Good Friday 2025 புனித வெள்ளி
Friday, 18 April 2025
The day in the Tamil calendar
| Date | Friday, 18 April 2025 |
|---|---|
| Tamil date | Chithirai 5 சித்திரை |
| Tithi at sunrise | Panchami (பஞ்சமி) until 5:07 PM · Krishna Paksha |
| Nakshatra at sunrise | Jyeshtha (கேட்டை) until 8:21 AM |
| Sunrise / Sunset | 5:58 AM / 6:18 PM |
| Tamil Nadu holiday | Yes |
Timings for Chennai. The date follows the Tamil Nadu calendar.
About the festival
Good Friday is the Friday before Easter, on which Christians commemorate the Passion, crucifixion and death of Jesus.1,2
From early Christianity it has been kept as a day of sorrow, penance and fasting.1,2
When it falls: Good Friday is the Friday immediately before Easter Sunday, so its date moves each year with the Easter computus.1,3,4
Sources
Good Friday in other years
| 2025 | Friday, 18 April 2025 |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday, 3 April 2026 |
| 2027 | Friday, 26 March 2027 |
| 2028 | Friday, 14 April 2028 |