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Tamil Festivals

Tamil festivals of 1998, 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 1998

Date	Festival	Details
08 Jan 1998 Thursday	Vaikunta Ekadasi	Margazhi 24, Shukla Ekadashi
11 Jan 1998 Sunday	Arudra Darisanam	Margazhi 27, Ardra
13 Jan 1998 Tuesday	Bhogi	The day before Thai 1
14 Jan 1998 Wednesday	Thai Pongal	Thai 1
15 Jan 1998 Thursday	Mattu Pongal	Thai 2
16 Jan 1998 Friday	Kaanum Pongal	Thai 3
10 Feb 1998 Tuesday	Thaipusam	Thai 28, Pushya
11 Mar 1998 Wednesday	Maasi Magam	Maasi 27, Magha
10 Apr 1998 Friday	Panguni Uthiram	Panguni 27, Uttara Phalguni
14 Apr 1998 Tuesday	Puthandu (Tamil New Year)	Chithirai 1
11 May 1998 Monday	Chithirai Pournami	Chithirai 28, Purnima
08 Jun 1998 Monday	Vaikasi Visakam	Vaikasi 25, Vishakha
23 Jul 1998 Thursday	Aadi Amavasai	Aadi 7, Amavasya
27 Jul 1998 Monday	Aadi Pooram	Aadi 11, Purva Phalguni
03 Aug 1998 Monday	Aadi Perukku	Aadi 18
07 Aug 1998 Friday	Varalakshmi Vratam (Friday before)	Shravana Purnima, 07 Aug, 09:19 to 08 Aug, 07:39
08 Aug 1998 Saturday	Avani Avittam	Shravana Purnima, 07 Aug, 09:19 to 08 Aug, 07:39
26 Aug 1998 Wednesday	Vinayagar Chathurthi	Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 25 Aug, 12:16 to 26 Aug, 14:34
30 Sep 1998 Wednesday	Saraswati Puja	Ashwin Shukla Navami, 29 Sep, 15:05 to 30 Sep, 15:19
01 Oct 1998 Thursday	Vijayadasami	Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 30 Sep, 15:19 to 01 Oct, 14:45
19 Oct 1998 Monday	Deepavali	Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 18 Oct, 10:47 to 19 Oct, 13:09
02 Dec 1998 Wednesday	Karthigai Deepam	Karthigai 17, Krittika
29 Dec 1998 Tuesday	Vaikunta Ekadasi	Margazhi 14, Shukla Ekadashi

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.