Tamil Calendar
August 2016: Tamil dates, the tithi and nakshatra of each day at sunrise, festivals and vrats. Durmukhi (Tamil year).
August 2016
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Aadi 17 Krishna Chaturdashi Punarvasu Masik Shivaratri
2
Aadi 18 Amavasya Pushya Aadi Perukku Aadi Amavasai Ashadha Amavasya
3
Aadi 19 Shukla Pratipada Ashlesha
4
Aadi 20 Shukla Dwitiya Magha
5
Aadi 21 Shukla Tritiya Purva Phalguni Aadi Pooram
6
Aadi 22 Shukla Chaturthi Uttara Phalguni
7
Aadi 23 Shukla Panchami Uttara Phalguni
8
Aadi 24 Shukla Panchami Hasta
9
Aadi 25 Shukla Shashthi Chitra
10
Aadi 26 Shukla Saptami Swati
11
Aadi 27 Shukla Ashtami Vishakha
12
Aadi 28 Shukla Navami Anuradha Varalakshmi Vratam (Friday before)
13
Aadi 29 Shukla Dashami Jyeshtha
14
Aadi 30 Shukla Ekadashi Mula Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
15
Aadi 31 Shukla Dwadashi Purva Ashadha Soma Pradosham
16
Avani 1 Shukla Trayodashi Uttara Ashadha Simha Sankranti
17
Avani 2 Shukla Chaturdashi Shravana Shravana Purnima
18
Avani 3 Purnima Dhanishta Avani Avittam
19
Avani 4 Krishna Pratipada Shatabhisha
20
Avani 5 Krishna Dwitiya Purva Bhadrapada
21
Avani 6 Krishna Tritiya Uttara Bhadrapada Sankashti Chaturthi
22
Avani 7 Krishna Panchami Revati
23
Avani 8 Krishna Shashthi Ashwini
24
Avani 9 Krishna Saptami Bharani
25
Avani 10 Krishna Ashtami Krittika
26
Avani 11 Krishna Navami Rohini
27
Avani 12 Krishna Dashami Mrigashira
28
Avani 13 Krishna Ekadashi Ardra Aja Ekadashi
29
Avani 14 Krishna Dwadashi Punarvasu Soma Pradosham
30
Avani 15 Krishna Trayodashi Pushya Masik Shivaratri
31
Avani 16 Krishna Chaturdashi Ashlesha
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Festivals and vrats this month
| Date | Observance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Aug Monday | Masik Shivaratri | Krishna Chaturdashi 01 Aug, 04:42 to 02 Aug, 03:14 |
| 02 Aug Tuesday | Aadi Perukku | Aadi 18 |
| 02 Aug Tuesday | Aadi Amavasai | Aadi 18, Amavasya |
| 02 Aug Tuesday | Ashadha Amavasya | Amavasya 02 Aug, 03:14 to 03 Aug, 02:14 |
| 05 Aug Friday | Aadi Pooram | Aadi 21, Purva Phalguni |
| 12 Aug Friday | Varalakshmi Vratam (Friday before) | Shravana Purnima, 17 Aug, 16:27 to 18 Aug, 14:56 |
| 14 Aug Sunday | Shravana Putrada Ekadashi | Ekadashi 13 Aug, 16:35 to 14 Aug, 17:32; Parana on 15 Aug from 05:50 to 13:44 |
| 15 Aug Monday | Soma Pradosham | Shukla Trayodashi 15 Aug, 17:49 to 16 Aug, 17:26 |
| 16 Aug Tuesday | Simha Sankranti | The Sun enters Leo at 16 Aug 2016, 18:40 |
| 17 Aug Wednesday | Shravana Purnima | Purnima 17 Aug, 16:27 to 18 Aug, 14:56 |
| 18 Aug Thursday | Avani Avittam | Shravana Purnima, 17 Aug, 16:27 to 18 Aug, 14:56 |
| 21 Aug Sunday | Sankashti Chaturthi | Krishna Chaturthi 21 Aug, 08:17 to 22 Aug, 05:43; moonrise 21:03 |
| 28 Aug Sunday | Aja Ekadashi | Ekadashi 27 Aug, 16:37 to 28 Aug, 15:22; Parana on 29 Aug from 05:57 to 13:38 |
| 29 Aug Monday | Soma Pradosham | Krishna Trayodashi 29 Aug, 14:29 to 30 Aug, 14:02 |
| 30 Aug Tuesday | Masik Shivaratri | Krishna Chaturdashi 30 Aug, 14:02 to 31 Aug, 14:03 |
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.