The Sixty-Year Cycle

Each year in the Tamil calendar has a name. These names follow a 60-year cycle. (The number 60 represents five Jovian periods i.e. it takes Jupiter about 12 years to orbit the sun).

The following table lists the cycle of sixty year names:

No. Name in English Year
1 Prabhava 1987--1988
2 Vibhava 1988--1989
3 Sukla 1989--1990
4 Pramodhudha 1990--1991
5 Prajorpati 1991--1992
6 Angirasa 1992--1993
7 Srimukha 1993--1994
8 Bhava 1994--1995
9 Yuva 1995--1996
10 Dhatu 1996--1997
11 Isvara 1997--1998
12 Vehudhanya 1998--1999
13 Pramathi 1999--2000
14 Vikrama 2000--2001
15 Vishu 2001--2002
16 Chitrabanu 2002--2003
17 Subanu 2003--2004
18 Tarana 2004--2005
19 Parthiba 2005--2006
20 Viya 2006--2007
21 Sarvajit 2007--2008
22 Sarvadhari 2008--2009
23 Virodhi 2009--2010
24 Viruti 2010--2011
25 Kara 2011--2012
26 Nandana 2012--2013
27 Vijaya 2013--2014
28 Jaya 2014--2015
29 Manmatha 2015--2016
30 Dhunmuki 2016--2017
31 Hevilambi 2017--2018
32 Vilambi 2018--2019
33 Vikari 2019--2020
34 Sarvari 2020--2021
35 Plava 2021--2022
36 Subakrit 2022--2023
37 Sobakrit 2023--2024
38 Krodhi 2024--2025
39 Visuvasuva 2025--2026
40 Parabhava 2026--2027
41 Plavanga 2027--2028
42 Kilaka 2028--2029
43 Saumya 2029--2030
44 Sadharana 2030--2031
45 Virodhikritu 2031--2032
46 Paridhabi 2032--2033
47 Pramadhisa 2033--2034
48 Ananda 2034--2035
49 Rakshasa 2035--2036
50 Nala 2036--2037
51 Pingala 2037--2038
52 Kalayukti 2038--2039
53 Siddharthi 2039--2040
54 Raudri 2040--2041
55 Dunmati 2041--2042
56 Dundubhi 2042--2043
57 Rudhrodhgari 2043--2044
58 Raktakshi 2044--2045
59 Krodhana 2045--2046
60 Akshaya 2046--2047