Jyeshtha or Jyēṣṭha ( jēṭ; zeth; Jyeṣṭha) is a month of the Hindu calendar. In India's national civil calendar, Jyestha is the third month of the year. Known as Joishtho ( Jyôishţhô) in Bengali, it is the second month of the Bengali calendar. In lunar religious calendars, Jyēṣṭha begins on the new moon and is the third month of the year. Traditionally, Jyēṣṭha is associated with high summer, and corresponds to May–June in the Gregorian calendar. In Tamil, the month is known as Āni, the third month of the solar calendar that begins in mid-June. In Hindu astrology, Jyēṣṭha begins with the Sun's entry into Taurus, and is the second month of the year.

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