Malayalam calendar · Kochi
Malayalam Calendar — Kanni 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.
Kanni runs 17 Sep – 17 Oct 2026 — a solar (Sankranti to Sankranti) month. The Navaratri month. Timings are computed for Kochi; the tithi and the month hold across India. Ritu: Monsoon.
Thursday, 17 September 2026
Shukla Shashthi
- Vishwakarma PujaFestival
- Nakshatra
- Anuradha
- Yoga
- Vishkambha
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:24 PM
Friday, 18 September 2026
Shukla Saptami
- Kanya SankrantiSankranti
- Nakshatra
- Jyeshtha
- Yoga
- Priti
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:23 PM
Saturday, 19 September 2026
Shukla Ashtami
- Nakshatra
- Mula
- Yoga
- Ayushman
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:23 PM
Sunday, 20 September 2026
Shukla Navami
- Nakshatra
- Purva Ashadha
- Yoga
- Saubhagya
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:22 PM
Monday, 21 September 2026
Shukla Dashami
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Ashadha
- Yoga
- Shobhana
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:21 PM
Tuesday, 22 September 2026
Shukla Ekadashi
- Parsva EkadashiFestival
- Shukla EkadashiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Ashadha
- Yoga
- Atiganda
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:21 PM
Wednesday, 23 September 2026
Shukla Dwadashi
- Nakshatra
- Shravana
- Yoga
- Sukarma
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:20 PM
Thursday, 24 September 2026
Shukla Trayodashi
- Shukla PradoshVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Dhanishta
- Yoga
- Dhriti
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:20 PM
Friday, 25 September 2026
Shukla Chaturdashi
- Anant ChaturdashiFestival
- Nakshatra
- Shatabhisha
- Yoga
- Shula
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:19 PM
Saturday, 26 September 2026
Shukla Purnima · Full moon
- Pitru PakshaFestival
- PurnimaFull / new moon
- Nakshatra
- Purva Bhadrapada
- Yoga
- Ganda
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:18 PM
Sunday, 27 September 2026
Krishna Pratipada
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Bhadrapada
- Yoga
- Vriddhi
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:18 PM
Monday, 28 September 2026
Krishna Dwitiya
- Nakshatra
- Revati
- Yoga
- Dhruva
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:17 PM
Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Krishna Tritiya
- Nakshatra
- Ashwini
- Yoga
- Harshana
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:17 PM
Wednesday, 30 September 2026
Krishna Chaturthi
- Sankashti ChaturthiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Bharani
- Yoga
- Vajra
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:16 PM
Thursday, 1 October 2026
Krishna Panchami
- Nakshatra
- Rohini
- Yoga
- Siddhi
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:15 PM
Friday, 2 October 2026
Krishna Shashthi
- Nakshatra
- Mrigashira
- Yoga
- Vyatipata
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:15 PM
Saturday, 3 October 2026
Krishna Saptami
- Nakshatra
- Ardra
- Yoga
- Variyana
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:14 PM
Sunday, 4 October 2026
Krishna Navami
- Nakshatra
- Punarvasu
- Yoga
- Parigha
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:14 PM
Monday, 5 October 2026
Krishna Dashami
- Nakshatra
- Pushya
- Yoga
- Shiva
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:13 PM
Tuesday, 6 October 2026
Krishna Ekadashi
- Indira EkadashiFestival
- Krishna EkadashiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Ashlesha
- Yoga
- Siddha
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:12 PM
Wednesday, 7 October 2026
Krishna Dwadashi
- Nakshatra
- Magha
- Yoga
- Shubha
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:12 PM
Thursday, 8 October 2026
Krishna Trayodashi
- Krishna PradoshVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Purva Phalguni
- Yoga
- Shukla
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:11 PM
Friday, 9 October 2026
Krishna Chaturdashi
- Masik ShivratriVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Phalguni
- Yoga
- Brahma
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:11 PM
Saturday, 10 October 2026
Krishna Amavasya · New moon
- Sarva Pitru AmavasyaFestival
- AmavasyaFull / new moon
- Nakshatra
- Hasta
- Yoga
- Indra
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:10 PM
Sunday, 11 October 2026
Shukla Pratipada
- Sharad NavratriFestival
- Nakshatra
- Chitra
- Yoga
- Vaidhriti
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:10 PM
Monday, 12 October 2026
Shukla Dwitiya
- Nakshatra
- Swati
- Yoga
- Vishkambha
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:09 PM
Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Shukla Tritiya
- Nakshatra
- Vishakha
- Yoga
- Priti
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:09 PM
Wednesday, 14 October 2026
Shukla Chaturthi
- Nakshatra
- Anuradha
- Yoga
- Ayushman
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:08 PM
Thursday, 15 October 2026
Shukla Panchami
- Nakshatra
- Jyeshtha
- Yoga
- Saubhagya
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:08 PM
Friday, 16 October 2026
Shukla Shashthi
- Durga PujaFestival
- Nakshatra
- Jyeshtha
- Yoga
- Shobhana
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:07 PM
Saturday, 17 October 2026
Shukla Saptami
- Maha SaptamiFestival
- Nakshatra
- Mula
- Yoga
- Atiganda
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:07 PM
- Festival
- Sankranti
- Vrat / fast
- Full / new moon
Festivals in Kanni
These are the major festivals in this Malayalam month. Dates use an India-wide reference, so a regional observance may shift by one day.
- Vishwakarma PujaThu 17 SepThe day of the divine craftsman
- Parsva EkadashiTue 22 SepVishnu turns in his sleep
- Anant ChaturdashiFri 25 SepWorship of the eternal Vishnu & Ganesh visarjan
- Pitru PakshaSat 26 SepA fortnight to honour the ancestors
- Indira EkadashiTue 6 OctThe Ekadashi inside Pitru Paksha
- Sarva Pitru AmavasyaSat 10 OctThe last day of the ancestors’ fortnight
- Sharad NavratriSun 11 OctNine nights of the Goddess
- Durga PujaFri 16 OctBengal’s five-day homecoming of the Goddess
- Maha SaptamiSat 17 OctThe Nabapatrika bath opens the great worship
Vrats & observances in Kanni
For Kochi, we derive Ekadashi, Pradosh, Sankashti, the full and new moon, any Sankranti and any eclipse from the sunrise-prevailing tithi.
- Kanya SankrantiFri 18 SepSankrantiSun enters Virgo · 7:52 AM
- Shukla EkadashiTue 22 SepVratShukla paksha · Bhadrapada
- Shukla PradoshThu 24 SepVratShukla paksha · Bhadrapada
- PurnimaSat 26 SepMoonBhadrapada (purnimanta)
- Sankashti ChaturthiWed 30 SepVratKrishna paksha · Bhadrapada
- Krishna EkadashiTue 6 OctVratKrishna paksha · Bhadrapada
- Krishna PradoshThu 8 OctVratKrishna paksha · Bhadrapada
- Masik ShivratriFri 9 OctVratKrishna paksha · Bhadrapada
- AmavasyaSat 10 OctMoonAshwina (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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