Paksha




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Paksha (or pakṣa: Sanskrit: पक्ष) refers to a fortnight or a lunar phase in a month of the Hindu lunar calendar.[1][2]


Literally meaning "side",[3] a paksha is the period either side of the Full Moon Day (Purnima). A lunar month in the Hindu calendar has two fortnights, and begins with the New moon, (Amavasya). The lunar days are called tithis and each month has 30 tithis, which may vary from 20 – 27 hours. A paksha has 15 tithis, which are calculated by a 12 degree motion of the Moon. The first fortnight between New Moon Day and Full Moon Day is called “Gaura Paksha” or Shukla Paksha, the period of the brightening moon (waxing moon), and the second fortnight of the month is called “Krishna Paksha”, or Vadhya Paksha, the period of the fading moon (waning moon).[1][4] Nimach Panchang begin new lunar month from first day of Krishna Paksha while Gujarat Panchang begin new lunar month from first day of Shukla Paksha.[5]




Contents






  • 1 Days


  • 2 Shukla Paksha


  • 3 Krishna Paksha


  • 4 Other usages


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Days



































































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, Ausi


Shukla Paksha


Shukla paksha refers to the bright lunar fortnight or waxing moon in the Hindu calendar. Shukla (Sanskrit: शुक्ल) is Sanskrit word for "white".


Shukla Paksha (Waxing Moon period) is a period of 15 days, which begins on the Shukla Amavasya (New Moon) day and culminating Purnima (Full Moon) day and is considered auspicious [6] because it is favorable to growth or expansion on every plane of existence i.e. Mental, Physical and Spiritual Plane.[7]


Numerous festivals are held during this period, including the Navratri festivals, most importantly Chaitra Navratri and Ashvin Navratri.



































































































Day
Tithi
 Festival
 Month
1st Day
 Pratipada
 Bali Pratipada, Govardhan Puja
Kartika
2nd Day
 Dvitiya
Bhaibeej
Kartika
3rd Day
 Tritiya
Teej
Bhadrapad
3rd Day
 Tritiya
Akshaya Tritiya
Vaishakha
4th Day
Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi
Bhadrapada
4th Day
 Chaturthi
Ganesh Jayanti
Magha
5th Day
Panchami
Nuakhai
Bhadrapad
5th Day
 Panchami
Vivaha Panchami
Margashirsha
6th Day
Shasthi
Sitalsasthi
Jyestha
9th Day
Navami
Rama Navami
Chaitra
10th Day
 Dasami
Vijayadashami
Ashvin
11th Day
Ekadasi
Shayani Ekadashi
Asadha
11th Day
 Ekadashi
Vaikunta Ekadashi
Margashirsha
14th Day
Chaturdashi
Samvatsari
Bhadrapada
15th Day (Full Moon)
 Poornima
Guru Purnima
Ashada


Krishna Paksha


Krishna paksha refers to the dark lunar fortnight or waning moon in the Hindu calendar. Krishna (Sanskrit: कृष्ण) is Sanskrit for "dark".
Krishna Paksha is a period of 15 days, which begins on the (Full Moon) day (Purnima), culminating on (New Moon) day (Amavasya). Krishna Paksha is considered inauspicious, as the moon loses light during this period.[4][8]


Festivals during Krishna Paksha are:













































Day
Tithi
 Festival
 Month
4th Day
Chaturthi
Karva Chauth
Kartika
8th Day
Ashtami
Krishna Janmashtami
shravan
11th Day
Ekadasi
Vaikunta Ekadasi
Margashirsha
13th Day
Trayodasi
Dhanteras
Kartika
14th Day
Chaturdashi
Maha Shivaratri
Maagha
14th Day
Chaturdashi
Naraka Chaturdashi (Diwali)
Kartika


Other usages


In Vedic astrology when a person does a prasna (a question chart) and the planet Venus indicates the time period, the event referred to in the answer will happen in a pakṣa (fortnight) from the time the question was asked.



See also


  • Pitru Paksha


References





  1. ^ ab Defouw, Hart; Robert Svoboda (2003). Light on Life: An Introduction to the Astrology of India. Lotus Press. p. 186. ISBN 0-940985-69-1..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Kumar, Ashwini (2005). Vaastu: The Art And Science Of Living. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 50. ISBN 81-207-2569-7.


  3. ^ Monnier-Williams, M: (1851) Sanskrit Dictionary ISBN (none)


  4. ^ ab Hindu calendar Archived 2010-09-01 at the Wayback Machine


  5. ^ Moon Calendar


  6. ^ http://www.rockingbaba.com/blog/index.php/2015/07/22/phases-paksha-of-moon-shukla-paksha-krishna-paksha/


  7. ^ http://revealsmystica.com/articles/MoonPhases.html


  8. ^ "The Lunar Year".




  • K. V. Sarma (2008), "Paksa", Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures (2nd edition) edited by Helaine Selin, Springer,
    ISBN 978-1-4020-4559-2.


External links



  • Hindu Festivals Calendar 2010

  • Introduction to the Hindu Calendar (pdf)









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