Malayalam calendar · Kochi
Malayalam Calendar — Makaram 2026
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.
Makaram runs 15 Jan – 12 Feb 2026 — a solar (Sankranti to Sankranti) month. Makaravilakku at Sabarimala. Timings are computed for Kochi; the tithi and the month hold across India. Ritu: Winter.
Thursday, 15 January 2026
Krishna Dwadashi
- Makara SankrantiSankranti
- Nakshatra
- Jyeshtha
- Yoga
- Vriddhi
- Sunrise
- 6:45 AM
- Sunset
- 6:22 PM
Friday, 16 January 2026
Krishna Trayodashi
- Krishna PradoshVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Mula
- Yoga
- Dhruva
- Sunrise
- 6:46 AM
- Sunset
- 6:23 PM
Saturday, 17 January 2026
Krishna Chaturdashi
- Masik ShivratriVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Mula
- Yoga
- Vyaghata
- Sunrise
- 6:46 AM
- Sunset
- 6:23 PM
Sunday, 18 January 2026
Krishna Amavasya · New moon
- AmavasyaFull / new moon
- Nakshatra
- Purva Ashadha
- Yoga
- Harshana
- Sunrise
- 6:46 AM
- Sunset
- 6:24 PM
Monday, 19 January 2026
Shukla Pratipada
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Ashadha
- Yoga
- Vajra
- Sunrise
- 6:46 AM
- Sunset
- 6:24 PM
Tuesday, 20 January 2026
Shukla Dwitiya
- Nakshatra
- Shravana
- Yoga
- Siddhi
- Sunrise
- 6:46 AM
- Sunset
- 6:25 PM
Wednesday, 21 January 2026
Shukla Tritiya
- Nakshatra
- Dhanishta
- Yoga
- Vyatipata
- Sunrise
- 6:46 AM
- Sunset
- 6:25 PM
Thursday, 22 January 2026
Shukla Chaturthi
- Nakshatra
- Shatabhisha
- Yoga
- Variyana
- Sunrise
- 6:46 AM
- Sunset
- 6:26 PM
Friday, 23 January 2026
Shukla Panchami
- Vasant PanchamiFestival
- Nakshatra
- Purva Bhadrapada
- Yoga
- Parigha
- Sunrise
- 6:47 AM
- Sunset
- 6:26 PM
Saturday, 24 January 2026
Shukla Shashthi
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Bhadrapada
- Yoga
- Shiva
- Sunrise
- 6:47 AM
- Sunset
- 6:26 PM
Sunday, 25 January 2026
Shukla Saptami
- Nakshatra
- Revati
- Yoga
- Siddha
- Sunrise
- 6:47 AM
- Sunset
- 6:27 PM
Monday, 26 January 2026
Shukla Ashtami
- Nakshatra
- Ashwini
- Yoga
- Sadhya
- Sunrise
- 6:47 AM
- Sunset
- 6:27 PM
Tuesday, 27 January 2026
Shukla Navami
- Nakshatra
- Bharani
- Yoga
- Shukla
- Sunrise
- 6:47 AM
- Sunset
- 6:28 PM
Wednesday, 28 January 2026
Shukla Dashami
- Nakshatra
- Krittika
- Yoga
- Brahma
- Sunrise
- 6:47 AM
- Sunset
- 6:28 PM
Thursday, 29 January 2026
Shukla Ekadashi
- Jaya EkadashiFestival
- Shukla EkadashiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Rohini
- Yoga
- Indra
- Sunrise
- 6:47 AM
- Sunset
- 6:28 PM
Friday, 30 January 2026
Shukla Dwadashi
- Nakshatra
- Ardra
- Yoga
- Vaidhriti
- Sunrise
- 6:47 AM
- Sunset
- 6:29 PM
Saturday, 31 January 2026
Shukla Trayodashi
- Shukla PradoshVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Punarvasu
- Yoga
- Vishkambha
- Sunrise
- 6:47 AM
- Sunset
- 6:29 PM
Sunday, 1 February 2026
Shukla Purnima · Full moon
- PurnimaFull / new moon
- Nakshatra
- Pushya
- Yoga
- Priti
- Sunrise
- 6:47 AM
- Sunset
- 6:29 PM
Monday, 2 February 2026
Krishna Pratipada
- Nakshatra
- Ashlesha
- Yoga
- Ayushman
- Sunrise
- 6:46 AM
- Sunset
- 6:30 PM
Tuesday, 3 February 2026
Krishna Dwitiya
- Nakshatra
- Magha
- Yoga
- Shobhana
- Sunrise
- 6:46 AM
- Sunset
- 6:30 PM
Wednesday, 4 February 2026
Krishna Tritiya
- Nakshatra
- Purva Phalguni
- Yoga
- Atiganda
- Sunrise
- 6:46 AM
- Sunset
- 6:30 PM
Thursday, 5 February 2026
Krishna Chaturthi
- Sankashti ChaturthiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Phalguni
- Yoga
- Sukarma
- Sunrise
- 6:46 AM
- Sunset
- 6:31 PM
Friday, 6 February 2026
Krishna Panchami
- Nakshatra
- Hasta
- Yoga
- Dhriti
- Sunrise
- 6:46 AM
- Sunset
- 6:31 PM
Saturday, 7 February 2026
Krishna Shashthi
- Nakshatra
- Chitra
- Yoga
- Shula
- Sunrise
- 6:46 AM
- Sunset
- 6:31 PM
Sunday, 8 February 2026
Krishna Saptami
- Nakshatra
- Swati
- Yoga
- Ganda
- Sunrise
- 6:46 AM
- Sunset
- 6:32 PM
Monday, 9 February 2026
Krishna Ashtami
- Nakshatra
- Vishakha
- Yoga
- Vriddhi
- Sunrise
- 6:45 AM
- Sunset
- 6:32 PM
Tuesday, 10 February 2026
Krishna Ashtami
- Nakshatra
- Vishakha
- Yoga
- Dhruva
- Sunrise
- 6:45 AM
- Sunset
- 6:32 PM
Wednesday, 11 February 2026
Krishna Navami
- Nakshatra
- Anuradha
- Yoga
- Vyaghata
- Sunrise
- 6:45 AM
- Sunset
- 6:32 PM
Thursday, 12 February 2026
Krishna Dashami
- Nakshatra
- Jyeshtha
- Yoga
- Harshana
- Sunrise
- 6:45 AM
- Sunset
- 6:33 PM
- Sankranti
- Vrat / fast
- Full / new moon
- Festival
Festivals in Makaram
These are the major festivals in this Malayalam month. Dates use an India-wide reference, so a regional observance may shift by one day.
Vrats & observances in Makaram
For Kochi, we derive Ekadashi, Pradosh, Sankashti, the full and new moon, any Sankranti and any eclipse from the sunrise-prevailing tithi.
- Makara SankrantiThu 15 JanSankrantiSun enters Capricorn · 3:07 PM
- Krishna PradoshFri 16 JanVratKrishna paksha · Pausha
- Masik ShivratriSat 17 JanVratKrishna paksha · Pausha
- AmavasyaSun 18 JanMoonMagha (purnimanta)
- Shukla EkadashiThu 29 JanVratShukla paksha · Magha
- Shukla PradoshSat 31 JanVratShukla paksha · Magha
- PurnimaSun 1 FebMoonMagha (purnimanta)
- Sankashti ChaturthiThu 5 FebVratKrishna paksha · Magha
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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