New Year's Day Observance The first day of the Gregorian civil year, kept as a state holiday in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
New Year's Day 2027 falls on Friday, 1 January, computed for Chennai.
The name
The same day, in every language that has a word for it
- English
- New Year's Day
- தமிழ்
- ஆங்கிலப் புத்தாண்டு
- മലയാളം
- ഇംഗ്ലീഷ് പുതുവത്സരം
- हिन्दी
- नववर्ष दिवस
Only the names actually in use are listed. A blank script is not an omission: the day may simply not be kept there, or be kept under a different festival's name.
Asia/Kolkata · UTC+5:30
The date of a festival depends on the place: a tithi that ends at dusk in Chennai can still be running at dusk a thousand kilometres west, which moves the day. Sunrise and sunset here are computed for the place above.
When it falls next
Tamil Nadu calendar, computed for Chennai
- Friday, 1 January 2027
- Saturday, 1 January 2028
- Monday, 1 January 2029
Where New Year's Day falls on the solar year, and how far the date moves between occurrences.
- 2027: 1 Jan
- 2028: 1 Jan
- 2029: 1 Jan
The dates, year by year
Tamil Nadu calendar, computed for Chennai
| Year | New Year's Day |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Wednesday, 1 January 2025 |
| 2026 | Thursday, 1 January 2026 |
| 2027 | Friday, 1 January 2027 |
| 2028 | Saturday, 1 January 2028 |
| 2029 | Monday, 1 January 2029 |
| 2030 | Tuesday, 1 January 2030 |
| 2031 | Wednesday, 1 January 2031 |
| 2032 | Thursday, 1 January 2032 |
| 2033 | Saturday, 1 January 2033 |
| 2034 | Sunday, 1 January 2034 |
| 2035 | Monday, 1 January 2035 |
| 2036 | Tuesday, 1 January 2036 |
Worked out for Chennai, Lahiri ayanamsa. A date is a function of the place: set yours above and the next three come back for where you are.
What the day is
The first day of the Gregorian civil year, kept as a state holiday in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. It is not the Tamil new year, which is Chithirai 1 in April and is fixed by the Sun entering Mesha, and it is not Ugadi or Vishu either. Many families do go to the temple that morning all the same, and the churches of the coast keep a watch night service into it.
- Deity
- None; a civil day, not a temple one
- Kind
- Observance Days marked, watched or begun, without a fast or a feast of their own.
The hour
Clock times for Friday, 1 January 2027 at Chennai
A fixed civil date, 1 January, from the Gregorian calendar and not from any reckoning in this almanac.
This day carries no instant that can be put on a clock: it is fixed by the tithi or the nakshatra running at sunrise, or by a moonrise the app does not compute. The rule above is the whole of it.
The fast
No fast is kept. Nothing is prescribed or avoided.
Where the regions differ
A state holiday in Tamil Nadu and Kerala; most of the rest of India works, which is why it is listed for those two traditions only.
The dates above are the Tamil Nadu reckoning, because that is the calendar this key belongs to. Switch the tradition on the calendar page to see how another one dates the same day.
Every date here is computed from the Sun and Moon for the place entered, by the rule printed beside it. A printed panchangam can differ by a day where an almanac reads a tithi at a different instant, and a family's own custom always comes first. Where the practice genuinely varies, the text says so rather than choosing for you.