Next: about 16 Dec to 14 Jan 2027
Margazhi
The Tamil month from mid-December to mid-January, a month of prayer and music in which weddings are not held.
When is Margazhi in 2026?
Margazhi 2026 runs from 16 December 2026 to 14 January 2027. The date follows the moon or a local calendar, so it can move by a day. Other years: 2025, 16 December 2025 to 14 January 2026; 2027, 16 December 2027 to 14 January 2028.
About Margazhi
Margazhi, the Tamil name for the Sagittarius month, is given to dawn prayers, kolam drawn at the door and the singing of Andal's Tiruppavai, and it is not a month for weddings. In Tamil Nadu, Kerala as Dhanu and Sri Lanka, families wait for the month of Thai, which begins about 14 January with Pongal, and the wedding halls are empty in December and full in late January. The Chennai music season fills the same weeks.
Margazhi dates: 2025, 2026, 2027
| Year | Margazhi date |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 December 2025 to 14 January 2026 |
| 2026 | 16 December 2026 to 14 January 2027 |
| 2027 | 16 December 2027 to 14 January 2028 |
This date follows the moon or a local calendar and can move by a day, so check with a local source nearer the time.
What is served
- pongal
- sweet pongal
Also part of it, and being written: Margazhi (The Tamil month.), Tiruppavai (The songs sung through it.), Pongal (The harvest festival that opens Thai.).
Written by the EveryShaadi desk with AI assistance. Background: "Margazhi" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.