Onam 2029 (popular practice)
Onam is popular practice; no text read gives the day. Tiruvoṇam (Thiruvonam) in the month of Chiṅṅam (Chingam) in 2029, by our stated rule, for Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram and your city.
Onam 2029 in Kochi
Wednesday, 22 August
Onam is in 1039 days.
Onam 2029 in Thiruvananthapuram
Wednesday, 22 August
Onam is in 1039 days.
Onam 2029 in Delhi
Wednesday, 22 August
Onam is in 1039 days.
Onam 2029 in Mumbai
Wednesday, 22 August
Onam is in 1039 days.
Onam 2029 in Kolkata
Wednesday, 22 August
Onam is in 1039 days.
Onam 2029 in Chennai
Wednesday, 22 August
Onam is in 1039 days.
Onam 2029 in Bengaluru
Wednesday, 22 August
Onam is in 1039 days.
Onam 2029 in Hyderabad
Wednesday, 22 August
Onam is in 1039 days.
Onam 2029 in Ahmedabad
Wednesday, 22 August
Onam is in 1039 days.
Onam 2029 in Pune
Wednesday, 22 August
Onam is in 1039 days.
Onam 2029 in Jaipur
Wednesday, 22 August
Onam is in 1039 days.
Onam 2029 in Lucknow
Wednesday, 22 August
Onam is in 1039 days.
Onam 2029 in London
Wednesday, 22 August
Onam is in 1040 days.
Onam 2029 in New York City
Wednesday, 22 August
Onam is in 1040 days.
Onam 2029 in Toronto
Wednesday, 22 August
Onam is in 1040 days.
Onam 2029 in Sydney
Thursday, 23 August
Onam is in 1040 days.
Onam 2029 in Dubai
Wednesday, 22 August
Onam is in 1039 days.
Onam 2029 in Singapore
Wednesday, 22 August
Onam is in 1039 days.
Our rule
Popular practice; no text read gives the day. The six-nāḍikā test is our statement of common Kerala usage, not a rule from a text.
- A civil day belongs to Chiṅṅam when the Sun is in sidereal Siṃha at its sunrise.
- Onam, Tiruvoṇam, is the Chiṅṅam day whose sunrise falls in the Śravaṇa nakṣatra with at least six nāḍikās (2 h 24 min) of Śravaṇa left after it. If less remains, Onam is the day before, which holds most of it.
- When Chiṅṅam holds two Tiruvoṇams, both are shown; the rule gives two days and does not choose.
- Atham, the Hasta day that opens the festival (our reading; popular practice), is the last day before Tiruvoṇam whose sunrise falls in Hasta with six nāḍikās of it left; if less remains, it is the day before. It can fall in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins. The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
In Kochi, Śravaṇa holds sunrise on Wednesday, 22 August and runs until Thu 23 Aug, 05:39, six nāḍikās or more after it, so Tiruvoṇam is that day.
Atham is on Tuesday, 14 August, in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins on Friday, 17 August: Hasta holds that sunrise and runs until Tue 14 Aug, 11:02, six nāḍikās or more after it (our reading; popular practice). The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
Our rule
Popular practice; no text read gives the day. The six-nāḍikā test is our statement of common Kerala usage, not a rule from a text.
- A civil day belongs to Chiṅṅam when the Sun is in sidereal Siṃha at its sunrise.
- Onam, Tiruvoṇam, is the Chiṅṅam day whose sunrise falls in the Śravaṇa nakṣatra with at least six nāḍikās (2 h 24 min) of Śravaṇa left after it. If less remains, Onam is the day before, which holds most of it.
- When Chiṅṅam holds two Tiruvoṇams, both are shown; the rule gives two days and does not choose.
- Atham, the Hasta day that opens the festival (our reading; popular practice), is the last day before Tiruvoṇam whose sunrise falls in Hasta with six nāḍikās of it left; if less remains, it is the day before. It can fall in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins. The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
In Thiruvananthapuram, Śravaṇa holds sunrise on Wednesday, 22 August and runs until Thu 23 Aug, 05:39, six nāḍikās or more after it, so Tiruvoṇam is that day.
