Hindu lunisolar calendar
E102093
The Hindu lunisolar calendar is a traditional timekeeping system used across the Indian subcontinent that combines lunar months with solar years to determine religious festivals, rituals, and regional New Year dates.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hindu lunar calendar | 10 |
| Hindu lunisolar calendar canonical | 7 |
| Hindu calendar | 4 |
| Gujarati Hindu calendar | 3 |
| South Indian Hindu calendar | 3 |
| North Indian Hindu calendar | 2 |
| Saka calendar | 1 |
| Shaka Samvat | 1 |
| Sindhi calendar | 1 |
| Vikram Samvat | 1 |
| Vikram Samvat calendar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T859551 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hindu lunisolar calendar Context triple: [Diwali, calendar, Hindu lunisolar calendar]
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A.
Hebrew calendar
The Hebrew calendar is a lunisolar calendar used primarily for Jewish religious observances, holidays, and the determination of ceremonial dates.
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B.
Israeli civil calendar
The Israeli civil calendar is the official calendar system used in Israel that combines the Gregorian and Hebrew calendars to schedule national holidays, memorial days, and public life.
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C.
Burmese calendar
The Burmese calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used in Myanmar to determine religious festivals, cultural events, and historical dates.
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D.
Metonic cycle
The Metonic cycle is a 19-year astronomical period after which the phases of the Moon recur on the same days of the solar year, forming the basis for many lunisolar calendars.
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E.
Julian calendar
The Julian calendar is an ancient solar calendar introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BCE, historically used throughout Europe and still employed by some Eastern Christian churches for liturgical purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hindu lunisolar calendar Target entity description: The Hindu lunisolar calendar is a traditional timekeeping system used across the Indian subcontinent that combines lunar months with solar years to determine religious festivals, rituals, and regional New Year dates.
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A.
Hebrew calendar
The Hebrew calendar is a lunisolar calendar used primarily for Jewish religious observances, holidays, and the determination of ceremonial dates.
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B.
Israeli civil calendar
The Israeli civil calendar is the official calendar system used in Israel that combines the Gregorian and Hebrew calendars to schedule national holidays, memorial days, and public life.
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C.
Burmese calendar
The Burmese calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used in Myanmar to determine religious festivals, cultural events, and historical dates.
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D.
Metonic cycle
The Metonic cycle is a 19-year astronomical period after which the phases of the Moon recur on the same days of the solar year, forming the basis for many lunisolar calendars.
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E.
Julian calendar
The Julian calendar is an ancient solar calendar introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BCE, historically used throughout Europe and still employed by some Eastern Christian churches for liturgical purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (76)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lunisolar calendar
ⓘ
religious calendar ⓘ traditional calendar system ⓘ |
| alignsWith | sidereal solar year ⓘ |
| astronomicalBasis | traditional Indian astronomy ⓘ |
| basedOn |
lunar months
ⓘ
solar year ⓘ |
| determinesFestival |
Diwali
ⓘ
Ganesh Chaturthi ⓘ Gudi Padwa ⓘ Holi ⓘ Janmashtami ⓘ Karva Chauth ⓘ Maha Shivaratri ⓘ Makar Sankranti ⓘ Navaratri ⓘ Onam ⓘ Pongal ⓘ Raksha Bandhan ⓘ Gudi Padwa ⓘ
surface form:
Ugadi
Vaisakhi ⓘ Vasant Panchami ⓘ Vishu ⓘ |
| eraUsedIn |
Shaka era
ⓘ
Nepali Bikram Samvat ⓘ
surface form:
Vikram Samvat era
|
| hasComponent |
ayana
ⓘ
masa ⓘ paksha ⓘ ritu ⓘ samvatsara ⓘ tithi ⓘ |
| hasDayUnit | tithi ⓘ |
| hasFortnight |
krishna paksha
ⓘ
shukla paksha ⓘ |
| hasLunarMonthCountPerYear | 12 ⓘ |
| hasMajorSolarTransition | Makar Sankranti ⓘ |
| hasMonthStartConvention |
amanta
ⓘ
purnimanta ⓘ |
| hasNewYearFestival |
Gudi Padwa
ⓘ
Pohela Boishakh ⓘ Puthandu ⓘ Gudi Padwa ⓘ
surface form:
Ugadi
Vaisakhi ⓘ Vishu ⓘ |
| hasRegionalVariant |
Assamese calendar
ⓘ
Bengali calendar ⓘ Assamese calendar ⓘ
surface form:
Malayalam calendar
Nepali Bikram Samvat ⓘ Odia calendar ⓘ Hindu lunisolar calendar self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Shaka Samvat
Tamil calendar ⓘ Hindu lunisolar calendar self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Vikram Samvat
|
| hasSeason |
Grishma
ⓘ
Hemanta ⓘ Sharad ⓘ Shishira ⓘ Varsha ⓘ Vasanta ⓘ |
| hasSeasonCount | 6 ⓘ |
| hasSolarTransition |
Makar Sankranti
ⓘ
surface form:
Sankranti
|
| historicalOriginApprox | 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
| influenced |
Burmese calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Buddhist calendar
Jain calendar ⓘ traditional calendars of Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| leapMonthFrequencyApprox | every 32.5 months ⓘ |
| leapMonthName | adhika masa ⓘ |
| tithiDefinition | lunar day based on 12-degree elongation between Sun and Moon ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Hinduism
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindus
|
| usedFor |
determining regional New Year dates
ⓘ
determining religious festivals ⓘ determining rituals ⓘ |
| usedIn | Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| uses | sidereal zodiac ⓘ |
| usesLeapMonth | true ⓘ |
| usesReferenceText |
Siddhanta Shiromani
ⓘ
Surya Siddhanta ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hindu lunisolar calendar Description of subject: The Hindu lunisolar calendar is a traditional timekeeping system used across the Indian subcontinent that combines lunar months with solar years to determine religious festivals, rituals, and regional New Year dates.
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Saka calendar
this entity surface form:
Hindu lunar calendar
this entity surface form:
Sindhi calendar
this entity surface form:
Vikram Samvat
this entity surface form:
Shaka Samvat
this entity surface form:
Hindu lunar calendar
this entity surface form:
Hindu lunar calendar
this entity surface form:
Hindu calendar
this entity surface form:
South Indian Hindu calendar
this entity surface form:
Gujarati Hindu calendar
this entity surface form:
Hindu lunar calendar
this entity surface form:
Hindu calendar
this entity surface form:
Hindu lunar calendar
this entity surface form:
Hindu calendar
this entity surface form:
Vikram Samvat calendar
this entity surface form:
Hindu calendar
subject surface form:
Chaitra
this entity surface form:
Hindu lunar calendar
subject surface form:
Chaitra
this entity surface form:
Hindu lunar calendar
this entity surface form:
North Indian Hindu calendar
this entity surface form:
South Indian Hindu calendar
this entity surface form:
Gujarati Hindu calendar
this entity surface form:
Hindu lunar calendar