Sunday, 28 June 2015

Definition of Ayanamsa

The difference between the Rasi Charts of Indian System comprising of Nakshatras (starts with Ashwini Star) and the Western System based on Seasonal set up is noted as Ayanamsa.

          The Astrological System adopted by Indians is called the " Nirayana (or) Sidereal " System, While Western Astro-analysis is called " Sayana (or) Tropical " system.

Sayana means inclusive of Ayanamsa while Nirayana means exclusive of Ayanamsa.

The date of Coincidence of the Tropical & Sidereal Zodiacs was found to be 285 A.D on 22-March at 21H:27M(IST) as Zero Ayanamsa by Great Astro-Mathematician Lahiri.[According to Calender Reforms Committee].

Various Scholars have different opinions on Ayanamsa Date:
  1. Cheiro  -  388 B.C
  2. D. Davidson  -  317 B.C
  3. G Massay  -  255 B.C
  4. Therens  -  125 B.C
  5. P Covneez  -  0
  6. Cyril Fagan  -  221 A.D
  7. Lahiri  -  285 A.D
  8. Krishna Murthy  -  297 A.D
  9. P.S Ray  -  319 A.D
  10. B.V Raman  -  397 A.D
  11. Sepharial  -  498 A.D
  12. Madhura Krishna Murthy Sastry  -  411 A.D
  13. Swamy Kannu Pillai  -  532 A.D
Degrees in Sayana system - Ayanamsa = Degrees in Nirayana system. This formula is useful to calculate the sphutas of Graha, Bhava and Lagnas.

    Today Ayanamsa [Chitrapaksha/ Lahiri] = 24˚:3': 48" {24-Oct-2014}

5 comments:

  1. Good information to astrology students.

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  3. Probable derivation of sidereal longitude of pushya as given by Surya Siddhanta etc

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  4. Assumption
    Pita maha Siddhanta chitra=183:0
    Why
    Accepted epoch=80AD
    As on 80AD, tropical spica=177:0
    Also, tripical longitude separation between eta piscium and spica=177:0
    Complementary arc Distance=360-177=183:0
    Alignment with Pitamaha Siddhanta chitra of 183:0
    Geometric chitra=180:0(aligned with Surya Siddhanta chitra of 180:0)
    Midpoint=181:30
    Tropical longitude separation between delta cancri and Arcturus (yoga tara of Swati which is end of chitra also)=75:30
    So, sidereal pushya=181:30 of calculated chitra -75:30 of tropical separation between delta cancri and chitra end of Arcturus=106:0
    Alignment with 106:0 of pushya of both Surya Siddhanta and Pitamaha Siddhanta
    By fixing delta cancri at 106:0 sidereal,we can derive pushya Paksa ayanamsa

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  5. Final summary regarding the longitude of Siddhantic pushya in Vedic astrology
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t4XKptOLj2DvEKS4c_T3HxyilRNCu4rj/view?usp=drivesdk

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