Atham is on Tuesday, 14 August, in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins on Friday, 17 August: Hasta holds that sunrise and runs until Tue 14 Aug, 11:02, six nāḍikās or more after it (our reading; popular practice). The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
Our rule
Popular practice; no text read gives the day. The six-nāḍikā test is our statement of common Kerala usage, not a rule from a text.
- A civil day belongs to Chiṅṅam when the Sun is in sidereal Siṃha at its sunrise.
- Onam, Tiruvoṇam, is the Chiṅṅam day whose sunrise falls in the Śravaṇa nakṣatra with at least six nāḍikās (2 h 24 min) of Śravaṇa left after it. If less remains, Onam is the day before, which holds most of it.
- When Chiṅṅam holds two Tiruvoṇams, both are shown; the rule gives two days and does not choose.
- Atham, the Hasta day that opens the festival (our reading; popular practice), is the last day before Tiruvoṇam whose sunrise falls in Hasta with six nāḍikās of it left; if less remains, it is the day before. It can fall in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins. The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
In Delhi, Śravaṇa holds sunrise on Wednesday, 22 August and runs until Thu 23 Aug, 05:39, six nāḍikās or more after it, so Tiruvoṇam is that day.
Atham is on Tuesday, 14 August, in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins on Friday, 17 August: Hasta holds that sunrise and runs until Tue 14 Aug, 11:02, six nāḍikās or more after it (our reading; popular practice). The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
Our rule
Popular practice; no text read gives the day. The six-nāḍikā test is our statement of common Kerala usage, not a rule from a text.
- A civil day belongs to Chiṅṅam when the Sun is in sidereal Siṃha at its sunrise.
- Onam, Tiruvoṇam, is the Chiṅṅam day whose sunrise falls in the Śravaṇa nakṣatra with at least six nāḍikās (2 h 24 min) of Śravaṇa left after it. If less remains, Onam is the day before, which holds most of it.
- When Chiṅṅam holds two Tiruvoṇams, both are shown; the rule gives two days and does not choose.
- Atham, the Hasta day that opens the festival (our reading; popular practice), is the last day before Tiruvoṇam whose sunrise falls in Hasta with six nāḍikās of it left; if less remains, it is the day before. It can fall in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins. The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
In Mumbai, Śravaṇa holds sunrise on Wednesday, 22 August and runs until Thu 23 Aug, 05:39, six nāḍikās or more after it, so Tiruvoṇam is that day.
Atham is on Tuesday, 14 August, in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins on Friday, 17 August: Hasta holds that sunrise and runs until Tue 14 Aug, 11:02, six nāḍikās or more after it (our reading; popular practice). The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
Our rule
Popular practice; no text read gives the day. The six-nāḍikā test is our statement of common Kerala usage, not a rule from a text.
- A civil day belongs to Chiṅṅam when the Sun is in sidereal Siṃha at its sunrise.
- Onam, Tiruvoṇam, is the Chiṅṅam day whose sunrise falls in the Śravaṇa nakṣatra with at least six nāḍikās (2 h 24 min) of Śravaṇa left after it. If less remains, Onam is the day before, which holds most of it.
- When Chiṅṅam holds two Tiruvoṇams, both are shown; the rule gives two days and does not choose.
- Atham, the Hasta day that opens the festival (our reading; popular practice), is the last day before Tiruvoṇam whose sunrise falls in Hasta with six nāḍikās of it left; if less remains, it is the day before. It can fall in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins. The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
In Kolkata, Śravaṇa holds sunrise on Wednesday, 22 August and runs until Thu 23 Aug, 05:39, six nāḍikās or more after it, so Tiruvoṇam is that day.
Atham is on Tuesday, 14 August, in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins on Friday, 17 August: Hasta holds that sunrise and runs until Tue 14 Aug, 11:02, six nāḍikās or more after it (our reading; popular practice). The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
Our rule
Popular practice; no text read gives the day. The six-nāḍikā test is our statement of common Kerala usage, not a rule from a text.
