मास The masas of 2029
2029 has an adhika (extra) month, Adhika Chaitra; 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 | Sat 16 Dec 2028 07:36 IST | Sun 14 Jan 2029 22:54 IST | 1950 · 2085 | Hemanta |
| Magha | Sun 14 Jan 2029 22:54 IST | Tue 13 Feb 2029 16:01 IST | 1950 · 2085 | Shishira |
| Phalguna | Tue 13 Feb 2029 16:01 IST | Thu 15 Mar 2029 09:49 IST | 1950 · 2085 | Shishira |
| Adhika Chaitra | Thu 15 Mar 2029 09:49 IST | Sat 14 Apr 2029 03:10 IST | 1951 · 2086 | Vasanta |
| Chaitra | Sat 14 Apr 2029 03:10 IST | Sun 13 May 2029 19:12 IST | 1951 · 2086 | Vasanta |
| Vaishakha | Sun 13 May 2029 19:12 IST | Tue 12 Jun 2029 09:20 IST | 1951 · 2086 | Vasanta |
| Jyeshtha | Tue 12 Jun 2029 09:20 IST | Wed 11 Jul 2029 21:21 IST | 1951 · 2086 | Grishma |
| Ashadha | Wed 11 Jul 2029 21:21 IST | Fri 10 Aug 2029 07:25 IST | 1951 · 2086 | Grishma |
| Shravana | Fri 10 Aug 2029 07:25 IST | Sat 8 Sep 2029 16:14 IST | 1951 · 2086 | Varsha |
| Bhadrapada | Sat 8 Sep 2029 16:14 IST | Mon 8 Oct 2029 00:44 IST | 1951 · 2086 | Varsha |
| Ashvina | Mon 8 Oct 2029 00:44 IST | Tue 6 Nov 2029 09:54 IST | 1951 · 2086 | Sharad |
| Kartika | Tue 6 Nov 2029 09:54 IST | Wed 5 Dec 2029 20:22 IST | 1951 · 2086 | Sharad |
| Margashirsha | Wed 5 Dec 2029 20:22 IST | Fri 4 Jan 2030 08:19 IST | 1951 · 2086 | Hemanta |
The Sun's turnings
| Turning | The solstice | Its sankranti | Apart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uttarayana | Thu 21 Dec 2028 13:50 IST | Makara: Sun 14 Jan 2029 09:27 IST | 24 days |
| Dakshinayana | Thu 21 Jun 2029 07:18 IST | Karka: Mon 16 Jul 2029 18:12 IST | 25 days |
The Kali year running on 1 January 2029 is 5,130 (5,129 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).