![]() ![]() Usage officially started at ChaiSaka Era, or March 22 1957. Despite this effort, local variations based on older sources such as the Surya Siddhanta may still exist. The calendar was introduced by the Calendar Reform Committee in 1957, as part of the Indian Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac, which also contained other astronomical data, as well as timings and formulae for preparing Hindu religious calendars, in an attempt to harmonise this practice. ![]() To determine leap years, add 78 to the Saka year - if the result is a leap year in the Gregorian calendar, then the Saka year is a leap year as well. Years are counted in the Saka Era, which starts its year 0 in 0078. The names of the months are derived from older, Hindu lunisolar calendars, so variations in spelling exist, and there is a possible source of confusion as to what calendar a date belongs to. The months in the first half of the year all have 31 days, to take into account the slower movement of the sun across the ecliptic at this time. In leap years, Chaitra has 31 days and starts on 21 March instead. ![]()
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