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Hindu Calendar -3 of 5

  Framing a Calendar/  पंचांग पंचांग is a comprehensive document that includes a civil calendar, a religious calendar, an ephemeris, an almanac, and other religious and ritual information. To make a पंचांगor a calendar, certain aspects are required to be adhered to like Correct lengths of astronomical month and year Civil year and months should have an integral number of days, no fractions The starting days of a month and a year have to be defined. Days and months must correspond to seasons. For continuous dating, an era is required and should be defined Civil Day needs to be defined and distinguished from Astronomical Day A system of adjustment for lunar months is required. Both, the sun, the moon, and to some extent Jupiter, are used as time-markers, and therefore precise knowledge of their motion, position and apogees in the zodiac are essential for the correct calculation of a तिथि,नक्षत्र, करणfor the formulation of an accurate पंचांग. Though the Hindu Year is...