The next Adhika masam is Adhika Vaisakha, from Saturday, 14 April 2029 to Sunday, 13 May 2029.
The most recent was Adhika Jyeshtha (17 May 2026 – 15 Jun 2026).
Adhika months, recent and coming
| Adhika month | Begins | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Adhika Jyeshtha | Sun, 17 May 2026 | Mon, 15 Jun 2026 |
| Adhika Vaisakha | Sat, 14 Apr 2029 | Sun, 13 May 2029 |
| Adhika Bhadrapada | Tue, 19 Aug 2031 | Tue, 16 Sep 2031 |
| Adhika Ashadha | Sat, 17 Jun 2034 | Sat, 15 Jul 2034 |
Month names are amanta: a lunar month runs from one new moon to the next.
☕ How this is worked out
A lunar month normally contains one solar ingress (sankranti). A lunar month in which the Sun enters no new sign is adhika — an extra month — and takes the name of the month that follows it, which is then called nija. This happens about seven times in nineteen years.
The Tamil calendar counts solar months, which begin at each sankranti, so it never has an adhika month. That is why a festival reckoned by the lunar month can move by a month relative to the Tamil calendar in an adhika year.
Tithi and nakshatra days on this page come from the Vaakya (Traditional) engine, as on the city pages.
Computed by the Vaakya (Traditional) engine for tithi-based days; Saturn and Jupiter from drik (Lahiri) positions.
Questions people ask
What is traditionally not done in Adhika masam?
Many families do not begin new undertakings in an adhika month — weddings, house-warmings, thread ceremonies — and devote it to worship instead. Practice varies by family and region.
Is there an Adhika masam in the Tamil calendar?
No. Tamil months are solar and follow the sankrantis, so there is never an extra one. The adhika month belongs to the lunar (chandramana) calendar kept in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra and the north.