- A civil day belongs to Chiṅṅam when the Sun is in sidereal Siṃha at its sunrise.
- Onam, Tiruvoṇam, is the Chiṅṅam day whose sunrise falls in the Śravaṇa nakṣatra with at least six nāḍikās (2 h 24 min) of Śravaṇa left after it. If less remains, Onam is the day before, which holds most of it.
- When Chiṅṅam holds two Tiruvoṇams, both are shown; the rule gives two days and does not choose.
- Atham, the Hasta day that opens the festival (our reading; popular practice), is the last day before Tiruvoṇam whose sunrise falls in Hasta with six nāḍikās of it left; if less remains, it is the day before. It can fall in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins. The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
In Chennai, Śravaṇa holds sunrise on Wednesday, 22 August and runs until Thu 23 Aug, 05:39, six nāḍikās or more after it, so Tiruvoṇam is that day.
Atham is on Tuesday, 14 August, in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins on Friday, 17 August: Hasta holds that sunrise and runs until Tue 14 Aug, 11:02, six nāḍikās or more after it (our reading; popular practice). The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
Our rule
Popular practice; no text read gives the day. The six-nāḍikā test is our statement of common Kerala usage, not a rule from a text.
- A civil day belongs to Chiṅṅam when the Sun is in sidereal Siṃha at its sunrise.
- Onam, Tiruvoṇam, is the Chiṅṅam day whose sunrise falls in the Śravaṇa nakṣatra with at least six nāḍikās (2 h 24 min) of Śravaṇa left after it. If less remains, Onam is the day before, which holds most of it.
- When Chiṅṅam holds two Tiruvoṇams, both are shown; the rule gives two days and does not choose.
- Atham, the Hasta day that opens the festival (our reading; popular practice), is the last day before Tiruvoṇam whose sunrise falls in Hasta with six nāḍikās of it left; if less remains, it is the day before. It can fall in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins. The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
In Bengaluru, Śravaṇa holds sunrise on Wednesday, 22 August and runs until Thu 23 Aug, 05:39, six nāḍikās or more after it, so Tiruvoṇam is that day.
Atham is on Tuesday, 14 August, in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins on Friday, 17 August: Hasta holds that sunrise and runs until Tue 14 Aug, 11:02, six nāḍikās or more after it (our reading; popular practice). The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
Our rule
Popular practice; no text read gives the day. The six-nāḍikā test is our statement of common Kerala usage, not a rule from a text.
- A civil day belongs to Chiṅṅam when the Sun is in sidereal Siṃha at its sunrise.
- Onam, Tiruvoṇam, is the Chiṅṅam day whose sunrise falls in the Śravaṇa nakṣatra with at least six nāḍikās (2 h 24 min) of Śravaṇa left after it. If less remains, Onam is the day before, which holds most of it.
- When Chiṅṅam holds two Tiruvoṇams, both are shown; the rule gives two days and does not choose.
- Atham, the Hasta day that opens the festival (our reading; popular practice), is the last day before Tiruvoṇam whose sunrise falls in Hasta with six nāḍikās of it left; if less remains, it is the day before. It can fall in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins. The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
In Hyderabad, Śravaṇa holds sunrise on Wednesday, 22 August and runs until Thu 23 Aug, 05:39, six nāḍikās or more after it, so Tiruvoṇam is that day.
Atham is on Tuesday, 14 August, in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins on Friday, 17 August: Hasta holds that sunrise and runs until Tue 14 Aug, 11:02, six nāḍikās or more after it (our reading; popular practice). The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
Our rule
Popular practice; no text read gives the day. The six-nāḍikā test is our statement of common Kerala usage, not a rule from a text.
- A civil day belongs to Chiṅṅam when the Sun is in sidereal Siṃha at its sunrise.
- Onam, Tiruvoṇam, is the Chiṅṅam day whose sunrise falls in the Śravaṇa nakṣatra with at least six nāḍikās (2 h 24 min) of Śravaṇa left after it. If less remains, Onam is the day before, which holds most of it.
