Today’s Tamil date
ஐப்பசி 4
Aippasi 4, Tamil year Parabhava
Wednesday, 21 October 2026
For Chennai; the date shown changes at midnight.
The Tamil calendar month now is Aippasi (ஐப்பசி), from 18 October 2026 to 16 November 2026 (Tamil year Parabhava); Karthigai begins on 17 November 2026. New Year: 14 April 2026 (Chithirai 1, Parabhava) and 14 April 2027 (Chithirai 1, Plavanga). Dates are for Chennai, and the first day of every month is checked against Drik Panchang.
Tamil Calendar 2026: months
| Month | First day | Last day | Days | Tamil year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| மார்கழிMargazhi · Dhanu Sankranti | 16 December 2025 | 13 January | 29 | Visuvavasu |
| தைThai · Makara Sankranti | 14 January | 12 February | 30 | Visuvavasu |
| மாசிMasi · Kumbha Sankranti | 13 February | 14 March | 30 | Visuvavasu |
| பங்குனிPanguni · Meena Sankranti | 15 March | 13 April | 30 | Visuvavasu |
| சித்திரைChithirai · Mesha Sankranti | 14 April | 14 May | 31 | Parabhava |
| வைகாசிVaikasi · Vrishabha Sankranti | 15 May | 14 June | 31 | Parabhava |
| ஆனிAani · Mithuna Sankranti | 15 June | 16 July | 32 | Parabhava |
| ஆடிAadi · Karka Sankranti | 17 July | 16 August | 31 | Parabhava |
| ஆவணிAvani · Simha Sankranti | 17 August | 16 September | 31 | Parabhava |
| புரட்டாசிPurattasi · Kanya Sankranti | 17 September | 17 October | 31 | Parabhava |
| ஐப்பசிAippasi · Tula Sankranti | 18 October | 16 November | 30 | Parabhava |
| கார்த்திகைKarthigai · Vrishchika Sankranti | 17 November | 15 December | 29 | Parabhava |
| மார்கழிMargazhi · Dhanu Sankranti | 16 December | 14 January 2027 | 30 | Parabhava |
Tamil Calendar 2027: months
| Month | First day | Last day | Days | Tamil year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| மார்கழிMargazhi · Dhanu Sankranti | 16 December 2026 | 14 January | 30 | Parabhava |
| தைThai · Makara Sankranti | 15 January | 12 February | 29 | Parabhava |
| மாசிMasi · Kumbha Sankranti | 13 February | 14 March | 30 | Parabhava |
| பங்குனிPanguni · Meena Sankranti | 15 March | 13 April | 30 | Parabhava |
| சித்திரைChithirai · Mesha Sankranti | 14 April | 14 May | 31 | Plavanga |
| வைகாசிVaikasi · Vrishabha Sankranti | 15 May | 15 June | 32 | Plavanga |
| ஆனிAani · Mithuna Sankranti | 16 June | 16 July | 31 | Plavanga |
| ஆடிAadi · Karka Sankranti | 17 July | 16 August | 31 | Plavanga |
| ஆவணிAvani · Simha Sankranti | 17 August | 16 September | 31 | Plavanga |
| புரட்டாசிPurattasi · Kanya Sankranti | 17 September | 17 October | 31 | Plavanga |
| ஐப்பசிAippasi · Tula Sankranti | 18 October | 16 November | 30 | Plavanga |
| கார்த்திகைKarthigai · Vrishchika Sankranti | 17 November | 15 December | 29 | Plavanga |
| மார்கழிMargazhi · Dhanu Sankranti | 16 December | 14 January 2028 | 30 | Plavanga |
First days for Chennai. The Sankranti moments are our calculation (within two minutes of Drik Panchang), and the first day of every month from January 2026 to December 2027 agrees with Drik Panchang’s Tamil calendar.
