Chandramana Masa Timeline ยท 2002 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.

Pushya January 14, 2002
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Pushya Begins
Jan 14
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Pushya Begins
Jan 14
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Pushya Ends
Jan 28
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Pushya Ends
Feb 12
Magha February 13, 2002
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Magha Begins
Feb 13
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Magha Continues
Feb 13
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Magha Ends
Feb 27
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Magha Ends
Mar 14
Phalguna March 15, 2002
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Phalguna Begins
Mar 15
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Phalguna Continues
Mar 15
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Phalguna Ends
Mar 28
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Phalguna Ends
Apr 12
Chaitra April 13, 2002
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Chaitra Begins
Apr 13
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Chaitra Continues
Apr 13
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Chaitra Ends
Apr 26
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Chaitra Ends
May 12
Vaishakha May 13, 2002
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Vaishakha Begins
May 13
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Vaishakha Continues
May 13
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Vaishakha Ends
May 26
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Vaishakha Ends
Jun 10
Jyeshtha June 11, 2002
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Jyeshtha Begins
Jun 11
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Jyeshtha Continues
Jun 11
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Jyeshtha Ends
Jun 24
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Jyeshtha Ends
Jul 10
Ashaadha July 11, 2002
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Ashaadha Begins
Jul 11
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Ashaadha Continues
Jul 11
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Ashaadha Ends
Jul 24
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Ashaadha Ends
Aug 8
Shravana August 9, 2002
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Shravana Begins
Aug 9
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Shravana Continues
Aug 9
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Shravana Ends
Aug 22
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Shravana Ends
Sep 6
Bhadrapada September 7, 2002
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Bhadrapada Begins
Sep 7
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Bhadrapada Continues
Sep 7
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Bhadrapada Ends
Sep 21
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Bhadrapada Ends
Oct 6
Aashvayuja October 7, 2002
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Aashvayuja Begins
Oct 7
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Aashvayuja Continues
Oct 7
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Aashvayuja Ends
Oct 21
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Aashvayuja Ends
Nov 4
Kartika November 5, 2002
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Kartika Begins
Nov 5
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Kartika Continues
Nov 5
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Kartika Ends
Nov 20
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Kartika Ends
Dec 4
Margasira December 5, 2002
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Margasira Begins
Dec 5
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Margasira Continues
Dec 5
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Margasira Ends
Dec 19
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Margasira Ends
Jan 2, 2003
Pushya January 3, 2003
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Pushya Begins
Jan 3
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Pushya Continues
Jan 3
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