;Cal. Tamil ;The Tamil New Year follows the nirayanam vernal equinox and generally falls on 14 April of the Gregorian year. 14 April marks the first day of the traditional Tamil calendar ;Kali Yuga .. According to the Surya Siddhanta, Kali Yuga began at midnight (00:00) on 18 February 3102 BCE. This is also considered the date on which Lord Krishna left the earth to return to Vaikuntha. (Friday the 18th of February 3102 BCE (astron. year: -3101) proleptic Julian date (OS) = Friday the 23rd of January 3102 BCE (astron. year: -3101) proleptic Gregorian date (NS) (Julian Day Number 588.466 at 12:00 UTC)) ;Vikrama and Shalivahana Saka eras are also used. ;The Sanskrit month starts a few weeks ahead of the Tamil month since the Tamil calendar is a solar calendar while the Sanskrit calendar is a lunisolar calendar ;For a syntax description see PTBSync Help! ;If you find an error please contact: dewaelheyns(a)gmail.com LANGUAGE=UTF8 IMAGE=Holiday_days.gif COMMENT=Updated January 14, 2018 \nKY = Kali Yuga Era \nMonth names : Tamil transliteration/sanskrit/.. \nDates may deviate ±1 day only in case that the solar observation deviates from the solar calculation ;year check: traditional Tamil year starts on 14 April 2018, Kaliyuga 5120 ;Tamil months start and end based on the Sun's shift from one Rasi to the other but the names of the months are based on the star on the start of Pournami in that month ;14.4. =>Tamil Calendar New Year (1 Cittirai/Chaitra/Chithirai #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) 14.4. =1 Cittirai/Chaitra/Chithirai #-3102 KY, New Year (Tamil Calendar, ±1 day) ;Note=1st month, number of days can vary due to solar observation 14.5. =1 Vaikāsi/Vaisākha/Vaikaasi #-3102 KY (Tamil Calendar, ±1 day) ;Note=2nd month, number of days can vary due to solar observation 15.6. =1 Āni/Jyaishtha/Aani #-3102 KY (Tamil Calendar, ±1 day) ;Note=3th month, number of days can vary due to solar observation 16.7. =1 Āti/Āshāha/Aadi #-3102 KY (Tamil Calendar, ±1 day) ;Note=4th month, number of days can vary due to solar observation 17.8. =1 Āvani/Shrāvana/Aavani #-3102 KY (Tamil Calendar, ±1 day) ;Note=5th month, number of days can vary due to solar observation 17.9. =1 Purattāsi/Bhādrapada/Prausthapada/Purattaasi #-3102 KY (Tamil Calendar, ±1 day) ;Note=6th month, number of days can vary due to solar observation 17.10. =1 Aippasi/Ashwina/Ashvayuja/Aippasi #-3102 KY (Tamil Calendar, ±1 day) ;Note=7th month, number of days can vary due to solar observation 16.11. =1 Kārttikai/Kārttika/Karthikai #-3102 KY (Tamil Calendar, ±1 day) ;Note=8th month, number of days can vary due to solar observation 16.12. =1 Mārkazhi/Mārgasīrsa/Maargazhi #-3102 KY (Tamil Calendar, ±1 day) ;Note=9th month, number of days can vary due to solar observation 14.1. =1 Tai/Pausha/Taisya/Thai #-3101 KY (Tamil Calendar, ±1 day) ;Note=10th month, number of days can vary due to solar observation 13.2. =1 Māsi/Māgha/Maasi #-3101 KY (Tamil Calendar, ±1 day) ;Note=11th month, number of days can vary due to solar observation 14.3. =1 Pankuni/Phalguna/Panguni #-3101 KY (Tamil Calendar, ±1 day) ;Note=12th month, number of days can vary due to solar observation ;The Tamil year, in keeping with the old Indic calendar, is divided into six (season)s, each of which lasts two months: ;English Transliteration - English Translation - Season in Sanskrit - Season in English - Tamil Months ;ila-venil - Light warmth - Vasanta - Spring - chithirai, vaigāsi ;mutu-venil - Harsh warmth - Grishma - Summer - āni, ādi ;kaar - Dark clouds, Rain - Varsha - Monsoon - āvani, puratāci ;kulir - Chill / Cold - Sharada - Autumn - aippasi, kārthigai ;mun-pani - Early mist / dew - Hemanta - Winter - mārkazhi, tai ;pin-pani - Late mist / dew - Sishira - Prevernal - māsi, panguni ;Season names: transliteration/sanskrit 14.4. => ila-venil/Vasanta (±1 day) (season) ;English=Light warmth (Spring) 15.6. => mutu-venil/Grishma (±1 day) (season) ;English=Harsh warmth (Summer) 17.8. => kaar/Varsha (±1 day) (season) ;English=Dark clouds/Rain (Monsoon) 17.10. => kulir/Sharada (±1 day) (season) ;English=Chill/Cold (Autumn) 16.12. => mun-pani/Hemanta (±1 day) (season) ;English=Early mist/dew (Winter) 13.2. => pin-pani/Sishira (±1 day) (season) ;English=Late mist/dew (Prevernal) ;Sixty-year cycle: Samvatsara is a Sanskrit term for a "year" in Vedic literature such as the Rigveda and other ancient texts. ;The sixty Samvatsaras are divided into 3 groups of 20 Samvatsaras each. The first 20 from Prabhava to Avyaya are assigned to Brahma. The next 20 from Sarvajit to Parabhava to Vishnu and the last 20 to Shiva. ;After the completion of sixty years, the calendar starts a new with the first year. ;The Vakya or Tirukannitha Panchangam (the traditional Tamil almanac) outlines this sequence. ;Names: in International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration (I.A.S.T.) ;assigned to Brahma 14.4.%1807,60 =>>Samvatsara Prabhava (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 1 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1808,60 =>>Samvatsara Vibhava (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 2 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1809,60 =>>Samvatsara Śukla (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 3 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1810,60 =>>Samvatsara Pramodadūta (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 4 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1811,60 =>>Samvatsara Prajāpati (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 5 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1812,60 =>>Samvatsara Āngīrasa (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 6 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1813,60 =>>Samvatsara Śrīmukha (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 7 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1814,60 =>>Samvatsara Bhāva (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 8 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1815,60 =>>Samvatsara Yuva (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 9 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1816,60 =>>Samvatsara Dhātru (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 10 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1817,60 =>>Samvatsara Īśvara (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 11 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1818,60 =>>Samvatsara Bahudhānya (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 12 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1819,60 =>>Samvatsara Pramāthi (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 13 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1820,60 =>>Samvatsara Vikrama (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 14 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1821,60 =>>Samvatsara Vrushaprajā (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 15 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1822,60 =>>Samvatsara Chitrabhānu (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 16 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1823,60 =>>Samvatsara Subhānu (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 17 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1824,60 =>>Samvatsara Tārana (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 18 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1825,60 =>>Samvatsara Pārthiva (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 19 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1826,60 =>>Samvatsara Vyaya (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 20 (sixty-year cycle) ;assigned to Vishnu 14.4.