Tamil Festivals
Tamil festivals of 1779, dated for New Delhi, Delhi, India. Each is taken on the day its tithi (or star, or solar date) covers the part of the day the festival needs.
Tamil Festivals 1779
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 02 Jan 1779 Saturday | Arudra Darisanam | Margazhi 21, Ardra |
| 10 Jan 1779 Sunday | Bhogi | The day before Thai 1 |
| 11 Jan 1779 Monday | Thai Pongal | Thai 1 |
| 12 Jan 1779 Tuesday | Mattu Pongal | Thai 2 |
| 13 Jan 1779 Wednesday | Kaanum Pongal | Thai 3 |
| 31 Jan 1779 Sunday | Thaipusam | Thai 21, Pushya |
| 02 Mar 1779 Tuesday | Maasi Magam | Maasi 21, Magha |
| 31 Mar 1779 Wednesday | Panguni Uthiram | Panguni 21, Uttara Phalguni |
| 11 Apr 1779 Sunday | Puthandu (Tamil New Year) | Chithirai 1 |
| 30 Apr 1779 Friday | Chithirai Pournami | Chithirai 20, Purnima |
| 28 May 1779 Friday | Vaikasi Visakam | Vaikasi 17, Vishakha |
| 13 Jul 1779 Tuesday | Aadi Amavasai | Aadi 1, Amavasya |
| 17 Jul 1779 Saturday | Aadi Pooram | Aadi 5, Purva Phalguni |
| 30 Jul 1779 Friday | Aadi Perukku | Aadi 18 |
| 20 Aug 1779 Friday | Varalakshmi Vratam (Friday before) | Shravana Purnima, 26 Aug, 06:15 to 27 Aug, 08:05 |
| 26 Aug 1779 Thursday | Avani Avittam | Shravana Purnima, 26 Aug, 06:15 to 27 Aug, 08:05 |
| 13 Sep 1779 Monday | Vinayagar Chathurthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 13 Sep, 05:59 to 14 Sep, 05:06 |
| 18 Oct 1779 Monday | Saraswati Puja | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 18 Oct, 04:47 to 19 Oct, 07:15 |
| 20 Oct 1779 Wednesday | Vijayadasami | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 19 Oct, 07:15 to 20 Oct, 09:27 |
| 07 Nov 1779 Sunday | Deepavali | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 06 Nov, 13:25 to 07 Nov, 12:29 |
| 23 Nov 1779 Tuesday | Karthigai Deepam | Karthigai 11, Krittika |
| 19 Dec 1779 Sunday | Vaikunta Ekadasi | Margazhi 7, Shukla Ekadashi |
| 23 Dec 1779 Thursday | Arudra Darisanam | Margazhi 11, Ardra |
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.