Malayalam calendar · Kochi
Malayalam Calendar — Karkidakam 2027
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 – 17 Aug 2027 — 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.
Saturday, 17 July 2027
Shukla Chaturdashi
- Karka SankrantiSankranti
- Nakshatra
- Mula
- Yoga
- Indra
- Sunrise
- 6:11 AM
- Sunset
- 6:50 PM
Sunday, 18 July 2027
Shukla Purnima · Full moon
- Guru PurnimaFestival
- Chandra Grahan (Lunar Eclipse)Eclipse
- PurnimaFull / new moon
- Nakshatra
- Purva Ashadha
- Yoga
- Vaidhriti
- Sunrise
- 6:11 AM
- Sunset
- 6:50 PM
Monday, 19 July 2027
Krishna Pratipada
- Shravana SomwarVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Ashadha
- Yoga
- Vishkambha
- Sunrise
- 6:12 AM
- Sunset
- 6:50 PM
Tuesday, 20 July 2027
Krishna Dwitiya
- Nakshatra
- Shravana
- Yoga
- Priti
- Sunrise
- 6:12 AM
- Sunset
- 6:50 PM
Wednesday, 21 July 2027
Krishna Tritiya
- Nakshatra
- Dhanishta
- Yoga
- Ayushman
- Sunrise
- 6:12 AM
- Sunset
- 6:50 PM
Thursday, 22 July 2027
Krishna Chaturthi
- Sankashti ChaturthiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Shatabhisha
- Yoga
- Saubhagya
- Sunrise
- 6:12 AM
- Sunset
- 6:50 PM
Friday, 23 July 2027
Krishna Chaturthi
- Sankashti ChaturthiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Purva Bhadrapada
- Yoga
- Shobhana
- Sunrise
- 6:12 AM
- Sunset
- 6:49 PM
Saturday, 24 July 2027
Krishna Panchami
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Bhadrapada
- Yoga
- Atiganda
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:49 PM
Sunday, 25 July 2027
Krishna Shashthi
- Nakshatra
- Revati
- Yoga
- Sukarma
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:49 PM
Monday, 26 July 2027
Krishna Saptami
- Shravana SomwarVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Ashwini
- Yoga
- Dhriti
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:49 PM
Tuesday, 27 July 2027
Krishna Ashtami
- Nakshatra
- Bharani
- Yoga
- Shula
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:49 PM
Wednesday, 28 July 2027
Krishna Navami
- Nakshatra
- Krittika
- Yoga
- Ganda
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:49 PM
Thursday, 29 July 2027
Krishna Dashami
- Kamika EkadashiFestival
- Nakshatra
- Rohini
- Yoga
- Vriddhi
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 6:48 PM
Friday, 30 July 2027
Krishna Dwadashi
- Nakshatra
- Mrigashira
- Yoga
- Dhruva
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:48 PM
Saturday, 31 July 2027
Krishna Trayodashi
- Krishna PradoshVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Ardra
- Yoga
- Vyaghata
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:48 PM
Sunday, 1 August 2027
Krishna Chaturdashi
- Masik ShivratriVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Punarvasu
- Yoga
- Vajra
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:48 PM
Monday, 2 August 2027
Krishna Amavasya · New moon
- Surya Grahan (Solar Eclipse)Eclipse
- AmavasyaFull / new moon
- Shravana SomwarVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Pushya
- Yoga
- Siddhi
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:47 PM
Tuesday, 3 August 2027
Shukla Pratipada
- Nakshatra
- Ashlesha
- Yoga
- Vyatipata
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:47 PM
Wednesday, 4 August 2027
Shukla Dwitiya
- Hariyali TeejFestival
- Nakshatra
- Magha
- Yoga
- Variyana
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:47 PM
Thursday, 5 August 2027
Shukla Chaturthi
- Nakshatra
- Purva Phalguni
- Yoga
- Parigha
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:46 PM
Friday, 6 August 2027
Shukla Panchami
- Nag PanchamiFestival
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Phalguni
- Yoga
- Siddha
