Month
Kollam era ( ) calendar
Columns: Malayalam name | Transliteration | Concurrent Gregorian months | Sanskrit word and meaning | Zodiac sign
ചിങ്ങം | chi-ngnga-m | August–September | simha "lion" | Leo | കന്നി | ka-nni | September–October | kanyā "girl" | Virgo | തുലാം | thu-lā-m | October–November | tulā "balance" | Libra | വൃശ്ചികം | vRSh-chi-ka-m | November–December | vṛścika "scorpion" | Scorpio | ധനു | dha-nu | December–January | dhanu "bow, arc" | Sagittarius | മകരം | ma-ka-ra-m | January–February | mokara "sea-monster" | Capricorn | കുംഭം | kum-bha-m | February–March | kumbha "pitcher, water-pot" | Aquarius | മീനം | mee-na-m | March–April | mīna "(a specific kind of) fish" | Pisces | മേടം | mE-Da-m | April–May | meṣa "ram" | Aries | ഇടവം | i-Ta-va-m | May - June | vṛṣabha "bull" | Taurus | മിഥുനം | mi-thu-na-m | June–July | mithuna "a pair" | Gemini