Malayalam calendar · Kochi
Malayalam Calendar — Karkidakam 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.
Karkidakam runs 17 Jul – 16 Aug 2026 — a solar (Sankranti to Sankranti) month. The Ramayana month of rest and treatment. Timings are computed for Kochi; the tithi and the month hold across India. Ritu: Summer.
Friday, 17 July 2026
Shukla Tritiya
- Karka SankrantiSankranti
- Nakshatra
- Magha
- Yoga
- Vyatipata
- Sunrise
- 6:11 AM
- Sunset
- 6:50 PM
Saturday, 18 July 2026
Shukla Panchami
- Nakshatra
- Purva Phalguni
- Yoga
- Variyana
- Sunrise
- 6:11 AM
- Sunset
- 6:50 PM
Sunday, 19 July 2026
Shukla Shashthi
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Phalguni
- Yoga
- Parigha
- Sunrise
- 6:12 AM
- Sunset
- 6:50 PM
Monday, 20 July 2026
Shukla Saptami
- Nakshatra
- Hasta
- Yoga
- Shiva
- Sunrise
- 6:12 AM
- Sunset
- 6:50 PM
Tuesday, 21 July 2026
Shukla Ashtami
- Nakshatra
- Chitra
- Yoga
- Siddha
- Sunrise
- 6:12 AM
- Sunset
- 6:50 PM
Wednesday, 22 July 2026
Shukla Navami
- Nakshatra
- Swati
- Yoga
- Sadhya
- Sunrise
- 6:12 AM
- Sunset
- 6:49 PM
Thursday, 23 July 2026
Shukla Navami
- Nakshatra
- Vishakha
- Yoga
- Shubha
- Sunrise
- 6:12 AM
- Sunset
- 6:49 PM
Friday, 24 July 2026
Shukla Dashami
- Nakshatra
- Anuradha
- Yoga
- Shukla
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:49 PM
Saturday, 25 July 2026
Shukla Ekadashi
- Devshayani EkadashiFestival
- Shukla EkadashiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Jyeshtha
- Yoga
- Brahma
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:49 PM
Sunday, 26 July 2026
Shukla Dwadashi
- Nakshatra
- Jyeshtha
- Yoga
- Indra
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:49 PM
Monday, 27 July 2026
Shukla Trayodashi
- Shukla PradoshVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Mula
- Yoga
- Vaidhriti
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:49 PM
Tuesday, 28 July 2026
Shukla Chaturdashi
- Nakshatra
- Purva Ashadha
- Yoga
- Vishkambha
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:48 PM
Wednesday, 29 July 2026
Shukla Purnima · Full moon
- Guru PurnimaFestival
- PurnimaFull / new moon
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Ashadha
- Yoga
- Priti
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:48 PM
Thursday, 30 July 2026
Krishna Pratipada
- Nakshatra
- Shravana
- Yoga
- Ayushman
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:48 PM
Friday, 31 July 2026
Krishna Dwitiya
- Nakshatra
- Dhanishta
- Yoga
- Saubhagya
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:48 PM
Saturday, 1 August 2026
Krishna Tritiya
- Nakshatra
- Shatabhisha
- Yoga
- Shobhana
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:48 PM
Sunday, 2 August 2026
Krishna Chaturthi
- Sankashti ChaturthiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Purva Bhadrapada
- Yoga
- Atiganda
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:47 PM
Monday, 3 August 2026
Krishna Panchami
- Shravana SomwarVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Bhadrapada
- Yoga
- Sukarma
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:47 PM
Tuesday, 4 August 2026
Krishna Shashthi
- Nakshatra
- Revati
- Yoga
- Dhriti
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:47 PM
Wednesday, 5 August 2026
Krishna Saptami
- Nakshatra
- Ashwini
- Yoga
- Shula
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:46 PM
Thursday, 6 August 2026
Krishna Ashtami
- Nakshatra
- Bharani
- Yoga
- Ganda
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:46 PM
Friday, 7 August 2026
Krishna Navami
- Nakshatra
- Krittika
- Yoga
- Vriddhi
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:46 PM
Saturday, 8 August 2026
Krishna Dashami
- Nakshatra
- Rohini
- Yoga
- Dhruva
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:45 PM
Sunday, 9 August 2026
Krishna Ekadashi
- Kamika EkadashiFestival
- Krishna EkadashiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Mrigashira
- Yoga
- Harshana
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:45 PM
Monday, 10 August 2026
Krishna Dwadashi
- Shravana SomwarVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Ardra
- Yoga
- Vajra
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:45 PM
Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Krishna Chaturdashi
- Masik ShivratriVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Punarvasu
- Yoga
- Siddhi
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:44 PM
Wednesday, 12 August 2026
Krishna Amavasya · New moon
- Surya Grahan (Solar Eclipse)Eclipse
- AmavasyaFull / new moon
- Nakshatra
- Pushya
- Yoga
- Vyatipata
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:44 PM
Thursday, 13 August 2026
Shukla Pratipada
- Nakshatra
- Magha
- Yoga
- Variyana
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:43 PM
Friday, 14 August 2026
Shukla Dwitiya
- Nakshatra
- Purva Phalguni
- Yoga
- Parigha
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:43 PM
Saturday, 15 August 2026
Shukla Tritiya
- Hariyali TeejFestival
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Phalguni
- Yoga
- Shiva
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:43 PM
Sunday, 16 August 2026
Shukla Chaturthi
- Nakshatra
- Hasta
- Yoga
- Sadhya
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:42 PM
- Sankranti
- Festival
- Vrat / fast
- Full / new moon
- Eclipse
Festivals in Karkidakam
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 Karkidakam
For Kochi, we derive Ekadashi, Pradosh, Sankashti, the full and new moon, any Sankranti and any eclipse from the sunrise-prevailing tithi.
- Karka SankrantiFri 17 JulSankrantiSun enters Cancer · 11:39 PM
- Shukla EkadashiSat 25 JulVratShukla paksha · Ashadha
- Shukla PradoshMon 27 JulVratShukla paksha · Ashadha
- PurnimaWed 29 JulMoonAshadha (purnimanta)
- Sankashti ChaturthiSun 2 AugVratKrishna paksha · Ashadha
- Shravana SomwarMon 3 AugVratAshadha
- Krishna EkadashiSun 9 AugVratKrishna paksha · Ashadha
- Shravana SomwarMon 10 AugVratAshadha
- Masik ShivratriTue 11 AugVratKrishna paksha · Ashadha
- Surya Grahan (Solar Eclipse)Wed 12 AugEclipseTotal · not visible here
- AmavasyaWed 12 AugMoonShravana (purnimanta)
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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