hindu_solar_date: Hindu solar and lunar calendar dates

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Hindu solar and lunar calendar dates

Description

There are four Hindu calendars implemented: modern Hindu solar and lunar calendars, and the old Hindu solar and lunar calendars. Hindu solar months are 1/12 of a solar year (approximately 30.44 days), while lunar months are based on the lunar cycle (approximately 29.53 days).

Usage

hindu_solar_date(year, month, day)

hindu_lunar_date(year, month, leap_month, day, leap_day)

as_hindu_solar(date)

as_hindu_lunar(date)

old_hindu_solar_date(year = integer(), month = integer(), day = integer())

old_hindu_lunar_date(
  year = integer(),
  month = integer(),
  leap_month = logical(),
  day = integer()
)

as_old_hindu_solar(date)

as_old_hindu_lunar(date)

Arguments

year	A numeric vector of years
month	A numeric vector of months
day	A numeric vector of days
leap_month	A logical vector indicating if year is a leap year
leap_day	A logical vector indicating if day is a leap day
date	A date vector on some calendar

Value

A vector object of Hindu dates.

See Also

cal_hindu_solar, cal_hindu_lunar, cal_old_hindu_solar, cal_old_hindu_lunar, diwali

Examples

gregorian_date(2025, 1, 1:31) |>
  as_hindu_solar()
gregorian_date(2025, 1, 1:31) |>
  as_hindu_lunar()

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