April 2027 brings the Tamil New Year: Chithirai 1, the start of the year Plavanga, falls on Wednesday 14 April, together with Ambedkar Jayanthi. Chitra Pournami follows on Tuesday 20 April.
Panguni 18–30 covers April 1–13. It began on 15 March and has 30 days.
Chithirai 1–17 covers April 14–30. The month begins on Wednesday and has 31 days.
Parabhava (பராபவ) until Panguni ends, then Plavanga (பிலவங்க) from Chithirai 1.
Each festival is marked with a dot on the calendar above, with its Tamil date.
| Date | Day | Festival | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr பங்குனி 24 | Wednesday புதன் | தெலுங்கு வருடப் பிறப்பு Telugu New Year (Ugadi) Tamil Nadu holiday. | Tamil Nadu holiday |
| 14 Apr சித்திரை 1 | Wednesday புதன் | தமிழ்ப் புத்தாண்டு Tamil New Year (Puthandu) / Ambedkar Jayanthi Chithirai 1 — the Tamil year Plavanga begins. | Tamil Nadu holiday |
| 15 Apr சித்திரை 2 | Thursday வியாழன் | ஸ்ரீ ராம நவமி Sri Rama Navami National holiday. | National holiday |
| 18 Apr சித்திரை 5 | Sunday ஞாயிறு | மீனாட்சி திருக்கல்யாணம் Meenakshi Thirukalyanam Celestial wedding at the Madurai Chithirai festival. | Festival |
| 20 Apr சித்திரை 7 | Tuesday செவ்வாய் | சித்ரா பௌர்ணமி Chitra Pournami Kallazhagar enters the Vaigai in Madurai around this full moon. | Festival |
Tamil New Year on Wednesday 14 April and Rama Navami on Thursday 15 April are back-to-back holidays in the middle of the week.
Meenakshi Thirukalyanam on Sunday 18 April and Chitra Pournami on Tuesday 20 April are the high points of Madurai’s Chithirai festival.
Panguni 18 to 30 runs from April 1 to April 13; Chithirai 1 to 17 runs from April 14 to April 30.
April 1, 2027 is Panguni 18 (பங்குனி 18), a Thursday (வியாழன்).
Chithirai (சித்திரை) begins on Wednesday, April 14, 2027 and lasts 31 days in Tamil calendars that follow the Vakya panchangam.
Telugu New Year (Ugadi) (தெலுங்கு வருடப் பிறப்பு) is on Wednesday, April 7, 2027. Tamil Nadu holiday.
Tamil New Year (Puthandu) / Ambedkar Jayanthi (தமிழ்ப் புத்தாண்டு) is on Wednesday, April 14, 2027. Chithirai 1 — the Tamil year Plavanga begins.
Meenakshi Thirukalyanam (மீனாட்சி திருக்கல்யாணம்) is on Sunday, April 18, 2027. Celestial wedding at the Madurai Chithirai festival.
The Tamil year Parabhava (பராபவ) ends on April 13, and Plavanga (பிலவங்க) begins with Puthandu on April 14, Chithirai 1.
March 2027 · April 2027 · May 2027 — or see the 2027 Tamil calendar and the April 2027 calendar with India's holidays.