Tamil Festivals
Tamil festivals of 1859, 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 1859
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 1859 Wednesday | Bhogi | The day before Thai 1 |
| 13 Jan 1859 Thursday | Thai Pongal | Thai 1 |
| 14 Jan 1859 Friday | Mattu Pongal | Thai 2 |
| 15 Jan 1859 Saturday | Kaanum Pongal | Thai 3 |
| 19 Jan 1859 Wednesday | Thaipusam | Thai 7, Pushya |
| 17 Feb 1859 Thursday | Maasi Magam | Maasi 7, Magha |
| 19 Mar 1859 Saturday | Panguni Uthiram | Panguni 7, Uttara Phalguni |
| 12 Apr 1859 Tuesday | Puthandu (Tamil New Year) | Chithirai 1 |
| 17 Apr 1859 Sunday | Chithirai Pournami | Chithirai 6, Purnima |
| 16 May 1859 Monday | Vaikasi Visakam | Vaikasi 4, Vishakha |
| 29 Jul 1859 Friday | Aadi Amavasai | Aadi 15, Amavasya |
| 01 Aug 1859 Monday | Aadi Perukku | Aadi 18 |
| 01 Aug 1859 Monday | Aadi Pooram | Aadi 18, Purva Phalguni |
| 12 Aug 1859 Friday | Varalakshmi Vratam (Friday before) | Shravana Purnima, 12 Aug, 19:53 to 13 Aug, 22:27 |
| 13 Aug 1859 Saturday | Avani Avittam | Shravana Purnima, 12 Aug, 19:53 to 13 Aug, 22:27 |
| 31 Aug 1859 Wednesday | Vinayagar Chathurthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 31 Aug, 01:42 to 31 Aug, 23:32 |
| 05 Oct 1859 Wednesday | Saraswati Puja | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 04 Oct, 15:29 to 05 Oct, 17:56 |
| 06 Oct 1859 Thursday | Vijayadasami | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 05 Oct, 17:56 to 06 Oct, 20:34 |
| 25 Oct 1859 Tuesday | Deepavali | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 24 Oct, 10:50 to 25 Oct, 08:30 |
| 08 Dec 1859 Thursday | 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.