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Nanakshashi Sikh (CAL_8)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
RDF: cal_8.ttl
- Name
nanakshahiSikh- Attribute
- CAL Calendar System
- Definition
- A solar calendar based on the length of the tropical solar year, instead of the lunar cycle, and starting with the birth of Guru Nanak in 1472 C.E.
- Description
- The Sikh New Year begins with Chet 1 which is March 14 in the Common Era calendar; 2011 C.E. is considered Nanakshahi 540. Dates do not fluctuate from year to year as they do under lunisolar calendars.
- Accepted
- 2021-01-03
- Defined by
- IPHG/VMST
- Allowed for
Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.