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Malayalam calendar March 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, March 2026
- Months: Kumbham (കുംഭം) · Meenam (മീനം)
- Kollam era: 1201
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 March 2026
| Date | Month | What |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar, Tue | Kumbham 19 | Purnima · Lunar eclipse |
| 15 Mar, Sun | Meenam 1 | Krishna Ekadashi · Meena Sankranti, 1:07 am |
| 19 Mar, Thu | Meenam 5 | Amavasya |
| 26 Mar, Thu | Meenam 12 | Ram Navami |
| 29 Mar, Sun | Meenam 15 | Shukla Ekadashi |
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.