Tamil Festivals
Tamil festivals of 2012, 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 2012
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 04 Jan 2012 Wednesday | Vaikunta Ekadasi | Margazhi 20, Shukla Ekadashi |
| 08 Jan 2012 Sunday | Arudra Darisanam | Margazhi 24, Ardra |
| 14 Jan 2012 Saturday | Bhogi | The day before Thai 1 |
| 15 Jan 2012 Sunday | Thai Pongal | Thai 1 |
| 16 Jan 2012 Monday | Mattu Pongal | Thai 2 |
| 17 Jan 2012 Tuesday | Kaanum Pongal | Thai 3 |
| 07 Feb 2012 Tuesday | Thaipusam | Thai 24, Pushya |
| 07 Mar 2012 Wednesday | Maasi Magam | Maasi 24, Magha |
| 05 Apr 2012 Thursday | Panguni Uthiram | Panguni 23, Uttara Phalguni |
| 14 Apr 2012 Saturday | Puthandu (Tamil New Year) | Chithirai 1 |
| 06 May 2012 Sunday | Chithirai Pournami | Chithirai 23, Purnima |
| 03 Jun 2012 Sunday | Vaikasi Visakam | Vaikasi 21, Vishakha |
| 19 Jul 2012 Thursday | Aadi Amavasai | Aadi 4, Amavasya |
| 23 Jul 2012 Monday | Aadi Pooram | Aadi 8, Purva Phalguni |
| 27 Jul 2012 Friday | Varalakshmi Vratam (Friday before) | Shravana Purnima, 01 Aug, 10:58 to 02 Aug, 08:57 |
| 02 Aug 2012 Thursday | Avani Avittam | Shravana Purnima, 01 Aug, 10:58 to 02 Aug, 08:57 |
| 02 Aug 2012 Thursday | Aadi Perukku | Aadi 18 |
| 19 Sep 2012 Wednesday | Vinayagar Chathurthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 18 Sep, 23:57 to 19 Sep, 21:15 |
| 23 Oct 2012 Tuesday | Saraswati Puja | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 22 Oct, 20:26 to 23 Oct, 19:38 |
| 24 Oct 2012 Wednesday | Vijayadasami | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 23 Oct, 19:38 to 24 Oct, 19:22 |
| 13 Nov 2012 Tuesday | Deepavali | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 12 Nov, 10:33 to 13 Nov, 07:13 |
| 27 Nov 2012 Tuesday | Karthigai Deepam | Karthigai 12, Krittika |
| 23 Dec 2012 Sunday | Vaikunta Ekadasi | Margazhi 8, Shukla Ekadashi |
| 28 Dec 2012 Friday | Arudra Darisanam | Margazhi 13, 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.