Hindu calendar

File:Hindu calendar 1871-72.jpg

A page from the Hindu calendar 1871-72.

The Hindu calendar is a lunisolar calendar used in ancient times. It has changed, and today there are several regional Indian calendars, and an Indian national calendar.

Hindu Calendar Media

• KedukanBukit001.jpg

  The Hindu calendar saka samvat system is found in Indonesian inscriptions, such as the Kedukan Bukit inscription (pictured above) dated to 604 Śaka, which is equivalent to 682 CE.

• Hindu Lunisolar Calendar.ogv

  The astronomical basis of the Hindu lunar months. Also illustrates Adhika Masa (Year 2-Bhadrapada) repeats; the first time the Sun moves entirely within Simha Rashi thus rendering it an Adhika Masa

• Nityayoga.webm

  Orbital simulation illustrating the calculation of nityayoga

Other websites

• Indian Calendar at Webexhibits.org Archived 2022-05-19 at the Wayback Machine
• India through its calendars by Amartya Sen
• Hindu Festival Calendar Archived 2007-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Comparing the Surya Siddhanta and the Astronomical Ephemeris by Daphne Chia (pdf, 404KB)