The concept of Adhika Masa is unique to the traditional Hindu lunar calendars. In 2012 Hindu calendar, there is an Adhika Masam or Adhik Masa or an extra month. This Adhika Masam is from August 18, 2012 to September 16, 2012 as per North Indian Calendar . In Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, the Adika Masa is also from August 18, 2012 to September 16, 2012. This extra month is known as Adhik Bhadarapad Maas or Adhik Bhadrapada Mahina. The Adhika Masa is dedicated to Sri Krishna.
So in 2012 there are thirteen months in Hindu Lunar calendar. Apart from the normal 12 months, there is an an Adhik Bhadarapad Maas.
It must be noted here that there is no Adhika Masam in the calendars followed in Assam Bengal , Kerala, Orissa and Tamil Nadu as it is based on Solar Calendar.
Why There is an Adhika Masa?
The Hindu calendar is a lunar calendar and is based on the cycles of the Moon. A lunar month is around 29.5 days long. Now, a solar month, that is the usual calendar, is 30 to 31 days.
The lunar year consists of 354 solar days and solar year consists of 365 days. So, as years pass by each lunar month starts earlier to the corresponding solar month. There is a difference of 11 days between the lunar and solar year. In every two or three solar years the difference between the two calendars becomes a full month or around 29 days. To compensate and get the two calendars similar an extra month is added
Vasishta Siddhanta, a treatise of Sage Vasishta, says that the Adhika Masa occurs after every 32 months, 16 days and 8 Ghadis. A Ghadi is 24 minutes.
Now, in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat the lunar month begins and ends with the new moon or no moon (amavasya). In North India , the lunar month begins and ends with full moon (purnima).
How is Adhika Masa Calculated?
How is Adhika Masa Calculated?
The sun changes its sign or rashi (like Mesha, Vrishabha) every month in Hindu
astrology system. The day it enters a Rashi is called as its ingress into a
Rashi. A lunar month in which there is no sun ingress into a Rashi is
considered an Adhika Masa. Adhika Masa occurs once in 32 solar months and 16
days.
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is there any formula to calculate Adhika Masam?
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In the abov e article it is written as Quote "In Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, the Adika Masa is from April 15, 2010 to April 14, 2010. This extra month is known as Adhik Vaishak Maas or Adhik VaishakMahina." Un quote. I feel it should have been April 15, 2010 to May 2010 or so. Kindly, the author of article to correct.
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I am 27 Years married lady.Expecting baby having 7th month in March 2010.I have to go my moms house for my delivery as per hindu tradition.As per Hindu's we don't go anywhere during 8th month of pregnency.So my mother told me you will come on 2nd May2010,but as per hindu's calender there is Adhik Mass upto 15th May2010.It is subh or not if i will go to My parental house for my first child delivery on 2nd May2010 .Is there bad impact of adhik mass Please tell me,
Generally adhika maasam is dedicated to Lord Krishna, Vishnu Avataar and this year it is adhika Vaisakham which is favourite of Lord Vishnu so it is double auspicious.
I am Malathi Chandrasekaran. Let me know the details about ADHIKA MASAM i.e. 13 months in Hindu Calender. Thank You. m.c.
My husband wants to open a Cafe in Oman but we are confused with the mix opinion about Adhik Maas. Would like to know whether we can do the opening ceremony during Adhik Maas?
I had my daughter's naming ceremony planned on 4th April, due to my uncle's death we are postponing it to 18th April, this was one of good dates which I got. Now I am concerned can we do this function on April 18th as Adhika masa starts on April 15th. Is there any impact?
There is nothing to worry..Namakarna can be performed in Adhik Masa...in South Indian tradition this is very common.
Can any one tell me as to whether the amavasya on May 12, 2002 was a adhika masa amavasya or not?
Kumar
Auspicious?
if it is auspicious so if we want to buy a house by this month so what r the loss or benefits for this?
Our elders say that, if Adhika Maasa falls in the first year of the marriage, then the husband-wife should not stay together for that whole month. Can somebody explain this? If the month is double auspicious then why should'nt husband-wife stay together in that month?
Thanks
- Vikas DK
I have same doubt waht Vikas has, Can anybody know about? is that true? pls let me know.
@ Vikas and Anonymous...There is no truth in such things nowadays.
Earlier people used to do such things when the Adhika month used to fall in the period of June or July this is to avoid pregnancy. As the baby will be born during the peak summer months. But with modern facilities such beliefs have no standing.
Hi Anonymous,
Are you by any chance talking about AASHAADHA Maasa instead of Adhika Maasa?
Coz I read the same as mentioned by you in the same site for AASHAADHA.
