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                 eastrovedica, hindu astrology software consultancy and research, computing vedic planetary positions   By  Govind  Kumar


 

The Starting of the Epoch is 13/04/1899, the Karana Arambha. The sidereal positions of planets are given at the time of the Epoch ( at the Sunrise Time at Trivandrum, Kerala, India ). The computations are based on Vedic Astronomy ( Siddhanta ) & Vedic Mathematics.
 

The Sidereal Positions of planets
 

Planet            Sign      Degree        Mins     Secs        Tatpara     
Sun	11	28	33	50	44
Moon	0	29	40	21	1
Moon's Apogee	3	12	39	15	19
North Node	8	10	38	45	40
Mars	4	13	45	4	40
Mercury	5	11	38	31	41
Jupiter	6	13	47	42	7
Venus	8	19	49	11	32
Saturn	7	25	20	11	55
 
M = Mean Anomaly of the planet;  A = Aphelion of the Planet ; L = Mean Longitude of the Planet;    e = orbital eccentricity; mjv = orbital eccentricity in seconds; Sheegra Kendra = The Anomaly of Conjunction;    Sheegroccha = Perihelion;  Mandoccha = Aphelion;  Sheeghra Phala = The Angle between the Planet, the Sun and Earth;  Oja = Odd; Yugma = Even;  Manda Kendra = The angle between position and Aphelion;  Sheeghra Kendra Ardha = A/2,  half of Sheegra Kendra; Kranti Vritta = Ecliptic;  Vikshepa Vritta = Heliocentric Circle;  Kshithija = Celestial Horizon; Bha Chakra = Zodiac; Vishuvat Vritta = Celestial Equator; Khagoleeya Dhruva Rekha = Celestial Meridien;  Vishu Vat Bhoga = Right Ascension( R A );  Meshadi = The First Point of Aries; Thuladi = The First Point of Libra; Karkyadi = The First Point of Cancer; Makaradi = The First Point of Capricorn; Theta = True Longitude of the planet; v = True Anomaly; Manda Karna = Radius Vector, heliocentric distance; Sheeghra Karna = geocentric vector, distance of the planet from the earth;  Ravi Manda Karna = Sun's distance; Nathamsa = Altitude of the Planet; Digamsa = Azimuth.  Bhaga, Kala, Vikala = Deg, Mins, Secs; Madhyama Manda Karna = Average Vector; Patha = Node; Thidhi - D or Day or Lunar Day, the first Lunar Day being the Moon within 12 degrees of the Sun; Vara - Day of the Week; Bhujajya = R Sin; Kotijya = R Cos; Sparsajya = Tan; Sparsachapa= Atan; Bhujachapa = Asin; Kotichapa = Acos; Pranakalanthara= Difference between Tropical Longitudes and R A; Kala Hora = Planetary Hours; Hora = Hour; Chara Jya = Sin C; Manda Jya = Sin M; Parinathi Jya = Sin h; Guru Sani Karsha - Perturbations of Jupiter and Saturn; Chandra Karsha - Perturbations of the Moon; Chathurdasa Jya Samskaras - 14 trignometric corrections to the Moon; Vikshepa - Celestial Latitude; Kranti - Declination; Dhruva = R A ; Sphuta = Celestial Longitude; Indra - Uranus; Varuna = Neptune; Rudra = Pluto; Kala = Phobos; Mrityu = Deimos; Gulika = Titan; Yamakandaka = Ganymede; Vipatendu = Mean Longitude of the Moon - Node of the Moon ; Manda Karna - heliocentric distance;  Sheegra Karna - geocentric distance of the planet, Parama Vikshepa/ Sara - the angular distance of the orbital plane from the Ecliptic  Parama Manda Karna - Maximum Vector, Laghu Manda Karna - Minimum Vector ; Vipata Kendra - the angle between Position and the Node; Sheegra Kendra - the angle between Position of the planet and the Earth Sun Vector. 
Sara - Reverse Sine, 1-cos x, Chapa - Arcsine. The Arcsine resembles a Bow,Chapa and Versine, Arrow, Sara, according to the Indian mathematicians !     

