मास The masas of 2028
2028 has no adhika month; the lunar months below run from new Moon to new Moon (amanta), each named for the sankranti that falls in it (IST).
A month with no sankranti in it is adhika (added), and takes the next month's name; one with two is kshaya.
| Masa | Begins (new Moon) | Ends | Shaka · Vikrama | Ritu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pausha | Tue 28 Dec 2027 01:42 IST | Wed 26 Jan 2028 20:42 IST | 1949 · 2084 | Hemanta |
| Magha | Wed 26 Jan 2028 20:42 IST | Fri 25 Feb 2028 16:07 IST | 1949 · 2084 | Shishira |
| Phalguna | Fri 25 Feb 2028 16:07 IST | Sun 26 Mar 2028 10:01 IST | 1949 · 2084 | Shishira |
| Chaitra | Sun 26 Mar 2028 10:01 IST | Tue 25 Apr 2028 01:16 IST | 1950 · 2085 | Vasanta |
| Vaishakha | Tue 25 Apr 2028 01:16 IST | Wed 24 May 2028 13:46 IST | 1950 · 2085 | Vasanta |
| Jyeshtha | Wed 24 May 2028 13:46 IST | Thu 22 Jun 2028 23:57 IST | 1950 · 2085 | Grishma |
| Ashadha | Thu 22 Jun 2028 23:57 IST | Sat 22 Jul 2028 08:31 IST | 1950 · 2085 | Grishma |
| Shravana | Sat 22 Jul 2028 08:31 IST | Sun 20 Aug 2028 16:13 IST | 1950 · 2085 | Varsha |
| Bhadrapada | Sun 20 Aug 2028 16:13 IST | Mon 18 Sep 2028 23:53 IST | 1950 · 2085 | Varsha |
| Ashvina | Mon 18 Sep 2028 23:53 IST | Wed 18 Oct 2028 08:26 IST | 1950 · 2085 | Sharad |
| Kartika | Wed 18 Oct 2028 08:26 IST | Thu 16 Nov 2028 18:47 IST | 1950 · 2085 | Sharad |
| Margashirsha | Thu 16 Nov 2028 18:47 IST | Sat 16 Dec 2028 07:36 IST | 1950 · 2085 | Hemanta |
| Pausha | Sat 16 Dec 2028 07:36 IST | Sun 14 Jan 2029 22:54 IST | 1950 · 2085 | Hemanta |
The Sun's turnings
| Turning | The solstice | Its sankranti | Apart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uttarayana | Wed 22 Dec 2027 08:12 IST | Makara: Sat 15 Jan 2028 03:23 IST | 24 days |
| Dakshinayana | Wed 21 Jun 2028 01:31 IST | Karka: Sun 16 Jul 2028 12:06 IST | 25 days |
The Kali year running on 1 January 2028 is 5,129 (5,128 elapsed), as the Surya Siddhanta counts from its epoch (1.15-23).
How these are found
Each masa runs from one new Moon to the next as the app computes them, named by the Calendar Reform Committee's rule (1955) for the first rashi the Sun enters in it; the app's masas agree with Drik Panchang's from 2021 to 2031, adhika months included. The Shaka year begins at Chaitra; the Vikrama year given is the Chaitradi (Kartikadi in Gujarat turns at Kartika). The solstices are the true ones, from the Sun's tropical longitude; the sankrantis sidereal (Lahiri).