Amanta Masa System • New Moon Month-Ending Framework

Amanta Panchanga

View the authentic Amanta lunar calendar followed across Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu where every month culminates on Amavasya.

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Kartika Masa • Shukla Paksha
Active Amanta Lunar Month
Kartika
Navami (Tithi #9)
Tithi Elapsed: 81.8% • 21 Tithis remaining until Amavasya month-end
Nakshatra Shravana Shravana (Pada 3)
Yoga Shula Solar-Lunar Sum
Karana Kaulava Half-Tithi Limb
Amanta Panchanga Status: In the Amanta tradition, the month of Kartika began at the conclusion of the previous Amavasya. The current cycle is in its Waxing Phase (Shukla). Today is Tuesday under Dakshinayana (Southern Run) and Sharad (Autumn).
The 5 Limbs of Panchanga (Pancha-Anga)
  • 1. Tithi (Lunar Phase) Navami (Tithi #9)
  • 2. Vaar (Solar Day) Tuesday
  • 3. Nakshatra (Constellation) Shravana (Pada 3)
  • 4. Yoga (Angelic Alignment) Shula
  • 5. Karana (Half-Tithi) Kaulava
Cosmic & Chronological Coordinates
  • Amanta Lunar Month Kartika
  • Fortnight (Paksha) Shukla Paksha
  • Vikram Samvat VS 2083
  • Shaka Samvat SE 1948
  • Sun-Moon Elongation 105.82°

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Understanding the Amanta (Mukhyamana) Lunar System

The Amanta system (from Sanskrit Amā-anta, meaning "ending with the New Moon") is the traditional method of reckoning lunar months where each month concludes at the moment of Amavasya (conjunction of the Sun and Moon). The new month commences immediately thereafter on Shukla Paksha Pratipada.

Regional Dominance Across Southern and Western India

The Amanta framework is followed throughout Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala. The regional New Year festivals of Gudi Padwa (Maharashtra) and Ugadi (Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana) mark the commencement of the new Amanta year on the first day of Chaitra Shukla Paksha.

Why Does Diwali Fall at Month-End in the Amanta Calendar?

A frequent point of curiosity arises during major festivals like Diwali (Lakshmi Puja). In the Amanta calendar, Diwali falls on Ashwina Amavasya—the very last day of the month of Ashwina. The day following Diwali begins the brand-new month of Kartika, celebrated in Gujarat as Bestu Varas (New Year) and across India as Govardhan Puja. In contrast, North Indian Purnimanta calendars consider Diwali to occur in the middle of the month of Kartika.

Semi-Technical Mechanics: Elongation and Adhik Maas Insertion

A lunar month is defined by the Moon's elongation from the Sun from $0^\circ$ back to $360^\circ$ ($0^\circ$). Under classical Surya Siddhanta astronomy, when two consecutive New Moons occur within the same solar sign (without the Sun entering a new Rashi between them), an Adhik Maas (intercalary month) is inserted. In the Amanta system, the intercalary month is cleanly named by repeating the lunar month during which no solar transit (*Sankranti*) occurred.

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Frequently Asked Questions

An Amanta month is a lunar month that starts on the day after the New Moon (Shukla Pratipada) and ends on the New Moon (Amavasya). It is predominantly observed in Western and Southern India.

In the Amanta calendar, the month ends on Amavasya (New Moon), meaning Shukla Paksha comes first and Krishna Paksha comes second. In the Purnimanta calendar (followed in North India), the month ends on Purnima (Full Moon), meaning Krishna Paksha comes first. Both systems share identical Shukla Pakshas.

Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala primarily observe the Amanta lunar calendar for religious festivals and fasts.

An Adhik Maas (extra lunar month) is added whenever an entire Amanta lunar month elapses without a solar ingress (Sankranti) occurring. The month is repeated, doubling the duration of that specific lunar name.