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Malayalam calendar August 2026
The Malayalam calendar (Kollavarsham) is a solar calendar. Its year begins with Chingam, in mid-August, and is counted in the Kollam era. The month of Medam begins in mid-April with Vishu.
Malayalam calendar, August 2026
- Months: Karkidakam (കർക്കടകം) · Chingam (ചിങ്ങം)
- Kollam era: 1201 / 1202
1SaturdayKarkidakam 16
K Tritiya until 11:08 pm → K Chaturthi
Shatabhisha
Kumbha
6:14 am · 6:43 pm
2Sunday17
K Chaturthi until 11:16 pm → K Panchami
Purva Bhadrapada
Kumbha → Meena 3:27 pm
6:14 am · 6:43 pm
3Monday18
K Panchami until 10:55 pm → K Shashthi
Uttara Bhadrapada
Meena
6:14 am · 6:43 pm
4Tuesday19
K Shashthi until 10:04 pm → K Saptami
Revati
Meena → Mesha 9:55 pm
6:14 am · 6:42 pm
5Wednesday20
K Saptami until 8:43 pm → K Ashtami
Ashwini
Mesha
6:14 am · 6:42 pm
6Thursday21
K Ashtami until 6:54 pm → K Navami
Bharani
Mesha → Vrishabha 1:54 am
6:14 am · 6:42 pm
7Friday22
K Navami until 4:38 pm → K Dashami
Krittika
Vrishabha
6:14 am · 6:42 pm
8Saturday23
K Dashami until 2:00 pm → K Ekadashi
Rohini
Vrishabha → Mithuna 3:50 am
6:15 am · 6:41 pm
9Sunday24
K Ekadashi until 11:06 am → K Dwadashi
Mrigashira
Mithuna
6:15 am · 6:41 pm
Ekadashi
10Monday25
K Dwadashi until 8:02 am → K Trayodashi until 4:55 am → K Chaturdashi
Ardra
Mithuna → Karka 4:44 am
6:15 am · 6:41 pm
11Tuesday26
K Chaturdashi until 1:54 am → Amavasya
Punarvasu
Karka
6:15 am · 6:40 pm
12Wednesday27
Amavasya until 11:07 pm → S Pratipada
Pushya
Karka → Simha 6:08 am
6:15 am · 6:40 pm
AmavasyaSolar eclipse
13Thursday28
S Pratipada until 8:42 pm → S Dwitiya
Magha
Simha
6:15 am · 6:39 pm
14Friday29
S Dwitiya until 6:48 pm → S Tritiya
Purva Phalguni
Simha
6:15 am · 6:39 pm
15Saturday30
S Tritiya until 5:30 pm → S Chaturthi
Uttara Phalguni
Simha → Kanya 9:36 am
6:15 am · 6:39 pm
16Sunday31
S Chaturthi until 4:53 pm → S Panchami
Hasta
Kanya
6:15 am · 6:38 pm
17MondayChingam 1
S Panchami until 5:01 pm → S Shashthi
Chitra
Kanya → Tula 4:21 pm
6:15 am · 6:38 pm
Sankranti
18Tuesday2
S Shashthi until 5:52 pm → S Saptami
Swati
Tula
6:15 am · 6:37 pm
19Wednesday3
S Saptami until 7:20 pm → S Ashtami
Swati
Tula → Vrishchika 2:31 am
6:15 am · 6:37 pm
20Thursday4
S Ashtami until 9:19 pm → S Navami
Vishakha
Vrishchika
6:15 am · 6:37 pm
21Friday5
S Navami until 11:37 pm → S Dashami
Anuradha
Vrishchika
6:15 am · 6:36 pm
22Saturday6
S Dashami until 2:01 am → S Ekadashi
Jyeshtha
Vrishchika → Dhanu 2:50 pm
6:15 am · 6:36 pm
23Sunday7
S Ekadashi until 4:20 am → S Dwadashi
Mula
Dhanu
6:15 am · 6:35 pm
Ekadashi
24Monday8
S Dwadashi
Purva Ashadha
Dhanu → Makara 3:07 am
6:15 am · 6:35 pm
25Tuesday9
S Dwadashi until 6:22 am → S Trayodashi
Uttara Ashadha
Makara
6:15 am · 6:34 pm
26Wednesday10
S Trayodashi until 8:00 am → S Chaturdashi
Shravana
Makara
6:14 am · 6:34 pm
Onam (Thiruvonam)
27Thursday11
S Chaturdashi until 9:10 am → Purnima
Dhanishta
Makara → Kumbha 1:37 pm
6:14 am · 6:33 pm
28Friday12
Purnima until 9:49 am → K Pratipada
Shatabhisha
Kumbha
6:14 am · 6:33 pm
PurnimaLunar eclipse
29Saturday13
K Pratipada until 9:58 am → K Dwitiya
Purva Bhadrapada
Kumbha → Meena 9:38 pm
6:14 am · 6:32 pm
30Sunday14
K Dwitiya until 9:38 am → K Tritiya
Uttara Bhadrapada
Meena
6:14 am · 6:32 pm
31Monday15
K Tritiya until 8:52 am → K Chaturthi
Revati
Meena → Mesha 3:24 am
6:14 am · 6:31 pm
S = Shukla paksha, K = Krishna paksha. The tithi is the one at sunrise, with the time it ends when it changes before the next sunrise. ☆ nakshatra, ☾ Moon sign, ☼ sunrise and sunset, for Thiruvananthapuram, in IST.
Days to note in August 2026
| Date | Month | What |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug, Sun | Karkidakam 24 | Krishna Ekadashi |
| 12 Aug, Wed | Karkidakam 27 | Amavasya · Solar eclipse (not seen from Thiruvananthapuram) |
| 17 Aug, Mon | Chingam 1 | Simha Sankranti, 8:02 am |
| 23 Aug, Sun | Chingam 7 | Shukla Ekadashi |
| 26 Aug, Wed | Chingam 10 | Onam (Thiruvonam) |
| 28 Aug, Fri | Chingam 12 | Purnima · Lunar eclipse (not seen from Thiruvananthapuram) |
How the Malayalam calendar works
A month begins on the day of the Sankranti when the Sun changes sign before about three fifths of the daytime has passed, and on the next day otherwise. Onam falls on the Thiruvonam nakshatra in Chingam.
The Kollam year changes on 1 Chingam, when the Sun enters Simha (Leo) in mid-August. Vishu, on 1 Medam in April, is celebrated as the astronomical new year.
| # | Month | Malayalam | Sun in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medam | മേടം | Mesha |
| 2 | Edavam | ഇടവം | Vrishabha |
| 3 | Mithunam | മിഥുനം | Mithuna |
| 4 | Karkidakam | കർക്കടകം | Karka |
| 5 | Chingam | ചിങ്ങം | Simha |
| 6 | Kanni | കന്നി | Kanya |
| 7 | Thulam | തുലാം | Tula |
| 8 | Vrischikam | വൃശ്ചികം | Vrishchika |
| 9 | Dhanu | ധനു | Dhanu |
| 10 | Makaram | മകരം | Makara |
| 11 | Kumbham | കുംഭം | Kumbha |
| 12 | Meenam | മീനം | Meena |
Other regional calendars
- Hindu calendar
- Tamil calendar
- Telugu calendar
- Kannada calendar
- Marathi calendar
- Gujarati calendar
- Bengali calendar
- Odia calendar
For the full day (yoga, karana, Rahu kaal) see today's panchang, and the full lists of Amavasya, Purnima and eclipse dates.