[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Archaeology, epigraphy and coins](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy) › [Book of Indian Eras, with Tables for Calculating Indian Dates](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883) › c30.4 # Book of Indian Eras, with Tables for Calculating Indian Dates c30.4 Book of Indian Eras, with Tables for Calculating Indian Dates c30.4 - **Language:** English ### [c30.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c30.4) Rule.—Set down the date and add one-fourth, rejecting fractions. Deduct two years, if leap year, but only one year if an ordinary one. Divide by 7, and the remainder, counted from Sunday as 1, will be the initial day of the year. The following examples will be sufficient. Both results agree with the table— - [Previous: c30.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c30.3) - [Next: c30.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c30.5) - [Up: c30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c30) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c30.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.cunningham-1883.c30.4) · Pramāṇa