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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 2, 2014
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ପୌଷ ଆରମ୍ଭ
Jan 2
🌕 Purnimanta Pushya ଆରମ୍ଭ
Jan 2
🌕 Purnimanta Pushya ସମାପ୍ତ
Jan 16
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ପୌଷ ସମାପ୍ତ
Jan 30
ମାଘ January 31, 2014
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ମାଘ ଆରମ୍ଭ
Jan 31
🌕 Purnimanta Magha ଜାରି ରହେ
Jan 31
🌕 Purnimanta Magha ସମାପ୍ତ
Feb 14
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ମାଘ ସମାପ୍ତ
Mar 1
ଫାଲ୍ଗୁନ March 2, 2014
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ଫାଲ୍ଗୁନ ଆରମ୍ଭ
Mar 2
🌕 Purnimanta Phalguna ଜାରି ରହେ
Mar 2
🌕 Purnimanta Phalguna ସମାପ୍ତ
Mar 16
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ଫାଲ୍ଗୁନ ସମାପ୍ତ
Mar 30
ଚୈତ୍ର March 31, 2014
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ଚୈତ୍ର ଆରମ୍ଭ
Mar 31
🌕 Purnimanta Chaitra ଜାରି ରହେ
Mar 31
🌕 Purnimanta Chaitra ସମାପ୍ତ
Apr 15
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ଚୈତ୍ର ସମାପ୍ତ
Apr 29
ବୈଶାଖ April 30, 2014
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ବୈଶାଖ ଆରମ୍ଭ
Apr 30
🌕 Purnimanta Vaishakha ଜାରି ରହେ
Apr 30
🌕 Purnimanta Vaishakha ସମାପ୍ତ
May 14
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ବୈଶାଖ ସମାପ୍ତ
May 28
ଜ୍ୟେଷ୍ଠ May 29, 2014
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ଜ୍ୟେଷ୍ଠ ଆରମ୍ଭ
May 29
🌕 Purnimanta Jyeshtha ଜାରି ରହେ
May 29
🌕 Purnimanta Jyeshtha ସମାପ୍ତ
Jun 13
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ଜ୍ୟେଷ୍ଠ ସମାପ୍ତ
Jun 27
ଆଷାଢ଼ June 28, 2014
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ଆଷାଢ଼ ଆରମ୍ଭ
Jun 28
🌕 Purnimanta Ashaadha ଜାରି ରହେ
Jun 28
🌕 Purnimanta Ashaadha ସମାପ୍ତ
Jul 12
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ଆଷାଢ଼ ସମାପ୍ତ
Jul 26
ଶ୍ରାବଣ July 27, 2014
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ଶ୍ରାବଣ ଆରମ୍ଭ
Jul 27
🌕 Purnimanta Shravana ଜାରି ରହେ
Jul 27
🌕 Purnimanta Shravana ସମାପ୍ତ
Aug 10
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ଶ୍ରାବଣ ସମାପ୍ତ
Aug 25
ଭାଦ୍ରବ August 26, 2014
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ଭାଦ୍ରବ ଆରମ୍ଭ
Aug 26
🌕 Purnimanta Bhadrapada ଜାରି ରହେ
Aug 26
🌕 Purnimanta Bhadrapada ସମାପ୍ତ
Sep 8
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ଭାଦ୍ରବ ସମାପ୍ତ
Sep 24
ଆଶ୍ୱିନ September 25, 2014
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ଆଶ୍ୱିନ ଆରମ୍ଭ
Sep 25
🌕 Purnimanta Aashvayuja ଜାରି ରହେ
Sep 25
🌕 Purnimanta Aashvayuja ସମାପ୍ତ
Oct 8
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ଆଶ୍ୱିନ ସମାପ୍ତ
Oct 23
କାର୍ତ୍ତିକ October 24, 2014
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ କାର୍ତ୍ତିକ ଆରମ୍ଭ
Oct 24
🌕 Purnimanta Kartika ଜାରି ରହେ
Oct 24
🌕 Purnimanta Kartika ସମାପ୍ତ
Nov 6
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ କାର୍ତ୍ତିକ ସମାପ୍ତ
Nov 22
ମାର୍ଗଶିର November 23, 2014
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ମାର୍ଗଶିର ଆରମ୍ଭ
Nov 23
🌕 Purnimanta Margasira ଜାରି ରହେ
Nov 23
🌕 Purnimanta Margasira ସମାପ୍ତ
Dec 6
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ମାର୍ଗଶିର ସମାପ୍ତ
Dec 21
ପୌଷ December 22, 2014
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ପୌଷ ଆରମ୍ଭ
Dec 22
🌕 Purnimanta Pushya ଜାରି ରହେ
Dec 22
🌕 Purnimanta Pushya ସମାପ୍ତ
Jan 5, 2015
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ପୌଷ ସମାପ୍ତ
Jan 20, 2015
ମାଘ January 21, 2015
🌑 ଅମାନ୍ତ ମାଘ ଆରମ୍ଭ
Jan 21
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