Phalguna or Phagun is the twelfth and last 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 Pushya nakshatra (star) on the full moon day. The month corresponds to the end of the winter (Shishira) season and falls in January–February of the Gregorian calendar.
In the Hindu solar calendar, it corresponds to the month of Kumbha and begins with the Sun's entry into Aquarius. It corresponds to Falgun, the eleventh month in the Bengali calendar and Vikram Samvat. In the Tamil calendar, it corresponds to the twelfth and last month of Panguni, falling in the Gregorian months of March–April. In the Vaishnav calendar, it corresponds to the twelfth month of Govinda.