Tamil festivals, October 2026 to December 2027
2026
- Saturday, 10 OctoberPurattasi 24Mahalaya Amavasai
- Sunday, 11 OctoberPurattasi 25Navarathri begins
- Tuesday, 20 OctoberAippasi 3Ayudha Pooja
- Tuesday, 20 OctoberAippasi 3Vijayadashami
- Sunday, 8 NovemberAippasi 22Deepavali
- Sunday, 15 NovemberAippasi 29Soora Samharam (Skanda Sashti)
- Tuesday, 24 NovemberKarthigai 8Karthigai Deepam
- Sunday, 20 DecemberMargazhi 5Vaikunta Ekadasi
- Thursday, 24 DecemberMargazhi 9Arudra Darisanam
2027
- Thursday, 14 JanuaryMargazhi 30Bhogi
- Friday, 15 JanuaryThai 1Thai Pongal
- Saturday, 16 JanuaryThai 2Mattu Pongal
- Friday, 22 JanuaryThai 8Thaipusam
- Saturday, 6 FebruaryThai 23Thai Amavasai
- Saturday, 20 FebruaryMasi 8Masi Magam
- Saturday, 6 MarchMasi 22Maha Shivaratri
- Monday, 15 MarchPanguni 1Karadaiyan Nombu
- Monday, 22 MarchPanguni 8Panguni Uthiram
- Wednesday, 14 AprilChithirai 1Puthandu (Tamil New Year)
- Tuesday, 20 AprilChithirai 7Chitra Pournami
- Thursday, 20 MayVaikasi 6Vaikasi Visakam
- Monday, 2 AugustAadi 17Aadi Amavasai
- Tuesday, 3 AugustAadi 18Aadi Perukku
- Friday, 13 AugustAadi 28Varalakshmi Vratham
- Wednesday, 25 AugustAvani 9Gokulashtami (Krishna Jayanthi)
- Saturday, 4 SeptemberAvani 19Vinayagar Chathurthi
- Wednesday, 29 SeptemberPurattasi 13Mahalaya Amavasai
- Thursday, 30 SeptemberPurattasi 14Navarathri begins
- Saturday, 9 OctoberPurattasi 23Ayudha Pooja
- Saturday, 9 OctoberPurattasi 23Vijayadashami
- Thursday, 28 OctoberAippasi 11Deepavali
- Thursday, 4 NovemberAippasi 18Soora Samharam (Skanda Sashti)
- Saturday, 11 DecemberKarthigai 25Karthigai Deepam
Dates from Drik Panchang’s Tamil calendar for Chennai. In North India some festivals can fall a day apart; for those, see the Hindu calendar (New Delhi). Hindu calendar
How the Tamil calendar is counted
The Tamil month is solar: a new month is counted from the day the Sun enters the next rashi (Sankranti). If the Sankranti falls after sunrise and before sunset, the month begins that day; if it falls after sunset, the next day. The first day of Chithirai (Mesha Sankranti) is the Tamil New Year, Puthandu.
Tamil years are counted in a cycle of 60 names. From 14 April 2026 (Chithirai 1) the year is Parabhava, and from 14 April 2027 Plavanga; before that, from 14 April 2025, it was Visuvavasu.
The tithi, nakshatra and month dates follow the Thirukanitham (drik) reckoning, which Drik Panchang’s Tamil Panchangam also uses. Many temples and almanacs follow the Vakya Panchangam, in which a month sometimes begins a day earlier or later. For a temple or home ritual, check with your own panchangam or priest.
Frequently asked questions
Which Tamil month is it now?
Aippasi (ஐப்பசி) runs from 18 October 2026 to 16 November 2026 (30 days). Karthigai begins on 17 November 2026. Today’s date is in the box above.
When does Karthigai 2026 start?
Karthigai (கார்த்திகை) runs from Tuesday, 17 November 2026 to Tuesday, 15 December 2026, 29 days. Vrishchika Sankranti is at 7:50 PM on Monday, 16 November 2026, and by the rule the month is counted from the next day.
When does Margazhi 2026 start?
Margazhi (மார்கழி) runs from Wednesday, 16 December 2026 to Thursday, 14 January 2027, 30 days. Dhanu Sankranti is at 10:31 AM on Wednesday, 16 December 2026, and the month begins that day.
When is the Tamil New Year?
14 April 2026 (Chithirai 1, Parabhava) and 14 April 2027 (Chithirai 1, Plavanga). Tamil years are counted in a cycle of 60 names. From 14 April 2026 (Chithirai 1) the year is Parabhava, and from 14 April 2027 Plavanga; before that, from 14 April 2025, it was Visuvavasu.
On which day does a month begin?
The Tamil month is solar: a new month is counted from the day the Sun enters the next rashi (Sankranti). If the Sankranti falls after sunrise and before sunset, the month begins that day; if it falls after sunset, the next day. The first day of Chithirai (Mesha Sankranti) is the Tamil New Year, Puthandu.
Which city are the dates for?
By the sunrise and sunset of Chennai. The moment of a Sankranti is the same all over India, but the first day of the month depends on when in the day it falls, so in another city a month can now and then begin a day apart. The festival dates are for Chennai too; for a ritual, check with your own panchang or priest.
Sources
- Drik Panchang (drikpanchang.com): Tamil Panchangam, Chennai, the month pages from January 2026 to January 2028 (each day’s Tamil date, tithi, nakshatra, sunrise, sunset and festivals); compared on 18 October 2026
- Drik Panchang: Tamil calendar 2026 (festivals) and the Puthandu page (a Sankranti after sunset begins the year the next day)
- Wikipedia: "Tamil calendar" (the month names in Tamil, the names of the 60 years)
- The Sankranti moments: SanatanBodh panchang calculation (astronomy-engine, Lahiri ayanamsha), within two minutes of Drik Panchang
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