Malayalam calendar · Kochi
Malayalam Calendar — Edavam 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.
Edavam runs 15 May – 14 Jun 2026 — a solar (Sankranti to Sankranti) month. The pre-monsoon temple festivals. Timings are computed for Kochi; the tithi and the month hold across India. Ritu: Summer.
Friday, 15 May 2026
Krishna Trayodashi
- Krishna PradoshVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Ashwini
- Yoga
- Ayushman
- Sunrise
- 6:03 AM
- Sunset
- 6:38 PM
Saturday, 16 May 2026
Krishna Amavasya · New moon
- Vat Savitri VratFestival
- Vrishabha SankrantiSankranti
- AmavasyaFull / new moon
- Nakshatra
- Bharani
- Yoga
- Saubhagya
- Sunrise
- 6:03 AM
- Sunset
- 6:39 PM
Sunday, 17 May 2026
Shukla Pratipada
- Nakshatra
- Krittika
- Yoga
- Shobhana
- Sunrise
- 6:03 AM
- Sunset
- 6:39 PM
Monday, 18 May 2026
Shukla Dwitiya
- Nakshatra
- Rohini
- Yoga
- Sukarma
- Sunrise
- 6:03 AM
- Sunset
- 6:39 PM
Tuesday, 19 May 2026
Shukla Tritiya
- Nakshatra
- Mrigashira
- Yoga
- Dhriti
- Sunrise
- 6:03 AM
- Sunset
- 6:39 PM
Wednesday, 20 May 2026
Shukla Chaturthi
- Nakshatra
- Ardra
- Yoga
- Shula
- Sunrise
- 6:03 AM
- Sunset
- 6:39 PM
Thursday, 21 May 2026
Shukla Panchami
- Nakshatra
- Pushya
- Yoga
- Ganda
- Sunrise
- 6:02 AM
- Sunset
- 6:40 PM
Friday, 22 May 2026
Shukla Shashthi
- Nakshatra
- Ashlesha
- Yoga
- Vriddhi
- Sunrise
- 6:02 AM
- Sunset
- 6:40 PM
Saturday, 23 May 2026
Shukla Ashtami
- Nakshatra
- Magha
- Yoga
- Dhruva
- Sunrise
- 6:02 AM
- Sunset
- 6:40 PM
Sunday, 24 May 2026
Shukla Navami
- Nakshatra
- Purva Phalguni
- Yoga
- Harshana
- Sunrise
- 6:02 AM
- Sunset
- 6:40 PM
Monday, 25 May 2026
Shukla Dashami
- Ganga DussehraFestival
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Phalguni
- Yoga
- Vajra
- Sunrise
- 6:02 AM
- Sunset
- 6:41 PM
Tuesday, 26 May 2026
Shukla Ekadashi
- Shukla EkadashiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Hasta
- Yoga
- Siddhi
- Sunrise
- 6:02 AM
- Sunset
- 6:41 PM
Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Shukla Ekadashi
- Shukla EkadashiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Chitra
- Yoga
- Vyatipata
- Sunrise
- 6:02 AM
- Sunset
- 6:41 PM
Thursday, 28 May 2026
Shukla Dwadashi
- Nakshatra
- Chitra
- Yoga
- Variyana
- Sunrise
- 6:02 AM
- Sunset
- 6:41 PM
Friday, 29 May 2026
Shukla Trayodashi
- Shukla PradoshVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Swati
- Yoga
- Parigha
- Sunrise
- 6:02 AM
- Sunset
- 6:42 PM
Saturday, 30 May 2026
Shukla Chaturdashi
- Nakshatra
- Vishakha
- Yoga
- Shiva
- Sunrise
- 6:02 AM
- Sunset
- 6:42 PM
Sunday, 31 May 2026
Shukla Purnima · Full moon
- PurnimaFull / new moon
- Nakshatra
- Anuradha
- Yoga
- Siddha
- Sunrise
- 6:02 AM
- Sunset
- 6:42 PM
Monday, 1 June 2026
Krishna Pratipada
- Nakshatra
- Jyeshtha
- Yoga
- Siddha
- Sunrise
- 6:02 AM
