Malayalam calendar & time
Months of the year
The twelve Gregorian months in Malayalam. Kerala also keeps its own solar calendar, the Kollavarsham (Malayalam Era), whose year begins with Chingam in August–September — Chingam, Kanni, Thulam, Vrischikam, Dhanu, Makaram, Kumbham, Meenam, Medam, Edavam, Mithunam and Karkidakam. The note on each month shows which Malayalam month begins in it.
ജനുവരി
januvari
January
Mid-January: മകരം (Makaram) begins — Makaravilakku is its first day
ഫെബ്രുവരി
phebruvari
February
Mid-February: കുംഭം (Kumbham) begins
മാർച്ച്
mārch
March
Mid-March: മീനം (Mīnam) begins
ഏപ്രിൽ
ēpril
April
Mid-April: മേടം (Mēṭam) begins — Vishu is its first day
മേയ്
mēy
May
Mid-May: ഇടവം (Iṭavam) begins
ജൂൺ
jūṇ
June
Mid-June: മിഥുനം (Mithunam) begins
ജൂലൈ
jūlai
July
Mid-July: കർക്കടകം (Karkkaṭakam) begins — the monsoon "Ramayana month"
ഓഗസ്റ്റ്
ōgasṭ
August
Mid-August: ചിങ്ങം (Chiṅṅam) begins — the Malayalam New Year, month of Onam
സെപ്റ്റംബർ
sepṭaṁbar
September
Mid-September: കന്നി (Kanni) begins
ഒക്ടോബർ
okṭōbar
October
Mid-October: തുലാം (Tulām) begins
നവംബർ
navaṁbar
November
Mid-November: വൃശ്ചികം (Vr̥śchikam) begins — start of the Sabarimala season
ഡിസംബർ
ḍisaṁbar
December
Mid-December: ധനു (Dhanu) begins
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