Makara Sankranti is celebrated across the sacred lands of Bharata Varsha for many centuries. This celebration is also widely considered as an Agrarian festival. In our culture, this day has been a observation of obeisance…
Indian Astronomy: Part 2 In this blog post…
Uttarayana and Dakshinayana The movement of the sun along the ecliptic from its most northerly declination of +23.5 ° to its most southerly declination of -23.5 ° is called the Dakshinayana, or the southern movement…
Indian Calendar Part 3 : The Panchangam
Synopsis: Hindu units of time Panchangam Thithi - How to calculate the thithi Vasara Karana Yoga Nakshatra, masa and ritu Samvatsara - 60 year Jupiter cycle Samvat We have looked at the various cycles used…
Indian Astronomy: Part 1 We start this new…
Synopsis: Introduction The celestial sphere The ecliptic Equinoxes Right ascension and declination Horizon diagrams Directions, rising and setting Cause of the seasons Path of the sun in the sky Introduction The Hindu way of…
Indian Calendar Part 4 : The microcosm and…
Synopsis: Prana and nadi The three swara Swara Yoga -Swara and thithi -Swara and rashi chakra The breath, space and time At the very beginning of this article (Part 1), a statement was made :…
Indian Calendar Part 2 : The basis of…
Synopsis: Tropical and sidereal zodiac Ayanamsha Reckoning of the day Reckoning of the year Reckoning of the month - Month based on lunar cycle - Month based on solar cycle Lunar and solar calendars Luni-solar…