Months (महीने)
Gregorian calendar months
These are the Hindi names for the standard (Gregorian) calendar months used in daily life, schools, and news in India:
| Month | Hindi | Roman | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | जनवरी | janvari | |
| February | फरवरी | farvari | |
| March | मार्च | maarch | |
| April | अप्रैल | aprail | |
| May | मई | mai | |
| June | जून | joon | |
| July | जुलाई | julaai | |
| August | अगस्त | agast | |
| September | सितंबर | sitambar | |
| October | अक्टूबर | aktoobar | |
| November | नवंबर | navambar | |
| December | दिसंबर | disambar |
Hindu (Vikram Samvat) lunar calendar months
Many festival dates — including Diwali and Holi — are set by the traditional Hindu lunar calendar, which has its own twelve months:
| Month | Hindi | Roman | Roughly corresponds to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | चैत्र | Chaitra | March–April |
| 2 | वैशाख | Vaishakh | April–May |
| 3 | ज्येष्ठ | Jyeshtha | May–June |
| 4 | आषाढ़ | Ashadh | June–July |
| 5 | श्रावण | Shravan | July–August |
| 6 | भाद्रपद | Bhadrapad | August–September |
| 7 | आश्विन | Ashwin | September–October |
| 8 | कार्तिक | Kartik | October–November |
| 9 | मार्गशीर्ष | Margashirsha | November–December |
| 10 | पौष | Paush | December–January |
| 11 | माघ | Magh | January–February |
| 12 | फाल्गुन | Phalgun | February–March |
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