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Tamil calendar October 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, October 2027

Months: Purattasi (புரட்டாசி) · Aippasi (ஐப்பசி)
Samvatsara: Plavanga

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

1FridayPurattasi 15

S Dwitiya until 3:34 am → S Tritiya

Chitra

Kanya → Tula 1:27 pm

5:58 am · 5:59 pm

2Saturday16

S Tritiya until 2:09 am → S Chaturthi

Swati

Tula

5:58 am · 5:58 pm

3Sunday17

S Chaturthi until 1:29 am → S Panchami

Vishakha

Tula → Vrishchika 5:57 pm

5:58 am · 5:58 pm

4Monday18

S Panchami until 1:37 am → S Shashthi

Anuradha

Vrishchika

5:58 am · 5:57 pm

5Tuesday19

S Shashthi until 2:34 am → S Saptami

Jyeshtha

Vrishchika → Dhanu 2:16 am

5:58 am · 5:56 pm

6Wednesday20

S Saptami until 4:14 am → S Ashtami

Mula

Dhanu

5:58 am · 5:56 pm

7Thursday21

S Ashtami

Purva Ashadha

Dhanu

5:59 am · 5:55 pm

Durga Ashtami

8Friday22

S Ashtami until 6:28 am → S Navami

Purva Ashadha

Dhanu → Makara 2:00 pm

5:59 am · 5:54 pm

9Saturday23

S Navami until 9:03 am → S Dashami

Uttara Ashadha

Makara

5:59 am · 5:54 pm

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)

10Sunday24

S Dashami until 11:42 am → S Ekadashi

Shravana

Makara → Kumbha 2:56 am

5:59 am · 5:53 pm

11Monday25

S Ekadashi until 2:09 pm → S Dwadashi

Dhanishta

Kumbha

5:59 am · 5:53 pm

Ekadashi

12Tuesday26

S Dwadashi until 4:15 pm → S Trayodashi

Shatabhisha

Kumbha

5:59 am · 5:52 pm

13Wednesday27

S Trayodashi until 5:49 pm → S Chaturdashi

Purva Bhadrapada

Kumbha → Meena 2:32 pm

5:59 am · 5:51 pm

14Thursday28

S Chaturdashi until 6:50 pm → Purnima

Uttara Bhadrapada

Meena

5:59 am · 5:51 pm

15Friday29

Purnima until 7:17 pm → K Pratipada

Revati

Meena → Mesha 11:30 pm

5:59 am · 5:50 pm

Purnima

16Saturday30

K Pratipada until 7:14 pm → K Dwitiya

Ashwini

Mesha

5:59 am · 5:50 pm

17Sunday31

K Dwitiya until 6:44 pm → K Tritiya

Bharani

Mesha

5:59 am · 5:49 pm

18MondayAippasi 1

K Tritiya until 5:52 pm → K Chaturthi

Krittika

Mesha → Vrishabha 6:02 am

6:00 am · 5:49 pm

Sankranti

19Tuesday2

K Chaturthi until 4:43 pm → K Panchami

Rohini

Vrishabha

6:00 am · 5:48 pm

20Wednesday3

K Panchami until 3:19 pm → K Shashthi

Mrigashira

Vrishabha → Mithuna 10:55 am

6:00 am · 5:47 pm

21Thursday4

K Shashthi until 1:43 pm → K Saptami

Ardra

Mithuna

6:00 am · 5:47 pm

22Friday5

K Saptami until 11:57 am → K Ashtami

Punarvasu

Mithuna → Karka 2:43 pm

6:00 am · 5:46 pm

23Saturday6

K Ashtami until 10:00 am → K Navami

Pushya

Karka

6:00 am · 5:46 pm

24Sunday7

K Navami until 7:54 am → K Dashami until 5:41 am → K Ekadashi

Ashlesha

Karka → Simha 5:42 pm

6:01 am · 5:46 pm

25Monday8

K Ekadashi until 3:23 am → K Dwadashi

Magha

Simha

6:01 am · 5:45 pm

Ekadashi

26Tuesday9

K Dwadashi until 1:04 am → K Trayodashi

Purva Phalguni

Simha → Kanya 8:11 pm

6:01 am · 5:45 pm

27Wednesday10

K Trayodashi until 10:51 pm → K Chaturdashi

Uttara Phalguni

Kanya

6:01 am · 5:44 pm

28Thursday11

K Chaturdashi until 8:49 pm → Amavasya

Hasta

Kanya → Tula 11:00 pm

6:02 am · 5:44 pm

29Friday12

Amavasya until 7:07 pm → S Pratipada

Chitra

Tula

6:02 am · 5:43 pm

Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)Amavasya

30Saturday13

S Pratipada until 5:53 pm → S Dwitiya

Swati

Tula → Vrishchika 3:32 am

6:02 am · 5:43 pm

31Sunday14

S Dwitiya until 5:14 pm → S Tritiya

Vishakha

Vrishchika

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 2027

Date	Month	What
7 Oct, Thu	Purattasi 21	Durga Ashtami
9 Oct, Sat	Purattasi 23	Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
11 Oct, Mon	Purattasi 25	Shukla Ekadashi
15 Oct, Fri	Purattasi 29	Purnima
18 Oct, Mon	Aippasi 1	Tula Sankranti, 2:11 am
25 Oct, Mon	Aippasi 8	Krishna Ekadashi
29 Oct, Fri	Aippasi 12	Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) · 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.