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Sky Explorer

Choose a place and date to gather astronomical data.

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Explore a place and date

Use the Trail Compass to continue learning before or after a check.

Locationor

A listed city uses its city-center location and time zone as an approximation. Your location affects sunrise, moonrise, and observance times.

Advanced location settings

Only use these fields for a place not included above. Coordinates and time zone normally come from the selected city.

The three child explorers and Gajajī use a telescope and star chart to investigate the sky.

Select a location and date. The result will show astronomical facts, the Sanskrit calendar words connected with them, and any observances we found for that date.

A focused teaching example: live checks illustrate selected pañcāṅga concepts and are intentionally limited to protect the shared scientific data provider.

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