Shravana (month)

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Shravana is the fifth month of the Hindu lunar calendar and the Indian national calendar. The name of the month is derived from the position of the Moon near the Shravana nakshatra (star) on the full moon day. The month corresponds to the monsoon (Varsha) season and falls in July–August of the Gregorian calendar. In the Hindu solar calendar, it corresponds to the month of Karkata and begins with the Sun's entry into Cancer. It corresponds to Srabon, the fourth month in the Bengali calendar. In the Tamil calendar, it corresponds to the fifth month of Avani, falling in the Gregorian months of August–September. In the Vaishnav calendar, it corresponds to the fifth month of Sridhara. In the Hindu lunar calendar, each month has 29 or 30 days. The month begins on the next day after Amavasya (new moon) or Purnima (full moon), according to the amanta and the purnimanta systems respectively. A month consists of two cycles of 15 days each, Shukla Paksha (waxing moon) and Krishna Paksha (waning moon). Days in each cycle are labeled as a thithi, with each thithi repeating twice in a month.