- Vikas DK
No i was talking of Adhika Masa only...I guess married couples should not stay apart as there are several indications in scriptures suggesting that Lord Vishnu has blessed this month.
My sister is going to delivery a baby @ 19th/april/2010. Because of purushottam month /malmas will it be a good or bad time for the family and the baby? In purushottam month will people give birth to a baby boy? By looking at her tummy people predicts its a boy but the Dr. says it is 90% baby girl so will it be a boy or a girl?
I AM AMITA VED
MY MOTHER IN LAW AGED 78 YRS & I REALLY ENJOY ADHIK MAAAS WE DO RELIGIOUS ACTIVITY
WE MAKE NEW THINGS FOR LORD KRISHNA IN OUR HOME EVERYDAY
WE AT HOME ENJOY ALL 12 MONTHS FESTIVAL IN ADHIK MAAS
For Adhik Maasa there is Katha ( book ) which is to be read by those who keep fast for the whole month the name of the book is Parshootam Maas Katha ( Adhik Maas / Maal Maas ) printed by Thakuar Prasad Publications ( Savitri Devi Publications ) costing around Rs. 40 ( available in North/Banaras )
Now according to this book I can quote exact shloka where it is written that every Three (3) years Adik Maasa comes.
Hello Dakhina Murthy, I have managed to get the details from a website for you.Adhika Maasa is applicable for Chandramana followers only.
The lunar calendar is completely synchronizes with the solar calendar in a period of 60 years.
Mathematically, a Chandramana Varsha (Lunar calendar = 29.5305 X 12 = 354.366 days) has 354 days, while a Soura Varsha (Solar calendar = 365.2587 days) has 365 days, the difference being 11 days per year.
For one year (12 months) – 11 days
For second year (12 months) – 11 days
For 8 months ( 8 months) – 7 ½ days
For 16 days & 4 galige – ½ days
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Total 33 months – 30 days
Mallya S
Date of Birth: 30-06-76
Time of Birth:11:35 pm
Place of Birth:farukhabad
Gender:female
i want grah pravesh between 22 apr to 15 may kindly advise date of myself is
30/6/76 husband is 19/11/71 new house its in delhi,
is it true that in adhik masa we have to give silver lamp & some sweets to brother?
is it very auspicious to give daan to brahmins in adhhik maas. it is said that a sum of total 33 of mysore pak or 33 anarase (sweet) is given as daan to a brahman. pl tell why?
kavita
I do give Daan during the Adhik Masa but not looking specifically brahmins but to those that are needy and need our help. I guess that is the correct Daan
"adikasya adikam Phalam " whatever you do dana and dharma will be credited to your account with special interest ..See there is difference btwn dana and dharma if u are giving dana u should give it to eligebile person according to hindhu myth only brahmins have the eligiblity to take daana .... whatever else u give vl cm under dharma category
Adhik mas amavasya date is 13th may full day till 14the may morning
Can all the twelve masa have adkhika or only some specific masa be adhika (Vaishaka, Jestha, Ashada & Sravana)
During the month of July and August, which is generally ashad, the sperm count will be less, some research article was published in Nature Journal, our ancestors knew about this long long time and hence didn't allow married couples to court
I could not give donate a diya in adik maas, can i donate it now?
I read the adik maas katha, and lit a diya whole month.
Please tell me when the next adik maas is.
yes ashwini you can donate it now. Next adhik Maas will come after nearly 2.5 years.
So many people are superstitious here! If you are so much superstitious, follow the Tamil / Solar calendar. At least you would not have this confusion!
please give list of adhik mass from year 1930 to year 2010
In 1998 what masa was Vaikuntha ekadasi?
Thanks
Thanks.
