There are two types of Hindu Calendar in regards to a month,

  1. Amavasyant calendar
  2. Purnimant Calendar

Amavasyant Calendar (Amanta Lunar Hindu Calendar)

In the Amavasyant Calendar, the month begins just after the day of Amavasya (Shukla Amavasya) or the new moon day, till the next Amavasya.

In the Amavasyant calendar, the first 15 days are Shukla Paksha and the next 15 days would be Krishna Paksha. As the month ends with the Amavasya it is called ‘The Amanta Lunar Hindu Calendar’.

We can understand it, simple as Amavasya+Ant = Amavasyant

The Amavasyant Calendar is mainly followed in the southern and eastern states of India:

  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Assam
  3. Gujarat
  4. Goa
  5. Karnataka
  6. Kerala
  7. Maharashtra
  8. Tamilnadu
  9. Telangana
  10. Tripura
  11. West Bengal

Purnimant Calendar (Purnimanta Lunar Hindu Calendar)

In the Purnimant Calendar, the month begins just the day after Purnima or the full moon day, till the next Purnima.

In the Purnimant calendar, the first 15 days are called Krishna Paksha and the next 15 days would be Shukla Paksha. As the month ends with the Purnima it is called ‘The Purnimanta Lunar Hindu Calendar’.

We can understand it, simple as Purnima+Ant = Purnimant

The Purnimant Calendar is mainly followed in the northern states of India:

  1. Bihar
  2. Chattisgarh
  3. Haryana
  4. Himachal Pradesh
  5. Jammu and Kashmir
  6. Jharkhand
  7. Madya Pradesh
  8. Orissa
  9. Punjab
  10. Rajasthan
  11. Uttarakhand
  12. Uttar Pradesh

Understanding Panchangam.

*** But all the festival days still fall on the same day, but the name of the month may be different. For example, In North India, Sri Krishna Janmashtami falls on Bhadrapada Shukla Paksha Ashtami, In South India, Shravana Shukla Paksh Ashtami.

41 responses to “2 Types of Hindu Calendar”

  1. The Purnimant Month begins with Purnima , then the first fifteen days would be Krishna paksha. Would it not be ?

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    1. Yes Sir, you’re right, thanks for letting us know. We have updated the content. And the Purnimant starts on the day next after the Purnima and ends on the next Purnima.

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