Guest guest Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 The division into months by position of the Sun are as under - Sun in Sign /Name of Indian months/English months. Aries- Vaisakha - April-May Taurus - Jyeshta - May-June Gemini - Aslesha - June-July Cancer - Shravan - July-August Leo - Bhadra - August-Sept Virgo- Ashwin - Sept-October Libra - Kartika - Oct-November Scorpio- Agrahayana -Nov-Dec Sagittarius - Pausa - Dec-Jan Capricorn - Magha- Jan-Feb Aquarius- Phalguna- Feb-March Pisces - Chaitra- March-April Why are names of 2 English months given together and not one single English month ? Answer- Because Sun enters a sign normally on the mid (15th or 16th) of every month and remains in that sign till the mid of next month, hence we have to write two months names for English months, whereas for Hindu months., it is not like that. The names of the Indian months originated from the names of Nakshatra where Purnima (Full Moon) takes place. Due to elliptical orbit, Purnima does not take place in the same position or at the same Nakshatra every year.For instance,Chandra in Purnima in the month of Agrahayana, maybe in Ardra or in Mrgasira, so the month of Agrahayana, has another name, Margashirsha. regards, Bhaskar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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