- Sunset
- 6:42 PM
Tuesday, 2 June 2026
Krishna Dwitiya
- Nakshatra
- Mula
- Yoga
- Sadhya
- Sunrise
- 6:02 AM
- Sunset
- 6:43 PM
Wednesday, 3 June 2026
Krishna Tritiya
- Nakshatra
- Purva Ashadha
- Yoga
- Shubha
- Sunrise
- 6:02 AM
- Sunset
- 6:43 PM
Thursday, 4 June 2026
Krishna Chaturthi
- Sankashti ChaturthiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Ashadha
- Yoga
- Shukla
- Sunrise
- 6:02 AM
- Sunset
- 6:43 PM
Friday, 5 June 2026
Krishna Panchami
- Nakshatra
- Shravana
- Yoga
- Brahma
- Sunrise
- 6:02 AM
- Sunset
- 6:43 PM
Saturday, 6 June 2026
Krishna Shashthi
- Nakshatra
- Shravana
- Yoga
- Indra
- Sunrise
- 6:02 AM
- Sunset
- 6:44 PM
Sunday, 7 June 2026
Krishna Saptami
- Nakshatra
- Dhanishta
- Yoga
- Vaidhriti
- Sunrise
- 6:03 AM
- Sunset
- 6:44 PM
Monday, 8 June 2026
Krishna Ashtami
- Nakshatra
- Shatabhisha
- Yoga
- Vishkambha
- Sunrise
- 6:03 AM
- Sunset
- 6:44 PM
Tuesday, 9 June 2026
Krishna Navami
- Nakshatra
- Purva Bhadrapada
- Yoga
- Priti
- Sunrise
- 6:03 AM
- Sunset
- 6:45 PM
Wednesday, 10 June 2026
Krishna Dashami
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Bhadrapada
- Yoga
- Ayushman
- Sunrise
- 6:03 AM
- Sunset
- 6:45 PM
Thursday, 11 June 2026
Krishna Ekadashi
- Krishna EkadashiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Revati
- Yoga
- Shobhana
- Sunrise
- 6:03 AM
- Sunset
- 6:45 PM
Friday, 12 June 2026
Krishna Dwadashi
- Nakshatra
- Ashwini
- Yoga
- Atiganda
- Sunrise
- 6:03 AM
- Sunset
- 6:45 PM
Saturday, 13 June 2026
Krishna Trayodashi
- Krishna PradoshVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Krittika
- Yoga
- Sukarma
- Sunrise
- 6:03 AM
- Sunset
- 6:46 PM
Sunday, 14 June 2026
Krishna Chaturdashi
- Masik ShivratriVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Rohini
- Yoga
- Dhriti
- Sunrise
- 6:03 AM
- Sunset
- 6:46 PM
- Vrat / fast
- Festival
- Sankranti
- Full / new moon
Festivals in Edavam
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 Edavam
For Kochi, we derive Ekadashi, Pradosh, Sankashti, the full and new moon, any Sankranti and any eclipse from the sunrise-prevailing tithi.
- Krishna PradoshFri 15 MayVratKrishna paksha · Vaishakha
- Vrishabha SankrantiSat 16 MaySankrantiSun enters Taurus · 6:22 AM
- AmavasyaSat 16 MayMoonJyeshtha (purnimanta)
- Shukla EkadashiTue 26 MayVratShukla paksha · Jyeshtha
- Shukla EkadashiWed 27 MayVratShukla paksha · Jyeshtha
- Shukla PradoshFri 29 MayVratShukla paksha · Jyeshtha
- PurnimaSun 31 MayMoonJyeshtha (purnimanta)
- Sankashti ChaturthiThu 4 JunVratKrishna paksha · Jyeshtha
- Krishna EkadashiThu 11 JunVratKrishna paksha · Jyeshtha
- Krishna PradoshSat 13 JunVratKrishna paksha · Jyeshtha
- Masik ShivratriSun 14 JunVratKrishna paksha · Jyeshtha
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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