Malayalam calendar · Kochi
Malayalam Calendar — Chingam 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.
Chingam runs 17 Aug – 16 Sep 2026 — 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.
Monday, 17 August 2026
Shukla Panchami
- Nag PanchamiFestival
- Shravana SomwarVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Chitra
- Yoga
- Shubha
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:42 PM
Tuesday, 18 August 2026
Shukla Shashthi
- Simha SankrantiSankranti
- Nakshatra
- Swati
- Yoga
- Shukla
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:41 PM
Wednesday, 19 August 2026
Shukla Saptami
- Nakshatra
- Swati
- Yoga
- Brahma
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:41 PM
Thursday, 20 August 2026
Shukla Ashtami
- Nakshatra
- Vishakha
- Yoga
- Indra
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:40 PM
Friday, 21 August 2026
Shukla Navami
- Nakshatra
- Anuradha
- Yoga
- Vaidhriti
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:40 PM
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Shukla Dashami
- Nakshatra
- Jyeshtha
- Yoga
- Vishkambha
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:39 PM
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Shukla Ekadashi
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiFestival
- Shukla EkadashiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Mula
- Yoga
- Priti
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:39 PM
Monday, 24 August 2026
Shukla Dwadashi
- Shravana SomwarVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Purva Ashadha
- Yoga
- Priti
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:38 PM
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Shukla Dwadashi
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Ashadha
- Yoga
- Ayushman
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:38 PM
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Shukla Trayodashi
- OnamFestival
- Shukla PradoshVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Shravana
- Yoga
- Saubhagya
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:37 PM
Thursday, 27 August 2026
Shukla Chaturdashi
- Nakshatra
- Dhanishta
- Yoga
- Shobhana
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:37 PM
Friday, 28 August 2026
Shukla Purnima · Full moon
- Raksha BandhanFestival
- Chandra Grahan (Lunar Eclipse)Eclipse
- PurnimaFull / new moon
- Nakshatra
- Shatabhisha
- Yoga
- Atiganda
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:36 PM
Saturday, 29 August 2026
Krishna Pratipada
- Nakshatra
- Purva Bhadrapada
- Yoga
- Sukarma
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:35 PM
Sunday, 30 August 2026
Krishna Dwitiya
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Bhadrapada
- Yoga
- Shula
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:35 PM
Monday, 31 August 2026
Krishna Tritiya
- Shravana SomwarVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Revati
- Yoga
- Ganda
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:34 PM
Tuesday, 1 September 2026
Krishna Chaturthi
- Sankashti ChaturthiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Ashwini
- Yoga
- Vriddhi
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:34 PM
Wednesday, 2 September 2026
Krishna Shashthi
- Nakshatra
- Bharani
- Yoga
- Dhruva
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:33 PM
Thursday, 3 September 2026
Krishna Saptami
- Nakshatra
- Krittika
- Yoga
- Vyaghata
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:33 PM
Friday, 4 September 2026
Krishna Ashtami
- Krishna JanmashtamiFestival
- Nakshatra
- Rohini
- Yoga
- Harshana
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:32 PM
Saturday, 5 September 2026
Krishna Navami
- Nakshatra
- Mrigashira
- Yoga
- Vajra
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:31 PM
Sunday, 6 September 2026
Krishna Dashami
- Nakshatra
- Ardra
- Yoga
- Siddhi
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:31 PM
Monday, 7 September 2026
Krishna Ekadashi
- Aja EkadashiFestival
- Krishna EkadashiVrat / fast
- Shravana SomwarVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Punarvasu
- Yoga
- Vyatipata
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:30 PM
Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Krishna Dwadashi
- Nakshatra
- Pushya
- Yoga
- Parigha
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:30 PM
Wednesday, 9 September 2026
Krishna Trayodashi
- Krishna PradoshVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Ashlesha
- Yoga
- Shiva
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:29 PM
Thursday, 10 September 2026
Krishna Chaturdashi
- Masik ShivratriVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Magha
- Yoga
- Siddha
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:28 PM
Friday, 11 September 2026
Krishna Amavasya · New moon
- AmavasyaFull / new moon
- Nakshatra
- Purva Phalguni
- Yoga
- Sadhya
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:28 PM
Saturday, 12 September 2026
Shukla Pratipada
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Phalguni
- Yoga
- Shubha
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:27 PM
Sunday, 13 September 2026
Shukla Dwitiya
- Nakshatra
- Hasta
- Yoga
- Shukla
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:26 PM
Monday, 14 September 2026
Shukla Tritiya
- Hartalika TeejFestival
- Ganesh ChaturthiFestival
- Nakshatra
- Chitra
- Yoga
- Brahma
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:26 PM
Tuesday, 15 September 2026
Shukla Chaturthi
- Nakshatra
- Swati
- Yoga
- Indra
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:25 PM
Wednesday, 16 September 2026
Shukla Panchami
- Nakshatra
- Vishakha
- Yoga
- Vaidhriti
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:25 PM
- Festival
- Vrat / fast
- Sankranti
- Eclipse
- Full / new moon
Festivals in Chingam
These are the major festivals in this Malayalam month. Dates use an India-wide reference, so a regional observance may shift by one day.
- Nag PanchamiMon 17 AugThe worship of serpents
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiSun 23 AugThe cord tied on Vishnu
- OnamWed 26 AugKerala’s harvest homecoming
- Raksha BandhanFri 28 AugThe bond between sister and brother
- Krishna JanmashtamiFri 4 SepThe birth of Lord Krishna
- Aja EkadashiMon 7 SepThe fast of a king who lost everything
- Hartalika TeejMon 14 SepA vow to Shiva and Parvati
- Ganesh ChaturthiMon 14 SepThe birth of Ganesha
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.
- Shravana SomwarMon 17 AugVratShravana
- Simha SankrantiTue 18 AugSankrantiSun enters Leo · 7:58 AM
- Shukla EkadashiSun 23 AugVratShukla paksha · Shravana
- Shravana SomwarMon 24 AugVratShravana
- Shukla PradoshWed 26 AugVratShukla paksha · Shravana
- Chandra Grahan (Lunar Eclipse)Fri 28 AugEclipsePartial · not visible here
- PurnimaFri 28 AugMoonShravana (purnimanta)
- Shravana SomwarMon 31 AugVratShravana
- Sankashti ChaturthiTue 1 SepVratKrishna paksha · Shravana
- Krishna EkadashiMon 7 SepVratKrishna paksha · Shravana
- Shravana SomwarMon 7 SepVratShravana
- Krishna PradoshWed 9 SepVratKrishna paksha · Shravana
- Masik ShivratriThu 10 SepVratKrishna paksha · Shravana
- AmavasyaFri 11 SepMoonBhadrapada (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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