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                       Follow the Hindu Moon

                                                                                          A guide to the festivals of south India

                                                                                              Soumya Aravind Sitaraman

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Festival calendar

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Calendar

Gregorian 2008  Kali yuga 5109, Kollam 1183

The Hindu new year starting spring (April) 2008 to spring 2009 is called Sarvadhaarin. 

The previous Hindu new year starting spring 2007 to spring 2008 was Sarvajit. 

Some months have the tithi overlapping over 2 solar days. Therefore the new moon Amaavasya or a chaturti (like Naga Chaturti) may be given by different panchangams on different successive days depending on the time celebration is calculated by that community. Both are correct and you may choose based on your family tradition or convenience.

The moon phases and details in the calendar are correlated between the traditional panchangam and NASA's projected moon phases. More on Moon Phases and Hindu astronomy

April 2008

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
    1 2 3 4 5
6 7   Ugadi, Sarvaadhaari Samvat Aarambam,  8 9 10 11 12
13 Varusha Pirappu, Vishu 14  Rama Navami 15 16 17 18 19
20 Chaitra poornima 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30      
April

Phases of the moon 

New : April 6 Full   : April 20

Ashtami: April 13 and 28

Ekadashi: April 2 and 16

Sashti:  April 11 and 26

Pradosham: April 3 and 17

Festivals and Observances:   7, 13, 14, 20 

 

May 2008

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
        1 2 3
4 5  6 7 8 

Akshaya Trittiya

 9

Shankara Jayanti

 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 Narasimha Jayanti 19 Buddha Poornima 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
May

Phases of the moon 

New : May 5 Full   : May 19 and 20

Ashtami: May 12 and 28

Ekadashi: May 1 and 15

Sashti:  May 10 and 26

Pradosham: May 3 and 17

Festivals and Observances: 1 May Day, 8

June 2008

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2

monthly shivaratri

3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30          
 
June

Phases of the moon 

New : June 3 Full   : June 18

Ashtami: June 11 and 26

Ekadashi: June 14 and 29

Sashti:  June9 and 24

Pradosham: June1, 16 and 19

Festivals and Observances: 2 

July 2008

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
    1

monthly shivaratri

 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9

 

 10 11 12
13 14 Smartha Bhagavata Ekadashi 15 16 Dakshinaayana Aadi 1 Kataka 13 Summer Solstice 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27

Aadi Krittikai

 28 29 30

 

 31

monthly shivaratri

    
July

Phases of the moon 

New : July 3 Full   : July 18

Ashtami: July 10 and 26

Ekadashi: July 13 and 28

Sashti:  July 8 and 24

Pradosham: July 15 and 30

Festivals and Observances: 1 , 9 , 27, 31  

August 2008

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
          1   Aadi Amaavasya

Jyoti Bheemeshvara Vrata/

Shravana Shukravaara Lakshmi and Gowri pooja

 2 Aadi 18 Perukku
3 4 Aadi Pooram Suvarna Gowri Pooja Naga Chaturti 5 Mangala Gowri Vrata  

Naga Chaturti

 6      Naga Panchami 7

8       Lakshmi pooja

 9
10 11 12 Mangala Gowri vrata 13 14 15 Varalakshmi Vrata 16 Aavani Avittam Yajur Upakarma
17 18 19 Mangala Gowri vrata 20 Maha Shankata Hara Chaturti 21 22 Lakshmi pooja 23 Krishna Janmashtami Ashtami
24 25 Krishna Janmashtami Rohini Nakshatra 26 Mangala Gowri Pooja 27 28 29 Lakshmi pooja monthly shivaratri 30
31            
 
August

Phases of the moon 

New : August 1 and 29 Full   : August 16. Lunar Eclipse

Ashtami: August 9 and 24

Ekadashi: August 12 and 27

Sashti:  August 7 and 22

Pradosham: August 14 and 28

Festivals and Observances: 1 ; 2 , 4 , 15:  and Independence Day, 16,  20 , 23

September 2008

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
  1 2       Gowri Ganesha Trittiya 3  Ganesh/  Vinayaka Chaturthi 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11  12  Onam 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 Maha Bharani 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 Mahalaya Amaavasya 29   30 Navaratri begins         
September

