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Chithirai – Vaikasi · Pingala
Tamil Calendar May 1978
May 1978 · 31 days
New Delhi, Delhi, India
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Tamil months in May 1978
Chithirai
14 Apr – 14 May 1978
Vaikasi
15 May – 14 Jun 1978
Begins · Mon 15 May
May 1978 corresponds to Chithirai – Vaikasi. Vaikasi is named for Vaikasi Visakam, the day the Moon meets Visakha nakshatra marking Lord Murugan's birth star, and the month is held favourable for weddings and Murugan worship. Major observances: Akshaya Tritiya (May 10), Narasimha Jayanti (May 21), Buddha Purnima (May 22). Day quality across 31 days: 1 highly auspicious, 6 favourable, 15 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: May 3, May 18. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.
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Excellent
6
Good
15
Mixed
9
Challenging
May highlights
17 observances in May
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Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
Navami
2
Dashami
3
Ekadashi
Varuthini Ekadashi
4
Dwadashi
Krishna Pradosh Vrat
5
Trayodashi
Masik Shivaratri
6
Chaturdashi
Amavasya
7
Amavasya
8
Pratipada
9
Dwitiya
Parashurama Jayanti
10
Tritiya
Akshaya Tritiya
11
Chaturthi
Vinayaka Chaturthi
12
Panchami
13
Shashthi
14
Saptami
Ganga Saptami
Vrishabha Sankranti
15
Ashtami
Vaikasi begins
16
Navami
Sita Navami
17
Dashami
18
Ekadashi
Mohini Ekadashi
19
Dwadashi
20
Trayodashi
Shukla Pradosh Vrat
21
Chaturdashi
Narasimha Jayanti
22
Purnima
Buddha Purnima
Purnima Vrat
23
Pratipada
Narada Jayanti
24
Dwitiya
25
Tritiya
Sankashti Chaturthi
26
Panchami
27
Shashthi
28
Saptami
29
Ashtami
30
Navami
31
Dashami
3
Wed
Varuthini Ekadashi
4
Thu
Krishna Pradosh Vrat
5
Fri
Masik Shivaratri
6
Sat
Amavasya
9
Tue
Parashurama Jayanti
10
Wed
Akshaya Tritiya
11
Thu
Vinayaka Chaturthi
14
Sun
Ganga Saptami
Vrishabha Sankranti
16
Tue
Sita Navami
18
Thu
Mohini Ekadashi
20
Sat
Shukla Pradosh Vrat
21
Sun
Narasimha Jayanti
22
Mon
Buddha Purnima
Purnima Vrat
23
Tue
Narada Jayanti
25
Thu
Sankashti Chaturthi
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