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Tamil Calendar 2026
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Tamil calendar 2026: month by month
Tamil months in 2026
| Month | First day | Days | Sankranti |
|---|---|---|---|
| மார்கழி Margazhi | Tuesday, 16 December 2025 | 29 | Tue 16 Dec, 4:12 AM |
| தை Thai | Wednesday, 14 January 2026 | 30 | Wed 14 Jan, 2:58 PM |
| மாசி Maasi | Friday, 13 February 2026 | 30 | Fri 13 Feb, 3:59 AM |
| பங்குனி Panguni | Sunday, 15 March 2026 | 30 | Sun 15 Mar, 12:54 AM |
| சித்திரை Chithirai | Tuesday, 14 April 2026 | 31 | Tue 14 Apr, 9:24 AM |
| வைகாசி Vaikasi | Friday, 15 May 2026 | 31 | Fri 15 May, 6:13 AM |
| ஆனி Aani | Monday, 15 June 2026 | 32 | Mon 15 Jun, 12:44 PM |
| ஆடி Aadi | Friday, 17 July 2026 | 31 | Thu 16 Jul, 11:29 PM |
| ஆவணி Aavani | Monday, 17 August 2026 | 31 | Mon 17 Aug, 7:48 AM |
| புரட்டாசி Purattasi | Thursday, 17 September 2026 | 31 | Thu 17 Sep, 7:43 AM |
| ஐப்பசி Aippasi | Sunday, 18 October 2026 | 30 | Sat 17 Oct, 7:42 PM |
| கார்த்திகை Karthigai | Tuesday, 17 November 2026 | 29 | Mon 16 Nov, 7:34 PM |
| மார்கழி Margazhi | Wednesday, 16 December 2026 | 30 | Wed 16 Dec, 10:15 AM |
Festivals in the Tamil calendar 2026
| Date | Tamil Calendar | Festivals |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 3 January | மார்கழி 19 19 Margazhi | Arudra Darshan |
| Tuesday, 13 January | மார்கழி 29 29 Margazhi | Bhogi |
| Wednesday, 14 January | தை 1 1 Thai | Pongal & Makara Sankranti |
| Thursday, 15 January | தை 2 2 Thai | Mattu Pongal & Kanuma |
| Sunday, 18 January | தை 5 5 Thai | Mauni Amavasya |
| Sunday, 1 February | தை 19 19 Thai | Thai Poosam |
| Wednesday, 4 February | தை 22 22 Thai | Shab-e-Barat |
| Sunday, 15 February | மாசி 3 3 Maasi | Maha Shivaratri |
| Thursday, 19 February | மாசி 7 7 Maasi | Ramadan Start |
| Tuesday, 3 March | மாசி 19 19 Maasi | Total lunar eclipse, Masi Magam |
| Wednesday, 4 March | மாசி 20 20 Maasi | Holi & Holika Dahan |
| Saturday, 21 March | பங்குனி 7 7 Panguni | Eid al-Fitr |
| Thursday, 26 March | பங்குனி 12 12 Panguni | Ram Navami |
| Wednesday, 1 April | பங்குனி 18 18 Panguni | Panguni Uthiram |
| Thursday, 2 April | பங்குனி 19 19 Panguni | Hanuman Jayanti |
| Tuesday, 14 April | சித்திரை 1 1 Chithirai | Tamil New Year (Puthandu) |
| Wednesday, 15 April | சித்திரை 2 2 Chithirai | Vishu |
| Friday, 1 May | சித்திரை 18 18 Chithirai | Buddha Purnima, Chitra Pournami |
| Thursday, 28 May | வைகாசி 14 14 Vaikasi | Eid al-Adha (Bakrid) |
| Saturday, 30 May | வைகாசி 16 16 Vaikasi | Vaikasi Visakam |
| Wednesday, 17 June | ஆனி 3 3 Aani | Islamic New Year & Muharram |
| Monday, 29 June | ஆனி 15 15 Aani | Vat Purnima |
| Wednesday, 29 July | ஆடி 13 13 Aadi | Guru Purnima |
| Monday, 3 August | ஆடி 18 18 Aadi | Aadi Perukku |
| Wednesday, 12 August | ஆடி 27 27 Aadi | Aadi Amavasai |
| Saturday, 15 August | ஆடி 30 30 Aadi | Hariyali Teej |
| Wednesday, 26 August | ஆவணி 10 10 Aavani | Onam (Thiruvonam) |
| Friday, 28 August | ஆவணி 12 12 Aavani | Partial lunar eclipse, Raksha Bandhan, Varalakshmi Vratam |
| Friday, 4 September | ஆவணி 19 19 Aavani | Krishna Janmashtami (Gokulashtami) |
| Monday, 14 September | ஆவணி 29 29 Aavani | Ganesh Chaturthi, Hartalika Teej |
| Saturday, 10 October | புரட்டாசி 24 24 Purattasi | Mahalaya Amavasya |
| Sunday, 11 October | புரட்டாசி 25 25 Purattasi | Navaratri begins |
| Tuesday, 20 October | ஐப்பசி 3 3 Aippasi | Saraswati & Ayudha Puja, Vijayadashami (Dussehra) |
| Sunday, 25 October | ஐப்பசி 8 8 Aippasi | Sharad Purnima |
| Sunday, 8 November | ஐப்பசி 22 22 Aippasi | Diwali (Lakshmi Puja), Deepavali (Naraka Chaturdashi) |
| Sunday, 15 November | ஐப்பசி 29 29 Aippasi | Skanda Sashti (Soora Samharam) |
| Tuesday, 24 November | கார்த்திகை 8 8 Karthigai | Kartik Purnima & Dev Deepawali, Karthigai Deepam |
| Sunday, 20 December | மார்கழி 5 5 Margazhi | Vaikunta Ekadasi |
| Thursday, 24 December | மார்கழி 9 9 Margazhi | Arudra Darshan |
About the Tamil calendar
The Tamil calendar is a solar calendar: a new month begins when the Sun enters the next sidereal sign (if that happens before sunset, the same day is the 1st). The year begins on Chithirai 1 (Puthandu) in mid-April, and each year carries one of 60 names.
Tithi and nakshatra are those running at sunrise in Chennai; the moon shape is for 8 PM. Printed almanacs can differ by a day where a tithi or sankranti falls close to the cut-off, so check your local panchang for important dates.