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04 Feb 2011, 00:59

jaisrikrishna2011

What are the sources of authority for the decisions of the GBC Calendar Committee

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11 Oct 2010, 12:14

Raman110

Definitions of technical terms used in this site.

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28 Jul 2011, 18:29

santustasya

How to determine what are the positions of the sun and moon at any point in time?

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09 Oct 2011, 06:53

Yurik

Ayanamsa refers to the angle by which the sidereal zodiac differs from the tropical zodiac. Different astronomers and astrologers use different values. Which one does/should VCal use and why?

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09 Oct 2011, 06:48

Yurik

Parallax of the moon refers to the difference in the apparent position of the moon to an observer on the surface of the earth as opposed to a theoretical observer at the center of the earth. Some devotees say that we need to adjust moon longitudes for this parallax when making calendar calculations.

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15 Jan 2011, 02:35

Miodrag

How is an observance determined to occur on a particular day?

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13 Aug 2007, 11:47

Bhaktarupa Das

The Gaudiya acaryas have stated that an ekadasi day is not suitable for fasting unless the ekadasi tithi starts at least two muhurtas before sunrise. How long is a muhurta?

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14 Jan 2011, 05:54

Bhaktarupa Das

How to determine when to observe ekadasi fasting?

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28 Feb 2011, 18:28

Jagadish

A sankranti is the point in time when the sun enters into a new rasi (astrological sign). But what rule determines the day on which the sankranti should be observed?

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05 Mar 2010, 03:07

Divyapurusadas

Every approximately two years and eight months there is an extra month called "adhika mas", or "Purusottama-adhika mas". What are the rules for calculating this?

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19 Sep 2011, 19:47

Bhakti Yoga das

Some devotees say that since Srila Prabhupada followed a calendar calculated for Mayapur wherever he travelled in the world, we should also just follow the Mayapur calendar and not worry about calculating observance dates according to the local time of sunrise, etc.

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14 Aug 2007, 06:32

Bhaktarupa Das

Sometimes local circumstances make observing an occasion on the calculated day impossible, impractical, or inconvenient. Is it acceptable to shift an observance to a different day?

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23 Jun 2008, 13:56

Pavamana

Sometimes other groups observe an occasion on a different day from the day calculated by this program. How to understand this?

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15 Nov 2010, 00:35

grandhipal

Why do Gaudiya Vaisnavas observe fasting on certain days? What does fasting involve? What are the consequences of not fasting?

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28 Jan 2009, 11:06

kari

Interesting historical facts about observance of holy days. Why the ISKCON calendar contains certain observances and not others. The ISKCON culture of how to observe holy days.

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Useful information about the events mentioned on the standard calendar. This discussion has been shifted to the wiki at http://www.krishnadays.com/wiki

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General Discussion on the GCal software

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11 Feb 2011, 10:32

GopalaDasa

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02 Dec 2011, 08:09

rmd_rns

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06 Jul 2011, 05:42

gspurushothama

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04 Feb 2011, 00:52

jaisrikrishna2011

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13 Jun 2008, 05:02

Bhaktarupa Das

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