Tamil calendar · Chennai
Tamil New Year 2027 — Puthandu
Puthandu, the Tamil New Year, is on Wednesday, 14 April 2027 (Chennai): Chithirai 1, when the Plavanga year begins.
தமிழ்ப் புத்தாண்டு 2027
Puthandu 2027
- Date
- Wednesday, 14 April 2027சித்திரை 1 · Chithirai 1
- Year that begins
- பிலவங்க PlavangaPrevious year: ParabhavaShaka 1949 · Thiruvalluvar 2058
- Mesha sankranti (Sun enters Aries)
- 14 Apr 2027, 3:28 PM
- Sunset (Chennai)
- 14 Apr 2027, 6:21 PM
This year the Sun enters Aries before sunset (or in the night before), so Chithirai begins on this date.
Rule: The first day of the Tamil solar month Chithirai: the day the Sun enters sidereal Aries if before sunset, else the next day.
Festivals of Chithirai
- 14 AprWednesdayதமிழ்ப் புத்தாண்டு · Puthandu (Tamil New Year)
- 15 AprThursdayஸ்ரீ ராம நவமி · Sri Rama Navami
- 20 AprTuesdayசித்ரா பௌர்ணமி · Chitra Pournami
- 8 MaySaturdayஅட்சய திருதியை · Akshaya Thiruthiyai
How the day is kept
On the eve, many homes arrange a tray of fruit, flowers, gold, a mirror and betel for the kanni, the first sight of the new year in the morning. The day begins with an oil bath, new clothes and a kolam at the door.
Families visit temples and cook a meal with all six tastes — mango pachadi, sweet, sour and bitter together, for the year's mixed fortunes. Almanacs are read for the new year (panchanga padanam).
Madurai's Chithirai festival runs through this month, with the celestial wedding of Meenakshi and Sundareswarar and Kallazhagar's entry into the Vaigai around Chitra Pournami; the temple announces its own days.
Questions
What is the date of the Tamil New Year in 2027?
14 April 2027 (Wednesday), by Chennai's sunset.
What is the sankranti time of Puthandu 2027?
The Sun enters sidereal Aries at 14 Apr 2027, 3:28 PM (IST). That is before sunset (or in the night before it), so Puthandu is on that date.
What is the name of the Tamil year beginning in 2027?
Plavanga, in the cycle of sixty years. The year before was Parabhava.