- When Chiṅṅam holds two Tiruvoṇams, both are shown; the rule gives two days and does not choose.
- Atham, the Hasta day that opens the festival (our reading; popular practice), is the last day before Tiruvoṇam whose sunrise falls in Hasta with six nāḍikās of it left; if less remains, it is the day before. It can fall in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins. The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
In Ahmedabad, Śravaṇa holds sunrise on Wednesday, 22 August and runs until Thu 23 Aug, 05:39, six nāḍikās or more after it, so Tiruvoṇam is that day.
Atham is on Tuesday, 14 August, in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins on Friday, 17 August: Hasta holds that sunrise and runs until Tue 14 Aug, 11:02, six nāḍikās or more after it (our reading; popular practice). The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
Our rule
Popular practice; no text read gives the day. The six-nāḍikā test is our statement of common Kerala usage, not a rule from a text.
- A civil day belongs to Chiṅṅam when the Sun is in sidereal Siṃha at its sunrise.
- Onam, Tiruvoṇam, is the Chiṅṅam day whose sunrise falls in the Śravaṇa nakṣatra with at least six nāḍikās (2 h 24 min) of Śravaṇa left after it. If less remains, Onam is the day before, which holds most of it.
- When Chiṅṅam holds two Tiruvoṇams, both are shown; the rule gives two days and does not choose.
- Atham, the Hasta day that opens the festival (our reading; popular practice), is the last day before Tiruvoṇam whose sunrise falls in Hasta with six nāḍikās of it left; if less remains, it is the day before. It can fall in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins. The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
In Pune, Śravaṇa holds sunrise on Wednesday, 22 August and runs until Thu 23 Aug, 05:39, six nāḍikās or more after it, so Tiruvoṇam is that day.
Atham is on Tuesday, 14 August, in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins on Friday, 17 August: Hasta holds that sunrise and runs until Tue 14 Aug, 11:02, six nāḍikās or more after it (our reading; popular practice). The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
Our rule
Popular practice; no text read gives the day. The six-nāḍikā test is our statement of common Kerala usage, not a rule from a text.
- A civil day belongs to Chiṅṅam when the Sun is in sidereal Siṃha at its sunrise.
- Onam, Tiruvoṇam, is the Chiṅṅam day whose sunrise falls in the Śravaṇa nakṣatra with at least six nāḍikās (2 h 24 min) of Śravaṇa left after it. If less remains, Onam is the day before, which holds most of it.
- When Chiṅṅam holds two Tiruvoṇams, both are shown; the rule gives two days and does not choose.
- Atham, the Hasta day that opens the festival (our reading; popular practice), is the last day before Tiruvoṇam whose sunrise falls in Hasta with six nāḍikās of it left; if less remains, it is the day before. It can fall in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins. The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
In Jaipur, Śravaṇa holds sunrise on Wednesday, 22 August and runs until Thu 23 Aug, 05:39, six nāḍikās or more after it, so Tiruvoṇam is that day.
Atham is on Tuesday, 14 August, in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins on Friday, 17 August: Hasta holds that sunrise and runs until Tue 14 Aug, 11:02, six nāḍikās or more after it (our reading; popular practice). The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
Our rule
Popular practice; no text read gives the day. The six-nāḍikā test is our statement of common Kerala usage, not a rule from a text.
- A civil day belongs to Chiṅṅam when the Sun is in sidereal Siṃha at its sunrise.
- Onam, Tiruvoṇam, is the Chiṅṅam day whose sunrise falls in the Śravaṇa nakṣatra with at least six nāḍikās (2 h 24 min) of Śravaṇa left after it. If less remains, Onam is the day before, which holds most of it.
- When Chiṅṅam holds two Tiruvoṇams, both are shown; the rule gives two days and does not choose.
- Atham, the Hasta day that opens the festival (our reading; popular practice), is the last day before Tiruvoṇam whose sunrise falls in Hasta with six nāḍikās of it left; if less remains, it is the day before. It can fall in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins. The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
In Lucknow, Śravaṇa holds sunrise on Wednesday, 22 August and runs until Thu 23 Aug, 05:39, six nāḍikās or more after it, so Tiruvoṇam is that day.