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:46 PM
Saturday, 7 August 2027
Shukla Shashthi
- Nakshatra
- Hasta
- Yoga
- Sadhya
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:46 PM
Sunday, 8 August 2027
Shukla Saptami
- Nakshatra
- Swati
- Yoga
- Shubha
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:45 PM
Monday, 9 August 2027
Shukla Ashtami
- Shravana SomwarVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Swati
- Yoga
- Shukla
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:45 PM
Tuesday, 10 August 2027
Shukla Navami
- Nakshatra
- Vishakha
- Yoga
- Brahma
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:45 PM
Wednesday, 11 August 2027
Shukla Dashami
- Nakshatra
- Anuradha
- Yoga
- Indra
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:44 PM
Thursday, 12 August 2027
Shukla Ekadashi
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiFestival
- Shukla EkadashiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Jyeshtha
- Yoga
- Vaidhriti
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:44 PM
Friday, 13 August 2027
Shukla Dwadashi
- Nakshatra
- Mula
- Yoga
- Vishkambha
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:43 PM
Saturday, 14 August 2027
Shukla Trayodashi
- Shukla PradoshVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Purva Ashadha
- Yoga
- Priti
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:43 PM
Sunday, 15 August 2027
Shukla Trayodashi
- Shukla PradoshVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Ashadha
- Yoga
- Ayushman
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:43 PM
Monday, 16 August 2027
Shukla Chaturdashi
- Shravana SomwarVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Shravana
- Yoga
- Saubhagya
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:42 PM
Tuesday, 17 August 2027
Shukla Purnima · Full moon
- Raksha BandhanFestival
- Chandra Grahan (Lunar Eclipse)Eclipse
- PurnimaFull / new moon
- Nakshatra
- Dhanishta
- Yoga
- Shobhana
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:42 PM
- Sankranti
- Festival
- Eclipse
- Full / new moon
- Vrat / fast
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.
- Guru PurnimaSun 18 JulA day of gratitude to the teacher
- Kamika EkadashiThu 29 JulThe fast of the tulsi leaf
- Hariyali TeejWed 4 AugThe green festival of the monsoon
- Nag PanchamiFri 6 AugThe worship of serpents
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiThu 12 AugThe cord tied on Vishnu
- Raksha BandhanTue 17 AugThe bond between sister and brother
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 SankrantiSat 17 JulSankrantiSun enters Cancer · 5:48 AM
- Chandra Grahan (Lunar Eclipse)Sun 18 JulEclipsePenumbral · visible from here · 21:26–21:39
- PurnimaSun 18 JulMoonAshadha (purnimanta)
- Shravana SomwarMon 19 JulVratAshadha
- Sankashti ChaturthiThu 22 JulVratKrishna paksha · Ashadha
- Sankashti ChaturthiFri 23 JulVratKrishna paksha · Ashadha
- Shravana SomwarMon 26 JulVratAshadha
- Krishna PradoshSat 31 JulVratKrishna paksha · Ashadha
- Masik ShivratriSun 1 AugVratKrishna paksha · Ashadha
- Surya Grahan (Solar Eclipse)Mon 2 AugEclipseTotal · visible from here · 15:58–17:49
- AmavasyaMon 2 AugMoonShravana (purnimanta)
- Shravana SomwarMon 2 AugVratAshadha
- Shravana SomwarMon 9 AugVratShravana
- Shukla EkadashiThu 12 AugVratShukla paksha · Shravana
- Shukla PradoshSat 14 AugVratShukla paksha · Shravana
- Shukla PradoshSun 15 AugVratShukla paksha · Shravana
- Shravana SomwarMon 16 AugVratShravana
- Chandra Grahan (Lunar Eclipse)Tue 17 AugEclipsePenumbral · not visible here
- PurnimaTue 17 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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