Tamil Festivals
Tamil festivals of 2023, 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 2023
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 02 Jan 2023 Monday | Vaikunta Ekadasi | Margazhi 18, Shukla Ekadashi |
| 06 Jan 2023 Friday | Arudra Darisanam | Margazhi 22, Ardra |
| 14 Jan 2023 Saturday | Bhogi | The day before Thai 1 |
| 15 Jan 2023 Sunday | Thai Pongal | Thai 1 |
| 16 Jan 2023 Monday | Mattu Pongal | Thai 2 |
| 17 Jan 2023 Tuesday | Kaanum Pongal | Thai 3 |
| 05 Feb 2023 Sunday | Thaipusam | Thai 22, Pushya |
| 06 Mar 2023 Monday | Maasi Magam | Maasi 22, Magha |
| 05 Apr 2023 Wednesday | Panguni Uthiram | Panguni 22, Uttara Phalguni |
| 14 Apr 2023 Friday | Puthandu (Tamil New Year) | Chithirai 1 |
| 05 May 2023 Friday | Chithirai Pournami | Chithirai 22, Purnima |
| 03 Jun 2023 Saturday | Vaikasi Visakam | Vaikasi 20, Vishakha |
| 17 Jul 2023 Monday | Aadi Amavasai | Aadi 1, Amavasya |
| 22 Jul 2023 Saturday | Aadi Pooram | Aadi 6, Purva Phalguni |
| 03 Aug 2023 Thursday | Aadi Perukku | Aadi 18 |
| 25 Aug 2023 Friday | Varalakshmi Vratam (Friday before) | Shravana Purnima, 30 Aug, 10:58 to 31 Aug, 07:05 |
| 31 Aug 2023 Thursday | Avani Avittam | Shravana Purnima, 30 Aug, 10:58 to 31 Aug, 07:05 |
| 19 Sep 2023 Tuesday | Vinayagar Chathurthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 18 Sep, 12:39 to 19 Sep, 13:43 |
| 23 Oct 2023 Monday | Saraswati Puja | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 22 Oct, 19:59 to 23 Oct, 17:45 |
| 24 Oct 2023 Tuesday | Vijayadasami | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 23 Oct, 17:45 to 24 Oct, 15:14 |
| 12 Nov 2023 Sunday | Deepavali | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 11 Nov, 13:58 to 12 Nov, 14:45 |
| 26 Nov 2023 Sunday | Karthigai Deepam | Karthigai 10, Krittika |
| 23 Dec 2023 Saturday | Vaikunta Ekadasi | Margazhi 8, Shukla Ekadashi |
| 27 Dec 2023 Wednesday | Arudra Darisanam | Margazhi 12, 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.