Atham is on Tuesday, 14 August, in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins on Friday, 17 August: Hasta holds that sunrise and runs until Tue 14 Aug, 11:02, six nāḍikās or more after it (our reading; popular practice). The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
Our rule
Popular practice; no text read gives the day. The six-nāḍikā test is our statement of common Kerala usage, not a rule from a text.
- A civil day belongs to Chiṅṅam when the Sun is in sidereal Siṃha at its sunrise.
- Onam, Tiruvoṇam, is the Chiṅṅam day whose sunrise falls in the Śravaṇa nakṣatra with at least six nāḍikās (2 h 24 min) of Śravaṇa left after it. If less remains, Onam is the day before, which holds most of it.
- When Chiṅṅam holds two Tiruvoṇams, both are shown; the rule gives two days and does not choose.
- Atham, the Hasta day that opens the festival (our reading; popular practice), is the last day before Tiruvoṇam whose sunrise falls in Hasta with six nāḍikās of it left; if less remains, it is the day before. It can fall in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins. The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
In London, Śravaṇa holds sunrise on Wednesday, 22 August and runs until Thu 23 Aug, 01:09, six nāḍikās or more after it, so Tiruvoṇam is that day.
Atham is on Monday, 13 August, in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins on Friday, 17 August: Hasta holds sunrise only on Tuesday, 14 August, with under six nāḍikās of it left, so Atham is the day before (our reading; popular practice). The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
Our rule
Popular practice; no text read gives the day. The six-nāḍikā test is our statement of common Kerala usage, not a rule from a text.
- A civil day belongs to Chiṅṅam when the Sun is in sidereal Siṃha at its sunrise.
- Onam, Tiruvoṇam, is the Chiṅṅam day whose sunrise falls in the Śravaṇa nakṣatra with at least six nāḍikās (2 h 24 min) of Śravaṇa left after it. If less remains, Onam is the day before, which holds most of it.
- When Chiṅṅam holds two Tiruvoṇams, both are shown; the rule gives two days and does not choose.
- Atham, the Hasta day that opens the festival (our reading; popular practice), is the last day before Tiruvoṇam whose sunrise falls in Hasta with six nāḍikās of it left; if less remains, it is the day before. It can fall in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins. The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
In New York City, Śravaṇa holds sunrise on Wednesday, 22 August and runs until Wed 22 Aug, 20:09, six nāḍikās or more after it, so Tiruvoṇam is that day.
Atham is on Monday, 13 August, in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins on Friday, 17 August: Hasta holds that sunrise and runs until Tue 14 Aug, 01:32, six nāḍikās or more after it (our reading; popular practice). The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
Our rule
Popular practice; no text read gives the day. The six-nāḍikā test is our statement of common Kerala usage, not a rule from a text.
- A civil day belongs to Chiṅṅam when the Sun is in sidereal Siṃha at its sunrise.
- Onam, Tiruvoṇam, is the Chiṅṅam day whose sunrise falls in the Śravaṇa nakṣatra with at least six nāḍikās (2 h 24 min) of Śravaṇa left after it. If less remains, Onam is the day before, which holds most of it.
- When Chiṅṅam holds two Tiruvoṇams, both are shown; the rule gives two days and does not choose.
- Atham, the Hasta day that opens the festival (our reading; popular practice), is the last day before Tiruvoṇam whose sunrise falls in Hasta with six nāḍikās of it left; if less remains, it is the day before. It can fall in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins. The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
In Toronto, Śravaṇa holds sunrise on Wednesday, 22 August and runs until Wed 22 Aug, 20:09, six nāḍikās or more after it, so Tiruvoṇam is that day.
Atham is on Monday, 13 August, in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins on Friday, 17 August: Hasta holds that sunrise and runs until Tue 14 Aug, 01:32, six nāḍikās or more after it (our reading; popular practice). The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
Our rule
Popular practice; no text read gives the day. The six-nāḍikā test is our statement of common Kerala usage, not a rule from a text.
