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[5] [6] The Tolkappiyam is the oldest surviving Tamil grammar text that divides the year into six seasons where Chihthirrai i.e. mid-April marks the start of the Ilavenil season or Summer. [7] The 5th century Silappadhigaaram mentions the 12 rāsigal or zodiac signs that correspond to the Tamil months starting with Mesha/Chittirai in mid-April. [8]
Nādi Astrology (nāḍi jyotiṣa) is a form of astrology practiced in Tamil Nadu and adjacent regions in India. It is based on the belief that the present lives of many humans were foreseen by Hindu sages in ancient times.
The alternative approach is to apply a method commonly used in Vedic astrology but with long antecedents also in Western astrology. [47] This method also divides each astrological age into twelve sub-periods but the first sub-period for each sign is the same as the sign itself, then with the following sub-periods in natural order.
Panchaanga in Kannada Tamil Vakya Panchangam. A panchāngam (Sanskrit: पञ्चाङ्गम्; IAST: pañcāṅgam) is a Hindu calendar and almanac, which follows traditional units of Hindu timekeeping, and presents important dates and their calculations in a tabulated form.
These motions are measured using a fixed map of celestial zodiac as reference, and given the elliptical orbits, a duration of a tithi varies between 21.5 and 26 hours, states Cort. [52] However, in the Indian tradition, the general population's practice has been to treat a tithi as a solar day between one sunrise to next.
Hindu astrology divides the zodiac into several types of segments; these subtle divisions or divisional charts are called Vargas and are said to be the various micro-zodiacs created within the natural macro-zodiac, the Horoscope. [3] The particular location of planets in the Varga charts materially influences the results of planets constituting ...
Indian zodiac: 10° - 23°20' Kanya; Western zodiac 3°46 - 17°06' Libra; 14 Chitra - चित्रा "the bright one", a name of Spica Spica: Lord: Mangala (Mars) Symbol: Bright jewel or pearl; Deity : Tvastar or Vishvakarman, the celestial architect; Indian zodiac: 23°20' Kanya - 6°40' Tula; Western zodiac: 17°06' Libra - 0°26 ...
Tropical zodiac dates [1] Sidereal zodiac dates [2] [3] [4] (Lahiri ayanamsa) Dates based on 14 equal length sign zodiac used by Schmidt [5] [i] Based on IAU boundaries [6] Aries: Mar 21 – Apr 19: April 14 – May 14: April 16 – May 11: Apr 18 – May 13 Cetus [i] — — May 12 – June 6 [i] — [dubious – discuss] Taurus: Apr 20 ...