one ṛtu opens into

2 lunar months

Ṛtu (a Season)
Vasanta ṛtu · Mīna (Pisces)
Notable · Ugādi (new year) · Rāma-navamī
CaitraVaiśākhaऋतुMāsaVasanta ṛtu · 2 months

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Ṛtu (a Season) — the Wheel of Vedic Time · ऋतु

Ṛtu (a Season) in the Vedic reckoning of time (Śrīmad Bhāgavatam). It spans ≈ 2 months. One of the six seasons — Vasanta (spring), Grīṣma (summer), Varṣā (the rains), Śarad (autumn), Hemanta (early winter) and Śiśira (the cool). Two seasons make one course of the sun; each spans two lunar months.