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🌗 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.

ପୌଷ January 3, 2003
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ପୌଷ ଆରମ୍ଭ
Jan 3
🌕 Purnimanta Pushya ଆରମ୍ଭ
Jan 3
🌕 Purnimanta Pushya ସମାପ୍ତ
Jan 18
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ପୌଷ ସମାପ୍ତ
Feb 1
ମାଘ February 2, 2003
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ମାଘ ଆରମ୍ଭ
Feb 2
🌕 Purnimanta Magha ଜାରି ରହେ
Feb 2
🌕 Purnimanta Magha ସମାପ୍ତ
Feb 16
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ମାଘ ସମାପ୍ତ
Mar 3
ଫାଲ୍ଗୁନ March 4, 2003
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ଫାଲ୍ଗୁନ ଆରମ୍ଭ
Mar 4
🌕 Purnimanta Phalguna ଜାରି ରହେ
Mar 4
🌕 Purnimanta Phalguna ସମାପ୍ତ
Mar 18
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ଫାଲ୍ଗୁନ ସମାପ୍ତ
Apr 1
ଚୈତ୍ର April 2, 2003
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ଚୈତ୍ର ଆରମ୍ଭ
Apr 2
🌕 Purnimanta Chaitra ଜାରି ରହେ
Apr 2
🌕 Purnimanta Chaitra ସମାପ୍ତ
Apr 16
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ଚୈତ୍ର ସମାପ୍ତ
May 1
ବୈଶାଖ May 2, 2003
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ବୈଶାଖ ଆରମ୍ଭ
May 2
🌕 Purnimanta Vaishakha ଜାରି ରହେ
May 2
🌕 Purnimanta Vaishakha ସମାପ୍ତ
May 15
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ବୈଶାଖ ସମାପ୍ତ
May 31
ଜ୍ୟେଷ୍ଠ June 1, 2003
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ଜ୍ୟେଷ୍ଠ ଆରମ୍ଭ
Jun 1
🌕 Purnimanta Jyeshtha ଜାରି ରହେ
Jun 1
🌕 Purnimanta Jyeshtha ସମାପ୍ତ
Jun 14
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ଜ୍ୟେଷ୍ଠ ସମାପ୍ତ
Jun 29
ଆଷାଢ଼ June 30, 2003
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ଆଷାଢ଼ ଆରମ୍ଭ
Jun 30
🌕 Purnimanta Ashaadha ଜାରି ରହେ
Jun 30
🌕 Purnimanta Ashaadha ସମାପ୍ତ
Jul 13
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ଆଷାଢ଼ ସମାପ୍ତ
Jul 29
ଶ୍ରାବଣ July 30, 2003
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ଶ୍ରାବଣ ଆରମ୍ଭ
Jul 30
🌕 Purnimanta Shravana ଜାରି ରହେ
Jul 30
🌕 Purnimanta Shravana ସମାପ୍ତ
Aug 12
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ଶ୍ରାବଣ ସମାପ୍ତ
Aug 27
ଭାଦ୍ରବ August 28, 2003
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ଭାଦ୍ରବ ଆରମ୍ଭ
Aug 28
🌕 Purnimanta Bhadrapada ଜାରି ରହେ
Aug 28
🌕 Purnimanta Bhadrapada ସମାପ୍ତ
Sep 10
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ଭାଦ୍ରବ ସମାପ୍ତ
Sep 25
ଆଶ୍ୱିନ September 26, 2003
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ଆଶ୍ୱିନ ଆରମ୍ଭ
Sep 26
🌕 Purnimanta Aashvayuja ଜାରି ରହେ
Sep 26
🌕 Purnimanta Aashvayuja ସମାପ୍ତ
Oct 10
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ଆଶ୍ୱିନ ସମାପ୍ତ
Oct 25
କାର୍ତ୍ତିକ October 26, 2003
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ କାର୍ତ୍ତିକ ଆରମ୍ଭ
Oct 26
🌕 Purnimanta Kartika ଜାରି ରହେ
Oct 26
🌕 Purnimanta Kartika ସମାପ୍ତ
Nov 9
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ କାର୍ତ୍ତିକ ସମାପ୍ତ
Nov 23
ମାର୍ଗଶିର November 24, 2003
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ମାର୍ଗଶିର ଆରମ୍ଭ
Nov 24
🌕 Purnimanta Margasira ଜାରି ରହେ
Nov 24
🌕 Purnimanta Margasira ସମାପ୍ତ
Dec 8
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ମାର୍ଗଶିର ସମାପ୍ତ
Dec 23
ପୌଷ December 24, 2003
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ପୌଷ ଆରମ୍ଭ
Dec 24
🌕 Purnimanta Pushya ଜାରି ରହେ
Dec 24
🌕 Purnimanta Pushya ସମାପ୍ତ
Jan 7, 2004
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ପୌଷ ସମାପ୍ତ
Jan 21, 2004
ମାଘ January 22, 2004
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ମାଘ ଆରମ୍ଭ
Jan 22
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