Pausha (Hindi: पूस puus or पौष pauṣ) is a month of the Hindu calendar, also know as Poush or Pushya. In India's national civil calendar, Pausha is the tenth month of the year, beginning on 22 December and ending on 20 January. In lunar religious calendars, Pausha may begin on either the new moon or the full moon around the same time of year ...

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Shraavana (Hindi: सावन saavan or श्रावण shraavan) is a month of the Hindu calendar, also known as Sawan. In India's national civil calendar, Shraavan is the fifth month of the year, beginning on 23 July and ending on 22 August. In lunar religious calendars, Shraavana may begin on either the new moon or the full moon around the same time of y ...

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Vaisakha (Hindi: बैसाख baisākh or वैशाख vaishākh) is a month of the Hindu calendar. In India's national civil calendar, Vaisakha is the second month of the year, beginning on 21 April and ending on 21 May. In lunar religious calendars, Vaisakha may begin on either the new moon or the full moon around the same time of year, and is usually the second month of the year. The harvest fe ...

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Bhaadra (Hindi: भादों bhaado or भाद्रपद bhaadrapad) is a month of the Hindu calendar. In India's national civil calendar, Bhaadra is the sixth month of the year, beginning on 23 August and ending on 22 September. In Nepal's Bikram Sambat, Bhadra is the fifth month. In lunar religious calendars, Bhaadra may begin on either the new moon or the full moon around the same time of year, and is usually the sixth month of the year. The festival of Ganesha Chaturthi, ...

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Phalguna (Hindi: फागुन phaagun or फाल्गुन phaalgun) is a month of the Hindu calendar. In India's national civil calendar, Phaalgun is the twelfth month of the year, beginning on 20 February and ending on 21 March (or 20 March during leap years). In lunar religious calendars, Phalgun may begin on either the new moon or the full moon around the same time of year, and is usually the twelfth month of the year. The holidays of Holi (15 Phalgun) and Maha Shiv ...

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Agrahayana (Hindi: अगहन agahan) is a month of the Hindu calendar. In India's national civil calendar, Agrahayana is the ninth month of the year, beginning on 22 November and ending on 21 December. In Vedic times, this month was also known as Maargashirsha after the nakshatra (asterisms) Mrigashira. The word agrahayan means the month of ayan or equinox (agra=first + ayan = travel of the sun, equinox). The aligning of this name with the Mrigashira asterism (lambda orionis), gives rise to speculation that this name may have been given when the sun was near Orion at the ti ...

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Ashvin (Hindi: क्वार kvaar) is a month of the Hindu calendar, also known as Aswayuja. In India's national civil calendar, Aashvin is the seventh month of the year, beginning on 23 September and ending on 22 October. In lunar religious calendars, Aashvin may begin on either the new moon or the full moon around the same time of year, and is usually the seventh month of the year. Several major religious holidays take place in Ashvin, including Durga Puja (6-10 Ashvin), Dasehra (10 Ashvin) and Divali (29 Ashvin). In solar religious calendars, Aashvin begins with the Sun's entry into Virgo ...

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Chaitra (Hindi: चैत cait or चैत्र caitr) is a month of the Hindu calendar. In India's national civil calendar, Chaitra is the first month of the year, beginning on 22 March (or 21 March in leap years) and ending on 20 April. It is also the last month in the Bangla Calendar, where it is called Choitro, and the Bikram Sambat, where it ends on April 13. In lunar religious calendars, Chaitra may begin on either the new moon or the full moon around the same time of year, and is usually the ...

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Jyestha (Hindi: जेठ jeṭ or ज्येष्ठ jyeṣṭ) is a month of the Hindu calendar, also known as Jeth or Iethe. In India's national civil calendar, Jyestha is the second month of the year, beginning on 21 May and ending on 22 June. In lunar religious calendars, Jyestha may begin on either the new moon or the full moon around the same time of yea ...

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Maagha (Hindi: माघ maagh) is a month of the Hindu calendar. In India's national civil calendar, Maagh is the eleventh month of the year, beginning on 21 January and ending on 19 February. In lunar religious calendars, Maagh may begin on either the new moon or the full moon around the same time of year, and is usually the eleventh month of the year. In solar religious calendars, Maagh begins with the Sun's entry into Capricorn ...

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Aashaadha (Hindi: आसाढ़ aasaarh or आषाढ aaṣaaḍh) is a month of the Hindu calendar. In India's national civil calendar, Aashaadh is the fourth month of the year, beginning on 22 June and ending on 22 July. In lunar religious calendars, Aashaadh may begin on either the new moon or the full moon around the same time of year, and is usually the fourth month of the year. In solar religious calendars, Aashaadh begins with the Sun's entry into Gemini, and is usually the third mo ...

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