Magha · Shukla Chaturdashi · Lord Murugan
Thai Poosam 2026थाई पूसम
Thai Poosam 2026 is on Saturday, 31 January 2026 in Columbus, OH.
Just past · computed for Columbus, OH · EST, UTC−5Columbus · Saturday, 31 January 2026
The day, hour by hour
Kept through the day.
Times for Columbus, OH in EST, UTC−5, rounded to the minute, computed by Kalava's engine for this town's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise. How
Lord Murugan was given the vel — the spear — by his mother on this day, and went to end what nobody else could. What is carried up the hill is a kavadi, and it is carried because it was promised.
Every town is its own sunrise
Thai Poosam 2026 in other towns
Highlighted rows keep the day on another date than India. Tap a town for its full day.
| Town | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 1 Feb | |
| Mumbai | 1 Feb | |
| Kolkata | 1 Feb | |
| Chennai | 1 Feb | |
| Bengaluru | 1 Feb | |
| Hyderabad | 1 Feb | |
| Ahmedabad | 1 Feb | |
| Jaipur | 1 Feb | |
| Lucknow | 1 Feb | |
| Patna | 1 Feb | |
| Abroad | ||
| Columbus US | 31 Jan a day before India | |
| London GB | 1 Feb | |
| Leicester GB | 1 Feb | |
| Birmingham GB | 1 Feb | |
| New York US | 31 Jan a day before India | |
| Edison US | 31 Jan a day before India | |
| Jersey City US | 31 Jan a day before India | |
| Chicago US | 31 Jan a day before India | |
| Houston US | 31 Jan a day before India | |
| Dallas US | 31 Jan a day before India | |
| San Francisco US | 31 Jan a day before India | |
| San Jose US | 31 Jan a day before India | |
| Los Angeles US | 31 Jan a day before India | |
| Atlanta US | 31 Jan a day before India | |
| Washington, DC US | 31 Jan a day before India | |
| Boston US | 31 Jan a day before India | |
| Seattle US | 31 Jan a day before India | |
| Toronto CA | 31 Jan a day before India | |
| Brampton CA | 31 Jan a day before India | |
| Vancouver CA | 31 Jan a day before India | |
| Sydney AU | 1 Feb | |
| Melbourne AU | 1 Feb | |
| Auckland NZ | 1 Feb | |
| Singapore SG | 1 Feb | |
| Kuala Lumpur MY | 1 Feb | |
| Dubai AE | 1 Feb | |
| Doha QA | 1 Feb | |
| Nairobi KE | 1 Feb | |
| Durban ZA | 1 Feb | |
| Port Louis MU | 1 Feb | |
How Thai Poosam is kept
Katha
The spear she gave him
Soorapadman could not be beaten with anything that already existed, so Parvati Maa made the vel out of her own power and put it into her son's hand on the Pushya star in the month of Thai.
Puja vidhi
6 steps
The method at the day's own hours, every mantra with its meaning.
Samagri
4 things to set out
Every item pictured, a list to tick and send.
