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Tamil Panchangam
Traditional Tamil Panchangam following the Tamil Solar Calendar with 60-year Brihaspati cycle.
Tamil Year Saumya · Saumya
Lunar Month
Aippasi (ஐப்பசி)
Year
Tamil Year Saumya
Samvatsara
Saumya
Script
Tamil (தமிழ்)
Note: Year (Samvatsara) name is NOT verified against the real Tamil 60-year cycle epoch — published sources show a different current year name than this placeholder computes. Treat as illustrative only. Month name is a real solar (Sun-rashi) computation.
Tamil Panchangam — Monthly Calendar
October 2026
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Panchang for Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Tuesday, 20 October 2026
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Tithi
Navami
Shukla
Nakshatra
Shravana
Yoga
Shoola
Karana
Kaulava
Var
Tuesday (Mangalavara)
Rahu Kalam
02:56 PM to 04:21 PM
Yamaganda
09:15 AM to 10:40 AM
Gulik Kalam
12:05 PM to 01:30 PM
Abhijit
11:42 AM to 12:28 PM
Dur Muhurta
08:41 AM to 09:26 AM, 10:50 PM to 11:40 PM
Amrit Kalam
06:36 AM to 08:21 AM
Good & Inauspicious Days
Based on the classical Nanda/Bhadra/Jaya/Rikta/Purna tithi classification, applied to this month's calculated tithi for each day. Individual festival and vrat days are listed on the Festivals and Vrat pages.
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Auspicious Days
24 days- 1
Day 1
Purna tithi — highly auspicious, full and complete
- 2
Day 2
Nanda tithi — good for joyous beginnings
- 3
Day 3
Bhadra tithi — auspicious, gentle start
- 5
Day 5
Purna tithi — highly auspicious, full and complete
- 6
Day 6
Nanda tithi — auspicious for fasting and worship
- 7
Day 7
Bhadra tithi — auspicious, gentle start
- 8
Day 8
Jaya tithi — favourable for effort and competition
- 11
About the Tamil Panchangam
- Calendar type
- Solar (sidereal) with lunar tithis for religious days
- New year
- Puthandu — the first day of Chithirai, around 14 April
- Era
- 60-year Samvatsara (Brihaspati) cycle; year names repeat every 60 years
- Months
- Chithirai, Vaikasi, Aani, Aadi, Aavani, Purattasi, Aippasi, Karthigai, Margazhi, Thai, Maasi, Panguni
The Tamil calendar is a solar calendar: each month begins when the Sun enters a new sidereal sign (a sankranti), so months are 29 to 32 days long and always start at almost the same point in the Gregorian year.
Festivals and vratas are still fixed by tithi and nakshatra, which is why a Tamil panchangam lists both the solar month and the day's lunar details. Pradosham, Karthigai Deepam and Thai Poosam are examples of observances set by the lunar or star cycle inside the solar month.
Tamil Panchangam — Lunar Month Correspondences
How the current month aligns to the Tamil Panchangam calendar system
Lunar MonthAippasi (ஐப்பசி)
YearTamil Year Saumya
SamvatsaraSaumya
New YearTamil Puthandu — 1st Chithirai
Calendar SystemSolar (Nirayana) + Lunar tithi
ScriptTamil (தமிழ்)