The Three Methods of Vedic Astronomy & Mathematics 
 

1) Zodiacal Longitudes - The First Method is to compute the longitudes of the planets along the Ecliptic ( Kranti Vritta ). Western astronomers have accepted 0 degree Aries as the First Point of the Tropical Zodiac and Vedic astronomers have accepted 0 degree Beta Arietis ( Aswini ) as the First Point of the Sidereal Zodiac. Extending  9 degrees to either side of the Ecliptic is the Great Circle of Light, the Zodiac. 

2) Celestial Equatorial Longitudes -  The Second Method is to compute the longitudes along the Celestial Equator ( Vishuvat Vritta ). The Starting Point is 0 degree Aries.  The longitudes thus obtained is called the Right Ascension ( R A ) of Planets. 

 

3)Celestial Horizontal Longitudes - The Third Method is to compute longitudes along the Celestial Horizon. The Eastern Celestial Horizon, the intersecting point between the Ecliptic and the Celestial Horizon, is called the Ascendant ( Udaya Lagna ). 180 degrees opposite to that point is called the Western Celestial Horizon ( Astha Lagna ).  The highest point on the Celestial Horizon is called the Zenith ( Madhya Lagna or MC )  and the lowest point, the Nadir ( Patala Lagna or IC ).  The Original Point of the Celestial Horizon is the Northern Point on the Celestial Horizon. 

 

The Vedic Method is Longitude corrected thrice, through 3 major trignometric corrections called

                      Manda Kriya         ( Reduction to True Anomaly ) 

                     Parinathi Kriya       ( Reduction to Ecliptic ) 

                     & Sheeghra Kriya    ( Reduction to  Geocentric Coordinates ).

 

Reduction to the Heliocentric Coordinate System 

 

I . Reduction to True Anomaly ( Manda Kriya )

After finding the Mean Longitude of the Planet, the Mean Anomaly of the Planet is calculated as per the formula

Mean Anomaly  = Mean Longitude - Aphelion    (  M = L - A ).

The Manda Jya Vikalakal ( mjv ,  eccentricity in seconds )  is computed as per the formula

mjv      = R (2 e - 1/4 e^3 + 5/95 e^5 ) Sin A + R (5/4 e^2 - 11/24 e^2 + 17/192 e^2 ) Sin 2 A + R ( 13/12 e^3 - 43/64 e^5 ) Sin 3 A + R ( 103/ 96 e^4 - 451 / 480 e ^5 ) Sin 4 A + R ( 1097/960 e ^5 ) Sin 5 A + R (1223/960 e ^ 6 ) Sin 6 A

A = Mean Anomaly of the Planet  + 6 Signs or M + 180. R is 206265 seconds 

This value MJV is deducted or added to M, the Mean Anomaly of the Planet to get the True Anomaly of the planet, v

v = M + or - mjv

If the Mean Anomaly ( Manda Kendra ) is greater than 6 Signs, it is added and if it is less than 6 Signs ( 180 degrees ), it is subtracted.

The Radius Vector ( Manda Karna ) is computed using the formula

Manda Karna = a ( 1+ 1/2 e^2 ) - e ( 1- 3/8 e^2) Cos A - 1/2 e^2 ( 1- 2/3 e^2 ) Cos 2 A - 3/8 e^3 Cos 3 A - 1/3 e^4 Cos 4 A )

where a is the semi major axis ( Madhyama Manda Karna ) of the planet. Semi Major Axis is the average distance of the planet expressed in AU. The Sun's a is 1 AU or 149 million kilometres from the earth. It is to be noted that at 90 degrees the Manda Karna of the planet equals Semi Major Axis because Cos 90 = 0. 

 

Reduction to the Ecliptic Coordinate System 

 

II.  Reduction to the Ecliptic ( Parinathi Kriya )

 

The Ascending Node of the planet is deducted to get the Y, the planet minus the Node.

