NEWS – Prime Minister recently inaugurated the Vikramaditya Vedic Clock, which is mounted on an 85-foot tower within Jantar Mantar in Ujjain.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Vikramaditya Vedic Clock is the world’s first clock that calculates time according to Indian Panchang (a time calculation system)
• Ujjain is regarded as the centre for time calculation as the Tropic of Cancer passes through the city
• Calculates time based on the Vedic Hindu calendar, planetary positions, Muhurta (auspicious timings) , astrological calculations, solar eclipses, lunar eclipses , and other celestial events
• It integrates these elements to display time according to Vedic principles
• also displays Indian Standard Time (IST) and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)