Tamil calendar · October 2018
October 2018 spans the Tamil months Purattasi and Aippasi; Aippasi begins on Thursday 18 October 2018; Amavasai is on Monday 8 October 2018; Pournami is on Wednesday 24 October 2018 (Chennai, Vakya panchangam).
Source: the Vakya almanac for Chennai (13.09°N, 80.28°E); the same dates for every town in Tamil Nadu · How we calculate
Chennai,
Vakya panchangam
The traditional reckoning that Tamil Nadu temples and printed calendars follow.October 2018 · Vilambi year
Purattasi – Aippasi
புரட்டாசி – ஐப்பசி
Aippasi begins · Thursday 18 ஐப்பசி மாதப் பிறப்பு · வியாழன் 18
AmavasaiMonday 8
PournamiWednesday 24
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1 Purattasi 15 15Sapthami Mirugasirisham Rahu 7:30 – 9:00
2 Purattasi 16 16Ashtami Thiruvathirai Rahu 3:00 – 4:30AshtamiThiruvathirai
3 Purattasi 17 17Navami Punarpoosam Rahu 12:00 – 1:30NavamiAvidhava Navami
4 Purattasi 18 18Dasami Poosam Rahu 1:30 – 3:00Dasami
5 Purattasi 19 19Ekadasi Ayilyam Rahu 10:30 – 12:00Ekadasi
6 Purattasi 20 20Dwadasi Magam Rahu 9:00 – 10:30PradoshamSani Maha Pradosham
7 Purattasi 21 21Thirayodasi Pooram Rahu 4:30 – 6:00Masa Shivaratri
8 Purattasi 22 22Chathurdasi Uthiram Rahu 7:30 – 9:00AmavasaiMahalaya Amavasai
9 Purattasi 23 23Amavasai Hastham Rahu 3:00 – 4:30Navarathri begins
10 Purattasi 24 24Prathamai Chithirai Rahu 12:00 – 1:30Chandra Darisanam
11 Purattasi 25 25Dwithiyai Swathi Rahu 1:30 – 3:00
12 Purattasi 26 26Thirithiyai Visakam Rahu 10:30 – 12:00Chathurthi
13 Purattasi 27 27Chathurthi Anusham Rahu 9:00 – 10:30
14 Purattasi 28 28Panchami Kettai Rahu 4:30 – 6:00Sashti Vratham
15 Purattasi 29 29Sashti Moolam Rahu 7:30 – 9:00
16 Purattasi 30 30Sapthami Pooradam Rahu 3:00 – 4:30Durgashtami
17 Purattasi 31 31Ashtami Uthiradam Rahu 12:00 – 1:30Ashtami
18 Aippasi 1 1Navami Thiruvonam Rahu 1:30 – 3:00Thiruvonam VrathamSaraswathi Pooja / Ayudha Pooja
19 Aippasi 2 2Dasami Avittam Rahu 10:30 – 12:00Vijaya DasamiDasamiMuhurtham
20 Aippasi 3 3Ekadasi Sadayam Rahu 9:00 – 10:30Ekadasi
21 Aippasi 4 4Dwadasi Sadayam Rahu 4:30 – 6:00
22 Aippasi 5 5Thirayodasi Poorattathi Rahu 7:30 – 9:00Pradosham
23 Aippasi 6 6Chathurdasi Uthirattathi Rahu 3:00 – 4:30
24 Aippasi 7 7Pournami Revathi Rahu 12:00 – 1:30PournamiAnnabhishekam
25 Aippasi 8 8Prathamai Aswini Rahu 1:30 – 3:00
26 Aippasi 9 9Dwithiyai Bharani Rahu 10:30 – 12:00Krithigai
27 Aippasi 10 10Thirithiyai Karthigai Rahu 9:00 – 10:30
28 Aippasi 11 11Chathurthi Rohini Rahu 4:30 – 6:00Sankatahara ChathurthiVasthu NaalMuhurtham
29 Aippasi 12 12Panchami Mirugasirisham Rahu 7:30 – 9:00Thiruvathirai
30 Aippasi 13 13Sashti Thiruvathirai Rahu 3:00 – 4:30Sashti
31 Aippasi 14 14Sapthami Poosam Rahu 12:00 – 1:30AshtamiMuhurtham
Big number = English date; small number under it = Tamil date Festival Vratham Muhurtham day Amavasai · Pournami (15) = Tamil date by , where it differs (larger screens)
October 2018 observances
- 2 OctThiruvathirai
- 2 OctMadhyashtami
- 2 OctGandhi Jayanthi
- 3 OctAvidhava Navami
- 5 OctEkadasi
- 6 OctPradosham
- 6 OctSani Maha Pradosham
- 7 OctMasa Shivaratri
- 8 OctAmavasai
- 8 OctMahalaya Amavasai
- 9 OctNavarathri begins
- 12 OctChathurthi
- 14 OctSashti Vratham
- 16 OctDurgashtami
- 18 OctThiruvonam Vratham
- 18 OctSaraswathi Pooja / Ayudha Pooja
- 19 OctVijaya Dasami
- 20 OctEkadasi
- 22 OctPradosham
- 24 OctPournami
- 24 OctAnnabhishekam
- 26 OctKrithigai
- 28 OctSankatahara Chathurthi
- 28 OctVasthu Naal
- 29 OctThiruvathirai
- 30 OctSashti
Pradosham October 2018
- Saturday 6 October6:01 – 8:25 pm
- Monday 22 October5:53 – 8:17 pm
Amavasai October 2018
- Monday 8 October
Pournami October 2018
- Wednesday 24 October
Ekadasi October 2018
- Friday 5 October
- Saturday 20 October
Sashti Vratham October 2018
- Sunday 14 October
Sankatahara Chathurthi October 2018
- Sunday 28 October
Kiruthigai (Karthigai) October 2018
- Friday 26 October
Masa Shivaratri October 2018
- Sunday 7 October
Thiruvonam Vratham October 2018
- Thursday 18 October
Vasthu Naal October 2018
- Sunday 28 October7:44 – 8:20 am
Kari Naal October 2018
- Tuesday 2 October
- Monday 15 October
- Tuesday 23 October
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