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=== Names of Lunar Months ===

=== Names of Lunar Months ===

It has been previously mentioned that Chandramana is a natural unit of time and so also the naming of lunar months is according to the visible changes in the sky. The name of a lunar month is given based on the nakshatra constellation in which the moon is generally present (there is a slight shift) on the Purnima day (that lies between two Amavasya days in Amamta system). It must be noted that these names have been used since Vedic times for determining the days when Yajnas have to be conducted.  

It has been previously mentioned that Chandramana is a natural unit of time and so also the naming of lunar months is according to the visible changes in the sky. The name of a lunar month is given based on the nakshatra constellation in which the moon is generally present (or near those nakshatras) on the Purnima day (that lies between two Amavasya days in Amamta system). It must be noted that these names have been used since Vedic times for determining the days when Yajnas have to be conducted.

Thus in the month when moon is present in the asterism of Chitta at the time of Purnima, that month starting from the Amavasya preceding Purnima and ending with the successive Amavasya is called Chaitra Masa according to the Chandra Mana. The names of the 12 Lunar months are as follows  

Thus in the month when moon is present in the asterism of Chitta at the time of Purnima, that month starting from the Amavasya preceding Purnima and ending with the successive Amavasya is called Chaitra Masa according to the Chandra Mana. The names of the 12 Lunar months are as follows  

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{{columns-list|colwidth=20em|style=width: 600px; font-style: normal; color: blue|1=# Chaitra (चैत्रमासः) : Nakshatra = Chitta

# Chaitra (चैत्रमासः)

# Vaishakha (वैशाखमासः) : Nakshatra = Vishakha

# Vaishakha (वैशाखमासः)

# Jyestha (ज्येष्टमासः) : Nakshatra = Jyestha

# Jyestha (ज्येष्टमासः)

# Aashadha (आषाढमासः) : Nakshatra = Purva Ashada or Uttara Ashadha

# Ashadha (आषाढमासः)

# Shraavana (श्रावणमासः) : Nakshatra = Shravana

# Shravana (श्रावणमासः)

# Bhadrapada (भाद्रपदमासः) : Nakshatra = Purvabhadra, Uttarabhadra

# Bhadrapada (भाद्रपदमासः)

# Asveyuja (आश्वेयुजमासः) : Nakshatra = Ashvini

# Asveyuja (आश्वेयुजमासः)

# Kaartika (कार्तिकमासः) : Nakshatra = Krittika

# Kartika (कर्तिकमासः)

# Margashira (मार्गशीरमासः) : Nakshatra = Mrgashira

# Margashira (मार्गशीरमासः)

# Pushya (पुष्यमासः) : Nakshatra = Pushyami

# Pushya (पुष्यमासः)

# Magha (माघमासः) : Nakshatra = Magha/Makha

# Magha (माघमासः)

# Phalguna (फाल्गुणमासः) : Nakshatra = Purvaphalguni or Uttaraphalguni}}

# Phalguna (फाल्गुणमासः)

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=== Vara - Day of the Week ===

== Vara - Day of the Week ==

The weekdays are seven as in common knowledge globally. They are named after their adhipatis or specific planetary rulers as follows

वार weekdays are seven as in common knowledge globally. They are named after their adhipatis or specific planetary rulers as follows

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