Phases of the moon 

New : September 29 Full   : September 15

Ashtami: September 8 and 22

Ekadashi: September 11 and 25

Sashti:  September 5 and 20

Pradosham: September 12 and 26

Festivals and Observances: 3 , 12 , 19 , 28 , 30 

October 2008

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
      1 Navaratri 2 Navaratri 3 Navaratri 4 Navaratri
5 Navaratri 6 Navaratri 7 Navaratri 8 Saraswati Pooja 9    Vijaya dashami Vidya Aarambam 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26   Neeru Thumbava Habba 27 Deepavali

monthly shivaratri

 28  Lakshmi Pooja 29       Bali Padyami 30 31  
 
October

Phases of the moon 

New : October 28 Full   : October 14

Ashtami: October 7 and 22

Ekadashi: October 10 and 24

Sashti:  October 5 and 20

Pradosham: October12 and 26

Festivals and Observances:  8 , 9 , 27 

November 2008

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
            1
2 3 4    Skanda Shashti 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 monthly shivaratri 26 27 28 29
30            
 
November

Phases of the moon 

New : November 27

Full   : November 13

Ashtami: November 6 and 20

Ekadashi: November 9 and 23

Sashti:  November  and 18

Pradosham: November 10 and 25

Festivals and Observances: 4, 25

December 2008

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
  1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 Annamalai Bharani Deepam   12 Kartikai Deepam 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 Uttaraayanam winter solstice 24 25 26 27 Hanuman Jayanthi
28 29 30 31      
December

Phases of the moon 

New : December 27 Full   : December 12

Ashtami: December 6 and 20

Ekadashi: December 9 and 23

Sashti:  December 3 and 18

Pradosham: December 10 and 24

Festivals and Observances:  11, 23 , 27 

January 2009

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
  1 2 3
4 5 6 7  Vaikunta Ekadashi 8    9 10  Aarudra Darishanam Thiruvathirai
11  12 13  Bhogi 14  Pongal 15  Kanu and Mattu Pongal 16 17
18 19 20 21 22  23 24  Monthly Shivaratri
25 26 solar eclipse 27 28 29 30 31 Vasanth Panchami
January 2009

Phases of the moon 

New : Jan 26 Solar Eclipse

Full   : Jan 11

Ashtami: Jan 4 and 18

Ekadashi: Jan 7 and 21 

Sashti: Jan 2 and 16

Pradosham: Jan 8 and 23

Festivals and Observances: 1: New Year's Day, ,10, 13, 14: 15, 24, 31

February 2009

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 Ratha Saptami  3 Bheeshma ashtami 4 5 6   7  
8 Thai Poosam 9  10 11   12 13  14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
29 23     Maha Shivaratri 24 25 26 27 28
 
February 2009

Phases of the moon 

New : Feb 25 Full   : Feb 9

Ashtami: Feb 3 and 17

Ekadashi: Feb 5 and 20

Sashti:  Feb 1 and 15

Pradosham: Feb 7 and 22

Festivals and Observances: 2 , 8,  23

March 2009

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
             
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
8 9 10 Holi Masi Makam 11 12 13 14 Kaaradai Nombu
15 16 17 18 19 20 21   
22  23 24  Monthly Shivaratri 25 26 27 Ugadi,  Samvat Aarambam,  Spring 28
29 30 31        
 
March 2009

Phases of the moon 

New : March 26 Full   : March 11

Ashtami: March 4 and 19

Ekadashi: March 7 and 22 

Sashti:  March 2 and 17

Pradosham: March 8 and 24

Festivals and Observances: 10, 14, 20, 24, 27 

April 2009

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
  1 2 3     Rama Navami 4
5 6 7    8 9 10 11
12 13  14 Varusha Pirappu, Vishu 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 Panguni Uttiram 27 28 29 30  
Panguni Uttiram or the Uttira nakshatra in Phalguna
April

Phases of the moon 

New : April  Full   : April 9

Ashtami: April 3 and 

Ekadashi: April 5 and

Sashti:  April 1 and 

Pradosham: April 7 and 

Festivals and Observances:   3, 14, 26 

 

