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Chithirai – Vaikasi · Shubhakrit
Tamil Calendar May 2023
May 2023 · 31 days
New Delhi, Delhi, India
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Tamil months in May 2023
Chithirai
14 Apr – 14 May 2023
Vaikasi
15 May – 14 Jun 2023
Begins · Mon 15 May
May 2023 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 4), Buddha Purnima (May 5), Vat Savitri Vrat (May 19). Day quality across 31 days: 2 highly auspicious, 5 favourable, 18 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: May 1, May 15, May 31. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.
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Excellent
5
Good
18
Mixed
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Challenging
May highlights
16 observances in May
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Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
Ekadashi
Mohini Ekadashi
2
Dwadashi
3
Trayodashi
Shukla Pradosh Vrat
4
Chaturdashi
Narasimha Jayanti
5
Purnima
Buddha Purnima
Purnima Vrat
6
Pratipada
Narada Jayanti
7
Dwitiya
8
Tritiya
Sankashti Chaturthi
9
Chaturthi
10
Panchami
11
Shashthi
12
Saptami
13
Ashtami
14
Dashami
15
Ekadashi
Vaikasi begins
Vrishabha Sankranti
Apara Ekadashi
16
Dwadashi
17
Trayodashi
Krishna Pradosh Vrat
Masik Shivaratri
18
Chaturdashi
19
Amavasya
Shani Jayanti
Amavasya
20
Pratipada
21
Dwitiya
22
Tritiya
23
Chaturthi
Vinayaka Chaturthi
24
Panchami
25
Shashthi
26
Saptami
27
Saptami
28
Ashtami
29
Navami
30
Dashami
Ganga Dussehra
31
Ekadashi
Nirjala Ekadashi
1
Mon
Mohini Ekadashi
3
Wed
Shukla Pradosh Vrat
4
Thu
Narasimha Jayanti
5
Fri
Buddha Purnima
Purnima Vrat
6
Sat
Narada Jayanti
8
Mon
Sankashti Chaturthi
15
Mon
Vrishabha Sankranti
Apara Ekadashi
17
Wed
Krishna Pradosh Vrat
Masik Shivaratri
19
Fri
Shani Jayanti
Amavasya
23
Tue
Vinayaka Chaturthi
30
Tue
Ganga Dussehra
31
Wed
Nirjala Ekadashi
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