phalguna

{{Short description|Eleventh month of the Hindu calendar}}

{{For|the month in the Bangla Calendar and Nepali calendar|Fagun}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{ref improve|date=November 2013}}

{{Infobox month

| image = Holi (1).JPG

| alt =

| caption = "Celebration of Spring by Krishna and Radha", 18th-century Mughal miniature; in the Guimet Museum, Paris.

| native_name = {{Native name|sa|फाल्गुन}}

| calendar = Hindu calendar

| num = 11

| days = 30

| season = Spring

| gregorian = February-March

| holidays = * Holi

• Shigmo
• Maha Shivaratri

| prev_month = Magha

| next_month = Chaitra

}}

Phagun ({{langx|sa|फाल्गुन|translit=Phālgun}}, {{langx|as|ফাগুন}} Phagun, {{langx|syl|ꠚꠣꠟ꠆ꠇꠥꠘ}} Fálkun) is a month of the Hindu calendar. In India's national civil calendar, Phalguna is the twelfth month of the year and corresponds with March/April in the Gregorian calendar.Henderson, Helene. (Ed.) (2005) Holidays, festivals, and celebrations of the world dictionary Third edition. Electronic edition. Detroit: Omnigraphics, p. xxix. {{ISBN|0-7808-0982-3}}

In Luni-Solar calendars, Phaguna may begin on either the new moon or the full moon around the same time of year and is the twelfth month of the year. However, in Gujarat, Kartika is the first month of the year, and so Phaguna follows as the fifth month for Gujaratis. The holidays of Holi (15 Phaguna in Amanta System/30 Phaguna In Purnimanta System) and Maha Shivaratri (14th Phaguna in Purnimanta System) are observed in this month.{{cn|date=August 2023}}

In the Vikram Samvat calendar, Phaguna is the year's eleventh month.

In solar religious calendars, Pha

guna begins with the Sun's entry into Pisces and is the twelfth month of the solar year.{{cn|date=August 2023}}

In the Vaishnava calendar, Govinda governs this month. Gaura-purnima celebrating the birth of the saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486–1534) also falls in this month.