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Malayalam calendar May 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, May 2026
- Months: Medam (മേടം) · Edavam (ഇടവം)
- Kollam era: 1201
1FridayMedam 18
Purnima until 10:54 pm → K Pratipada
Swati
Tula
6:07 am · 6:32 pm
Purnima
2Saturday19
K Pratipada until 12:51 am → K Dwitiya
Vishakha
Tula → Vrishchika 12:31 am
6:06 am · 6:32 pm
3Sunday20
K Dwitiya until 3:03 am → K Tritiya
Vishakha
Vrishchika
6:06 am · 6:32 pm
4Monday21
K Tritiya until 5:25 am → K Chaturthi
Anuradha
Vrishchika
6:06 am · 6:32 pm
5Tuesday22
K Chaturthi
Jyeshtha
Vrishchika → Dhanu 12:55 pm
6:05 am · 6:32 pm
6Wednesday23
K Chaturthi until 7:52 am → K Panchami
Mula
Dhanu
6:05 am · 6:33 pm
7Thursday24
K Panchami until 10:15 am → K Shashthi
Purva Ashadha
Dhanu → Makara 1:27 am
6:05 am · 6:33 pm
8Friday25
K Shashthi until 12:23 pm → K Saptami
Uttara Ashadha
Makara
6:05 am · 6:33 pm
9Saturday26
K Saptami until 2:04 pm → K Ashtami
Shravana
Makara
6:04 am · 6:33 pm
10Sunday27
K Ashtami until 3:07 pm → K Navami
Dhanishta
Makara → Kumbha 12:14 pm
6:04 am · 6:33 pm
11Monday28
K Navami until 3:25 pm → K Dashami
Shatabhisha
Kumbha
6:04 am · 6:33 pm
12Tuesday29
K Dashami until 2:53 pm → K Ekadashi
Purva Bhadrapada
Kumbha → Meena 7:26 pm
6:04 am · 6:33 pm
13Wednesday30
K Ekadashi until 1:31 pm → K Dwadashi
Uttara Bhadrapada
Meena
6:04 am · 6:34 pm
Ekadashi
14Thursday31
K Dwadashi until 11:21 am → K Trayodashi
Revati
Meena → Mesha 10:35 pm
6:03 am · 6:34 pm
15FridayEdavam 1
K Trayodashi until 8:32 am → K Chaturdashi until 5:12 am → Amavasya
Ashwini
Mesha
6:03 am · 6:34 pm
Sankranti
16Saturday2
Amavasya until 1:31 am → S Pratipada
Bharani
Mesha → Vrishabha 10:48 pm
6:03 am · 6:34 pm
Amavasya
17Sunday3
S Pratipada until 9:42 pm → S Dwitiya
Krittika
Vrishabha
6:03 am · 6:34 pm
18Monday4
S Dwitiya until 5:54 pm → S Tritiya
Rohini
Vrishabha → Mithuna 10:06 pm
6:03 am · 6:34 pm
19Tuesday5
S Tritiya until 2:19 pm → S Chaturthi
Mrigashira
Mithuna
6:03 am · 6:35 pm
20Wednesday6
S Chaturthi until 11:08 am → S Panchami
Ardra
Mithuna → Karka 10:39 pm
6:03 am · 6:35 pm
21Thursday7
S Panchami until 8:28 am → S Shashthi
Pushya
Karka
6:03 am · 6:35 pm
22Friday8
S Shashthi until 6:25 am → S Saptami until 5:05 am → S Ashtami
Ashlesha
Karka → Simha 2:09 am
6:03 am · 6:35 pm
23Saturday9
S Ashtami until 4:28 am → S Navami
Magha
Simha
6:02 am · 6:36 pm
24Sunday10
S Navami until 4:32 am → S Dashami
Purva Phalguni
Simha
6:02 am · 6:36 pm
25Monday11
S Dashami until 5:12 am → S Ekadashi
Uttara Phalguni
Simha → Kanya 9:08 am
6:02 am · 6:36 pm
26Tuesday12
S Ekadashi
Hasta
Kanya
6:02 am · 6:36 pm
Ekadashi
27Wednesday13
S Ekadashi until 6:23 am → S Dwadashi
Chitra
Kanya → Tula 7:01 pm
6:02 am · 6:36 pm
Ekadashi
28Thursday14
S Dwadashi until 7:58 am → S Trayodashi
Chitra
Tula
6:02 am · 6:37 pm
29Friday15
S Trayodashi until 9:52 am → S Chaturdashi
Swati
Tula
6:02 am · 6:37 pm
30Saturday16
S Chaturdashi until 11:59 am → Purnima
Vishakha
Tula → Vrishchika 6:39 am
6:02 am · 6:37 pm
31Sunday17
Purnima until 2:16 pm → K Pratipada
Anuradha
Vrishchika
6:02 am · 6:37 pm
Purnima
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 May 2026
| Date | Month | What |
|---|---|---|
| 1 May, Fri | Medam 18 | Purnima |
| 13 May, Wed | Medam 30 | Krishna Ekadashi |
| 15 May, Fri | Edavam 1 | Vrishabha Sankranti, 6:27 am |
| 16 May, Sat | Edavam 2 | Amavasya |
| 26 May, Tue | Edavam 12 | Shukla Ekadashi |
| 27 May, Wed | Edavam 13 | Shukla Ekadashi |
| 31 May, Sun | Edavam 17 | Purnima |
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.