Chandramana Masa Timeline ยท 2017 ยท Bangalore

Powered by NASA JPL Ephemeris

๐Ÿ“ Bangalore โœ Change City

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 28, 2017
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Magha Begins
Jan 28
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Magha Continues
Jan 28
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Magha Ends
Feb 10
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Magha Ends
Feb 26
Phalguna February 27, 2017
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Phalguna Begins
Feb 27
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Phalguna Continues
Feb 27
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Phalguna Ends
Mar 12
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Phalguna Ends
Mar 27
Chaitra March 28, 2017
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Chaitra Begins
Mar 28
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Chaitra Continues
Mar 28
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Chaitra Ends
Apr 11
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Chaitra Ends
Apr 26
Vaishakha April 27, 2017
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Vaishakha Begins
Apr 27
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Vaishakha Continues
Apr 27
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Vaishakha Ends
May 10
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Vaishakha Ends
May 25
Jyeshtha May 26, 2017
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Jyeshtha Begins
May 26
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Jyeshtha Continues
May 26
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Jyeshtha Ends
Jun 9
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Jyeshtha Ends
Jun 23
Ashaadha June 24, 2017
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Ashaadha Begins
Jun 24
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Ashaadha Continues
Jun 24
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Ashaadha Ends
Jul 9
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Ashaadha Ends
Jul 23
Shravana July 24, 2017
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Shravana Begins
Jul 24
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Shravana Continues
Jul 24
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Shravana Ends
Aug 7
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Shravana Ends
Aug 21
Bhadrapada August 22, 2017
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Bhadrapada Begins
Aug 22
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Bhadrapada Continues
Aug 22
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Bhadrapada Ends
Sep 6
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Bhadrapada Ends
Sep 20
Aashvayuja September 21, 2017
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Aashvayuja Begins
Sep 21
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Aashvayuja Continues
Sep 21
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Aashvayuja Ends
Oct 5
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Aashvayuja Ends
Oct 19
Kartika October 20, 2017
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Kartika Begins
Oct 20
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Kartika Continues
Oct 20
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Kartika Ends
Nov 4
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Kartika Ends
Nov 18
Margasira November 19, 2017
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Margasira Begins
Nov 19
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Margasira Continues
Nov 19
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Margasira Ends
Dec 3
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Margasira Ends
Dec 18
Pushya December 19, 2017
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Pushya Begins
Dec 19
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Pushya Continues
Dec 19
๐ŸŒ• Purnimanta Pushya Ends
Jan 1, 2018
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Pushya Ends
Jan 17, 2018
Magha January 18, 2018
๐ŸŒ‘ Amanta Magha Begins
Jan 18
๐Ÿ“… Full Day-by-Day Masa Calendar โ†’ ๐Ÿ•‰ Today's Panchang โ†’