Tamil Festivals
Tamil festivals of 1956, 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 1956
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1956 Friday | Bhogi | The day before Thai 1 |
| 14 Jan 1956 Saturday | Thai Pongal | Thai 1 |
| 15 Jan 1956 Sunday | Mattu Pongal | Thai 2 |
| 16 Jan 1956 Monday | Kaanum Pongal | Thai 3 |
| 27 Jan 1956 Friday | Thaipusam | Thai 14, Pushya |
| 26 Feb 1956 Sunday | Maasi Magam | Maasi 14, Magha |
| 26 Mar 1956 Monday | Panguni Uthiram | Panguni 13, Uttara Phalguni |
| 13 Apr 1956 Friday | Puthandu (Tamil New Year) | Chithirai 1 |
| 25 Apr 1956 Wednesday | Chithirai Pournami | Chithirai 13, Purnima |
| 24 May 1956 Thursday | Vaikasi Visakam | Vaikasi 11, Vishakha |
| 02 Aug 1956 Thursday | Aadi Perukku | Aadi 18 |
| 06 Aug 1956 Monday | Aadi Amavasai | Aadi 22, Amavasya |
| 08 Aug 1956 Wednesday | Aadi Pooram | Aadi 24, Purva Phalguni |
| 17 Aug 1956 Friday | Varalakshmi Vratam (Friday before) | Shravana Purnima, 20 Aug, 16:05 to 21 Aug, 18:07 |
| 21 Aug 1956 Tuesday | Avani Avittam | Shravana Purnima, 20 Aug, 16:05 to 21 Aug, 18:07 |
| 08 Sep 1956 Saturday | Vinayagar Chathurthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 07 Sep, 16:47 to 08 Sep, 15:34 |
| 13 Oct 1956 Saturday | Saraswati Puja | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 12 Oct, 13:28 to 13 Oct, 15:57 |
| 14 Oct 1956 Sunday | Vijayadasami | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 13 Oct, 15:57 to 14 Oct, 18:17 |
| 01 Nov 1956 Thursday | Deepavali | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 01 Nov, 00:24 to 01 Nov, 23:05 |
| 18 Nov 1956 Sunday | Karthigai Deepam | Karthigai 3, Krittika |
| 18 Dec 1956 Tuesday | Arudra Darisanam | Margazhi 4, 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.