- A civil day belongs to Chiṅṅam when the Sun is in sidereal Siṃha at its sunrise.
- Onam, Tiruvoṇam, is the Chiṅṅam day whose sunrise falls in the Śravaṇa nakṣatra with at least six nāḍikās (2 h 24 min) of Śravaṇa left after it. If less remains, Onam is the day before, which holds most of it.
- When Chiṅṅam holds two Tiruvoṇams, both are shown; the rule gives two days and does not choose.
- Atham, the Hasta day that opens the festival (our reading; popular practice), is the last day before Tiruvoṇam whose sunrise falls in Hasta with six nāḍikās of it left; if less remains, it is the day before. It can fall in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins. The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
In Sydney, Śravaṇa holds sunrise on Thursday, 23 August and runs until Thu 23 Aug, 10:09, six nāḍikās or more after it, so Tiruvoṇam is that day.
Atham is on Tuesday, 14 August, in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins on Saturday, 18 August: Hasta holds that sunrise and runs until Tue 14 Aug, 15:32, six nāḍikās or more after it (our reading; popular practice). The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
Our rule
Popular practice; no text read gives the day. The six-nāḍikā test is our statement of common Kerala usage, not a rule from a text.
- A civil day belongs to Chiṅṅam when the Sun is in sidereal Siṃha at its sunrise.
- Onam, Tiruvoṇam, is the Chiṅṅam day whose sunrise falls in the Śravaṇa nakṣatra with at least six nāḍikās (2 h 24 min) of Śravaṇa left after it. If less remains, Onam is the day before, which holds most of it.
- When Chiṅṅam holds two Tiruvoṇams, both are shown; the rule gives two days and does not choose.
- Atham, the Hasta day that opens the festival (our reading; popular practice), is the last day before Tiruvoṇam whose sunrise falls in Hasta with six nāḍikās of it left; if less remains, it is the day before. It can fall in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins. The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
In Dubai, Śravaṇa holds sunrise on Wednesday, 22 August and runs until Thu 23 Aug, 04:09, six nāḍikās or more after it, so Tiruvoṇam is that day.
Atham is on Tuesday, 14 August, in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins on Friday, 17 August: Hasta holds that sunrise and runs until Tue 14 Aug, 09:32, six nāḍikās or more after it (our reading; popular practice). The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
Our rule
Popular practice; no text read gives the day. The six-nāḍikā test is our statement of common Kerala usage, not a rule from a text.
- A civil day belongs to Chiṅṅam when the Sun is in sidereal Siṃha at its sunrise.
- Onam, Tiruvoṇam, is the Chiṅṅam day whose sunrise falls in the Śravaṇa nakṣatra with at least six nāḍikās (2 h 24 min) of Śravaṇa left after it. If less remains, Onam is the day before, which holds most of it.
- When Chiṅṅam holds two Tiruvoṇams, both are shown; the rule gives two days and does not choose.
- Atham, the Hasta day that opens the festival (our reading; popular practice), is the last day before Tiruvoṇam whose sunrise falls in Hasta with six nāḍikās of it left; if less remains, it is the day before. It can fall in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins. The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
In Singapore, Śravaṇa holds sunrise only on Thursday, 23 August, with under six nāḍikās of it left (it ends Thu 23 Aug, 08:09), so Tiruvoṇam is the day before, Wednesday, 22 August, which holds most of it.
Atham is on Tuesday, 14 August, in the last days of Karkaṭakam, before Chiṅṅam begins on Friday, 17 August: Hasta holds that sunrise and runs until Tue 14 Aug, 13:32, six nāḍikās or more after it (our reading; popular practice). The festival runs from Atham to Tiruvoṇam.
