Chaitra · Krishna Dwadashi
Puthandu · Tamil New Year 2026पुथांडु · तमिल नव वर्ष
Puthandu · Tamil New Year 2026 is on Tuesday, 14 April 2026 in Columbus, OH.
Just past · computed for Columbus, OH · EDT, UTC−4Columbus · Tuesday, 14 April 2026
The day, hour by hour
Kept through the day.
Times for Columbus, OH in EDT, UTC−4, rounded to the minute, computed by Kalava's engine for this town's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise. How
Chithirai 1: the sun enters Mesha and the Tamil year begins. The kanni is set out to be seen first, and the panchangam for the year is read in the temple.
Every town is its own sunrise
Puthandu · Tamil New Year 2026 in other towns
Highlighted rows keep the day on another date than India. Tap a town for its full day.
| Town | Date | |
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| Delhi | 14 Apr | |
| Mumbai | 14 Apr | |
| Kolkata | 14 Apr | |
| Chennai | 14 Apr | |
| Bengaluru | 14 Apr | |
| Hyderabad | 14 Apr | |
| Ahmedabad | 14 Apr | |
| Jaipur | 14 Apr | |
| Lucknow | 14 Apr | |
| Patna | 14 Apr | |
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| Columbus US | 14 Apr | |
| London GB | 14 Apr | |
| Leicester GB | 14 Apr | |
| Birmingham GB | 14 Apr | |
| New York US | 14 Apr | |
| Edison US | 14 Apr | |
| Jersey City US | 14 Apr | |
| Chicago US | 14 Apr | |
| Houston US | 14 Apr | |
| Dallas US | 14 Apr | |
| San Francisco US | 14 Apr | |
| San Jose US | 14 Apr | |
| Los Angeles US | 14 Apr | |
| Atlanta US | 14 Apr | |
| Washington, DC US | 14 Apr | |
| Boston US | 14 Apr | |
| Seattle US | 14 Apr | |
| Toronto CA | 14 Apr | |
| Brampton CA | 14 Apr | |
| Vancouver CA | 14 Apr | |
| Sydney AU | 14 Apr | |
| Melbourne AU | 14 Apr | |
| Auckland NZ | 14 Apr | |
| Singapore SG | 14 Apr | |
| Kuala Lumpur MY | 14 Apr | |
| Dubai AE | 14 Apr | |
| Doha QA | 14 Apr | |
| Nairobi KE | 14 Apr | |
| Durban ZA | 14 Apr | |
| Port Louis MU | 14 Apr | |
How Puthandu · Tamil New Year is kept
Katha
The reading of the year
On the first morning the panchangam is read out loud in the temple — what the rains will do, when to sow, which months are heavy, what the year is named.
Puja vidhi
5 steps
The method at the day's own hours, every mantra with its meaning.
Samagri
4 things to set out
Every item pictured, a list to tick and send.