The concept Adhika Masam is available only in Lunar Calender concept.The Lunar month is counted from one Amavasya to the next Amavasya actually it is from Shukla Padyami (or Prathama) to Amavasya (following Bahula Chaturdasi) when Sun & Moon are in the same Zodiac (RAASI) in the same degree Axis. The Solar month generally commences in the middle of Gregorian Calender month when SUN moves from one Zodiac( RAASI) to another which is also termed as SANKRAMANAM OF THE ZODIAC IN WHICH HE ENTERS - e.g., Mesha Sankramanam happens between 13th & 15th of April when Sun enters MESHAM, and like wise Makara Sankranthi that is Makara Sankramanam happens about/between 13th &15th of January when Sun enters Makara Raasi(Zodiac Capricorn). Like wise Kataka Sankramanam happens when Sun enters Kataka Raasi (Zodiac Cancer) in middle of July and Thula Sankramanam happens in the middle of October when Sun enters Zodiac Libra (Thula Raasi) every year. In the process Sun traverses every Zodiac once during/in every lunar month. But due to the variation in the size of Lunar month ( about 29 days) and solar month about 30 days and some times 31 days at times a SANKRAMANAM that is Sun traversing a Zodiac (RAASI) does not happen, in a LUNAR MONTH - that is A LUNAR MONTH IS COMPLETED WITH OUT SANKRAMANAM HAPPENING. That is A SANKRAMANAM HAPPENS JUST BEFORE AMAVASYA AND THE NEXT SANKRAMANAM DOES NOT OCCUR BEFORE THE END OF THE FOLLOWING AMAVASYA BUT IMMEDIATELY AFTER AMAVASYA. SUCH A LUNAR MONTH WITH OUT OCCURANCE OF SANKRAMANAM IS CALLED AND RECKONED AS " ADHIKA MASAM" Such Adhika Masam happens once after 2 years to compensate for the difference in the Lunar and Solar months and some times it happens in successive years depending upon the non occurance of Sankramanam during a Lunar month.
I HOPE THIS CLARIFIES AND CLEARS SOME OF THE DOUBTS AND QUERIES/THE CONCEPT OF ADHIKA MASAM RECKONING ENQUIRED BY ALL THE BLOGGERS IN THE ABOVE BLOGS. I may be able to clarify more in case of queries to nambakkam@gmail.com E&OE. Can point out any ommissions to be corrrected.
MY uncle expired on sept 2, 2011 (on panchmi tithi, badrapadam month).
1. First ceremony (samvatsarikam) should be done on adhika masam (20,21,22) or should be done in Nija Masam (september 18,19,20th, 2012)
2. Some people do twice adhika and ninja masa also.
3. Some people says it should be done in adhika masa.
Which is correct and what to be followed.
HI .>>looking to move my business premises to another one close by ..Also planning to expand froma takeaway to a restaurant ...Have been told by my faher in India that sunya maasam is on from June 20th to July 19th...Which is the earliest auspicious date after that ...I m located in Perth ,western Australia...regards...
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Actually my wife is carrying & now it's 7th month, like to know weather we can perform sreemantham during Adhika masa which comes during her 9th month. Kindly reply or mail me vishwanath09@gmail.com
Can weddings or engagement ceremony take place during adhik Maas.will it be shubh time for that or not? Please respond to prayagfbi@gmail.com
Can newly married couple stay together in adhik maas?
can newly married couple can stay together in adhik mass????do they need to be seperated????what are other rules done in adhik mass??
what should newly married couples do???any rules??can they stay together??
@Sneha...newly married couples can stay together there are no problems. You don't need to worry about this month. It is purely a calendar adjustment.
@Prayag...you won't get good muhurat during the period in Hindu panchang.
Hi , is ok to Buy car or house during this time in South Africa
Thanks
Yes it is ok. Adhika Masa should not be feared.
Can one do Katha and jundha pooja during this time?
Hi , I'm going to take delivery of car (2nd hand) on 25th august, can you plz suggest is it good time bring the car home or if not suggest me any other good day.
regards
Prashant
hi
any one know about aadik maas ddan to son in law..like newly married couple goes for dinner and then some gift is given to son in law
it is also called "Parshotam mahena" in Sindh
Hi, i have a doubt, i am planning for a baby ,just read some where that children conceived in this will not be good, in some article ,please help if you have any information about it .....
you can do puja and katha..
@Prashant...August 25 is a good date
@teju k...there is no such law for son-in-law.
@Children conceived in Adhika Masa is no problem. Such fears are silly superstitions.
hi, i am trying to look for effects of birth of children during panchak, but cant find it anywhr.
pls help me understand what happens if a child is born during panchak? specifically panchak during the adhik maas starting the day after tomm.
A blue moon can refer to either the third full moon in a season with four full moons, or the second full moon in a month.[1] Most years have twelve full moons that occur approximately monthly. In addition to those twelve full lunar cycles, each solar calendar year contains roughly eleven days more than the lunar year of 12 lunations. The extra days accumulate, so every two or three years (7 times in the 19-year Metonic cycle), there is an extra full moon. Lunisolar calendars have rules about when to insert such an intercalary or embolismic ("leap") month, and what name it is given; e.g. in the Hebrew calendar the month Adar is duplicated. In the Hindu calendar, this extra month is called 'Adhik(extra) masa (month)'. It is also known as purushottam maas, so as to give it a devotional name.
Isn't interesting our ancestors knew this?
My dob is 15- 4-1981,time2.23p.m,Hyderabad.i want to get a eye surgery- vision correctness operation done.,is it favourable to get it done this month
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