Chandramana Masa Timeline ยท 1981 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 7, 1981
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Pushya Begins
Jan 7
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Pushya Begins
Jan 7
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Pushya Ends
Jan 20
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Pushya Ends
Feb 4
Magha February 5, 1981
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Magha Begins
Feb 5
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Magha Continues
Feb 5
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Magha Ends
Feb 18
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Magha Ends
Mar 6
Phalguna March 7, 1981
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Phalguna Begins
Mar 7
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Phalguna Continues
Mar 7
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Phalguna Ends
Mar 20
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Phalguna Ends
Apr 4
Chaitra April 5, 1981
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Chaitra Begins
Apr 5
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Chaitra Continues
Apr 5
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Chaitra Ends
Apr 19
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Chaitra Ends
May 3
Vaishakha May 4, 1981
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Vaishakha Begins
May 4
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Vaishakha Continues
May 4
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Vaishakha Ends
May 18
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Vaishakha Ends
Jun 2
Jyeshtha June 3, 1981
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Jyeshtha Begins
Jun 3
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Jyeshtha Continues
Jun 3
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Jyeshtha Ends
Jun 17
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Jyeshtha Ends
Jul 1
Ashaadha July 2, 1981
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Ashaadha Begins
Jul 2
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Ashaadha Continues
Jul 2
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Ashaadha Ends
Jul 17
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Ashaadha Ends
Jul 31
Shravana August 1, 1981
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Shravana Begins
Aug 1
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Shravana Continues
Aug 1
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Shravana Ends
Aug 15
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Shravana Ends
Aug 29
Bhadrapada August 30, 1981
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Bhadrapada Begins
Aug 30
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Bhadrapada Continues
Aug 30
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Bhadrapada Ends
Sep 14
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Bhadrapada Ends
Sep 28
Aashvayuja September 29, 1981
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Aashvayuja Begins
Sep 29
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Aashvayuja Continues
Sep 29
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Aashvayuja Ends
Oct 13
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Aashvayuja Ends
Oct 27
Kartika October 28, 1981
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Kartika Begins
Oct 28
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Kartika Continues
Oct 28
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Kartika Ends
Nov 11
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Kartika Ends
Nov 26
Margasira November 27, 1981
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Margasira Begins
Nov 27
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Margasira Continues
Nov 27
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Margasira Ends
Dec 11
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Margasira Ends
Dec 26
Pushya December 27, 1981
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Pushya Begins
Dec 27
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Pushya Continues
Dec 27
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Pushya Ends
Jan 9, 1982
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Pushya Ends
Jan 25, 1982
Magha January 26, 1982
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Magha Begins
Jan 26
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