2017 Hindu Calendar Based on Longitude Latitudes of Banaras UP India (For use in UP, Bihar, Punjab, Hariyana Kashmir, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh Delhi, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand) HINDU CALENDRIC SYSTEM IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER LUNAR MONTH NAMES DAY BEGINS AT SUNRISE NOT MIDNIGHT CHITRA, VAISHAKHA, JYESHTHA, ASHAADH, SHRVANA, BHADRAPADA, AASHVAYUJA (ASHWIN), KARTIKA, MONTH SYSTEMS MARGASIRA, PAUSHA (PUSHYA), MAGHA, PHALGUNA o LUNAR AND SOLAR MONTHS o DIFFERENT SYSTEMS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF INDIA THITHI (PHASES OF MOON) LUNAR MONTH SYSTEMS (CHANDRAMANA) EACH LUNAR MONTH HAS TWO HALVES – SHUKLA PAKSHA (WAXING MOON), KRISHNA PAKSHA (WANNING MOON). EACH PAKSHA HAS 15 TITHIS. THITHIS IN SHUKLA PAKSHA END WITH PURNIMA (FULL MOON) AND AMAVASYANT MONTH SYSTEM THITHIS IN KRISHNA PAKSHA END WITH AMAVASYA (NEW MOON) HASES OF OONS LIKE ULL MOON ALF MOON EW OON AND OTHERS OCCUR DUE TO THE MONTHS ENDS ON AMAVASYA P M F - , H - , N -M MOON’S POSITION IN ORBIT AROUND THE EARTH. MONTHS BEGIN WITH SHUKLA PAKSHA EACH PHASE IS TITHI. MONTHS ENDS WITH KRISHNA PAKSHA THE LENGTH OF EACH TITHI IS 12 DEGREES POPULAR IN: o MAHARASTRA (SHALIWAHAN ERA) LENGTH OF TITHI CAN RANGE FROM 19 TO 26 HOURS. o GUJARAT (VIKRAM ERA) TITHIS DON’T HAVE A FIX STARTING AND ENDING TIME. o KARNATAKA (SHALIWAHAN ERA) THEY END AT THE SAME INSTANCE ALL OVER THE WORLD. o ANDHRA PRADESH (SHALIWAHAN ERA) THITHI NAMES o PRATIPADA (PRATHAMA), DWITIYA (VIDIYA), TRITIYA (TADIYA), CHATURTHI (CHAVITHI), PURNIMANT MONTH SYSTEM PANCHAMI, SHASTHI, SAPTAMI, ASHTAMI, NAVAMI, DASHAMI, EKADASHI, DWADASHI, TRAYODASHI, CHATURDASHI. MONTHS ENDS ON PURNIMA MONTHS BEGIN WITH KRISHNA PAKSHA NAKSHATRA MONTHS ENDS WITH SHUKLA PAKSHA ENTIRE ZODIAC IS DIVIDED INTO 27 PARTS NEW YEAR BEGIN WITH SHUKLA PAKSHA EACH PART IS CONSTELLATION -- NAKSHATRA POPULAR IN: EACH RASHI IS 2¼ CONSTELLATION o NORTH INDIA (HINDI SPEAKING BELT) THERE ARE 27 CONSTELLATIONS – NAKSHATRA NAKSHATRA NAMES A DAY IN HINDU CALENDAR o ASHWINI, BHARANI, KRITIKA, ROHINI, MRIGASHIRSHA, ARDRA, PUNARVASU, PUSHYA, A HINDU DAY DOESN’T CHANGE AT MIDNIGHT. ASHLEASHA, MAGHA, PURVA PHALGUNI, UTTARA PHALGUNI, HASTA, CHITRA, SWATI, A HINDU DAY (VAAR) IS FROM ONE SUNRISE TO ANOTHER. VISHAKHA, ANURADHA, JYESTHA, MOOLA, PURVASHADHA, UTTARASHADHA, SHRAVAN, THIS SUNRISE IS A LOCAL EVENT. DHANISTHA, SHATABHISHA, PURVABHADRAPADA, UTTARABHADRAPADA, REVATI SUNRISE CALCULATION REQUIRES: o LONGITUDE, LATITUDE & ALTITUDE OF A PLACE. THIS CALENDAR HAS BEEN PREPARED USING NORTH INDIAN PURNIMANT LUNAR MONTHS. FOR AMAVASYANT (PREVAILING IN o HENCE DAY START TIME VARIES PLACE TO PLACE GUJARAT, MAHARASTRA, KARNATAKA, ANDHRA PRADESH, TELANGANA) CALENDAR WE HAVE MENTIONED AMAVASYANT MONTHS WHEN THEY START AND END. THIS CALENDAR ALSO CONTAINS FESTIVALS FOR BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH INDIA INCLUDING ONE USED IN TAMILNADU. THIS CALENDAR WAS PREPARED TO MAKE NEW GENERATION AWARE ABOUT RICH INDIAN TIMINGS IN PANCHANGAM / CALENDAR ASTRONOMY AND CALENDRIC SYSTEM). SUNRISE / SUNSET TIMES VARIES EVERYDAY DEPENDING ON A SEASON AND A LOCATION. THUS, THE LENGTH OF A DAY AND A NIGHT WILL VARY FROM PLACE TO PLACE. NOTICE: ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. WWW.MYPANCHANG.COM. NO PART CAN BE REPUBLISHED, REPRODUCED WITHOUT PRIOR DAY DOESN’T END AT MIDNIGHT. HENCE, THE CLOCK DOESN’T RESET AT MIDNIGHT. PERMISION OF MYPANCHANG.COM. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PANCHANG PLEASE TWEET TO MYPANCHANG ON PANCHANGAM CONVENTION IS TO CONTINUE CLOCK TILL NEXT SUNRISE: ADDING 12:00 TO TIME AFTER 12 TWITTER. NOON, 24:00 TO TOME AFTER MIDNIGHT TILL NEXT SUNRISE. HENCE 1 AM = 25, 2 AM =26, 5 AM = 29, 6 AM=30. THIS IS DONE TO DETERMINE TITHI PREVAILING AT SUNRISE. OLDER PANCHANGA MENTIONS TITHI AND NAKSHATRA DURATION WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO SUNRISE TO DETERMINE ACTUAL ENDING TIME (GHATI/PALA). 1 PM IS 13:00, 2 PM IS 14:00, 1:00 AM IS DENOTED AS 25:00, 1:30 AM AS 25:30, 4:00 AM AS 28:00. TIMING NEXT TO TITHI, NAKSHATRA ARE TIME WHEN THEY END. WHEN ONE TITHI, NAKSHATRA END THE NEXT ONE START IMMEDIATELY. CALENDAR EXPLANATION वशिष्ठ॥ यशमिन् पक्षे यत्र काले येन 饃嵍गशितै啍यि।् 饃�यते तेन पक्षेि कु यााशि镍याशिशनिायि॥