Tamil Calendar
August 2008: Tamil dates, the tithi and nakshatra of each day at sunrise, festivals and vrats. Sarvadhari (Tamil year).
August 2008
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Aadi 17 Amavasya Pushya Aadi Amavasai Ashadha Amavasya
2
Aadi 18 Shukla Pratipada Ashlesha Aadi Perukku
3
Aadi 19 Shukla Dwitiya Magha
4
Aadi 20 Shukla Tritiya Purva Phalguni Aadi Pooram
5
Aadi 21 Shukla Chaturthi Uttara Phalguni
6
Aadi 22 Shukla Panchami Hasta
7
Aadi 23 Shukla Shashthi Chitra
8
Aadi 24 Shukla Saptami Swati
9
Aadi 25 Shukla Ashtami Vishakha
10
Aadi 26 Shukla Navami Anuradha
11
Aadi 27 Shukla Dashami Jyeshtha
12
Aadi 28 Shukla Ekadashi Mula Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
13
Aadi 29 Shukla Dwadashi Mula
14
Aadi 30 Shukla Trayodashi Purva Ashadha Pradosham
15
Aadi 31 Shukla Chaturdashi Uttara Ashadha Varalakshmi Vratam (Friday before)
16
Avani 1 Purnima Shravana Avani Avittam Shravana Purnima Simha Sankranti
17
Avani 2 Krishna Pratipada Dhanishta
18
Avani 3 Krishna Dwitiya Shatabhisha
19
Avani 4 Krishna Tritiya Purva Bhadrapada
20
Avani 5 Krishna Chaturthi Uttara Bhadrapada Sankashti Chaturthi
21
Avani 6 Krishna Panchami Revati
22
Avani 7 Krishna Shashthi Ashwini
23
Avani 8 Krishna Saptami Bharani
24
Avani 9 Krishna Ashtami Krittika
25
Avani 10 Krishna Navami Rohini
26
Avani 11 Krishna Dashami Mrigashira
27
Avani 12 Krishna Ekadashi Punarvasu Aja Ekadashi
28
Avani 13 Krishna Dwadashi Pushya Pradosham
29
Avani 14 Krishna Chaturdashi Ashlesha Masik Shivaratri
30
Avani 15 Amavasya Magha Shravana Amavasya (Shani)
31
Avani 16 Shukla Pratipada Purva Phalguni
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Festivals and vrats this month
| Date | Observance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Aug Friday | Aadi Amavasai | Aadi 17, Amavasya |
| 01 Aug Friday | Ashadha Amavasya | Amavasya 31 Jul, 18:22 to 01 Aug, 15:42 |
| 02 Aug Saturday | Aadi Perukku | Aadi 18 |
| 04 Aug Monday | Aadi Pooram | Aadi 20, Purva Phalguni |
| 12 Aug Tuesday | Shravana Putrada Ekadashi | Ekadashi 11 Aug, 19:36 to 12 Aug, 21:50; Parana on 13 Aug from 05:49 to 13:45 |
| 14 Aug Thursday | Pradosham | Shukla Trayodashi 13 Aug, 23:46 to 15 Aug, 01:16 |
| 15 Aug Friday | Varalakshmi Vratam (Friday before) | Shravana Purnima, 16 Aug, 02:17 to 17 Aug, 02:46 |
| 16 Aug Saturday | Avani Avittam | Shravana Purnima, 16 Aug, 02:17 to 17 Aug, 02:46 |
| 16 Aug Saturday | Shravana Purnima | Purnima 16 Aug, 02:17 to 17 Aug, 02:46 |
| 16 Aug Saturday | Simha Sankranti | The Sun enters Leo at 16 Aug 2008, 17:23 |
| 20 Aug Wednesday | Sankashti Chaturthi | Krishna Chaturthi 20 Aug, 01:18 to 21 Aug, 00:00; moonrise 20:48 |
| 27 Aug Wednesday | Aja Ekadashi | Ekadashi 26 Aug, 11:28 to 27 Aug, 09:06; Parana on 28 Aug from 05:57 to 06:51 |
| 28 Aug Thursday | Pradosham | Krishna Trayodashi 28 Aug, 06:51 to 29 Aug, 04:45 |
| 29 Aug Friday | Masik Shivaratri | Krishna Chaturdashi 29 Aug, 04:45 to 30 Aug, 02:56 |
| 30 Aug Saturday | Shravana Amavasya (Shani) | Amavasya 30 Aug, 02:56 to 31 Aug, 01:28 |
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.