Kumbha (month) Kumbha (month) Kumbha is a month in Indian solar calendar. It corresponds to the zodiacal sign of Aquarius, and overlaps with about the second half of February and about the first half of March in the Gregorian calendar. In Vedic texts, the Kumbha month is called Tapas (IAST: Tapas), but in these ancient texts it has no zodiacal associations. The solar month of Kumbha overlaps with its lunar month Phalguna, in Hindu lunisolar calendars. The Kumbha marks the end of winter for the Indian subcontinent. It is preceded by the solar month of Makara, and followed by the solar month
Jyeshtha (month) begins with the Sun's entry into Taurus, and is the second month of the year. In the Vaishnava calendar. Jyeshtha (month) Jyeshtha or Jyēṣṭha (; "jēṭ"; "zeth") is a month of the Hindu calendar. In India's national civil calendar, Jyestha is the third month of the year. Known as "Joishtho" ( "Jyôishţhô") in Bengali, it is the second month of the Bengali calendar. In lunar religious calendars, Jyēṣṭha begins on the new moon and is the third month of the year. Traditionally, Jyēṣṭha is associated with high summer, and corresponds to May–June in the Gregorian calendar. In Tamil, the month