Months
The number of days in a month varies between 29 and 32.
The following list compiles the months of the Tamil Calendar.
| No. | Month (Tamil) | Month (English) | Sanskrit Name * | Gregorian Calendar equivalent |
| 01. | சித்திரை | Cittirai | Chaitra | mid-April to mid-May |
| 02. | வைகாசி | Vaikāci | Vaisākha | mid-May to mid-June |
| 03. | ஆனி | Āni | Jyaishtha | mid-June to mid-July |
| 04. | ஆடி | Āṭi | Āshāḍha | mid-July to mid-August |
| 05. | ஆவணி | Āvaṇi | Shrāvaṇa | mid-August to mid-September |
| 06. | புரட்டாசி | Puraṭṭāci | Bhādrapada/Prauṣṭhapada | mid-September to mid-October |
| 07. | ஐப்பசி | Aippaci | Ashwina/Ashvayuja | mid-October to mid-November |
| 08. | கார்த்திகை | Kārttikai | Kārttika | mid-November to mid-December |
| 09. | மார்கழி | Mārkazhi | Mārgaṣīrṣa | mid-December to mid-January |
| 10. | தை | Tai | Pausha/Taiṣya | mid-January to mid-February |
| 11. | மாசி | Māci | Māgha | mid-February to mid-March |
| 12. | பங்குனி | Paṅkuni | Phalguna | mid-March to mid-April |
Note: The Sanskrit months above would start one month ahead of Tamil months since the Tamil calendar is a solar calendar while the Sanskrit calendar is a lunisolar calendar
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