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Onam 2050 Date — Tuesday, August 30, 2050

When is Onam in 2050? Onam 2050 falls on Tuesday, August 30, 2050.

Observance: Onam (Thiruvonam). City calendars may vary slightly by sunrise and amanta or purnimanta tradition — confirm with your local mandir.

Onam 2050 calendar — all ten days from Atham

Onam 2050: the ten Onam days and their nakshatra
DayNameStarDate & day
Day 1AthamHastaSun, 21 August 2050
Day 2ChithiraChitraMon, 22 August 2050
Day 3ChodhiSwatiTue, 23 August 2050
Day 4VishakamVishakhaWed, 24 August 2050
Day 5AnizhamAnuradhaThu, 25 August 2050
Day 6ThrikettaJyeshthaFri, 26 August 2050
Day 7MoolamMulaSat, 27 August 2050
Day 8PooradamPurva AshadhaSun, 28 August 2050
Day 9Uthradam (First Onam)Uttara AshadhaMon, 29 August 2050
Day 10ThiruvonamShravanaTue, 30 August 2050

Onam follows the Malayalam solar calendar: Thiruvonam is the day the Shravana (Thiruvonam) nakshatra falls in the month of Chingam, and the ten days are counted back from it to Atham.

Why we celebrate

Kerala harvest festival welcoming righteous King Mahabali; Vamana-Vishnu legend.

How it is celebrated

Pookalam, Onam sadya, boat races, Thiruvonam feast.

Puja timing

Thiruvonam day main feast and puja; ten-day Uthradam to Thiruvonam.

Foods & offerings

Onam sadya — 20+ items on banana leaf: avial, olan, payasam.

Rituals

  1. Daily pookalam.
  2. Wear kasavu mundu/sari.
  3. Community sadya and games.

Onam dates by year

When is Onam — 2049 to 2053
YearDate & day
2049Thu, 9 September 2049
2050Tue, 30 August 2050
2051Mon, 21 August 2051
2052Fri, 6 September 2052
2053Wed, 27 August 2053

Hindu festivals around Onam 2050