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The Tamil calendar is a derivative of the old Hindu solar
calendar and is based on the sidereal year (i.e. the time taken
for one revolution of the Earth around the sun, or the mean time
taken by the sun to return to the same position relative to the
background of the fixed stars in the sky). In contrast, most
other languages of India (Telugu, Hindi) use lunar calendars.
The Twelve Months
The Tamil new year usually falls in mid-April and the calendar
consists of twelve months. Unlike the Gregorian calendar, the
number of days in a given month can vary between years. Moreover,
Tamil months may even have 32 days. For example, the month of
Vaikasi had 32 days in 1996 and 31 days in 1998.
Similarly, Aani had 31 days in 1996 and 32 days in
1998.
The following table shows when the first day of
each month occurs:
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No.
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Tamil month
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in English
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Start date
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1996
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1997
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1998
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1999
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2000
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2001
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2002
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10.
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Thai
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January
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15*
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14*
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14*
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15*
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14*
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14*
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14*
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11.
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Maasi
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February
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13
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12
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13
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13
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13
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12
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12
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12.
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Panguni
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March
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14
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14
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15
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15
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14
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14
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14
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1.
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Chiththirai
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April
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13+
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14+
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14+
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14+
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13+
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13+
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13+
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2.
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Vaikasi
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May
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14
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15
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15
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15
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14
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14
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14
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3.
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Aani
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June
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15
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15
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15
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15
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15
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14
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15
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4.
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Aadi
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July
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16
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17
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17
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17
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16
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16
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16
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5.
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Aavani
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August
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17
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17
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17
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18
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16
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17
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17
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6.
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Purattasi
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September
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17
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17
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17
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18
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16
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17
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17
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7.
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Aippasi
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October
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17
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17
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18
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18
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17
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17
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17
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8.
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Karthikai
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November
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16
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16
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17
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17
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16
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16
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16
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9.
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Markazhi
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December
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16
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16
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16
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16
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15
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15
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16
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*Thai 1 : Pongal Festival
+Chiththirai 1 : Tamil New Year's Day
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| The Astrologer: Dr.K.Venkatesan BE, MTech, PGA,
PhD, MsD, DDiv(hon)., |
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