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Tamil calendar November 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, November 2026

Months: Aippasi (ஐப்பசி) · Karthigai (கார்த்திகை)
Samvatsara: Parabhava

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

1SundayAippasi 15

K Saptami until 2:53 pm → K Ashtami

Pushya

Karka

6:03 am · 5:42 pm

2Monday16

K Ashtami until 1:11 pm → K Navami

Ashlesha

Karka → Simha 3:47 am

6:03 am · 5:42 pm

3Tuesday17

K Navami until 11:55 am → K Dashami

Magha

Simha

6:03 am · 5:42 pm

4Wednesday18

K Dashami until 11:04 am → K Ekadashi

Purva Phalguni

Simha

6:04 am · 5:41 pm

5Thursday19

K Ekadashi until 10:37 am → K Dwadashi

Uttara Phalguni

Simha → Kanya 9:36 am

6:04 am · 5:41 pm

Ekadashi

6Friday20

K Dwadashi until 10:32 am → K Trayodashi

Hasta

Kanya

6:04 am · 5:41 pm

7Saturday21

K Trayodashi until 10:49 am → K Chaturdashi

Chitra

Kanya → Tula 5:16 pm

6:05 am · 5:41 pm

8Sunday22

K Chaturdashi until 11:29 am → Amavasya

Swati

Tula

6:05 am · 5:40 pm

Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)

9Monday23

Amavasya until 12:32 pm → S Pratipada

Swati

Tula → Vrishchika 2:49 am

6:05 am · 5:40 pm

Amavasya

10Tuesday24

S Pratipada until 2:01 pm → S Dwitiya

Vishakha

Vrishchika

6:06 am · 5:40 pm

11Wednesday25

S Dwitiya until 3:54 pm → S Tritiya

Anuradha

Vrishchika

6:06 am · 5:40 pm

12Thursday26

S Tritiya until 6:10 pm → S Chaturthi

Jyeshtha

Vrishchika → Dhanu 2:20 pm

6:06 am · 5:40 pm

13Friday27

S Chaturthi until 8:43 pm → S Panchami

Mula

Dhanu

6:07 am · 5:39 pm

14Saturday28

S Panchami until 11:25 pm → S Shashthi

Purva Ashadha

Dhanu → Makara 3:12 am

6:07 am · 5:39 pm

15Sunday29

S Shashthi until 2:02 am → S Saptami

Uttara Ashadha

Makara

6:08 am · 5:39 pm

16Monday30

S Saptami until 4:21 am → S Ashtami

Shravana

Makara

6:08 am · 5:39 pm

Sankranti

17TuesdayKarthigai 1

S Ashtami until 6:06 am → S Navami

Dhanishta

Makara → Kumbha 3:31 pm

6:08 am · 5:39 pm

18Wednesday2

S Navami

Shatabhisha

Kumbha

6:09 am · 5:39 pm

19Thursday3

S Navami until 7:07 am → S Dashami

Shatabhisha

Kumbha → Meena 12:51 am

6:09 am · 5:39 pm

20Friday4

S Dashami until 7:17 am → S Ekadashi

Purva Bhadrapada

Meena

6:10 am · 5:39 pm

21Saturday5

S Ekadashi until 6:32 am → S Dwadashi until 4:57 am → S Trayodashi

Uttara Bhadrapada

Meena → Mesha 5:55 am

6:10 am · 5:39 pm

Ekadashi

22Sunday6

S Trayodashi until 2:38 am → S Chaturdashi

Ashwini

Mesha

6:11 am · 5:39 pm

23Monday7

S Chaturdashi until 11:43 pm → Purnima

Bharani

Mesha

6:11 am · 5:39 pm

24Tuesday8

Purnima until 8:24 pm → K Pratipada

Krittika

Mesha → Vrishabha 7:25 am

6:12 am · 5:39 pm

Kartik PurnimaKarthigai DeepamPurnima

25Wednesday9

K Pratipada until 4:51 pm → K Dwitiya

Rohini

Vrishabha

6:12 am · 5:39 pm

26Thursday10

K Dwitiya until 1:16 pm → K Tritiya

Mrigashira

Vrishabha → Mithuna 7:12 am

6:13 am · 5:39 pm

27Friday11

K Tritiya until 9:49 am → K Chaturthi

Ardra

Mithuna

6:13 am · 5:40 pm

28Saturday12

K Chaturthi until 6:41 am → K Panchami until 3:58 am → K Shashthi

Punarvasu

Mithuna → Karka 7:23 am

6:14 am · 5:40 pm

29Sunday13

K Shashthi until 1:47 am → K Saptami

Pushya

Karka

6:14 am · 5:40 pm

30Monday14

K Saptami until 12:13 am → K Ashtami

Ashlesha

Karka → Simha 9:43 am

6:15 am · 5:40 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 November 2026

Date	Month	What
5 Nov, Thu	Aippasi 19	Krishna Ekadashi
8 Nov, Sun	Aippasi 22	Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)
9 Nov, Mon	Aippasi 23	Amavasya
16 Nov, Mon	Aippasi 30	Vrishchika Sankranti, 7:47 pm
21 Nov, Sat	Karthigai 5	Shukla Ekadashi
24 Nov, Tue	Karthigai 8	Kartik Purnima · Karthigai Deepam · Purnima

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.