%1827,60 =>>Samvatsara Sarvajit (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 21 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1828,60 =>>Samvatsara Sarvadhārin (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 22 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1829,60 =>>Samvatsara Virodhin (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 23 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1830,60 =>>Samvatsara Vikrti (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 24 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1831,60 =>>Samvatsara Khara (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 25 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1832,60 =>>Samvatsara Nandana (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 26 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1833,60 =>>Samvatsara Vijaya (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 27 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1834,60 =>>Samvatsara Jaya (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 28 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1835,60 =>>Samvatsara Manmatha (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 29 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1836,60 =>>Samvatsara Durmukha (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 30 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1837,60 =>>Samvatsara Hevilambi (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 31 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1838,60 =>>Samvatsara Vilambi (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 32 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1839,60 =>>Samvatsara Vikāri (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 33 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1840,60 =>>Samvatsara Śārvarin (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 34 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1841,60 =>>Samvatsara Plava (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 35 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1842,60 =>>Samvatsara Śubhakrta (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 36 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1843,60 =>>Samvatsara Śobhana (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 37 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1844,60 =>>Samvatsara Krodhin (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 38 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1845,60 =>>Samvatsara Viśvāvasu (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 39 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1846,60 =>>Samvatsara Parābhava (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 40 (sixty-year cycle) ;assigned to Shiva 14.4.%1847,60 =>>Samvatsara Plavanga (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 41 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1848,60 =>>Samvatsara Kīlaka (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 42 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1849,60 =>>Samvatsara Saumya (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 43 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1850,60 =>>Samvatsara Sādhārana (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 44 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1851,60 =>>Samvatsara Virodhakrta (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 45 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1852,60 =>>Samvatsara Paridhāvin (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 46 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1853,60 =>>Samvatsara Pramādin (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 47 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1854,60 =>>Samvatsara Ānanda (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 48 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1855,60 =>>Samvatsara Rāksasa (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 49 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1856,60 =>>Samvatsara Nala/Anala (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 50 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1857,60 =>>Samvatsara Pingala (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 51 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1858,60 =>>Samvatsara Kālayukta (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 52 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1859,60 =>>Samvatsara Siddhārthin (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 53 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1860,60 =>>Samvatsara Raudra (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 54 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1861,60 =>>Samvatsara Durmati (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 55 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1862,60 =>>Samvatsara Dundubhi (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 56 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1863,60 =>>Samvatsara Rudhirodgārin (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 57 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1864,60 =>>Samvatsara Raktāksin (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 58 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1865,60 =>>Samvatsara Krodhana/Manyu (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 59 (sixty-year cycle) 14.4.%1866,60 =>>Samvatsara Akshaya (Tamil Calendar, year #-3102 KY, ±1 day solar observation) ;Note=Samvatsara 60 (sixty-year cycle) ;These entries were added by: dewaelheyns(a)gmail.com - http://users.telenet.be/wdew/ ;The abbreviations {d} {m} {e} {y} ... are explained on http://users.telenet.be/wdew/Basis%20PTB/BasisEN.htm ;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_calendar ;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samvatsara