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Tamil calendar December 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, December 2027

Months: Karthigai (கார்த்திகை) · Margazhi (மார்கழி)
Samvatsara: Plavanga

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

1WednesdayKarthigai 15

S Tritiya until 11:40 am → S Chaturthi

Purva Ashadha

Dhanu

6:15 am · 5:40 pm

2Thursday16

S Chaturthi until 1:45 pm → S Panchami

Uttara Ashadha

Dhanu → Makara 6:25 am

6:16 am · 5:40 pm

3Friday17

S Panchami until 4:14 pm → S Shashthi

Shravana

Makara

6:16 am · 5:41 pm

4Saturday18

S Shashthi until 6:57 pm → S Saptami

Dhanishta

Makara → Kumbha 7:08 pm

6:17 am · 5:41 pm

5Sunday19

S Saptami until 9:38 pm → S Ashtami

Dhanishta

Kumbha

6:17 am · 5:41 pm

6Monday20

S Ashtami until 12:01 am → S Navami

Shatabhisha

Kumbha

6:18 am · 5:41 pm

7Tuesday21

S Navami until 1:51 am → S Dashami

Purva Bhadrapada

Kumbha → Meena 7:40 am

6:18 am · 5:42 pm

8Wednesday22

S Dashami until 3:00 am → S Ekadashi

Uttara Bhadrapada

Meena

6:19 am · 5:42 pm

9Thursday23

S Ekadashi until 3:21 am → S Dwadashi

Revati

Meena → Mesha 5:28 pm

6:20 am · 5:42 pm

Ekadashi

10Friday24

S Dwadashi until 2:54 am → S Trayodashi

Ashwini

Mesha

6:20 am · 5:43 pm

11Saturday25

S Trayodashi until 1:44 am → S Chaturdashi

Bharani

Mesha → Vrishabha 11:28 pm

6:21 am · 5:43 pm

12Sunday26

S Chaturdashi until 11:56 pm → Purnima

Krittika

Vrishabha

6:21 am · 5:44 pm

Karthigai Deepam

13Monday27

Purnima until 9:39 pm → K Pratipada

Rohini

Vrishabha → Mithuna 2:23 am

6:22 am · 5:44 pm

Purnima

14Tuesday28

K Pratipada until 7:02 pm → K Dwitiya

Mrigashira

Mithuna

6:22 am · 5:44 pm

15Wednesday29

K Dwitiya until 4:14 pm → K Tritiya

Ardra

Mithuna → Karka 3:46 am

6:23 am · 5:45 pm

16ThursdayMargazhi 1

K Tritiya until 1:23 pm → K Chaturthi

Punarvasu

Karka

6:23 am · 5:45 pm

Sankranti

17Friday2

K Chaturthi until 10:35 am → K Panchami

Pushya

Karka → Simha 5:12 am

6:24 am · 5:46 pm

18Saturday3

K Panchami until 7:59 am → K Shashthi until 5:37 am → K Saptami

Magha

Simha

6:24 am · 5:46 pm

19Sunday4

K Saptami until 3:35 am → K Ashtami

Purva Phalguni

Simha

6:25 am · 5:47 pm

20Monday5

K Ashtami until 1:54 am → K Navami

Uttara Phalguni

Simha → Kanya 7:50 am

6:25 am · 5:47 pm

21Tuesday6

K Navami until 12:36 am → K Dashami

Hasta

Kanya

6:26 am · 5:47 pm

22Wednesday7

K Dashami until 11:42 pm → K Ekadashi

Chitra

Kanya → Tula 12:15 pm

6:26 am · 5:48 pm

23Thursday8

K Ekadashi until 11:13 pm → K Dwadashi

Swati

Tula

6:27 am · 5:48 pm

Ekadashi

24Friday9

K Dwadashi until 11:09 pm → K Trayodashi

Vishakha

Tula → Vrishchika 6:40 pm

6:27 am · 5:49 pm

25Saturday10

K Trayodashi until 11:33 pm → K Chaturdashi

Anuradha

Vrishchika

6:28 am · 5:50 pm

26Sunday11

K Chaturdashi until 12:24 am → Amavasya

Jyeshtha

Vrishchika → Dhanu 3:15 am

6:28 am · 5:50 pm

27Monday12

Amavasya until 1:43 am → S Pratipada

Mula

Dhanu

6:29 am · 5:51 pm

Amavasya

28Tuesday13

S Pratipada until 3:29 am → S Dwitiya

Purva Ashadha

Dhanu

6:29 am · 5:51 pm

29Wednesday14

S Dwitiya until 5:41 am → S Tritiya

Purva Ashadha

Dhanu → Makara 2:05 pm

6:30 am · 5:52 pm

30Thursday15

S Tritiya

Uttara Ashadha

Makara

6:30 am · 5:52 pm

31Friday16

S Tritiya until 8:13 am → S Chaturthi

Shravana

Makara → Kumbha 2:40 am

6:31 am · 5:53 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 December 2027

Date	Month	What
9 Dec, Thu	Karthigai 23	Shukla Ekadashi
12 Dec, Sun	Karthigai 26	Karthigai Deepam
13 Dec, Mon	Karthigai 27	Purnima
16 Dec, Thu	Margazhi 1	Dhanu Sankranti, 4:41 pm
23 Dec, Thu	Margazhi 8	Krishna Ekadashi
27 Dec, Mon	Margazhi 12	Amavasya

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.