When is the next Thiruvathirai Nakshatra?
Is it Thiruvathirai Nakshatra today? No. The next Thiruvathirai Nakshatra is on Saturday, 31 October 2026; Thiruvathirai star Fri 1:45 pm to Sat 12:07 pm; by Thirukanitha Fri 30 Oct.
Is it Thiruvathirai Nakshatra today? Yes, Thiruvathirai Nakshatra is today. Thiruvathirai star Fri 1:45 pm to Sat 12:07 pm; by Thirukanitha Fri 30 Oct.
Is it Thiruvathirai Nakshatra today? No. The next Thiruvathirai Nakshatra is on Friday, 27 November 2026; Thiruvathirai star Thu 9:56 pm to Fri 8:18 pm.
Is it Thiruvathirai Nakshatra today? Yes, Thiruvathirai Nakshatra is today. Thiruvathirai star Thu 9:56 pm to Fri 8:18 pm.
Is it Thiruvathirai Nakshatra today? No. The next Thiruvathirai Nakshatra is on Thursday, 24 December 2026; Thiruvathirai star Thu 6:13 am to Fri 4:34 am.
Is it Thiruvathirai Nakshatra today? Yes, Thiruvathirai Nakshatra is today. Thiruvathirai star Thu 6:13 am to Fri 4:34 am.
Vakya panchangam
The traditional reckoning that Tamil Nadu temples and printed calendars follow.star
One of the 27 star groups the Moon passes through, about one a day. The one at your birth is your birth star.Also written as: Thiruvathirai , Ardra Nakshatra, Arudra Nakshatra
The next twelve months
- Nov27Fri Next Karthigai 11 Thiruvathirai star: Thu 9:56 pm to Fri 8:18 pm
- Dec24Thu Next Arudra Darisanam Margazhi 9 Thiruvathirai star: Thu 6:13 am to Fri 4:34 am
- Jan21Thu Next Thai 7 Thiruvathirai star: Wed 2:30 pm to Thu 12:52 pm
- Feb17Wed Next Maasi 5 Thiruvathirai star: Tue 10:38 pm to Wed 9:01 pm
- Mar16Tue Next Panguni 2 Thiruvathirai star: Tue 6:40 am to Wed 5:03 am
- Apr13Tue Next Panguni 30 Thiruvathirai star: Mon 2:39 pm to Tue 1:05 pm
- May10Mon Next Chithirai 27 Thiruvathirai star: Sun 10:46 pm to Mon 9:14 pm
- Jun6Sun Next Vaikasi 23 Thiruvathirai star: Sun 7:00 am to Mon 5:28 am
- Jul4Sun Next Aani 19 Thiruvathirai star: Sat 3:16 pm to Sun 1:48 pm Thirukanitha: Sat 3 Jul
- Jul31Sat Next Aadi 15 Thiruvathirai star: Fri 11:30 pm to Sat 10:04 pm
- Aug27Fri Next Aavani 10 Thiruvathirai star: Fri 7:36 am to Sat 6:11 am
- Sep24Fri Next Purattasi 7 Thiruvathirai star: Thu 3:31 pm to Fri 2:10 pm
- Oct21Thu Next Aippasi 4 Thiruvathirai star: Wed 11:26 pm to Thu 10:06 pm
Month by month
What is Thiruvathirai Nakshatra?
Thiruvathirai (Ardra) is Shiva's star. On Margazhi Thiruvathirai, Chidambaram and the Shiva temples of Tamil Nadu hold the Arudra Darisanam of Nataraja, and homes make thiruvathirai kali. It is Ramanuja's birth star too: Chithirai Thiruvathirai is Ramanuja Jayanthi, and every month's Thiruvathirai is kept as his thirunakshatram at Sriperumbudur and in the Udayavar shrines. Each date here is the day the star holds at midday; when it holds at two middays running, both days are shown.
What can you do on Thiruvathirai star day?
The monthly Thiruvathirai is not a fast day in most homes. Thiruvathirai is Shiva's own star, so Shiva devotees visit a Shiva temple; Vaishnavas keep Ramanuja's monthly thirunakshatram at his shrine, and at Sriperumbudur he receives a thirumanjanam that day. Those born under Thiruvathirai can have an archanai done.
- Darshan at a Shiva temple
- Ramanuja's thirunakshatram worship at his shrine
- Those born under the star: an archanai giving name and star
- Prayers
- Thiruvasagam and Thevaram for Shiva; Ramanuja Nootrandhadhi for Ramanuja.
Margazhi Thiruvathirai is Arudra Darisanam; women keep the Thiruvathirai nombu that day and offer kali with ezhukari koottu.
Other years (2016 – 2036)
Frequently asked
Is it Thiruvathirai Nakshatra today?
No. The next Thiruvathirai Nakshatra is on Saturday, 31 October 2026; Thiruvathirai star Fri 1:45 pm to Sat 12:07 pm; by Fri 30 Oct.
When is the next Thiruvathirai Nakshatra?
Next Thiruvathirai Nakshatra: Saturday, 31 October 2026 (Chennai).
What is Thiruvathirai Nakshatra?
Thiruvathirai (Ardra) is Shiva's star. On Margazhi Thiruvathirai, Chidambaram and the Shiva temples of Tamil Nadu hold the Arudra Darisanam of Nataraja, and homes make thiruvathirai kali. It is Ramanuja's birth star too: Chithirai Thiruvathirai is Ramanuja Jayanthi, and every month's Thiruvathirai is kept as his thirunakshatram at Sriperumbudur and in the Udayavar shrines. Each date here is the day the star holds at midday; when it holds at two middays running, both days are shown.
What can you do on Thiruvathirai star day?
The monthly Thiruvathirai is not a fast day in most homes. Thiruvathirai is Shiva's own star, so Shiva devotees visit a Shiva temple; Vaishnavas keep Ramanuja's monthly thirunakshatram at his shrine, and at Sriperumbudur he receives a thirumanjanam that day. Those born under Thiruvathirai can have an archanai done.