22:04 |
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.