Amanta and Purnimanta months
A lunar month runs from one new moon to the next. India names it in two ways: from new moon to new moon (Amanta) or from full moon to full moon (Purnimanta).
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Now: Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Ashwin Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta).
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An Amanta month begins just after Amavasya, so its Shukla Paksha comes first and its Krishna Paksha ends at the next Amavasya. It is used in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
A Purnimanta month begins just after Purnima, so its Krishna Paksha comes first; it is used in most of North India. A Shukla Paksha has the same name in both systems, but a Krishna Paksha belongs to the following month in Purnimanta: Amanta Shravana Krishna is Purnimanta Bhadrapada Krishna.
A month is named after the sidereal rashi the Sun is in at the new moon that begins it: Sun in Meena → Chaitra, Sun in Mesha → Vaishakha, and so on. A festival falls on the same day in both systems; only the month name of a Krishna Paksha date differs.
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The engine always counts months the Amanta way (0 = Chaitra) and derives the Purnimanta name: a Krishna Paksha in Amanta month m is in Purnimanta month m + 1. Your calculation profile chooses which name the Panchang shows (Purnimanta).
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