Tamil Festivals
Tamil festivals of 2009, 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 2009
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 07 Jan 2009 Wednesday | Vaikunta Ekadasi | Margazhi 23, Shukla Ekadashi |
| 10 Jan 2009 Saturday | Arudra Darisanam | Margazhi 26, Ardra |
| 13 Jan 2009 Tuesday | Bhogi | The day before Thai 1 |
| 14 Jan 2009 Wednesday | Thai Pongal | Thai 1 |
| 15 Jan 2009 Thursday | Mattu Pongal | Thai 2 |
| 16 Jan 2009 Friday | Kaanum Pongal | Thai 3 |
| 08 Feb 2009 Sunday | Thaipusam | Thai 26, Pushya |
| 10 Mar 2009 Tuesday | Maasi Magam | Maasi 26, Magha |
| 08 Apr 2009 Wednesday | Panguni Uthiram | Panguni 26, Uttara Phalguni |
| 14 Apr 2009 Tuesday | Puthandu (Tamil New Year) | Chithirai 1 |
| 09 May 2009 Saturday | Chithirai Pournami | Chithirai 26, Purnima |
| 06 Jun 2009 Saturday | Vaikasi Visakam | Vaikasi 23, Vishakha |
| 22 Jul 2009 Wednesday | Aadi Amavasai | Aadi 7, Amavasya |
| 25 Jul 2009 Saturday | Aadi Pooram | Aadi 10, Purva Phalguni |
| 31 Jul 2009 Friday | Varalakshmi Vratam (Friday before) | Shravana Purnima, 05 Aug, 03:58 to 06 Aug, 06:24 |
| 02 Aug 2009 Sunday | Aadi Perukku | Aadi 18 |
| 05 Aug 2009 Wednesday | Avani Avittam | Shravana Purnima, 05 Aug, 03:58 to 06 Aug, 06:24 |
| 23 Aug 2009 Sunday | Vinayagar Chathurthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 23 Aug, 06:57 to 24 Aug, 05:11 |
| 27 Sep 2009 Sunday | Saraswati Puja | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 26 Sep, 23:31 to 28 Sep, 02:06 |
| 28 Sep 2009 Monday | Vijayadasami | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 28 Sep, 02:06 to 29 Sep, 04:42 |
| 17 Oct 2009 Saturday | Deepavali | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 16 Oct, 14:31 to 17 Oct, 12:36 |
| 01 Dec 2009 Tuesday | Karthigai Deepam | Karthigai 16, Krittika |
| 28 Dec 2009 Monday | Vaikunta Ekadasi | Margazhi 13, Shukla Ekadashi |
| 31 Dec 2009 Thursday | Arudra Darisanam | Margazhi 16, 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.