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Chithirai – Vaikasi · Manmatha
Tamil Calendar May 2016
May 2016 · 31 days
New Delhi, Delhi, India
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Tamil months in May 2016
Chithirai
14 Apr – 13 May 2016
Vaikasi
14 May – 14 Jun 2016
Begins · Sat 14 May
May 2016 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 9), Narasimha Jayanti (May 20), Buddha Purnima (May 21). Day quality across 31 days: 2 highly auspicious, 5 favourable, 16 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: May 3, May 17. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.
2
Excellent
5
Good
16
Mixed
8
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
Amavasya
Amavasya
7
Pratipada
8
Dwitiya
Parashurama Jayanti
9
Tritiya
Akshaya Tritiya
10
Chaturthi
Vinayaka Chaturthi
11
Panchami
12
Shashthi
Ganga Saptami
13
Saptami
14
Ashtami
Vaikasi begins
Vrishabha Sankranti
15
Navami
Sita Navami
16
Dashami
17
Ekadashi
Mohini Ekadashi
18
Dwadashi
19
Trayodashi
Shukla Pradosh Vrat
20
Chaturdashi
Narasimha Jayanti
21
Purnima
Buddha Purnima
Purnima Vrat
22
Pratipada
Narada Jayanti
23
Dwitiya
24
Dwitiya
25
Tritiya
Sankashti Chaturthi
26
Chaturthi
27
Panchami
28
Shashthi
29
Saptami
30
Navami
31
Dashami
3
Tue
Varuthini Ekadashi
4
Wed
Krishna Pradosh Vrat
5
Thu
Masik Shivaratri
6
Fri
Amavasya
8
Sun
Parashurama Jayanti
9
Mon
Akshaya Tritiya
10
Tue
Vinayaka Chaturthi
12
Thu
Ganga Saptami
14
Sat
Vrishabha Sankranti
15
Sun
Sita Navami
17
Tue
Mohini Ekadashi
19
Thu
Shukla Pradosh Vrat
20
Fri
Narasimha Jayanti
21
Sat
Buddha Purnima
Purnima Vrat
22
Sun
Narada Jayanti
25
Wed
Sankashti Chaturthi
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