News: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister launched a ‘Vedic clock’ and its mobile app, on 1st September 2025.
About Vikramaditya Vedic Clock
- The ‘Vedic Clock’ is the world’s first timepiece engineered to display time based on the ancient Hindu Panchang (time calculation system).
- Developed by: Lucknow-based Sanstha Arohan
- It is installed on an 85-foot tower within the Jantar Mantar complex in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.
- Features
- It offers details on planetary positions, Muhurat, astrological computations, and forecasts.
- It also displays Indian Standard Time (IST) and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
- It can be connected to the internet and offers numerous features through a mobile app named after the clock.
- Operational Mechanism
- The clock will measure time between two sunrises.
- The time span between the two sunrises will be split into 30 segments, with each hour comprising 48 minutes, according to ISD.
- The measurement will begin at 0:00, coinciding with sunrise, and will continue for 30 hours (where each hour equals 48 minutes).
Mobile App of Vikramaditya Vedic Clock
- The mobile app is available in 189 languages and carries calendar and religious information spanning 7,000 years.
- It contains rare information about Panchang, Tithi, Nakshatra, Yoga, Karan, Day, Month, Vrat [fasts] and festivals of more than 7,000 years from 3,179 Vikram Purva [birth of Shri Krishna], during the Mahabharata period.
- There is also information about 30 different auspicious and inauspicious Muhurats and an alarm facility for religious works, fasts and meditation
Temporal and spatial importance of Ujjain
- Ujjain has a long-standing heritage in timekeeping, spanning centuries.
- It has played a crucial role in establishing India’s time zones and differences.
- Location: It is situated precisely at the intersection point of the zero meridian and the Tropic of Cancer.
- Before the adoption of the 82.5E longitude for IST, Ujjain (75.78E) was regarded as India’s time meridian.
- The Vikrami Panchang and Vikram Samvat calendars are also released from Ujjain, making it the perfect location for the Vedic Clock.
