Tamil Festivals
Tamil festivals of 1840, 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 1840
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 1840 Sunday | Bhogi | The day before Thai 1 |
| 13 Jan 1840 Monday | Thai Pongal | Thai 1 |
| 14 Jan 1840 Tuesday | Mattu Pongal | Thai 2 |
| 15 Jan 1840 Wednesday | Kaanum Pongal | Thai 3 |
| 19 Jan 1840 Sunday | Thaipusam | Thai 7, Pushya |
| 18 Feb 1840 Tuesday | Maasi Magam | Maasi 8, Magha |
| 18 Mar 1840 Wednesday | Panguni Uthiram | Panguni 7, Uttara Phalguni |
| 11 Apr 1840 Saturday | Puthandu (Tamil New Year) | Chithirai 1 |
| 16 Apr 1840 Thursday | Chithirai Pournami | Chithirai 6, Purnima |
| 16 May 1840 Saturday | Vaikasi Visakam | Vaikasi 5, Vishakha |
| 28 Jul 1840 Tuesday | Aadi Amavasai | Aadi 15, Amavasya |
| 31 Jul 1840 Friday | Aadi Perukku | Aadi 18 |
| 31 Jul 1840 Friday | Aadi Pooram | Aadi 18, Purva Phalguni |
| 07 Aug 1840 Friday | Varalakshmi Vratam (Friday before) | Shravana Purnima, 12 Aug, 12:16 to 13 Aug, 13:08 |
| 13 Aug 1840 Thursday | Avani Avittam | Shravana Purnima, 12 Aug, 12:16 to 13 Aug, 13:08 |
| 30 Aug 1840 Sunday | Vinayagar Chathurthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 30 Aug, 10:07 to 31 Aug, 10:32 |
| 05 Oct 1840 Monday | Saraswati Puja | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 04 Oct, 12:41 to 05 Oct, 14:46 |
| 06 Oct 1840 Tuesday | Vijayadasami | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 05 Oct, 14:46 to 06 Oct, 16:17 |
| 24 Oct 1840 Saturday | Deepavali | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 23 Oct, 13:35 to 24 Oct, 14:01 |
| 07 Dec 1840 Monday | Karthigai Deepam | Karthigai 24, Krittika |
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.