Tamil Calendar for 2026 — Akshaya year per the 60-year Tamil cycle. Each Tamil month (Chithirai, Vaikasi, Aani…) begins around the sun
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Tamil Calendar for 2026 — Akshaya year per the 60-year Tamil cycle. Each Tamil month (Chithirai, Vaikasi, Aani…) begins around the sun's solar transit and marks major Tamil festivals and Skanda Sashti dates.
Headline festivals and solar ingresses, computed from the observed sky. Tithi festivals are resolved at the reference sunrise; rules kept at midnight or twilight (Janmashtami, Maha Shivaratri, Diwali) can be announced a day either side — each such rule is noted.
| Date | Festival |
|---|---|
| 1 January 2026 · Thu | Pausha Purnima |
| 14 January 2026 · Wed | Makara Sankranti |
| 21 January 2026 · Wed | Vasant Panchami |
| 31 January 2026 · Sat | Magha Purnima |
| 13 February 2026 · Fri | Kumbha Sankranti |
| 14 February 2026 · Sat | Maha Shivaratri |
| 1 March 2026 · Sun | Holika Dahan / Phalguna Purnima |
| 15 March 2026 · Sun | Meena Sankranti |
| 18 March 2026 · Wed | Ugadi / Gudi Padwa |
| 19 March 2026 · Thu | Gangaur |
| 25 March 2026 · Wed | Ram Navami |
| 14 April 2026 · Tue | Mesha Sankranti |
| 18 April 2026 · Sat | Akshaya Tritiya |
| 29 April 2026 · Wed | Buddha Purnima |
| 15 May 2026 · Fri | Vrishabha Sankranti |
| 15 June 2026 · Mon | Mithuna Sankranti |
| 22 June 2026 · Mon | Ganga Dussehra |
| 14 July 2026 · Tue | Rath Yatra |
| 16 July 2026 · Thu | Karka Sankranti |
| 27 July 2026 · Mon | Guru Purnima |
| 13 August 2026 · Thu | Hariyali Teej |
| 15 August 2026 · Sat | Nag Panchami |
| 16 August 2026 · Sun | Kalki Jayanti |
| 17 August 2026 · Mon | Simha Sankranti |
| 25 August 2026 · Tue | Raksha Bandhan |
| 26 August 2026 · Wed | Raksha Bandhan |
| 2 September 2026 · Wed | Krishna Janmashtami |
| 13 September 2026 · Sun | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 17 September 2026 · Thu | Kanya Sankranti |
| 17 September 2026 · Thu | Radha Ashtami |
| 23 September 2026 · Wed | Anant Chaturdashi |
| 8 October 2026 · Thu | Mahalaya Amavasya |
| 9 October 2026 · Fri | Sharad Navratri begins |
| 16 October 2026 · Fri | Durga Ashtami |
| 17 October 2026 · Sat | Tula Sankranti |
| 19 October 2026 · Mon | Vijayadashami |
| 24 October 2026 · Sat | Sharad Purnima |
| 5 November 2026 · Thu | Dhanteras |
| 7 November 2026 · Sat | Diwali / Kali Puja |
| 8 November 2026 · Sun | Govardhan Puja / Bestu Varas |
| 9 November 2026 · Mon | Bhai Dooj |
| 13 November 2026 · Fri | Chhath (Sandhya Arghya) |
| 16 November 2026 · Mon | Vrischika Sankranti |
| 22 November 2026 · Sun | Kartik Purnima / Dev Deepawali |
| 16 December 2026 · Wed | Dhanu Sankranti |
Computed 2026-08-17 · dates resolved for New Delhi, IST — the reference meridian printed panchangs use. The same tithi can resolve to a different civil date elsewhere on Earth.
Positions from the shared Lahiri-sidereal ephemeris; sunrise by the NOAA solar calculator. Every date above is computed, not stored. How AskSoma computes things.
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