Aavani Avittam

Yajur Upakarma 16 August 2008

Month:       Shravana/ Avani: Dhanishta/ Avitta Nakshatram

Moon Phase: Poornima--Full Moon

Akshaya Trittiya

8 May 2008

Month:       Vaishakha

Paksha: Shukla Paksha

Moon Phase:Trittiya–third day after the new moon

Bhogi

13 January 2009

Month:       Margashira/Margazhi 29

Moon Phase: Trittiya-- Third day of the waning moon

Dakshinaayana

16 July 2008

Month:       Ashada triodashi/ Aadi 1

Kataka Rasi

Deepavali

27 October 2008

Month:       Ashvija/Aipassi

Paksha: Krishna Paksha

Moon Phase:Chaturdashi--Fourteenth day of the waning moon

Garuda Panchami

6 August 2008

Month:       Shravana

Paksha: Shukla Paksha

Moon Phase:Panchami

Kaaradai Nombu

14 March 2009 between and

Month:       The transition between the Tamizh months Maasi and Panguni

Paksha: Krishna Paksha

Moon Phase:Trittiya --Third day of the waxing moon

Kartikai

12 December 2008

Month:       Kartik/ Kartikai

Paksha: Poornima/ Paurnami

Moon Phase:Full

Krishna Jayanti

23 August 2008 at night. 25th night for those following the Rohini Nakshatram

Month:       Shravana/ Avani

Paksha: Krishna Paksha

Moon Phase:Ashtami--eighth day of the waning moon

Lakshmi Pooja

1 August 2008

8 August 2008

15 August 2008

22 August 2008

29August 2008

Month:       Shravana/ Aavani

Shukra vaara (All Fridays)

Makara Sankranti/Pongal

14 January 2009

Rasi: Makara

Month:       Paushya / Thai

Paksha: Krishna Paksha

Moon Phase:Chaturti --Fourth day of the waning moon

Kanu / Maatu Pongal

15 January 2009

Mangala Gowri Pooja

1 August 2008

  5 August 2008

  12 August 2008

  19 August 2008

  26August 2008

Month:       Shravana/ Aavani

Mangalvaara(All Tuesdays)

Naga Chaturti

4 and 5 August 2008

Month:       Shravana/ Aavani

Paksha: Paksha

Moon Phase:Chaturti--Fourth day of the waning moon

Navaratri

28 October 2008 Mahalaya Amaavasya

30 October 2008 Navaratri Begins

8 November Saraswati Pooja

9 November Vijaya Dashami

Month:       Ashvin / Ashvija/ Puratasi

Paksha: Krishna Paksha

Moon Phase:Mahalaya or Bhadrapada Amaavasya New Moon is on 28 October 2008 to Dashami--tenth day of the waxing moon

Onam

12 September 2008

Rasi: Chingam or Simha

Nakshatram: Thiruonam

Month:       Shravana/ Avani/

Paksha: Krishna Paksha

Moon Phase:Dvadashi-- Twelvth day of the waning moon

Rama Navami

3 April 2009

Month:       Chaitra (Tamizh Panguni)

Paksha: Shukla Paksha

Moon Phase:Navami--Ninth day of the waxing moon

Ratha Saptami

Tamizh panchangam 2 February 2009

Month:       Magha/ Thai (some years it is Maasi)

Paksha: Shukla Paksha

Moon Phase:Saptami--seventh day of the waxing moon

Maha Shivaratri

23 February 2009

Month:       Magha / Maasi(some years it is Thai)

Paksha: Amaavasya, The new moon

Moon Phase:Chaturdashi--fourteenth day of the waning moon until the new moon

Skanda Shashti

3 and 4 November 2008

Month:       Shravana/ Aavani

Paksha: Shukla

Moon Phase: Shashti--Sixth day of the waxing moon

Thiruvaathira/Thiruvathirai

10 January 2009

Month:       Margazhi / Margashirsha / Dhanu

Ardra Nakshatra

Moon Phase: Paurnami, the full moon

Tulasi Dvadashi

8 January 2009

Month:       Kartik/ Kartikai

Paksha: Krishna Paksha

Moon Phase:Dvadashi--Twelvth day of the waning moon

Ugadi/ Vishu / Varusha Pirappu

The Hindu new year: ugadi: 27 March 2009

Month:       Chittirai/Chaitra

Paksha:Shukla Paksha

Prathipada—the first day of the month Chaitra

The Hindu new year: Varusha Pirappu and Vishu: 14 April 2009

Paksha:Krishna Paksha

Moon Phase:Panchami--Fifth day of the waning moon

Vaikunta Ekadashi

7 January 2009

Month:       Margashirsha / Margazhi

Paksha: Shukla Paksha

Moon Phase:Ekadashi--Eleventh day of the waxing moon

Varalakshmi Vrata

15 August 2009

Month: Shravana/ Aadi (sometimes Aavani)

Paksha: Shukla Paksha

The friday that precedes the full moon (fifth in Aadi or first in Aavani)

Vinayaka Chaturti

Gowri Trittiya 2 September 2008 before Vinayaka Chaturti. Sometimes, the tithis for both Gowri Pooja and Ganesh chaturti occur on the same day

Paksha: Shukla Paksha

Moon Phase:Chaturti--Fourth day of the waxing moon

Month:       Bhadrapada/ Aavani

Vinayaka Chaturti 3 September 2008

Month:       Bhadrapada/ Aavani

Paksha: Shukla Paksha

Moon Phase:Chaturti--Fourth day of the waxing moon

 

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