Tamil Festivals
Tamil festivals of 1959, 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 1959
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1959 Tuesday | Bhogi | The day before Thai 1 |
| 14 Jan 1959 Wednesday | Thai Pongal | Thai 1 |
| 15 Jan 1959 Thursday | Mattu Pongal | Thai 2 |
| 16 Jan 1959 Friday | Kaanum Pongal | Thai 3 |
| 25 Jan 1959 Sunday | Thaipusam | Thai 12, Pushya |
| 23 Feb 1959 Monday | Maasi Magam | Maasi 11, Magha |
| 24 Mar 1959 Tuesday | Panguni Uthiram | Panguni 10, Uttara Phalguni |
| 14 Apr 1959 Tuesday | Puthandu (Tamil New Year) | Chithirai 1 |
| 23 Apr 1959 Thursday | Chithirai Pournami | Chithirai 10, Purnima |
| 22 May 1959 Friday | Vaikasi Visakam | Vaikasi 8, Vishakha |
| 03 Aug 1959 Monday | Aadi Perukku | Aadi 18 |
| 04 Aug 1959 Tuesday | Aadi Amavasai | Aadi 19, Amavasya |
| 07 Aug 1959 Friday | Aadi Pooram | Aadi 22, Purva Phalguni |
| 14 Aug 1959 Friday | Varalakshmi Vratam (Friday before) | Shravana Purnima, 17 Aug, 19:50 to 18 Aug, 18:20 |
| 18 Aug 1959 Tuesday | Avani Avittam | Shravana Purnima, 17 Aug, 19:50 to 18 Aug, 18:20 |
| 06 Sep 1959 Sunday | Vinayagar Chathurthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 06 Sep, 01:59 to 06 Sep, 23:44 |
| 10 Oct 1959 Saturday | Saraswati Puja | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 09 Oct, 21:01 to 10 Oct, 19:40 |
| 11 Oct 1959 Sunday | Vijayadasami | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 10 Oct, 19:40 to 11 Oct, 18:48 |
| 31 Oct 1959 Saturday | Deepavali | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 30 Oct, 10:21 to 31 Oct, 07:28 |
| 12 Dec 1959 Saturday | Karthigai Deepam | Karthigai 27, 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.