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Kalnirnay (lit. ' timely decision ') is a calmanac (Calendar + Almanac) published in India. The almanac gives information about the Panchang, auspicious days, festivals, holidays, sunrise and sunset. It has recipes, stories on health and education, monthly Bhavishya and articles on Hindu astrology. [3]
Kalnirnay – the world's largest yearly published almanac (1973–present) [2] The New York Times Almanac (1969–2011) Nieropper Almanak; O Verdadeiro Almanaque Borda D'Água (1929–present) Old Farmer's Almanac (1792–present) Schott's Almanac; A Sound Word Almanac (2023) [3]
The Hindu calendar is based on a geocentric model of the Solar System. A large part of this calendar is defined based on the movement of the Sun and the Moon around the Earth (saura māna and cāndra māna respectively). Furthermore, it includes synodic, sidereal, and tropical elements. Many variants of the Hindu calendar have been created by ...
Amāvásyā (Sanskrit: अमावस्या) is the lunar phase of the new moon in Sanskrit.Indian calendars use 30 lunar phases, called tithi in India. [1] [2] The dark moon tithi is when the Moon is within 12 degrees of the angular distance between the Sun and Moon before conjunction (). [3]
Salgaonkar completed tenth grade. He had a keen interest in astrology from childhood. He wrote Kalnirnay in 1973, selling over 10 million copies in nine languages. [citation needed] Kalnirnay is a yearly almanac of all religions containing details of auspicious dates, festivals and celebrations of Farsi, Jews, Muslims, Christians, Hindu and others. [2]
The Hindu calendar is lunisolar but most festival dates are specified using the lunar portion of the calendar. A lunar day is uniquely identified by three calendar elements: māsa (lunar month), pakṣa (lunar fortnight) and tithi (lunar day). Furthermore, when specifying the masa, one of two traditions are applicable, viz. amānta ...
The Tamil calendar (தமிழ் நாட்காட்டி) is a sidereal solar calendar used by the Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is also used in Puducherry , and by the Tamil population in Sri Lanka , Malaysia , Singapore , Myanmar and Mauritius .
Sharad Purnima (also known as Kumara Purnima, Kojagari Purnima, Navanna Purnima, [2] Kojagrat Purnima [3] or Kaumudi Purnima [3]) is a religious festival celebrated on the full moon day of the Hindu lunar month of Ashvin (September to October), marking the end of the monsoon season. [4]