Temporary Disabled. :) please Go back Magha (month) - Wikipedia www.fgks.org » Address: [go: up one dir, main page] Include Form Remove Scripts Accept Cookies Show Images Show Referer Rotate13 Base64 Strip Meta Strip Title Session Cookies Home Random Nearby Log in Settings Donate About Wikipedia Disclaimers Search Magha (month) Article Talk Language Watch Edit (Redirected from Maagha) For other uses, see Magha (disambiguation). This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: "Magha" month – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Magha (Sanskrit: माघ, romanized: Māgha) is the eleventh month of the Hindu calendar, corresponding to January/February of the Gregorian calendar.[1] In India's national civil calendar, Magha is also the eleventh month of the year, beginning on 20 January and ending on 18 February. MaghaA night lit up with kites and lights on Makar Sankranti Uttarayana festivalNative nameमाघ (Sanskrit)CalendarHindu calendarMonth number11SeasonWinterGregorian equivalentJanuary-FebruarySignificant days Vasant Panchami Ratha Saptami Makar Sankranti Bhishma Ashtami Maha Shivaratri (Amanta) ← PaushaPhalguna → In the Hindu lunisolar calendar, Magha may begin on either the new moon or the full moon around the same time of year. It is named thus because in this month, the full moon is usually found nearby or within the star cluster called Magha. Since the traditional Hindu calendar follows the lunar cycle, Magha's start and end dates vary from year to year, unlike the months of the Hindu solar calendars. Magha is a winter (Shishira Ritu) month.[2][3] The lunar month of Magha overlaps with the solar month of Makara, which begins with the Sun's entry into Capricorn.[4][5] Shukla Paksha Krishna Paksha 1. Prathama 1. Prathama 2. Dwitiya 2. Dwitiya 3. Tritiya 3. Tritiya 4. Chaturthi 4. Chaturthi 5. Panchami 5. Panchami 6. Shashti 6. Shashti 7. Saptami 7. Saptami 8. Ashtami 8. Ashtami 9. Navami 9. Navami 10.Dashami 10.Dashami 11.Ekadashi 11.Ekadashi 12.Dwadashi 12.Dwadashi 13.Thrayodashi 13.Thrayodashi 14.Chaturdashi 14.Chaturdashi 15.Purnima 15. Amavasya Festivals edit Shukla Panchami: Vasant Panchami Shukla Saptami: Ratha Saptami Maagh Mela is an important festival celebrated by most of North India. The world-famous "Maha Maham" festival is held every 12 years during full moon day of this month of "maasi". Makar Sankranti Shukla Ashtami is called as Bhishma Ashtami. It is the day on which Bhishma, son of Ganga, was born. See also edit Hinduism portal Astronomical basis of the Hindu calendar Hindu units of measurement Hindu astronomy Jyotisha Shevat References edit ^ Henderson, Helene. (Ed.) (2005) Holidays, festivals, and celebrations of the world dictionary Third edition. Electronic edition. Detroit: Omnigraphics, p. xxix. ISBN 0-7808-0982-3 ^ James G. Lochtefeld (2002). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: A-M, N-Z (Vol 1 & 2). The Rosen Publishing Group. pp. 508. ISBN 978-0-8239-3179-8. ^ Robert Sewell; Śaṅkara Bālakr̥shṇa Dīkshita (1896). The Indian Calendar. S. Sonnenschein & Company. pp. 5–11, 23–29. ^ Christopher John Fuller (2004). The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism and Society in India. Princeton University Press. pp. 291–293. ISBN 978-0-69112-04-85. ^ Robert Sewell; Śaṅkara Bālakr̥shṇa Dīkshita (1896). The Indian Calendar. S. Sonnenschein & Company. pp. 10–11. This article about Hindu religious studies, scripture or ceremony is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.vte
Magha (Sanskrit: माघ, romanized: Māgha) is the eleventh month of the Hindu calendar, corresponding to January/February of the Gregorian calendar.[1] In India's national civil calendar, Magha is also the eleventh month of the year, beginning on 20 January and ending on 18 February.
In the Hindu lunisolar calendar, Magha may begin on either the new moon or the full moon around the same time of year. It is named thus because in this month, the full moon is usually found nearby or within the star cluster called Magha. Since the traditional Hindu calendar follows the lunar cycle, Magha's start and end dates vary from year to year, unlike the months of the Hindu solar calendars. Magha is a winter (Shishira Ritu) month.[2][3]
The lunar month of Magha overlaps with the solar month of Makara, which begins with the Sun's entry into Capricorn.[4][5]
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