Tamil Calendar
May 2026: Tamil dates, the tithi and nakshatra of each day at sunrise, festivals and vrats. Parabhava (Tamil year).
May 2026
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Chithirai 18 Purnima Swati Chithirai Pournami Vaishakha Purnima
2
Chithirai 19 Krishna Pratipada Vishakha
3
Chithirai 20 Krishna Dwitiya Vishakha
4
Chithirai 21 Krishna Tritiya Anuradha
5
Chithirai 22 Krishna Chaturthi Jyeshtha Angaraki Sankashti Chaturthi
6
Chithirai 23 Krishna Chaturthi Mula
7
Chithirai 24 Krishna Panchami Purva Ashadha
8
Chithirai 25 Krishna Shashthi Uttara Ashadha
9
Chithirai 26 Krishna Saptami Shravana
10
Chithirai 27 Krishna Ashtami Dhanishta
11
Chithirai 28 Krishna Navami Shatabhisha
12
Chithirai 29 Krishna Dashami Purva Bhadrapada
13
Chithirai 30 Krishna Ekadashi Uttara Bhadrapada Apara Ekadashi
14
Chithirai 31 Krishna Dwadashi Revati Pradosham
15
Vaikasi 1 Krishna Trayodashi Ashwini Masik Shivaratri Vrishabha Sankranti
16
Vaikasi 2 Amavasya Bharani Vaishakha Amavasya (Shani)
17
Vaikasi 3 Shukla Pratipada Krittika
18
Vaikasi 4 Shukla Dwitiya Rohini
19
Vaikasi 5 Shukla Tritiya Mrigashira
20
Vaikasi 6 Shukla Chaturthi Ardra
21
Vaikasi 7 Shukla Panchami Pushya
22
Vaikasi 8 Shukla Shashthi Ashlesha
23
Vaikasi 9 Shukla Ashtami Magha
24
Vaikasi 10 Shukla Navami Purva Phalguni
25
Vaikasi 11 Shukla Dashami Uttara Phalguni
26
Vaikasi 12 Shukla Ekadashi Hasta Padmini Ekadashi
27
Vaikasi 13 Shukla Ekadashi Hasta
28
Vaikasi 14 Shukla Dwadashi Chitra Pradosham
29
Vaikasi 15 Shukla Trayodashi Swati
30
Vaikasi 16 Shukla Chaturdashi Vishakha Vaikasi Visakam Adhik Jyeshtha Purnima
31
Vaikasi 17 Purnima Anuradha
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Festivals and vrats this month
| Date | Observance | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 01 May Friday | Chithirai Pournami | Chithirai 18, Purnima |
| 01 May Friday | Vaishakha Purnima | Purnima 30 Apr, 21:13 to 01 May, 22:53 |
| 05 May Tuesday | Angaraki Sankashti Chaturthi | Krishna Chaturthi 05 May, 05:24 to 06 May, 07:51; moonrise 22:30 |
| 13 May Wednesday | Apara Ekadashi | Ekadashi 12 May, 14:52 to 13 May, 13:30; Parana on 14 May from 05:31 to 11:21 |
| 14 May Thursday | Pradosham | Krishna Trayodashi 14 May, 11:21 to 15 May, 08:31 |
| 15 May Friday | Masik Shivaratri | Krishna Chaturdashi 15 May, 08:31 to 16 May, 05:11 |
| 15 May Friday | Vrishabha Sankranti | The Sun enters Taurus at 15 May 2026, 06:21 |
| 16 May Saturday | Vaishakha Amavasya (Shani) | Amavasya 16 May, 05:11 to 17 May, 01:31 |
| 26 May Tuesday | Padmini Ekadashi | Ekadashi 26 May, 05:11 to 27 May, 06:22; Parana on 27 May from 12:46 to 13:41 |
| 28 May Thursday | Pradosham | Shukla Trayodashi 28 May, 07:57 to 29 May, 09:51 |
| 30 May Saturday | Vaikasi Visakam | Vaikasi 16, Vishakha |
| 30 May Saturday | Adhik Jyeshtha Purnima | Purnima 30 May, 11:58 to 31 May, 14:15 |
Times are local to New Delhi, Delhi, India, worked out with the sidereal (Lahiri) zodiac. Sunrise and sunset are for the upper edge of the Sun with normal refraction.