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Tamil calendar October 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, October 2026
- Months: Purattasi (புரட்டாசி) · Aippasi (ஐப்பசி)
- Samvatsara: Parabhava
1ThursdayPurattasi 15
K Panchami until 12:36 pm → K Shashthi
Krittika
Vrishabha
5:58 am · 5:59 pm
2Friday16
K Shashthi until 10:16 am → K Saptami
Mrigashira
Vrishabha → Mithuna 3:41 pm
5:58 am · 5:58 pm
3Saturday17
K Saptami until 8:01 am → K Ashtami until 5:53 am → K Navami
Ardra
Mithuna
5:58 am · 5:58 pm
4Sunday18
K Navami until 3:55 am → K Dashami
Punarvasu
Mithuna → Karka 6:33 pm
5:58 am · 5:57 pm
5Monday19
K Dashami until 2:08 am → K Ekadashi
Pushya
Karka
5:58 am · 5:56 pm
6Tuesday20
K Ekadashi until 12:35 am → K Dwadashi
Ashlesha
Karka → Simha 10:19 pm
5:58 am · 5:56 pm
Ekadashi
7Wednesday21
K Dwadashi until 11:17 pm → K Trayodashi
Magha
Simha
5:59 am · 5:55 pm
8Thursday22
K Trayodashi until 10:17 pm → K Chaturdashi
Purva Phalguni
Simha → Kanya 3:19 am
5:59 am · 5:54 pm
9Friday23
K Chaturdashi until 9:37 pm → Amavasya
Uttara Phalguni
Kanya
5:59 am · 5:54 pm
10Saturday24
Amavasya until 9:20 pm → S Pratipada
Hasta
Kanya
5:59 am · 5:53 pm
Amavasya
11Sunday25
S Pratipada until 9:32 pm → S Dwitiya
Chitra
Kanya → Tula 10:05 am
5:59 am · 5:52 pm
Sharad Navratri begins
12Monday26
S Dwitiya until 10:14 pm → S Tritiya
Swati
Tula
5:59 am · 5:52 pm
13Tuesday27
S Tritiya until 11:29 pm → S Chaturthi
Vishakha
Tula → Vrishchika 7:13 pm
5:59 am · 5:51 pm
14Wednesday28
S Chaturthi until 1:14 am → S Panchami
Anuradha
Vrishchika
5:59 am · 5:51 pm
15Thursday29
S Panchami until 3:26 am → S Shashthi
Jyeshtha
Vrishchika
5:59 am · 5:50 pm
16Friday30
S Shashthi until 5:55 am → S Saptami
Jyeshtha
Vrishchika → Dhanu 6:49 am
5:59 am · 5:50 pm
17Saturday31
S Saptami
Mula
Dhanu
6:00 am · 5:49 pm
Sankranti
18SundayAippasi 1
S Saptami until 8:29 am → S Ashtami
Purva Ashadha
Dhanu → Makara 7:34 pm
6:00 am · 5:48 pm
19Monday2
S Ashtami until 10:53 am → S Navami
Uttara Ashadha
Makara
6:00 am · 5:48 pm
Durga Ashtami
20Tuesday3
S Navami until 12:51 pm → S Dashami
Shravana
Makara
6:00 am · 5:47 pm
Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
21Wednesday4
S Dashami until 2:13 pm → S Ekadashi
Dhanishta
Makara → Kumbha 7:01 am
6:00 am · 5:47 pm
22Thursday5
S Ekadashi until 2:49 pm → S Dwadashi
Shatabhisha
Kumbha
6:00 am · 5:46 pm
Ekadashi
23Friday6
S Dwadashi until 2:37 pm → S Trayodashi
Purva Bhadrapada
Kumbha → Meena 3:05 pm
6:01 am · 5:46 pm
24Saturday7
S Trayodashi until 1:38 pm → S Chaturdashi
Uttara Bhadrapada
Meena
6:01 am · 5:45 pm
25Sunday8
S Chaturdashi until 11:57 am → Purnima
Revati
Meena → Mesha 7:23 pm
6:01 am · 5:45 pm
26Monday9
Purnima until 9:42 am → K Pratipada
Ashwini
Mesha
6:01 am · 5:45 pm
Purnima
27Tuesday10
K Pratipada until 7:02 am → K Dwitiya until 4:08 am → K Tritiya
Bharani
Mesha → Vrishabha 9:08 pm
6:01 am · 5:44 pm
28Wednesday11
K Tritiya until 1:08 am → K Chaturthi
Krittika
Vrishabha
6:02 am · 5:44 pm
29Thursday12
K Chaturthi until 10:11 pm → K Panchami
Rohini
Vrishabha → Mithuna 10:08 pm
6:02 am · 5:43 pm
30Friday13
K Panchami until 7:26 pm → K Shashthi
Mrigashira
Mithuna
6:02 am · 5:43 pm
31Saturday14
K Shashthi until 4:58 pm → K Saptami
Ardra
Mithuna → Karka 12:02 am
6:02 am · 5:43 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 October 2026
| Date | Month | What |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct, Tue | Purattasi 20 | Krishna Ekadashi |
| 10 Oct, Sat | Purattasi 24 | Amavasya |
| 11 Oct, Sun | Purattasi 25 | Sharad Navratri begins |
| 17 Oct, Sat | Purattasi 31 | Tula Sankranti, 7:56 pm |
| 19 Oct, Mon | Aippasi 2 | Durga Ashtami |
| 20 Oct, Tue | Aippasi 3 | Dussehra (Vijayadashami) |
| 22 Oct, Thu | Aippasi 5 | Shukla Ekadashi |
| 26 Oct, Mon | Aippasi 9 | 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
- Hindu calendar
- Telugu calendar
- Kannada calendar
- Malayalam 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.