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Tamil calendar May 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, May 2027

Months: Chithirai (சித்திரை) · Vaikasi (வைகாசி)
Samvatsara: Plavanga

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

1SaturdayChithirai 18

K Dashami until 6:55 pm → K Ekadashi

Shatabhisha

Kumbha

5:48 am · 6:24 pm

2Sunday19

K Ekadashi until 7:53 pm → K Dwadashi

Purva Bhadrapada

Kumbha → Meena 8:24 pm

5:48 am · 6:24 pm

Ekadashi

3Monday20

K Dwadashi until 8:05 pm → K Trayodashi

Uttara Bhadrapada

Meena

5:48 am · 6:24 pm

4Tuesday21

K Trayodashi until 7:32 pm → K Chaturdashi

Revati

Meena → Mesha 3:16 am

5:47 am · 6:25 pm

5Wednesday22

K Chaturdashi until 6:17 pm → Amavasya

Ashwini

Mesha

5:47 am · 6:25 pm

6Thursday23

Amavasya until 4:29 pm → S Pratipada

Bharani

Mesha

5:46 am · 6:25 pm

Amavasya

7Friday24

S Pratipada until 2:15 pm → S Dwitiya

Krittika

Mesha → Vrishabha 6:56 am

5:46 am · 6:25 pm

8Saturday25

S Dwitiya until 11:44 am → S Tritiya

Rohini

Vrishabha

5:46 am · 6:25 pm

9Sunday26

S Tritiya until 9:04 am → S Chaturthi

Mrigashira

Vrishabha → Mithuna 8:57 am

5:45 am · 6:26 pm

Akshaya Tritiya

10Monday27

S Chaturthi until 6:24 am → S Panchami until 3:49 am → S Shashthi

Ardra

Mithuna

5:45 am · 6:26 pm

11Tuesday28

S Shashthi until 1:25 am → S Saptami

Punarvasu

Mithuna → Karka 10:52 am

5:45 am · 6:26 pm

12Wednesday29

S Saptami until 11:14 pm → S Ashtami

Pushya

Karka

5:44 am · 6:26 pm

13Thursday30

S Ashtami until 9:19 pm → S Navami

Ashlesha

Karka → Simha 1:41 pm

5:44 am · 6:27 pm

14Friday31

S Navami until 7:40 pm → S Dashami

Magha

Simha

5:44 am · 6:27 pm

15SaturdayVaikasi 1

S Dashami until 6:18 pm → S Ekadashi

Purva Phalguni

Simha → Kanya 5:53 pm

5:44 am · 6:27 pm

Sankranti

16Sunday2

S Ekadashi until 5:14 pm → S Dwadashi

Uttara Phalguni

Kanya

5:43 am · 6:27 pm

Ekadashi

17Monday3

S Dwadashi until 4:29 pm → S Trayodashi

Hasta

Kanya → Tula 11:34 pm

5:43 am · 6:28 pm

18Tuesday4

S Trayodashi until 4:05 pm → S Chaturdashi

Chitra

Tula

5:43 am · 6:28 pm

19Wednesday5

S Chaturdashi until 4:04 pm → Purnima

Swati

Tula

5:43 am · 6:28 pm

20Thursday6

Purnima until 4:29 pm → K Pratipada

Vishakha

Tula → Vrishchika 7:04 am

5:43 am · 6:28 pm

Purnima

21Friday7

K Pratipada until 5:24 pm → K Dwitiya

Anuradha

Vrishchika

5:42 am · 6:29 pm

22Saturday8

K Dwitiya until 6:49 pm → K Tritiya

Jyeshtha

Vrishchika → Dhanu 4:52 pm

5:42 am · 6:29 pm

23Sunday9

K Tritiya until 8:43 pm → K Chaturthi

Mula

Dhanu

5:42 am · 6:29 pm

24Monday10

K Chaturthi until 11:00 pm → K Panchami

Purva Ashadha

Dhanu → Makara 4:53 am

5:42 am · 6:30 pm

25Tuesday11

K Panchami until 1:32 am → K Shashthi

Uttara Ashadha

Makara

5:42 am · 6:30 pm

26Wednesday12

K Shashthi until 4:06 am → K Saptami

Shravana

Makara

5:42 am · 6:30 pm

27Thursday13

K Saptami

Dhanishta

Makara → Kumbha 5:51 pm

5:42 am · 6:31 pm

28Friday14

K Saptami until 6:27 am → K Ashtami

Dhanishta

Kumbha

5:42 am · 6:31 pm

29Saturday15

K Ashtami until 8:21 am → K Navami

Shatabhisha

Kumbha → Meena 5:09 am

5:42 am · 6:31 pm

30Sunday16

K Navami until 9:36 am → K Dashami

Purva Bhadrapada

Meena

5:41 am · 6:31 pm

31Monday17

K Dashami until 10:03 am → K Ekadashi

Uttara Bhadrapada

Meena

5:41 am · 6:32 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 May 2027

Date	Month	What
2 May, Sun	Chithirai 19	Krishna Ekadashi
6 May, Thu	Chithirai 23	Amavasya
9 May, Sun	Chithirai 26	Akshaya Tritiya
15 May, Sat	Vaikasi 1	Vrishabha Sankranti, 12:23 pm
16 May, Sun	Vaikasi 2	Shukla Ekadashi
20 May, Thu	Vaikasi 6	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.