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Tamil calendar April 2027

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 2027

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

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

1ThursdayPanguni 18

K Dashami until 12:46 am → K Ekadashi

Uttara Ashadha

Makara

6:05 am · 6:21 pm

2Friday19

K Ekadashi until 2:53 am → K Dwadashi

Shravana

Makara → Kumbha 1:34 am

6:05 am · 6:21 pm

Ekadashi

3Saturday20

K Dwadashi until 4:27 am → K Trayodashi

Dhanishta

Kumbha

6:04 am · 6:21 pm

4Sunday21

K Trayodashi until 5:24 am → K Chaturdashi

Shatabhisha

Kumbha

6:04 am · 6:21 pm

5Monday22

K Chaturdashi until 5:41 am → Amavasya

Purva Bhadrapada

Kumbha → Meena 11:33 am

6:03 am · 6:21 pm

6Tuesday23

Amavasya until 5:22 am → S Pratipada

Uttara Bhadrapada

Meena

6:02 am · 6:21 pm

Amavasya

7Wednesday24

S Pratipada until 4:29 am → S Dwitiya

Revati

Meena → Mesha 6:26 pm

6:02 am · 6:21 pm

8Thursday25

S Dwitiya until 3:11 am → S Tritiya

Ashwini

Mesha

6:01 am · 6:21 pm

9Friday26

S Tritiya until 1:33 am → S Chaturthi

Bharani

Mesha → Vrishabha 10:57 pm

6:00 am · 6:21 pm

10Saturday27

S Chaturthi until 11:41 pm → S Panchami

Krittika

Vrishabha

6:00 am · 6:21 pm

11Sunday28

S Panchami until 9:40 pm → S Shashthi

Rohini

Vrishabha → Mithuna 2:15 am

5:59 am · 6:21 pm

12Monday29

S Shashthi until 7:36 pm → S Saptami

Mrigashira

Mithuna

5:58 am · 6:21 pm

13Tuesday30

S Saptami until 5:30 pm → S Ashtami

Ardra

Mithuna → Karka 5:13 am

5:58 am · 6:21 pm

14WednesdayChithirai 1

S Ashtami until 3:25 pm → S Navami

Punarvasu

Karka

5:57 am · 6:22 pm

Puthandu (Tamil New Year)Sankranti

15Thursday2

S Navami until 1:22 pm → S Dashami

Pushya

Karka

5:57 am · 6:22 pm

Ram Navami

16Friday3

S Dashami until 11:23 am → S Ekadashi

Ashlesha

Karka → Simha 8:19 am

5:56 am · 6:22 pm

17Saturday4

S Ekadashi until 9:29 am → S Dwadashi

Magha

Simha

5:55 am · 6:22 pm

Ekadashi

18Sunday5

S Dwadashi until 7:43 am → S Trayodashi

Purva Phalguni

Simha → Kanya 11:53 am

5:55 am · 6:22 pm

19Monday6

S Trayodashi until 6:09 am → S Chaturdashi until 4:52 am → Purnima

Hasta

Kanya

5:54 am · 6:22 pm

20Tuesday7

Purnima until 3:58 am → K Pratipada

Chitra

Kanya → Tula 4:32 pm

5:54 am · 6:22 pm

Purnima

21Wednesday8

K Pratipada until 3:31 am → K Dwitiya

Swati

Tula

5:53 am · 6:22 pm

22Thursday9

K Dwitiya until 3:38 am → K Tritiya

Vishakha

Tula → Vrishchika 11:18 pm

5:53 am · 6:23 pm

23Friday10

K Tritiya until 4:22 am → K Chaturthi

Anuradha

Vrishchika

5:52 am · 6:23 pm

24Saturday11

K Chaturthi until 5:43 am → K Panchami

Anuradha

Vrishchika

5:52 am · 6:23 pm

25Sunday12

K Panchami

Jyeshtha

Vrishchika → Dhanu 8:58 am

5:51 am · 6:23 pm

26Monday13

K Panchami until 7:38 am → K Shashthi

Mula

Dhanu

5:51 am · 6:23 pm

27Tuesday14

K Shashthi until 9:58 am → K Saptami

Purva Ashadha

Dhanu → Makara 9:12 pm

5:50 am · 6:23 pm

28Wednesday15

K Saptami until 12:32 pm → K Ashtami

Uttara Ashadha

Makara

5:50 am · 6:23 pm

29Thursday16

K Ashtami until 3:02 pm → K Navami

Shravana

Makara

5:49 am · 6:24 pm

30Friday17

K Navami until 5:15 pm → K Dashami

Dhanishta

Makara → Kumbha 9:54 am

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 2027

Date	Month	What
2 Apr, Fri	Panguni 19	Krishna Ekadashi
6 Apr, Tue	Panguni 23	Amavasya
14 Apr, Wed	Chithirai 1	Puthandu (Tamil New Year) · Mesha Sankranti, 3:31 pm
15 Apr, Thu	Chithirai 2	Ram Navami
17 Apr, Sat	Chithirai 4	Shukla Ekadashi
20 Apr, Tue	Chithirai 7	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.