The texts
No text read gives Onam. The Śravaṇa-dvādaśī and the Vāmana-jayantī share its Vāmana story, but they are lunar days and give no date for it. DS pp. 56, 58
Onam 2029 around the world
Each city’s own sunrise- KochiŚravaṇa Wed 22 Aug, 04:51 to Thu 23 Aug, 05:39
- ThiruvananthapuramŚravaṇa Wed 22 Aug, 04:51 to Thu 23 Aug, 05:39
- DelhiŚravaṇa Wed 22 Aug, 04:51 to Thu 23 Aug, 05:39
- MumbaiŚravaṇa Wed 22 Aug, 04:51 to Thu 23 Aug, 05:39
- KolkataŚravaṇa Wed 22 Aug, 04:51 to Thu 23 Aug, 05:39
- ChennaiŚravaṇa Wed 22 Aug, 04:51 to Thu 23 Aug, 05:39
- BengaluruŚravaṇa Wed 22 Aug, 04:51 to Thu 23 Aug, 05:39
- HyderabadŚravaṇa Wed 22 Aug, 04:51 to Thu 23 Aug, 05:39
- AhmedabadŚravaṇa Wed 22 Aug, 04:51 to Thu 23 Aug, 05:39
- PuneŚravaṇa Wed 22 Aug, 04:51 to Thu 23 Aug, 05:39
- JaipurŚravaṇa Wed 22 Aug, 04:51 to Thu 23 Aug, 05:39
- LucknowŚravaṇa Wed 22 Aug, 04:51 to Thu 23 Aug, 05:39
- LondonŚravaṇa Wed 22 Aug, 00:21 to Thu 23 Aug, 01:09
- New York CityŚravaṇa Tue 21 Aug, 19:21 to Wed 22 Aug, 20:09
- TorontoŚravaṇa Tue 21 Aug, 19:21 to Wed 22 Aug, 20:09
- DubaiŚravaṇa Wed 22 Aug, 03:21 to Thu 23 Aug, 04:09
- SingaporeŚravaṇa Wed 22 Aug, 07:21 to Thu 23 Aug, 08:09
- SydneyŚravaṇa Wed 22 Aug, 09:21 to Thu 23 Aug, 10:09
Other years: Onam 2027, Onam 2028; all Onam dates.
Questions
By our stated rule; popular practice throughout.
When is Onam 2029?
In Kochi, on Wednesday, 22 August 2029: Tiruvoṇam in the month of Chiṅṅam, by our stated rule. The festival runs from Atham, on Tuesday, 14 August (our reading; popular practice), to Tiruvoṇam. In Sydney, it is Thursday, 23 August. Popular practice; no text read gives the day.
How is the Onam date found?
By our stated rule, from common Kerala usage: Onam is the day in the solar month of Chiṅṅam (Chingam) whose sunrise falls in the Śravaṇa nakṣatra (Tiruvoṇam) with at least six nāḍikās, 2 h 24 min, of it left; if less remains, the day before. A day is in Chiṅṅam when the Sun is in sidereal Siṃha at its sunrise.
Is Onam in the classical texts?
No. The Nirṇaya-sindhu, the Dharmasindhu and the Vratarāja have no Onam. The Śravaṇa-dvādaśī and the Vāmana-jayantī share its Vāmana story, but they are lunar days and give no date for it. DS pp. 56, 58
Why is the date different in Sydney or other cities?
The Sun enters Siṃha and the Moon enters and leaves Śravaṇa at the same moment everywhere, but sunrise comes at different hours. The sunrise that holds Śravaṇa with six nāḍikās left can then fall on another day.
How the day is found
Read the methodology- Basis
- Popular practice; no text read gives the day. The rule is ours, stated in full.
- Chiṅṅam
- The civil days whose sunrise has the Sun in sidereal Siṃha (Lahiri ayanāṃśa), for the chosen city.
- Tiruvoṇam
- The Chiṅṅam day whose sunrise is in Śravaṇa with six nāḍikās (2 h 24 min) or more of it left. When less is left, Tiruvoṇam is the day before.
- Atham
- The last day before Tiruvoṇam whose sunrise is in Hasta with six nāḍikās or more of it left. When less is left, Atham is the day before. Our reading; popular practice.
- Sunrise
- At the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, for the chosen city. Every date is that city’s own.
Sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction · each city’s own time · Swiss Ephemeris · Method