् Biggest misconception is “Indian Hindu festivals observance date in the Indian calendar / panchang is applicable for all same time all over the world Hence we need to convert the tithi, nakshatra, yoga, and karana time to local standard location in world”. We use our favorite Panchangam brought from India to find an observance date for an Indian festival. time. After we know what time a given tithi ends it's a time to decide festival dates for each region. In reality observance dates from Indian Panchangam is valid only in India and is not transferrable to other locations. If How festivals are determined? Each festival has a different rule, for example: Ganesh Chaturthi. Sankathara the earth is flat we can use Indian calendar everywhere in the world. If the earth is flat then Sun & Moon will rise all chaturthi, Janmashtami, Mahashivaratri, Karwa Chauth, etc. Ganesha chaturthi has to be oserved when the chaturthi places at the same time, and no need of time zones and hence Indian Panchangam can be used everywhere in the tithi is observed during the 3/5th part of the difference of local sunset and the sunrise. The karwa chauth and the world but the trouble is the earth is round and the Sun does not rise at the same time, or set at the same time all over sankathara chaturthi the chaturthi tithi must be prevailing during the moonrise time. If one thithi is observed at the the world. Additionally, we have time zones and time differenes. Due to the time zones/differences there is another moonrise time in India it may or may not be observed during the moonrise time on the same day in the different part of misconception that as USA/Canada and Europe is behind in time then Festival will come a day later in USA/Canada the world. It may be very well observed on the previous day if you are in America or the next day if you are in Japan, and Europe. This is absurd. If Seattle/Vancouver/California is 13 hours 30 minutes behind Indian Standard Time and Fiji, Australia, or on the same day as India, due to different sunrise times, different sunset, moonrise timings and tithi say an event is occurring in India (For example One day International Cricket match at 8 AM in India then will it be the timings requires a separate panchangam for different places. Panchang makers in India cannot prepare printed previous day in USA/Canada or the next day? To arrive the time you’ll subtract 13 hours 30 minutes from 8 AM. Which panchang for each and every place, increasing printing costs etc. Hence, they just make panchang for the one of the gives 6 hours 30 PM the previous day in USA/Canada. Same rule is applied here. Tithis, Nakshatras, Yoga and Karana city in India. Given that example even the IST remains same for Kashmir to Kanyakumari and from Kutch to West ends at the same instance all over the world (Like any celestial event). After having tithi and nakshatra endtimes, the Bengal the festival dates can be same for entire India. Sankathara Chaturthi/Karwa Chauth moon rise time is important. rules used to determine festivals in India are applied for overseas panchangam. This requires extensive knowledge of Moonrise in New Delhi on a given date is at 19:36 and in West Bengal, Kolkatta is at 19:25 PM. Now tritiya ends at Panchangam Agama (Shastras) with mathematical knowledge to calculate Tithi, Nakshatra, Yoga and Karana, Day 19:32 PM IST. So Kolkatta will celebrate karwa chauth/sankathara chaturthi on the next day where as people in New (Vaar) and Local factors like Sunrise, Sunset, Moonrise, and Moonset. Hence, sometimes festivals may appear on the Delhi will celebrate on the same day. same day as India or a day before in the countries west of India. Where as in the countries east of India the festival 23:xx 24:xx 25:xx 26:xx 27:xx 28:xx 29:xx 30:xx 31:xx may appear on the same date as India or a day later. 11:xx PM 0:xx AM 1:xx AM 2:xx AM 3:xx AM 4:xx AM 5:xx AM 6:xx AM 7:xx AM There is a basic difference between English date and Hindu Date: The English date and the day (Sunday, Monday, same date next date next date next date next date next date next date next date next date etc.) changes at the midnight. Hindu day (Vaar) also doesn't change at the midnight. But changes at the sunrise, a Timings in this calendars are end timings of the Tithi and Nakshatra and for Sun/Moon entering time when it Hindu day is from one sunrise to another. The Hindu date or tithi (the festival falls in to) doesn't change at the midnight. enters a new rashi. If the hour number is greater than 12 it means PM. When the hour number is greater than 23 then The Hindu date (tithi -- depends on the positions of sun and the moon at any given time) changes anytime as celestial it ends on the next English date before sunrise, that means subtract 24 hours from hour to get exact time and take next bodies keep moving. The Tithi duration is the time it takes for the longitudinal angle between the moon and the sun to English date. For example tithi Amavasya ends at 26:36 on 19th March 2015 it means it really ends past midnight of increase by 12°.