Malayalam calendar · Kochi
Malayalam Calendar — Chingam 2025
Kerala’s solar calendar, read from Kochi on the Malabar coast. Its months are the Sun’s sidereal signs, and the Malabar rule gives the Sankranti day to the new month only when the ingress falls before aparahna — which is why a Malayalam month sometimes opens a day later than the Tamil one.
Chingam runs 17 Aug – 16 Sep 2025 — a solar (Sankranti to Sankranti) month. Onam, and the Kollam year’s own first month. Timings are computed for Kochi; the tithi and the month hold across India. Ritu: Monsoon.
Sunday, 17 August 2025
Krishna Navami
- Simha SankrantiSankranti
- Nakshatra
- Rohini
- Yoga
- Vyaghata
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:42 PM
Monday, 18 August 2025
Krishna Dashami
- Shravana SomwarVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Mrigashira
- Yoga
- Harshana
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:41 PM
Tuesday, 19 August 2025
Krishna Ekadashi
- Krishna EkadashiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Ardra
- Yoga
- Vajra
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:41 PM
Wednesday, 20 August 2025
Krishna Dwadashi
- Nakshatra
- Punarvasu
- Yoga
- Siddhi
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:40 PM
Thursday, 21 August 2025
Krishna Trayodashi
- Krishna PradoshVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Pushya
- Yoga
- Vyatipata
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:40 PM
Friday, 22 August 2025
Krishna Chaturdashi
- Masik ShivratriVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Ashlesha
- Yoga
- Variyana
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:39 PM
Saturday, 23 August 2025
Krishna Amavasya · New moon
- AmavasyaFull / new moon
- Nakshatra
- Magha
- Yoga
- Parigha
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:39 PM
Sunday, 24 August 2025
Shukla Pratipada
- Nakshatra
- Purva Phalguni
- Yoga
- Shiva
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:38 PM
Monday, 25 August 2025
Shukla Dwitiya
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Phalguni
- Yoga
- Siddha
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:38 PM
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
Shukla Tritiya
- Nakshatra
- Hasta
- Yoga
- Sadhya
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:37 PM
Wednesday, 27 August 2025
Shukla Chaturthi
- Nakshatra
- Chitra
- Yoga
- Shubha
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:36 PM
Thursday, 28 August 2025
Shukla Panchami
- Nakshatra
- Chitra
- Yoga
- Shukla
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:36 PM
Friday, 29 August 2025
Shukla Shashthi
- Nakshatra
- Swati
- Yoga
- Brahma
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:35 PM
Saturday, 30 August 2025
Shukla Saptami
- Nakshatra
- Vishakha
- Yoga
- Indra
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:35 PM
Sunday, 31 August 2025
Shukla Ashtami
- Nakshatra
- Anuradha
- Yoga
- Vaidhriti
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:34 PM
Monday, 1 September 2025
Shukla Navami
- Nakshatra
- Jyeshtha
- Yoga
- Vishkambha
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:34 PM
Tuesday, 2 September 2025
Shukla Dashami
- Nakshatra
- Mula
- Yoga
- Priti
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:33 PM
Wednesday, 3 September 2025
Shukla Ekadashi
- Shukla EkadashiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Purva Ashadha
- Yoga
- Ayushman
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:32 PM
Thursday, 4 September 2025
Shukla Dwadashi
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Ashadha
- Yoga
- Saubhagya
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:32 PM
Friday, 5 September 2025
Shukla Trayodashi
- Shukla PradoshVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Shravana
- Yoga
- Shobhana
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:31 PM
Saturday, 6 September 2025
Shukla Chaturdashi
- Nakshatra
- Dhanishta
- Yoga
- Atiganda
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:31 PM
Sunday, 7 September 2025
Shukla Purnima · Full moon
- Chandra Grahan (Lunar Eclipse)Eclipse
- PurnimaFull / new moon
- Nakshatra
- Shatabhisha
- Yoga
- Sukarma
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:30 PM
