Hi everybody
i wanted to know more about amavashant month and purnimanth month
use in panchanga.
whats the real difference?if there is any apart from their name
many thanks
regards
kripaya

Kripaya,

The name indicates the difference.

Amavasy(anth) - amavasya (new moon day) is the ending day of the month. In other words, in this panchang, the first fortnight of the month is waxing moon (shukla paksha) and the second fortnight is waning moon (krishna paksha).

Purnim(anth) - purnima (full moon day) is the ending day of the month. In other words, in this panchang, the first fortnight of the month is waning moon (krishna paksha) and the second fortnight is waxing moon (shukla paksha).

-Sagar

i have a Sanskrit -Hindi astro book its about Phalit Jyotish
and it predict for the vedic month and vedic year
but i am confused with some available data on net and in some softwares
the month and year is not the same in all
2008-2009 is it Sarvadhaari samvatsar or plava smavatasar
july 29 2008 is it Aashad krishna Dwadashi or Shrawan Krishna Dwadashi
please clarify and share your views
thanks very much

Based on Telugu calendar 2008-2009 is Sarvadhaari samvatsar.  Telugu calendar is based on Amavasyanth panchang, July 29th is Aashada Krishna Dwadashi. In Purnimanth panchang July 29th would be Shravana Krishna Dwadashi.

If the Phalit Jyotish book you have does not refer to specific panchang - Amavasyanth or Purnimanth - it is a judgement call on your part to decide which one you want to use. Remember, there is no right or wrong panchang.

I have read that Gujarat, Maharastra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Orrisa and other eastern states (generally non-hindi speaking) use Amavasyanth Panchang and most Hindi speaking states of North India such as Punjab, Hariyana, MP, UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, Rajasthan etc... use Purnimanth Panchang.

-Sagar

@ astrochap
thanks very much
regards