Jyeshtha (month)
Third month of the Hindu lunar calendar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Hindu goddess, see Jyestha (goddess). For the constellation, see Jyeshtha (nakshatra).
Jyeshtha or Jyēṣṭha (Sanskrit: ज्येष्ठ; Nepali: जेठ jēṭ; Assamese: জেঠ zeth; Odia: ଜ୍ୟେଷ୍ଠ Jyeṣṭha) is a month of the Hindu calendar. In India's national civil calendar, Jyestha is the third month of the year. Known as Joishtho (Bengali: জ্যৈষ্ঠ Jyôishţhô) in Bengali, it is the second month of the Bengali calendar.
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Jyeshtha | |
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Native name | ज्येष्ठ (Sanskrit) |
Calendar | Hindu calendar |
Month number | 3 |
Season | Summer |
Gregorian equivalent | May-June |
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In lunar religious calendars, Jyēṣṭha begins on the new moon and is the third month of the year.[1]
Traditionally, Jyēṣṭha is associated with high summer, and corresponds to May–June[2] in the Gregorian calendar. In Tamil, the month is known as Āni, the third month of the solar calendar that begins in mid-June.
In Hindu astrology, Jyēṣṭha begins with the Sun's entry into Taurus, and is the second month of the year.