Monday, 8 September 2025
Krishna Pratipada
- Nakshatra
- Purva Bhadrapada
- Yoga
- Dhriti
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:29 PM
Tuesday, 9 September 2025
Krishna Dwitiya
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Bhadrapada
- Yoga
- Ganda
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:29 PM
Wednesday, 10 September 2025
Krishna Tritiya
- Nakshatra
- Revati
- Yoga
- Vriddhi
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:28 PM
Thursday, 11 September 2025
Krishna Chaturthi
- Sankashti ChaturthiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Ashwini
- Yoga
- Dhruva
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:28 PM
Friday, 12 September 2025
Krishna Panchami
- Nakshatra
- Bharani
- Yoga
- Vyaghata
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:27 PM
Saturday, 13 September 2025
Krishna Shashthi
- Nakshatra
- Krittika
- Yoga
- Harshana
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:26 PM
Sunday, 14 September 2025
Krishna Ashtami
- Nakshatra
- Rohini
- Yoga
- Vajra
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:26 PM
Monday, 15 September 2025
Krishna Navami
- Nakshatra
- Mrigashira
- Yoga
- Vyatipata
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:25 PM
Tuesday, 16 September 2025
Krishna Dashami
- Nakshatra
- Ardra
- Yoga
- Variyana
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:24 PM
- Sankranti
- Vrat / fast
- Full / new moon
- Eclipse
Vrats & observances in Chingam
For Kochi, we derive Ekadashi, Pradosh, Sankashti, the full and new moon, any Sankranti and any eclipse from the sunrise-prevailing tithi.
- Simha SankrantiSun 17 AugSankrantiSun enters Leo · 1:52 AM
- Shravana SomwarMon 18 AugVratShravana
- Krishna EkadashiTue 19 AugVratKrishna paksha · Shravana
- Krishna PradoshThu 21 AugVratKrishna paksha · Shravana
- Masik ShivratriFri 22 AugVratKrishna paksha · Shravana
- AmavasyaSat 23 AugMoonBhadrapada (purnimanta)
- Shukla EkadashiWed 3 SepVratShukla paksha · Bhadrapada
- Shukla PradoshFri 5 SepVratShukla paksha · Bhadrapada
- Chandra Grahan (Lunar Eclipse)Sun 7 SepEclipseTotal · visible from here · 21:57–01:26
- PurnimaSun 7 SepMoonBhadrapada (purnimanta)
- Sankashti ChaturthiThu 11 SepVratKrishna paksha · Bhadrapada
The Malayalam months
All twelve, in order, with the Gregorian window each usually falls in.
- MedamApril–May
Vishu opens the agrarian year.
- EdavamMay–June
The pre-monsoon temple festivals.
- MithunamJune–July
The south-west monsoon sets in.
- KarkidakamJuly–August
The Ramayana month of rest and treatment.
- ChingamAugust–September
Onam, and the Kollam year’s own first month.
- KanniSeptember–October
The Navaratri month.
- ThulamOctober–November
Harvest, and the turn toward the pilgrimage season.
- VrischikamNovember–December
The 41-day Mandala vratam begins.
- DhanuDecember–January
Thiruvathira and the Dhanu utsavams.
- MakaramJanuary–February
Makaravilakku at Sabarimala.
- KumbhamFebruary–March
Shivaratri on the river sands.
- MeenamMarch–April
Painkuni and the closing utsavams of the year.
FAQ
Is the Malayalam calendar solar?
Yes. Each month is one sidereal sign of the Sun — Medam through Meenam — beginning at a Sankramam rather than at a new or full moon. The tithi is still shown for each day, because vrats and festivals follow it.
What is the Malabar rule?
If the Sankramam falls before aparahna — roughly three-fifths of the way from sunrise to sunset — the month begins that day; otherwise the next. In 2026 the Makara Sankranti lands at mid-afternoon, so Makaram 1 falls on 15 January, a day after Tamil Thai 1.
Which month opens the Malayalam year?
Chingam, in mid-August — the month of Onam. Medam, in April, is the first sign of the zodiac but not the first month of the Kollam year.
Why is no Kollavarsham year number shown?
Because our engine does not compute it. Everything on this site is calculated, never copied, so the page shows the Vikrama and Shaka years it can derive and the month names and Gregorian dates and leaves out what it cannot prove.
Regional calendars
The same sky, cut into months three different ways. Open the calendar your family keeps.
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