A panchang has 12 lunar months — Chaitra to Phalguna. KaalChakra Jyotish uses the amanta system, in which each month runs from one Amavasya (new moon) to the next.
Two systems are in use: amanta (Amavasya to Amavasya, mostly in South India) and purnimanta (Purnima to Purnima, mostly in North India). The tithis are the same in both — only the name of the month can sometimes shift by a fortnight. All calculation on this site follows the amanta system.
| # | Month | Season | Gregorian (approx.) | Main festivals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chaitra | Spring | Mar–Apr | Ram Navami, Hanuman Jayanti, Chaitra Navaratri |
| 2 | Vaishakha | Start of summer | Apr–May | Akshaya Tritiya |
| 3 | Jyeshtha | Summer | May–Jun | Ganga Dussehra, Vat Savitri Vrat |
| 4 | Ashadha | Start of monsoon | Jun–Jul | Guru Purnima, Rath Yatra |
| 5 | Shravana | Monsoon | Jul–Aug | Nag Panchami, Raksha Bandhan, Janmashtami |
| 6 | Bhadrapada | Late monsoon | Aug–Sep | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 7 | Ashwin | Start of autumn | Sep–Oct | Sharad Navaratri, Vijayadashami, Dhanteras, Karva Chauth |
| 8 | Kartika | Autumn | Oct–Nov | Diwali, Govardhan Puja, Bhai Dooj, Chhath Puja |
| 9 | Margashirsha | Start of late autumn | Nov–Dec | Vivah Panchami |
| 10 | Pausha | Late autumn | Dec–Jan | Makar Sankranti (a solar festival, independent of the lunar month) |
| 11 | Magha | Start of winter | Jan–Feb | Vasant Panchami, Maha Shivaratri |
| 12 | Phalguna | Winter | Feb–Mar | Holika Dahan, Rangwali Holi |
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