Tamil New Year 'Virodhi' Brings Gain and Prosperity to Everybody

The Tamil New Year starts when Sun enters into the Aries sign (Mesham Rasi). The new year 'Virodhi' starts on 14^th April 2009. The Tamil population living in Tamil Nadu, in India, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka and other parts of the world celebrate the Tamil New year day festival. This day also being observed as the new year day by the people of:

1) Assam (Rongali Bihu festival or Bohag Bihu festival - 14th or 15th of April),

2) Bengal (Pohela Baisakh (West Bengal & Bangla Desh) festival, according to Benagali calendar - 14th or 15th April),

3) Kerala (Vishu festival, According to Malayalam calendar - 13^th or 14^th April),

4) Manipur (Cheiraoba Festival 14^th April),

5) Nepal (Bisket Jatra festival, According to Vikram Samwat calendar 13^th or 14^th April),

6) Orissa (Vishuva Sankranti festival 14^th April),

7) Punjab (Vaisaki or Baisakhi - 13th or 14th April) and

8) Tripura (Buisu).

The Hindu Tamil Calendar follows 60 year cycle. All these sixty years have unique names. The Tamil New Year 'Virodhi' is listed as the twenty third year in the 60 Tamil Years table. The Hindu Tamil Calendar also follows the 'nirayan' or sidereal vernal equinox. The day marks the Sun's transition into nirayan Aries. Astrologically the event is termed as 'nirayan Mesha Samkranti.' The Tropical Vernal equinox occurs around 22^nd March. To calculate the exact time and date of nirayan or sidereal equinox, the astrologers add 23 degrees of trepidation or oscillation to the tropical vernal equinox. The event is also termed as Vishu Punya Kalam.

The Tamil New Year 'Virodhi' begins on the first day of the Tamil month Chitrai:

1) Date of Birth - 13^th April 2009

2) Time of Birth - Indian time night 11.03 p.m

3) Day - Monday (Soma Va ram),

4) Birth Star (nakshatra) - Jyeshta (Kettai),

5) Birth Sign or rasi - Scorpio,

6) Tithi (Lunar Day) - Krishna Paksha panchami,

7) Ritu - Vasantha Ritu,

8) Ayanam - Uttarayana Punyakalam.

Horoscope:

1) Lagna : Sagittarius (Dhanur Lagna) Rasi Lord - Jupiter: Sagittarius Lagna in Jupiter's house - highly auspicious and prosperity to every one

2) Second House : Capricorn - Jupiter and Raghu - Rasi Lord - Saturn

3) Third House : Aquarius - Mars - Rasi Lord - Saturn

4) Fourth House: Pisces - Venus (King of the year) : Venus - Rasi Lord - Jupiter - Buying power will increase

5) Fifth House: Aries - Sun and Mercury - Rasi Lord: Mars

6) Eighth House: Cancer - Ketu - Rasi Lord - Chandran

7) Nineth House: Leo - Saturn (Malefic) - Rasi Lord - Sun

8) Twelth House: Scorpio - Moon (Minister cum Commanding chief as well as Responsible for rain for the year ) - Rasi Lord - Kujan: Position of Moon in scorpio twelth house benefic effects unexpected gains

Birth stars of the Gainers / Beneficiaries :

1) Ashwathi/Aswini

2) Bharani

3) Krithika (1st Quart)

4) Mrigasiro/Makayiram

5) Punarvasu or Punarpusam (4rth Quart)

6) Chitra or Chithira

7) Dhanishta or Avittam (1,2 Quart)

8) Visakam (4rth Quart)

9) Anuradha or Anusham

10)Triketta (Kettai, Jyeshta)

Planet Transitions

1) Saturn Transition from Leo to Virgo on 26^th September 2009

2) Raghu and Ketu:

a. Raghu Transition from Capricorn to Sagittarius on 27^th October 2009 and

b. Ketu Transition from Taurus to Gemini on 27^th October 2009

3) Jupiter Transition from Sagittarius to Aquarius on 15^th December 2009

Solar eclipse:

1) First solar eclipse on 22^nd July 2009 Wednesday

2) Second solar eclipse on 15th January 2010 Friday

Lunar Eclipse:

1) First Lunar eclipse 31^st January 2010

Reference Sources:

1) Tamil Calendar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_calendar
2) Puthandu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puthandu
3) New Years Day http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year%27s_Day
4) Significance of Tamil New Year: http://forumhub.mayyam.com/hub/viewlite.php?t=1767
5) New year Festival http://www.newyearfestival.com/new-year-dates.html
6) Tamil Astrology http://tamilastrology.hosuronline.com/