Siṃha is one of the twelve months in the Indian solar calendar. Simha corresponds to the zodiacal sign of Leo, and overlaps with about the second half of August and about the first half of September in the

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. In Vedic texts, the Simha month is called Nabhas (IAST: Nabhas), but in these ancient texts it has no zodiacal associations. The solar month of Simha overlaps with its lunar month Bhadrapada, in Hindu lunisolar calendars. The Simha marks the end of monsoon season and the start of the autumn for the Indian subcontinent. It is preceded by the solar month of Karkaṭa, and followed by the solar month of

Kanyā Kanyā is one of the twelve months in the Indian solar calendar. Kanya corresponds to the zodiacal sign of Virgo, and overlaps with about the second half of September and about the first half of October in the Gregorian calendar. In Vedic texts, ...

. The Simha month is called ''Avani'' in the Tamil Hindu calendar. The ancient and medieval era Sanskrit texts of India vary in their calculations about the duration of Simha, just like they do with other months. For example, the ''Surya Siddhanta'', dated to c. 400 CE, calculates the duration of Simha to be 31 days, 0 hours, 26 minutes and 48 seconds. In contrast, the ''Arya Siddhanta'' calculates the duration of the Simha month to be 31 days, 2 hours, 5 minutes and 31 seconds. The Indian solar month names are significant in epigraphical studies of South Asia. For example, ''simha'' month, along with other solar months such as ''Makara'', are found inscribed in South Indian temples. The Pandya King Jatavarman Sundara-Pandaya II dedicated the Kalisvara temple at

Kalayar Kovil Kalaiyar Kovil is a historic temple in Sivaganga District, Tamil Nadu, India. Location The temple is in Sivaganga District, east of Sivagangai. Name of temple Kalaiyar Kovil derived its name from the Kaleeswarar temple of the place. ...

in his 12th year of reign, reads one inscription, on the third ''tithi'' of the second fortnight of the Simha month, which corresponds to Wednesday August 27, 1287. Simha is also an astrological sign in Indian horoscope systems, corresponding to

Leo (astrology) Leo () (Ancient Greek, Greek: , ''Leōn''), Latin for Lion, is the fifth Astrological sign, sign of the zodiac. It corresponds to the Leo (constellation), constellation Leo and comes after Cancer (astrology), Cancer and before Virgo (astrolog ...

. Simha is also the eighteenth month in the

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for the planet

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, when the

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traverses the eastern sector of the constellation Leo as seen from Mars.

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