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Kali Ahargaṅa (IST)

EpochConfidence
23 January 3101 BCE +18:30:00Exact

Overview

Kali Ahargaṅa is a simple count of days since the kali epoch. According to Hindu timekeeping, the current yuga, Kali Yuga, began in 3101 BCE and will last for 432,000 years, ending in 428,899 CE.

Kali Yuga is the fourth, shortest, and worst of the four yugas.

Info

Each yuga has a shorter dawn and dusk period before and after the longer main period.

PartStartLength
Kali-yuga-sandhya (dawn)3101 BCE36,000 (100)
Kali-yuga (proper)32,899 CE360,000 (1,000)
Kali-yuga-sandhyamsa (dusk)392,899–428,899 CE36,000 (100)

Accuracy

The Kali Ahargaṅa is based off the Gregorian calendar and is considered to be very accurate compared with historical records.

Source

Much of the information for this timekeeping system has come from its Wikipedia article.

You can find another converter for this system here.