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Indian Eras

ERA

Year-beginning

Provenance

Remarks

Zero- year of Era

Year of era current in 1994 A.D. (latter part)

Date of commence- ment in 1994 A.D.

Purnimanta or Amanta (Lunar months)

Solar

5095

April

Mesadi (Ver equi)

Caitra -S, Caitras

Purnimanta

Extrapolated

Kali Yuga Saptarsi Yudhisthira Laukika

3102 B.C. 3176B.C -2448 B.C. 724 (?)

Kashmir

Multan & Kashmir

Adopted by Kalhana

2538 2521 2051

VaisakhaS 15 Kartika S 1 Caitra S 1

Ceylon

Buddha Nirvana Mahavira Nirvana Vikrama (I)

-544 -527 - 57

May 17

Purnimanta

N.India except Bengal

Vernal equinox

April 4

Earlier known as Krta or Malavagana.

Gujarat Kathiawar World All India

Amanta Amanta

Oct. 27 July 1

2051 2051 1994 1916

Kartika S 1 Asadha S 1

- do - (II) - do - (III) Christian Saka

-57 -57 0 78

Jan 1 April

Jan. 1 Mesadi (Vernal equinox)

P (N.India) A (S. India) Purnimanta

Western & Central India Kathiawar & Saurashtra Gupta empire (Cen.I & Nep.) Mathura & Kanauj

Caitra S 1

Astronomer's era

Both P.& A.

Asvina S 1

Chedi (Kalacuri)

248

Purnimanta

Kartika S 1

Vallabhi

318

From Gupta era

Caitra S 1

Gupta

319

Muharram (Lun.)

Harsa

606 622

Aug.31

Lunar reckon ing 963+Solar years since 1556

Bengal

1414

Hejira

Mesadi

Bengal & Orissa

April 14

1401

Kanyadi

Bengali San

Sept. 16

1402

Orissa Bengal

Vilayati

Purnimanta

Sept 10 Sept. 13

1402 1402

BhadraS 12 Bhadra K 1

992+Solar years since 1584

Amli Fasli (I)

Deccan

1404 1404

July 1 June 8

Bombay Arakan,Chittagong

July 1

Sun enters Mrga. naks Mesadi

Fasli (II) Fasli (III)

Eastern Deccan North Malabar South Malabar Nepal

Magi

Similar to Ben Gali San

638

1170 1170

Sept. 17 Aug. 17

Ganga Kollam (I) Kollam (II) Newar

Kanyadi Simhadi

Amanta

824 824 879

Kartika S 1

In vogue till 1768 A.D., suppressed by Gurkhas. Current only for 100 years.

Western Deccan

Chalukya Vikrama

1075

Mithila

Amanta

1104- 1118 1113

Kartika S 1 Asadha S 1

Laksmana Sena

Gujarat

Simha

Started by Siddharaja Jayasimha Introduced by Akbar (963 Hejira) From the coronation of Shivaji

Akbar's empire

Tarikh Ilahi

Vernal equinox

1555

Amanta

Maharashtra

Raja Saka

Jyestha S 13

1673

Indian Seasons

Sun's Longtitude

Lunar Month

Correct date

Present date

Tropical Month

Meanings

Name

Name

Spring

(-30° to 30°>

Caitra-Vaisakha

Feb. 19 to Apr. 19

Mar. 14 to May 13

Madhu & Madhva

Honey or

sweet spring

The sweet one

Summer

(30° to 90°)

Jyaistha-Asadha

Apr. 20 to June 20

May 14to July 15

Sukra & Suci

Illuminating , Burning

Rains

(90° to 150°)

Sravana-Bhadra

June 21 to Aug. 22

July 16 to Sep. 15

Nabhas & Nabhasya

Cloud & Cloudy

Autumn

(150° to 210°)

Asvina-Kartika

Aug. 23 to Oct. 22

Sep. 16 to Nov. 15

Isa & Urja

Moisture

, Force

Late Autumn

(210° to 270°)

Agrahayana-Pausa

Oct. 23 to Dec 21

Nov. 16 to Jan. 12

Sahas & Sahasya

Power, Powerful

Winter

(270° to 330°)

Magha-Phalguna

Dec. 22 to Feb. 18

Jan. 13 to Mar. 14

Tapas&Tapasya

Penance,

mortification fire

Pain (produced by heat)