Gujarati Calendar

The Hindu Calendar usually has 12 months. However, it may also have 13 months, as each month begins with the new moon. Each lunar month is given the name of the solar month in which it begins.

When two new moons occur in the same solar month, the two lunar months will both be known by the same name, but will have adhika placed before the name of the first month.Occasionally a solar month may occur with no new moon.

In event of this happening, the solar month is known as a ksaya month. The twelve months of the lunar year correspond to the following calendar months.

Gujarati            English

1     Chaitra             March-April
2     Vaishakh          April-May
3     Jyeshta            May-June
4     Aashaadh         June-July
5     Sharavan          July-August
6     Bhadra             August-September
7     Ashwin            September-October
8     Kartik              October-November
9     Margasheersh   November-December
10   Paush              December-January
11   Maagh             January-February
12   Phagun            February-March