Hindu Lunar Months of 2027
13 amanta lunar months, new moon to new moon, at New Delhi.
| Month | Kind | Begins (new moon) | Ends (new moon) | Naming sankranti |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pausha | Nija (ordinary) | Capricorn | ||
| Magha | Nija (ordinary) | Aquarius | ||
| Phalguna | Nija (ordinary) | Pisces | ||
| Chaitra | Nija (ordinary) | Aries | ||
| Vaishakha | Nija (ordinary) | Taurus | ||
| Jyeshtha | Nija (ordinary) | Gemini | ||
| Ashadha | Nija (ordinary) | Cancer | ||
| Shravana | Nija (ordinary) | Leo | ||
| Bhadrapada | Nija (ordinary) | Virgo | ||
| Ashwina | Nija (ordinary) | Libra | ||
| Kartika | Nija (ordinary) | Scorpio | ||
| Margashirsha | Nija (ordinary) | Sagittarius | ||
| Pausha | Nija (ordinary) | Capricorn |
Questions, answered
What is Adhik Maas?
Adhik Maas is an extra lunar month that contains no solar sankranti, inserted about every three years to keep the lunar and solar years aligned. It takes the following month's name — 2026 has Adhik Jyeshtha.
What is the difference between Amanta and Purnimanta months?
Amanta months run new-moon to new-moon (western and southern India); Purnimanta run full-moon to full-moon (northern India). They differ by a fortnight — the Krishna paksha of an amanta month falls in the following Purnimanta month. This page computes Amanta.
How is each month named?
By the rashi of the solar sankranti it contains — a sourced classical convention (Surya Siddhanta). The containing sankranti is shown beside each name.
See where the Moon and every graha sit in your own chart — the free kundli.
Generate your free Kundli →Amanta months are computed new-moon to new-moon from the ephemeris; the naming sankranti is the Sun's sidereal ingress (Lahiri) within the month. Dates and times are shown for New Delhi. The month name is a sourced classical convention (Surya Siddhanta), not an assertion; the Purnimanta fork (Krishna paksha of an amanta month equals the following Purnimanta month) is disclosed, and kshaya-month names are deferred pending a witnessed source.
Computed with the Lahiri ayanamsa (sidereal). Panchang values are anchored at the local sunrise. How we compute →