Tamil Months Calendar with names in Sanskrit, Malayalam & English

Here is the Tamil months calendar or Tamil Calendar with names of the 12 Tamil months and there corresponding Sanskrit month names, Malayalam month names and English month names.

Tamil New Year, or “Puthandu” in Tamil, starts in the Tamil month of Chithirai (mid April) and the last month of Tamil New Year is the Panguni or Pankuni (Mid-March - Mid-April). The famous Thai Pongal or harvest festival is celebrated on the month of Thai (mid January).

The number of days in a Tamil month varies from 29 and 32 days.

No	Tamil Month Name	Sanskrit Month Name	Malayalam Month Name	English Months
1	Chithirai or Cittirai or Chitterai or Chittirai	Chaitra	Medam	Mid April - Mid May
2	Vaikasi or Vaikashi or Vaikaasi or Vaigasi	Vaisakha	Edavam	Mid May – Mid June
3	Aani or Ani	Jyaishtha	Midhunam	Mid June – Mid July
4	Aadi or Adi	Ashadha or Asadha	Karkadakam or Karkidakam	Mid July – Mid August
5	Aavani or Avani	Shravana or Sravana	Chingam	Mid August – Mid September
6	Purattaasi or Purattaci or Porattasi	Bhadrapada or Bhadra	Kanni	Mid September – Mid October
7	Aippasi or Aippaci or Ippasi	Ashwina or Asvina	Thulam	Mid October – Mid November
8	Karthikai or Karttikai or Karthigai	Karttika or Kartika	Vrishchikam or Vrishichigam	Mid November – Mid December
9	Margazhi or Markali or Maarghazhi	Margashirsha or Agrahayana	Dhanu	Mid December – Mid January
10	Thai or Tai	Pausha	Makaram	Mid January – Mid February
11	Maasi or Masi or Maci	Magha	Kumbham	Mid February – Mid March
12	Panguni or Pankuni	Phalguna	Meenam	Mid March – Mid April