We are currently in the . According to the Telugu Panchangam, the year 2024-25 corresponds to the year 5115 (approx) in the Kali Yuga calendar.
But Suryanarayana stood his ground. At the annual Panchangam Shuddhi (almanac rectification) meeting in 1956, he presented his calculations for the solar eclipse of June 20, 1955. The British Nautical Almanac had predicted it at 4:32 AM IST. The traditional Panchangams said 4:48 AM. Suryanarayana’s calculation: 4:35 AM. The actual eclipse, observed through smoked glass, began at 4:34 AM. telugu panchangam 100 years
Venkataraya was the fifth generation of his family to calculate the Panchangam. His great-great-grandfather had received the Surya Siddhanta formulas from a wandering sadhu in 1750. The method was brutal: calculate the mean positions of the Sun and Moon using cyclical constants ( bija ), then apply corrections for their anomalies. Each year’s Panchangam took three months of solitary labour. We are currently in the
Sunday (Adivaram) to Saturday (Shanivaram). Suryanarayana’s calculation: 4:35 AM