What star is chitra and what day is the chitra purima?

Answer 1

The Chitra star is with clearest whiteness against the sky-blue background and thus it is said citra mauktikam ekam 'Chitra star and a pearl are one in colour.' Thus sky-blue coloured Rama is the moon while pearl white Seetha is pearl white Chitra star.

Celebrated on : The full moon day during the ascendancy of the Chitra star.
Chitra is 50 minutes or 13.3 degrees (E-W) away from 'Hastaa'.
Ugadi marks the beginning of a new Hindu lunar calendar with a change in the moon's orbit. It is a day when mantras are chanted and predictions made for the new year.
The New year festival or Ugadi comes close on the heels of Holi. While the strong colors of Holi start fading away, the freshness of spring lingers on with sprightliness all around.

It is believed that the creator of the Hindu pantheon Lord Brahma started creation on this day - Chaitra suddha padhyami or the Ugadi day. Also the great Indian Mathematician Bhaskaracharya's calculations proclaimed the Ugadi day from the sunrise on as the beginning of the new year, new month and new day. The onset of spring also marks a beginning of new life with plants (barren until now) acquiring new life, shoots and leaves. Spring is considered the first season of the year hence also heralding a new year and a new beginning. The vibrancy of life and verdent fields, meadows full of colorful blossoms signifies growth, prosperity and well-being.

Answer 2

It is the 14th star starting from Ashwini. When sun is in Pices, between the 15th March and 14 April, the full moon day is known as Chaitra Poornima as the moon transits the chitra nakshatra.

Answer 3

'Chitra' is known as ' Virginis Spica' in Western Astrology & is the 14th constellation , located half in the sign of Virgo & half in Libra . "Chitra Pournima" is the day of the Full Moon , occurring in the month of Chaitra ( by the Lunar calendar) & the month of Baisakh ( by the Solar calendar ) : generally falling in March-April--May . The Sun is at that time , in Aries , while the Moon is directly opposite , in Libra , thus causing the Full Moon .