Each year in the Tamil calendar has a
name. These names follow a 60-year cycle.
After the completion of sixty years, the calendar starts a new with the first year
Hindu and Mayan calendars only has full reference of prabanjam (nebula in English) creation and destroying time.
The following list presents the current 60-year cycle of the Tamil calendar:
Tamil Year Name | Thiruvalluvar year | Gregorian Year |
Prabhava | 2018 | 1987 - 1988 |
Vibhava | 2019 | 1988 - 1989 |
Sukla | 2020 | 1989 - 1990 |
Pramodhoodha | 2021 | 1990 - 1991 |
Prachorpaththi | 2022 | 1991 - 1992 |
Aangirasa | 2023 | 1992 - 1993 |
Srimukha | 2024 | 1993 - 1994 |
Bhava | 2025 | 1994 - 1995 |
Yuva | 2026 | 1995 - 1996 |
Thaadhu | 2027 | 1996 - 1997 |
Eesvara | 2028 | 1997 - 1998 |
Vehudhanya | 2029 | 1998 - 1999 |
Pramathi | 2030 | 1999 - 2000 |
Vikrama | 2031 | 2000 - 2001 |
Vishu | 2032 | 2001 - 2002 |
Chitrabaanu | 2033 | 2002 - 2003 |
Subaanu | 2034 | 2003 - 2004 |
Thaarana | 2035 | 2004 - 2005 |
Paarthiba | 2036 | 2005 - 2006 |
Viya | 2037 | 2006 - 2007 |
Sarvajith | 2038 | 2007 - 2008 |
Sarvadhari | 2039 | 2008 - 2009 |
Virodhi | 2040 | 2009 - 2010 |
Vikruthi | 2041 | 2010 - 2011 |
Kara | 2042 | 2011 - 2012 |
Nandhana | 2043 | 2012 - 2013 |
Vijaya | 2044 | 2013 - 2014 |
Jaya | 2045 | 2014 - 2015 |
Manmatha | 2046 | 2015 - 2016 |
Dhunmuki | 2047 | 2016 - 2017 |
Hevilambi | 2048 | 2017 - 2018 |
Vilambi | 2049 | 2018 - 2019 |
Vikari | 2050 | 2019 - 2020 |
Sarvari | 2051 | 2020 - 2021 |
Plava | 2052 | 2021 - 2022 |
Subakrith | 2053 | 2022 - 2023 |
Sobakrith | 2054 | 2023 - 2024 |
Krodhi | 2055 | 2024 - 2025 |
Visuvaasuva | 2056 | 2025 - 2026 |
Parabhaava | 2057 | 2026 - 2027 |
Plavanga | 2058 | 2027 - 2028 |
Keelaka | 2059 | 2028 - 2029 |
Saumya | 2060 | 2029 - 2030 |
Sadharana | 2061 | 2030 - 2031 |
Virodhikrithu | 2062 | 2031 - 2032 |
Paridhaabi | 2063 | 2032 - 2033 |
Pramaadhisa | 2064 | 2033 - 2034 |
Aanandha | 2065 | 2034 - 2035 |
Rakshasa | 2066 | 2035 - 2036 |
Nala | 2067 | 2036 - 2037 |
Pingala | 2068 | 2037 - 2038 |
Kalayukthi | 2069 | 2038 - 2039 |
Siddharthi | 2070 | 2039 - 2040 |
Raudhri | 2071 | 2040 - 2041 |
Thunmathi | 2072 | 2041 - 2042 |
Dhundubhi | 2073 | 2042 - 2043 |
Rudhrodhgaari | 2074 | 2043 - 2044 |
Raktakshi | 2075 | 2044 - 2045 |
Krodhana | 2076 | 2045 - 2046 |
Akshaya | 2077 | 2046 - 2047 |