[Mint] Vikramaditya Vedic Clock: PM Modi inaugurates world’s 1st Indian ‘panchang’-based timepiece in Ujjain | 5 things to know

The world’s first Vedic clock, which is installed in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. Here’s a summary:

– The Vedic clock, designed to display time according to the ancient Indian traditional panchang, was virtually inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
– The clock is mounted on an 85-foot tower within Jantar Mantar in the city, adjacent to the Government Jiwaji Observatory.
– This unique clock will exhibit information related to Vedic Hindu Panchang, planetary positions, Muhurat, astrological calculations, predictions, and also indicate Indian Standard Time (IST) and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
– The time calculation is based on the duration from one sunrise to the next.
– The clock will showcase 30 Muhurats, tithi, and various other time calculations from the Vedic Hindu panchang.
– Ujjain has been considered the center of time calculation as the Tropic of Cancer passes through it.
– Ujjain played a pivotal role in determining the world’s standard time 300 years ago.
– The foundation stone for the Vedic clock was laid by the then Higher Education Minister and current state Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on November 6, 2022.

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