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  2. Kali Yuga - Wikipedia

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    The start date and time of Kali Yuga was at midnight (00:00) on 17/18 February 3102 BCE. [ 9 ] [ 22 ] [ 14 ] [ 23 ] [ 10 ] Astronomer and mathematician Aryabhata , who was born in 476 CE, finished his book Aryabhatiya in 499 CE, in which he wrote "When the three yugas (satyug, tretayug and dwaparyug) have elapsed and 60 x 60 (3,600) years of ...

  3. Kali ahargana - Wikipedia

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    Kali ahargaṇa ( Kali ahargaṇa number or Kalidina ) is an integer associated with a civil day. The integer represents the number of civil days in a collection of consecutive days beginning with a special day called the kali epoch and ending with a specified day. [1] Kali ahargaṇa is one of the basic parameters of Indian astronomy and it is ...

  4. Old Style and New Style dates - Wikipedia

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    Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) indicate dating systems before and after a calendar change, respectively. Usually, they refer to the change from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar as enacted in various European countries between 1582 and 1923. In England, Wales, Ireland and Britain's American colonies, there were two calendar ...

  5. Hindu units of time - Wikipedia

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    A 30-day month amounts to four 7-day weeks with an extra 8th day every two weeks (48-week year). A traditional human year is measured by the sun's northern ( uttarayana ) and southern ( dakshinayana ) movements in the sky, [ d ] where the new year commences only when the sun returns to the same starting point and a pause on the commencement ...

  6. Kali Puja - Wikipedia

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    2024 date. 31 October. Frequency. Annual. Kali Puja (ISO: Kālī Pūjā), also known as Shyama Puja or Mahanisha Puja, [1] is a festival originating from the Indian subcontinent, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali. It is celebrated on the new moon day (Dipannita Amavasya) of the Hindu calendar month of Ashwayuja (according to the amanta ...

  7. Panchangam - Wikipedia

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    It is sometimes spelled Panchāngamu, Pancanga, Panchanga, Panchaanga, or Panchānga, and is often pronounced Panchāng. Panchangas are used in Jyotisha (Jyotiṣa) (Indian astrology). [1] In Nepal and Eastern India, including Assam, Bengal and Odisha, the Panchangam is referred to as Panjika, and in the Mithila region, it is known as Maithili ...

  8. List of date formats by country - Wikipedia

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    All examples use example date 2021-03-31 / 2021 March 31 / 31 March 2021 / March 31, 2021 – except where a single-digit day is illustrated. Basic components of a calendar date for the most common calendar systems: D – day; M – month; Y – year; Specific formats for the basic components: yy – two-digit year, e.g. 24; yyyy – four-digit ...

  9. Calendar (New Style) Act 1750 - Wikipedia

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    Until the 1662 edition of the Book of Common Prayer, England followed the practice of the early Julian calendar period of creating a leap day by having two successive days, both numbered 24 February. [40] The Book of Common Prayer (1662) included a calendar which used entirely consecutive day counting and showed leap day as falling on 29 February.