Tamil calendar · October 2023
October 2023 spans the Tamil months Purattasi and Aippasi; Aippasi begins on Wednesday 18 October 2023; Amavasai is on Saturday 14 October 2023; Pournami is on Saturday 28 October 2023 (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 2023 · Sobakruthu year
Purattasi – Aippasi
புரட்டாசி – ஐப்பசி
Aippasi begins · Wednesday 18 ஐப்பசி மாதப் பிறப்பு · புதன் 18
AmavasaiSaturday 14
PournamiSaturday 28
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1 Purattasi 14 (15) 14Dwithiyai Aswini Rahu 4:30 – 6:00
2 Purattasi 15 (16) 15Thirithiyai Bharani Rahu 7:30 – 9:00Sankatahara ChathurthiMaha Bharani
3 Purattasi 16 (17) 16Chathurthi Karthigai Rahu 3:00 – 4:30Krithigai
4 Purattasi 17 (18) 17Panchami Rohini Rahu 12:00 – 1:30Sashti
5 Purattasi 18 (19) 18Sashti Mirugasirisham Rahu 1:30 – 3:00
6 Purattasi 19 (20) 19Sapthami Thiruvathirai Rahu 10:30 – 12:00AshtamiThiruvathirai
7 Purattasi 20 (21) 20Ashtami Punarpoosam Rahu 9:00 – 10:30NavamiAvidhava Navami
8 Purattasi 21 (22) 21Navami Poosam Rahu 4:30 – 6:00NavamiDasami
9 Purattasi 22 (23) 22Dasami Ayilyam Rahu 7:30 – 9:00Dasami
10 Purattasi 23 (24) 23Ekadasi Ayilyam Rahu 3:00 – 4:30Ekadasi
11 Purattasi 24 (25) 24Dwadasi Magam Rahu 12:00 – 1:30
12 Purattasi 25 (26) 25Thirayodasi Pooram Rahu 1:30 – 3:00PradoshamMasa Shivaratri
13 Purattasi 26 (27) 26Chathurdasi Uthiram Rahu 10:30 – 12:00Masa Shivaratri
14 Purattasi 27 (28) 27Amavasai Hastham Rahu 9:00 – 10:30AmavasaiMahalaya Amavasai
15 Purattasi 28 (29) 28Prathamai Chithirai Rahu 4:30 – 6:00Navarathri begins
16 Purattasi 29 (30) 29Dwithiyai Swathi Rahu 7:30 – 9:00Chandra Darisanam
17 Purattasi 30 (31) 30Thirithiyai Visakam Rahu 3:00 – 4:30
18 Aippasi 1 1Chathurthi Anusham Rahu 12:00 – 1:30ChathurthiMuhurtham
19 Aippasi 2 2Panchami Kettai Rahu 1:30 – 3:00
20 Aippasi 3 3Sashti Moolam Rahu 10:30 – 12:00Sashti VrathamMuhurtham
21 Aippasi 4 4Sapthami Pooradam Rahu 9:00 – 10:30
22 Aippasi 5 5Ashtami Uthiradam Rahu 4:30 – 6:00Thiruvonam VrathamAshtami
23 Aippasi 6 6Navami Thiruvonam Rahu 7:30 – 9:00Saraswathi Pooja / Ayudha Pooja
24 Aippasi 7 7Dasami Avittam Rahu 3:00 – 4:30Vijaya DasamiDasami
25 Aippasi 8 8Ekadasi Sadayam Rahu 12:00 – 1:30EkadasiMuhurtham
26 Aippasi 9 9Dwadasi Poorattathi Rahu 1:30 – 3:00Pradosham
27 Aippasi 10 10Thirayodasi Uthirattathi Rahu 10:30 – 12:00Muhurtham
28 Aippasi 11 11Pournami Revathi Rahu 9:00 – 10:30PournamiAnnabhishekam
29 Aippasi 12 12Prathamai Aswini Rahu 4:30 – 6:00
30 Aippasi 13 13Dwithiyai Bharani Rahu 7:30 – 9:00Krithigai
31 Aippasi 14 14Thirithiyai Karthigai Rahu 3:00 – 4:30
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 2023 observances
- 2 OctSankatahara Chathurthi
- 2 OctMaha Bharani
- 2 OctGandhi Jayanthi
- 3 OctKrithigai
- 4 OctSashti
- 6 OctThiruvathirai
- 6 OctMadhyashtami
- 7 OctAvidhava Navami
- 10 OctEkadasi
- 12 OctPradosham
- 12 OctMasa Shivaratri
- 13 OctMasa Shivaratri
- 14 OctAmavasai
- 14 OctMahalaya Amavasai
- 15 OctNavarathri begins
- 18 OctChathurthi
- 20 OctSashti Vratham
- 22 OctThiruvonam Vratham
- 22 OctDurgashtami
- 23 OctSaraswathi Pooja / Ayudha Pooja
- 24 OctVijaya Dasami
- 25 OctEkadasi
- 26 OctPradosham
- 28 OctPournami
- 28 OctAnnabhishekam
- 28 OctVasthu Naal
- 30 OctKrithigai
Pradosham October 2023
- Thursday 12 October5:58 – 8:22 pm
- Thursday 26 October5:52 – 8:16 pm
Amavasai October 2023
- Saturday 14 October
Pournami October 2023
- Saturday 28 October
Ekadasi October 2023
- Tuesday 10 October
- Wednesday 25 October
Sashti Vratham October 2023
- Friday 20 October
Sankatahara Chathurthi October 2023
- Monday 2 October
Kiruthigai (Karthigai) October 2023
- Tuesday 3 October
- Monday 30 October
Masa Shivaratri October 2023
- Thursday – Friday 12 – 13 October
Thiruvonam Vratham October 2023
- Sunday 22 October
Vasthu Naal October 2023
- Saturday 28 October7:44 – 8:20 am
Kari Naal October 2023
- Tuesday 3 October
- Monday 16 October
- Monday 23 October
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