Indian National Calendar

The Indian national calendar is well known as the official civil calendar in India. Students also get knowledge about the Gregorian calendar and solar calendar.

Indian National Calendar or Hindu Calendar

The national calendar of India is based on the Saka calendar. It is based on Saka era. It is commonly known as ‘Saka Samvat’ or ‘Shalivahana Saka’. The Saka calendar is the historic Hindu calendar.

Gregorian Calendar

The Indian national calendar is the Solar calendar. It is used with the Gregorian calendar. In 1957 it was officially recognized as the National Calendar of India.

The Gregorian calendar has 12 months like January, February, … and December. Similarly, there are 12 months in the National calendar also. The first six months have 31 days each and the second six months have 30 days each. According to the Indian national calendar, Chaitra is the first month. Many festivals in India are celebrated according to this calendar. See the 12 months and number of days in each month of the Solar Calendar below:

Indian National Calendar consists of 365 days and 12 months. The first month of the National calendar always starts on the 21 st of March according to the Gregorian calendar. And if we subtract 78 from the current Gregorian year, we get the year of the Saka Calendar.

The Month of the National Indian Calendar:

Days of the Week

12 Months Name

Question 1:

Following Are Some Dates According to Gregorian Calendar. Write the Dates According to the National Indian Calendar. The First One Is a Solved Example. (Hint: Use the Above Table)

1. 23 Rd August 2022 –

Indian National Calendar – 1 Bhadra

2. 22nd June 2022 –
3. 21st March 2022 –
4. 20th February 2022 –
5. 23rd October 2022 –
6. 20th January 2022 –
7. 21st July 2022 –
8. 22nd September –
9. 21st November –
10. 19th February –

Answer 1:

Following are some dates according to Gregorian Calendar. Write the dates according to the National Indian calendar. The first one is a solved example. (Hint: Use the above table)

1. 23rd August 2022 –
   Indian national calendar – 1 Bhadra 2022
2. 22nd June 2022 – Indian national calendar – 1 Ashadha 2022
3. 21st March 2022 – Indian national calendar – 31 Vaishakha 2022
4. 20th February 2022 – Indian national calendar – 1 Phalguna 2022
5. 23rd October 2022 – Indian national calendar – 1 Kartika 2022
6. 20th January 2022 – Indian national calendar – 30 Pausha 2022
7. 21st July 2022 – Indian national calendar – 31 Ashadha 2022
8. 22nd September – Indian national calendar – 31 Bhadra 2022
9. 21st November – Indian national calendar – 30 Kartika 2022
10. 19th February – Indian national calendar – 30 Magha 2022

Calendar

Question 2:

Following Are the Year Given According to the Gregorian Calendar. Find the Year of the Saka Samvat (Saka Calendar).

1. 2022
2. 2028
3. 1978
4. 1945
5. 2078

Answer 2:

Following are the year given according to the Gregorian Calendar. Find the year of the Saka Samvat (Saka Calendar).

If we subtract 78 from Gregorian Year, we get the year of Saka Samvat.

1. 2022 2022 – 78 = 1944
2. 2028 2028 – 78 = 1950
3. 1978 1978 – 78 = 1900
4. 1945 1945 – 78 = 1867
5. 2078 2078 – 78 = 2000

Gregorian Calendar

Question 3:

Complete the Following Table.

Answer 3:

Complete the following table.

Calendar

Question 4:

Answer the Following Questions.

1. How Many Days and Months Are There in Indian National Calendar?
2. How Many Days Are There in a Week on the Indian National Calendar? Name the Days of the Week.
3. Write the Days of the Week in the Saka Calendar.
4. How Many Days Are There in the Month of Agrahayana?
5. How Many Days Are There in the Months of Shravana and Magha Together?
6. When Does the Indian National Calendar Start According to the Gregorian Calendar?

Answer 4:

Answer the following questions.

1. How many days and months are there in Indian National Calendar?

There are 365/366 days and 12 months in the Indian national calendar.

2. How many days are there in a week on the Indian national calendar? Name the days of the week.

There are 7 days in the week of the Indian national calendar.

Days of the week – Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

3. Write the days of the week in the Saka calendar.

Days of the week in the Saka Calendar:

Ravivara, Somvara, Mangalavara, Budhavara, Brahaspativara, Shukravara, Shanivara

4. How many days are there in the month of Agrahayana?
   There are 30 days in the month of Agrahayana
5. How many days are there in the months of Shravana and Magha together?

Number of days in the month of Shravana = 31
Number of days in the month of Shravana = 30
Number of days in the months of Shravana and Magha together
= 31 + 30
= 61 Days

6. When does the Indian National Calendar start according to the Gregorian Calendar?

The first day of the Indian national calendar, day 1 Chaitra, starts on the 21st of March, according to the Gregorian Calendar.