Question from a Listener

<p><strong>UNDERSTANDING THE FIRST LUNAR MONTH of HINDU LUNAR CALENDAR</strong></p> <p>One listener asked the following question:</p> <p>"does &nbsp;Hindu new year always falls with the new moon in Pisces? In other &nbsp;&nbsp;words can it also fall in late March? In tropical astrology this new &nbsp;&nbsp;Hindu year falls in Aries sun sign, is the month always Pisces in Vedic &nbsp;&nbsp;for the New Year?"</p> <p><u><strong>MY ANSWER</strong></u></p> <p>Hindu lunar months are named as per the nakshatra in which Moon is placed on the FULL-MOON day during that month.</p> <p>This lunar-month [the first month of the year], the full-Moon will happen when <strong>Moon</strong> will be at <u>2 deg 35 min Libra</u> and <strong>Sun</strong> will be at <u>2 deg 35 min Aries</u>. &nbsp;[Here I am talking about sidereal Aries]. The exact full moon moment &nbsp;will happen at 00:09 Hrs on 17 th April -2022 in this lunar-month {it &nbsp;will be 16th April as USA time zone}.</p> <p><strong>So please note this, that at the FULL-MOON moment in this lunar month, Sun will be in Aries (and that is important)</strong>. &nbsp;Obviously the New Moon moment happens 15 days before, so at that time &nbsp;Sun is always in Pisces when the 1st day of the waxing-phase of this &nbsp;lunar-month begins (the New Year Day).</p> <p>Moon will be in CHITRA nakshatra at <u>2 deg 35 min Libra</u> at the Full-Moon time... so this 1st Hindu month is named Chaitra</p> <p>---------------------------</p> <p>For getting astrology readings you may write to me on my <br> Email: Cosmicbond7@gmail.com</p>