Malayalam calendar · Kochi
Malayalam Calendar — Chingam 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.
Chingam runs 18 Aug – 17 Sep 2027 — 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.
Wednesday, 18 August 2027
Krishna Pratipada
- Simha SankrantiSankranti
- Nakshatra
- Shatabhisha
- Yoga
- Atiganda
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:41 PM
Thursday, 19 August 2027
Krishna Dwitiya
- Nakshatra
- Purva Bhadrapada
- Yoga
- Sukarma
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:41 PM
Friday, 20 August 2027
Krishna Tritiya
- Nakshatra
- Purva Bhadrapada
- Yoga
- Dhriti
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:40 PM
Saturday, 21 August 2027
Krishna Chaturthi
- Sankashti ChaturthiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Bhadrapada
- Yoga
- Shula
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:40 PM
Sunday, 22 August 2027
Krishna Panchami
- Nakshatra
- Revati
- Yoga
- Ganda
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:39 PM
Monday, 23 August 2027
Krishna Shashthi
- Shravana SomwarVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Ashwini
- Yoga
- Vriddhi
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:39 PM
Tuesday, 24 August 2027
Krishna Saptami
- Nakshatra
- Bharani
- Yoga
- Dhruva
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:38 PM
Wednesday, 25 August 2027
Krishna Ashtami
- Krishna JanmashtamiFestival
- Nakshatra
- Krittika
- Yoga
- Vyaghata
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:38 PM
Thursday, 26 August 2027
Krishna Navami
- Nakshatra
- Rohini
- Yoga
- Harshana
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:37 PM
Friday, 27 August 2027
Krishna Dashami
- Nakshatra
- Mrigashira
- Yoga
- Vajra
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:37 PM
Saturday, 28 August 2027
Krishna Ekadashi
- Aja EkadashiFestival
- Krishna EkadashiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Ardra
- Yoga
- Siddhi
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:36 PM
Sunday, 29 August 2027
Krishna Dwadashi
- Nakshatra
- Punarvasu
- Yoga
- Vyatipata
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:36 PM
Monday, 30 August 2027
Krishna Chaturdashi
- Masik ShivratriVrat / fast
- Shravana SomwarVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Ashlesha
- Yoga
- Parigha
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:35 PM
Tuesday, 31 August 2027
Krishna Amavasya · New moon
- AmavasyaFull / new moon
- Nakshatra
- Magha
- Yoga
- Shiva
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:34 PM
Wednesday, 1 September 2027
Shukla Pratipada
- Nakshatra
- Purva Phalguni
- Yoga
- Siddha
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:34 PM
Thursday, 2 September 2027
Shukla Dwitiya
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Phalguni
- Yoga
- Sadhya
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:33 PM
Friday, 3 September 2027
Shukla Tritiya
- Hartalika TeejFestival
- Nakshatra
- Hasta
- Yoga
- Shubha
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:33 PM
Saturday, 4 September 2027
Shukla Chaturthi
- Ganesh ChaturthiFestival
- Nakshatra
- Chitra
- Yoga
- Shukla
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:32 PM
Sunday, 5 September 2027
Shukla Panchami
- Nakshatra
- Swati
- Yoga
- Indra
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:32 PM
Monday, 6 September 2027
Shukla Shashthi
- Nakshatra
- Vishakha
- Yoga
- Vaidhriti
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:31 PM
Tuesday, 7 September 2027
Shukla Saptami
- Nakshatra
- Anuradha
- Yoga
- Vishkambha
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:30 PM
Wednesday, 8 September 2027
Shukla Ashtami
- Nakshatra
- Jyeshtha
- Yoga
- Priti
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:30 PM
Thursday, 9 September 2027
Shukla Navami
- Nakshatra
- Mula
- Yoga
- Ayushman
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:29 PM
Friday, 10 September 2027
Shukla Dashami
- Nakshatra
- Purva Ashadha
- Yoga
- Saubhagya
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 6:28 PM
Saturday, 11 September 2027
Shukla Ekadashi
- Parsva EkadashiFestival
- Shukla EkadashiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Ashadha
- Yoga
- Shobhana
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:28 PM
Sunday, 12 September 2027
Shukla Dwadashi
- OnamFestival
- Nakshatra
- Shravana
- Yoga
- Shobhana
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:27 PM
Monday, 13 September 2027
Shukla Trayodashi
- Shukla PradoshVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Dhanishta
- Yoga
- Atiganda
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:27 PM
Tuesday, 14 September 2027
Shukla Chaturdashi
- Anant ChaturdashiFestival
- Nakshatra
- Dhanishta
- Yoga
- Sukarma
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:26 PM
Wednesday, 15 September 2027
Shukla Purnima · Full moon
- Pitru PakshaFestival
- PurnimaFull / new moon
- Nakshatra
- Shatabhisha
- Yoga
- Dhriti
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:25 PM
Thursday, 16 September 2027
Krishna Pratipada
- Nakshatra
- Purva Bhadrapada
- Yoga
- Shula
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:25 PM
Friday, 17 September 2027
Krishna Dwitiya
- Vishwakarma PujaFestival
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Bhadrapada
- Yoga
- Ganda
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 6:24 PM
- Sankranti
- Vrat / fast
- Festival
- 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.
- Krishna JanmashtamiWed 25 AugThe birth of Lord Krishna
- Aja EkadashiSat 28 AugThe fast of a king who lost everything
- Hartalika TeejFri 3 SepA vow to Shiva and Parvati
- Ganesh ChaturthiSat 4 SepThe birth of Ganesha
- Parsva EkadashiSat 11 SepVishnu turns in his sleep
- OnamSun 12 SepKerala’s harvest homecoming
- Anant ChaturdashiTue 14 SepWorship of the eternal Vishnu & Ganesh visarjan
- Pitru PakshaWed 15 SepA fortnight to honour the ancestors
- Vishwakarma PujaFri 17 SepThe day of the divine craftsman
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.
- Simha SankrantiWed 18 AugSankrantiSun enters Leo · 2:13 PM
- Sankashti ChaturthiSat 21 AugVratKrishna paksha · Shravana
- Shravana SomwarMon 23 AugVratShravana
- Krishna EkadashiSat 28 AugVratKrishna paksha · Shravana
- Masik ShivratriMon 30 AugVratKrishna paksha · Shravana
- Shravana SomwarMon 30 AugVratShravana
- AmavasyaTue 31 AugMoonBhadrapada (purnimanta)
- Shukla EkadashiSat 11 SepVratShukla paksha · Bhadrapada
- Shukla PradoshMon 13 SepVratShukla paksha · Bhadrapada
- PurnimaWed 15 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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