Chandramana Masa Timeline ยท 1971 ยท Bangalore

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๐ŸŒ— Amanta vs Purnimanta: Two Ways to Count the Same Lunar Month

Every Hindu lunar month (masa) is really the same underlying cycle of the Moon; the difference is only where you draw the line between one month and the next. The Amanta system (followed across South India, Maharashtra, and Gujarat) ends a month at Amavasya (new moon) and starts the next at the following Shukla Pratipada. The Purnimanta system (followed across most Hindi-speaking North Indian states) instead ends a month at Purnima (full moon).

Because of this offset, a Purnimanta month's Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) always falls inside what the Amanta system still calls the previous month, while its Shukla Paksha (bright fortnight) lines up with the Amanta month of the same name. Both systems track the identical Moon; they simply name the fortnights differently around the seam.

Why Adhika and Kshaya months don't shift

An Adhika (leap/extra) or Kshaya (rare, compressed) month is a whole intercalary month inserted (or, for Kshaya, contracted) to keep the lunar calendar aligned with the solar year; it isn't one of the ordinary Krishna/Shukla halves either system's naming logic is built around. So for the stretch of days an Adhika or Kshaya month covers, the Purnimanta system doesn't apply its usual name-shift at all: it simply carries the same Amanta label for that month. Once the calendar returns to an ordinary (Nija) month, the two systems resume differing by their usual half-month offset.

Magha January 27, 1971
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Magha Begins
Jan 27
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Magha Continues
Jan 27
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Magha Ends
Feb 10
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Magha Ends
Feb 25
Phalguna February 26, 1971
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Phalguna Begins
Feb 26
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Phalguna Continues
Feb 26
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Phalguna Ends
Mar 12
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Phalguna Ends
Mar 26
Chaitra March 27, 1971
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Chaitra Begins
Mar 27
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Chaitra Continues
Mar 27
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Chaitra Ends
Apr 10
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Chaitra Ends
Apr 25
Vaishakha April 26, 1971
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Vaishakha Begins
Apr 26
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Vaishakha Continues
Apr 26
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Vaishakha Ends
May 10
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Vaishakha Ends
May 24
Jyeshtha May 25, 1971
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Jyeshtha Begins
May 25
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Jyeshtha Continues
May 25
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Jyeshtha Ends
Jun 8
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Jyeshtha Ends
Jun 22
Ashaadha June 23, 1971
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Ashaadha Begins
Jun 23
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Ashaadha Continues
Jun 23
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Ashaadha Ends
Jul 8
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Ashaadha Ends
Jul 22
Shravana July 23, 1971
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Shravana Begins
Jul 23
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Shravana Continues
Jul 23
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Shravana Ends
Aug 6
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Shravana Ends
Aug 20
Bhadrapada August 21, 1971
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Bhadrapada Begins
Aug 21
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Bhadrapada Continues
Aug 21
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Bhadrapada Ends
Sep 4
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Bhadrapada Ends
Sep 19
Aashvayuja September 20, 1971
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Aashvayuja Begins
Sep 20
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Aashvayuja Continues
Sep 20
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Aashvayuja Ends
Oct 4
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Aashvayuja Ends
Oct 19
Kartika October 20, 1971
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Kartika Begins
Oct 20
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Kartika Continues
Oct 20
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Kartika Ends
Nov 2
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Kartika Ends
Nov 18
Margasira November 19, 1971
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Margasira Begins
Nov 19
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Margasira Continues
Nov 19
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Margasira Ends
Dec 2
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Margasira Ends
Dec 17
Pushya December 18, 1971
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Pushya Begins
Dec 18
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Pushya Continues
Dec 18
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Pushya Ends
Dec 31
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Pushya Ends
Jan 16, 1972
Magha January 17, 1972
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Magha Begins
Jan 17
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