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2017 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu time
Tamil calendar 2017
Hevilambi year begins on Chithirai 1, 14 April 2017. Until then it is Dhunmukhi year.
Times for Chennai, Tamil Nadu · Change town
When each Tamil month begins
Festivals and fasts, month by month ›
- Thaifrom 14 JanAmavasai 27–28 JanPournami 10–11 Feb
- Maasifrom 13 FebAmavasai 25–26 FebPournami 11–12 Mar
- Pangunifrom 14 MarAmavasai 27–28 MarPournami 10–11 Apr
- Chithiraifrom 14 AprAmavasai 25–26 AprPournami 10–11 May
- Vaikasifrom 15 MayAmavasai 25–26 MayPournami 8–9 Jun
- Aanifrom 15 JunAmavasai 23–24 JunPournami 8–9 Jul
- Aadifrom 17 JulAmavasai 22–23 JulPournami 6–7 Aug
- Aavanifrom 17 AugAmavasai 21–22 AugPournami 5–6 Sept
- Purattasifrom 17 SeptAmavasai 19–20 SeptPournami 5–6 Oct
- Aippasifrom 18 OctAmavasai 19–20 OctPournami 3–4 Nov
- Karthigaifrom 17 NovAmavasai 17–18 NovPournami 3 Dec
- Margazhifrom 16 DecAmavasai 17–18 Dec
PournamiAmavasai
Peyarchi dates
The day each one enters a new sign. A Vakya almanac can give Sani's date weeks apart from this one.
Shani (Saturn) → Dhanus (Sagittarius)
Shani (Saturn) → Vrischika (Scorpio), moving back
Rahu → Karka (Cancer)
Ketu → Makara (Capricorn)
Guru (Jupiter) → Tula (Libra)
Shani (Saturn) → Dhanus (Sagittarius)
Muhurtham dates in 2017
Amavasai and Pournami
Each runs from the hour it begins to the hour it ends. Calendars print it on one day by their own rule, so match the hours to yours.
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Put the fasting days in your phone's calendar
2017: twelve month sheets (PDF)
Dates and times are for Chennai, on Indian time. A Vakya almanac can differ by a day on a few of them.