Malayalam calendar · Thiruvananthapuram
Malayalam New Year 2027 — Chingam 1
The Malayalam New Year, Chingam 1, is on 18 August 2027 (Thiruvananthapuram): Kollam year 1203 begins.
ചിങ്ങം ഒന്ന് 2027
Chingam 1, 2027
- Date
- 18 August 2027ചിങ്ങം 1 · Chingam 1
- Year that begins
- Kollam era 1203Previous year: 1202
- Simha sankramam (Sun enters Leo)
- 17 Aug 2027, 2:13 PM
- Vishu 2027
- 15 April 2027Medam 1
This year the Sun enters Leo after the end of madhyahna, so by the Kerala rule Chingam begins the next day.
Festivals of Chingam
- 26 AugThursdayഅഷ്ടമിരോഹിണി · Ashtami Rohini (Sri Krishna Jayanthi)
- 3 SepFridayഅത്തം · Atham (Onam begins)
- 4 SepSaturdayവിനായക ചതുർത്ഥി · Vinayaka Chathurthi
- 11 SepSaturdayഉത്രാടം · Uthradom (First Onam)
- 12 SepSundayതിരുവോണം · Thiruvonam (Onam)
How the day is kept
Chingam 1 opens the Kollam year and the month of Onam. After the lean, rain-heavy month of Karkidakam, the harvest season begins; Kerala marks it as Karshaka Dinam, Farmers' Day, and many homes and temples hold special pujas.
Within the month comes Atham, when the first pookalam (flower carpet) is laid, and ten days later Thiruvonam, the day of the Onasadya feast. Chingam is also a favoured month for weddings and new beginnings.
Many in Kerala greet the year at Vishu as well — the first sunrise after the Sun enters Mesha in April — with the Vishukkani and Vishukkaineettam. Both are new years: Chingam 1 of the era, Vishu of the solar cycle.
Questions
What is the date of the Malayalam New Year in 2027?
18 August 2027 — Chingam 1, by Kerala's month rule for Thiruvananthapuram.
When is the Chingam sankramam in 2027?
The Sun enters sidereal Leo at 17 Aug 2027, 2:13 PM (IST). That is after the end of madhyahna, so Chingam begins the next day.
What is Kollam year 1203?
The Kollam era (Kolla varsham) is Kerala's era; from Chingam 1 to December it is the Common Era year minus 824. The previous year was 1202.
How is this different from Vishu?
The era turns on Chingam 1; Vishu opens the solar year — the first sunrise after the Sun enters Aries (this year 15 April 2027, Medam 1).