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Tamil calendar April 2026

The Tamil calendar is a solar calendar: each month begins when the Sun moves into the next sidereal sign. The year starts with Chithirai, in mid-April, and each year carries a name from the 60-year cycle.

Tamil calendar, April 2026

Months: Panguni (பங்குனி) · Chithirai (சித்திரை)
Samvatsara: Vishvavasu / Parabhava

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

1WednesdayPanguni 18

S Chaturdashi until 7:07 am → Purnima

Uttara Phalguni

Kanya

6:05 am · 6:21 pm

2Thursday19

Purnima until 7:42 am → K Pratipada

Hasta

Kanya

6:05 am · 6:21 pm

Purnima

3Friday20

K Pratipada until 8:43 am → K Dwitiya

Chitra

Kanya → Tula 6:30 am

6:04 am · 6:21 pm

4Saturday21

K Dwitiya until 10:10 am → K Tritiya

Swati

Tula

6:03 am · 6:21 pm

5Sunday22

K Tritiya until 12:01 pm → K Chaturthi

Vishakha

Tula → Vrishchika 5:29 pm

6:03 am · 6:21 pm

6Monday23

K Chaturthi until 2:12 pm → K Panchami

Anuradha

Vrishchika

6:02 am · 6:21 pm

7Tuesday24

K Panchami until 4:35 pm → K Shashthi

Jyeshtha

Vrishchika → Dhanu 5:54 am

6:01 am · 6:21 pm

8Wednesday25

K Shashthi until 7:03 pm → K Saptami

Mula

Dhanu

6:01 am · 6:21 pm

9Thursday26

K Saptami until 9:21 pm → K Ashtami

Mula

Dhanu

6:00 am · 6:21 pm

10Friday27

K Ashtami until 11:16 pm → K Navami

Purva Ashadha

Dhanu → Makara 6:05 pm

6:00 am · 6:21 pm

11Saturday28

K Navami until 12:39 am → K Dashami

Uttara Ashadha

Makara

5:59 am · 6:21 pm

12Sunday29

K Dashami until 1:18 am → K Ekadashi

Shravana

Makara → Kumbha 3:46 am

5:58 am · 6:21 pm

13Monday30

K Ekadashi until 1:10 am → K Dwadashi

Dhanishta

Kumbha

5:58 am · 6:21 pm

Ekadashi

14TuesdayChithirai 1

K Dwadashi until 12:13 am → K Trayodashi

Shatabhisha

Kumbha

5:57 am · 6:22 pm

Puthandu (Tamil New Year)Sankranti

15Wednesday2

K Trayodashi until 10:32 pm → K Chaturdashi

Purva Bhadrapada

Kumbha → Meena 9:38 am

5:56 am · 6:22 pm

16Thursday3

K Chaturdashi until 8:12 pm → Amavasya

Uttara Bhadrapada

Meena

5:56 am · 6:22 pm

17Friday4

Amavasya until 5:22 pm → S Pratipada

Revati

Meena → Mesha 12:03 pm

5:55 am · 6:22 pm

Amavasya

18Saturday5

S Pratipada until 2:12 pm → S Dwitiya

Ashwini

Mesha

5:55 am · 6:22 pm

19Sunday6

S Dwitiya until 10:50 am → S Tritiya

Bharani

Mesha → Vrishabha 12:32 pm

5:54 am · 6:22 pm

Akshaya Tritiya

20Monday7

S Tritiya until 7:28 am → S Chaturthi until 4:16 am → S Panchami

Rohini

Vrishabha

5:54 am · 6:22 pm

21Tuesday8

S Panchami until 1:21 am → S Shashthi

Mrigashira

Vrishabha → Mithuna 1:02 pm

5:53 am · 6:22 pm

22Wednesday9

S Shashthi until 10:50 pm → S Saptami

Ardra

Mithuna

5:53 am · 6:23 pm

23Thursday10

S Saptami until 8:50 pm → S Ashtami

Punarvasu

Mithuna → Karka 3:14 pm

5:52 am · 6:23 pm

24Friday11

S Ashtami until 7:23 pm → S Navami

Pushya

Karka

5:52 am · 6:23 pm

25Saturday12

S Navami until 6:29 pm → S Dashami

Ashlesha

Karka → Simha 8:06 pm

5:51 am · 6:23 pm

26Sunday13

S Dashami until 6:08 pm → S Ekadashi

Magha

Simha

5:51 am · 6:23 pm

27Monday14

S Ekadashi until 6:17 pm → S Dwadashi

Purva Phalguni

Simha → Kanya 3:37 am

5:50 am · 6:23 pm

Ekadashi

28Tuesday15

S Dwadashi until 6:53 pm → S Trayodashi

Uttara Phalguni

Kanya

5:50 am · 6:23 pm

29Wednesday16

S Trayodashi until 7:53 pm → S Chaturdashi

Hasta

Kanya

5:49 am · 6:24 pm

30Thursday17

S Chaturdashi until 9:13 pm → Purnima

Chitra

Kanya → Tula 1:15 pm

5:49 am · 6:24 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 Chennai, in IST.

Days to note in April 2026

Date	Month	What
2 Apr, Thu	Panguni 19	Purnima
13 Apr, Mon	Panguni 30	Krishna Ekadashi
14 Apr, Tue	Chithirai 1	Puthandu (Tamil New Year) · Mesha Sankranti, 9:37 am
17 Apr, Fri	Chithirai 4	Amavasya
19 Apr, Sun	Chithirai 6	Akshaya Tritiya
27 Apr, Mon	Chithirai 14	Shukla Ekadashi

How the Tamil calendar works

The month begins on the day of the Sankranti when the Sun changes sign before sunset, and on the next day when it changes sign after sunset. So months have 29 to 32 days. Festivals that follow the Moon, such as Deepavali and Vinayaka Chathurthi, are fixed by tithi; Thai Pongal and Puthandu by the Sun.

Puthandu, the Tamil New Year, is 1 Chithirai, when the Sun enters Mesha (Aries) in mid-April.

#	Month	Tamil	Sun in
1	Chithirai	சித்திரை	Mesha
2	Vaikasi	வைகாசி	Vrishabha
3	Aani	ஆனி	Mithuna
4	Aadi	ஆடி	Karka
5	Avani	ஆவணி	Simha
6	Purattasi	புரட்டாசி	Kanya
7	Aippasi	ஐப்பசி	Tula
8	Karthigai	கார்த்திகை	Vrishchika
9	Margazhi	மார்கழி	Dhanu
10	Thai	தை	Makara
11	Maasi	மாசி	Kumbha
12	Panguni	பங்குனி	Meena

Other regional calendars

For the full day (yoga, karana, Rahu kaal) see today's panchang, and the full lists of Amavasya, Purnima and eclipse dates.