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Chithirai – Vaikasi · Yuva
Tamil Calendar May 1996
May 1996 · 31 days
New Delhi, Delhi, India
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Tamil months in May 1996
Chithirai
13 Apr – 13 May 1996
Vaikasi
14 May – 14 Jun 1996
Begins · Tue 14 May
May 1996 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: Narasimha Jayanti (May 2), Buddha Purnima (May 3), Vat Savitri Vrat (May 17). Day quality across 31 days: 2 highly auspicious, 3 favourable, 19 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: May 13, May 29. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.
2
Excellent
3
Good
19
Mixed
7
Challenging
May highlights
16 observances in May
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Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
Trayodashi
Shukla Pradosh Vrat
2
Chaturdashi
Narasimha Jayanti
3
Purnima
Buddha Purnima
Purnima Vrat
4
Pratipada
Narada Jayanti
5
Dwitiya
6
Tritiya
Sankashti Chaturthi
7
Chaturthi
8
Shashthi
9
Saptami
10
Ashtami
11
Navami
12
Dashami
13
Ekadashi
Apara Ekadashi
14
Dwadashi
Vaikasi begins
Vrishabha Sankranti
Krishna Pradosh Vrat
15
Trayodashi
Masik Shivaratri
16
Chaturdashi
17
Amavasya
Shani Jayanti
Amavasya
18
Pratipada
19
Dwitiya
20
Tritiya
21
Chaturthi
Vinayaka Chaturthi
22
Panchami
23
Shashthi
24
Saptami
25
Saptami
26
Ashtami
27
Navami
Ganga Dussehra
28
Dashami
29
Ekadashi
Nirjala Ekadashi
30
Dwadashi
Shukla Pradosh Vrat
31
Trayodashi
1
Wed
Shukla Pradosh Vrat
2
Thu
Narasimha Jayanti
3
Fri
Buddha Purnima
Purnima Vrat
4
Sat
Narada Jayanti
6
Mon
Sankashti Chaturthi
13
Mon
Apara Ekadashi
14
Tue
Vrishabha Sankranti
Krishna Pradosh Vrat
15
Wed
Masik Shivaratri
17
Fri
Shani Jayanti
Amavasya
21
Tue
Vinayaka Chaturthi
27
Mon
Ganga Dussehra
29
Wed
Nirjala Ekadashi
30
Thu
Shukla Pradosh Vrat
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