History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.854

v6.c82.854

Besides, it must not be forgotten that a pañcānga prepared on the basis of the latitude and longitude of Poona or Bombay will be slightly wrong even at a distance of 30 or 40 miles to the west or east or north. It would be a great mistake from the religious point of view to employ a pañcānga prepared on the basis of the longitude and latitude of Poona or Bombay in a place several hundred miles away (such as in Hyderabad or Aurangabad). From the religious point of view if accuracy is to be preserved there must be a separate pañcānga for every town or every place, not more than 10 or 15 miles from places like Bombay or Poona where pañcāngas are at present prepared.