Y = True Anomaly of the Planet - Node of the planet 

 

 



First the latitude of the planet is computed as per the formula

Sin l = Sin L Sin Y

where l is the latitude of the planet, Y is the Longitude of the planet after deducting the Node and L is the maximum latitude of the planet

The mean longitude of the planet after Manda Kriya is reduced to the Ecliptic Coordinate System . The formula used is

Sin h = ( 1-Cos L Sin Y Cos Y /cos l )

where the l is the latitude of the planet, Y is the Longitude of the planet after deducting the Node and L is the maximum latitude of the planet and h is the Parinathi Phalam, the factor which is to be added or subtracted to the True Anomaly.            ( This is also the formula used for computing the Sun's Pranakalanthara which is the difference between Tropical longitudes and Right Ascension ).

i or Inclination or inclinent of Orbit,  is known as Parama Vikshepa, the angular distance of the orbital plane from our plane of reference, the Ecliptic. This is also known as Sara. For Mercury, it is 7 degrees and for Jove it is 1.31 degrees. 

The first 3 Signs are Odd ( Oja ), the next 3 Signs are Even ( Yugma ), the next 3 Signs are Odd ( Oja ) and the next 3 signs are Even ( Yugma ).

The Parinathi Phalam is added if the Signs are Yugma and subtracted if it is Oja to  True Anomaly to get the Ecliptic degree.

Ecliptic Degree = True Anomaly + or - Parinathi Phalam

The Heliocentric distance  or Manda Karna ( Kranthi Vritheeya Manda Karna ) is computed as per the formula

 

Kranthi Vritheeya Manda Karna = Vikshepa Vritheeya Manda Karna * cos l

 

Reduction to the Geocentric Coordinate System 

 

III Sheeghra Kriya - Reduction to Geocentric Coordinates 

 

The Sheeghra Anomaly 

When the longitude of the Sun is deducted from the Ecliptic Degree thus obtained, we get the Sheeghra Anomaly, the angle between the Sun and the planet

Sheeghra Anomaly = Heliocentric longitude of planet  - Longitude of the Mean Sun.

x, Sheeghra Phalam is the angle formed between the Sun, the planet and the Earth. It is computed as per the formula

Tan A/2 - x =    ( b - a) /( b + a) Tan A/2

where A is the Sheeghra Kendra, a is the Ravi Manda Karna ( Sun's distance ), b the Graha Manda Karna ( distance of the planet from the Sun ) and x the Sheeghra Phalam

 

Arka Sphutoniham Kheda Mandasphuta mihoditham
Sparsajya Sheegrakendrardha Labhda karnathara hatha
Karna Yoga hritha bhooya sparsa chapatmaka kritha
Shoditha sheegrakendrardhal syath phalam sheegrasamjnakam

 

The Sheeghra Phalam is added if the Signs are greater than 6 and subtracted if the Signs are less than 6 .

There is another method of computing Sheeghra Karna, the geocentric distance of the planet. . Sheeghra Karna  can be computed by the following formula

 

c^2 = a^2 +b ^2 + 2 a b Cos A  and the Sheegra Phalam can be obtained by 

 

sin x  = a Sin A /c   for Jupiter, Mars and Saturn &

sin x = b Sin A /c    for Mercury and Venus 

 

True Longitude of the Planet = Heliocentric Longitude of the Planet - or + Sheegra Phalam.

 

If the Mandaphalam is m and p is Parinathi Phalam and s is Sheegra Phalam, then

Truelong = Meanlong + or - m + or - p + or - s

 

For Mercury and Venus, the computation is slightly different. The Sheeghra Phalam thus obtained is subtracted from the Sun's longitude if the Signs are more than 6 and added if the Signs are less than 6.

 

This method of Longitudes Corrected Thrice is highlighted in Puliyoor's  Ganitha Nirnaya and Bhaskara's Ganitha Adhyaya. Achyuta Pisharody's Sphuta Nirnaya also deals with the calculations in Indian Astronomy. Other reference books are Maha Bhaskareeya, Aryabhateeya and Brahma Sphuta  Siddhanta. 

 

In Mathematics there are many methods and the Western Method is to find the True Anomaly of the Planet and to it add the Argument of Perihelion ( Long = v + w ). The Eccentric Anomaly of the Planet ( an auxiliary angle used in Kepler's equations ) is computed from the Mean Anomaly and the True Anomaly is computed from it . The Argument of Perihelion is added to it to get the true longitude. v is the Angle between the Planet and Perihelion and w is the angle between the Node and Perihelion. The perturbations of the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn are included in these computations. Some large perturbations of the Moon, viz  the Evection, the Annual Equation, the Variation and the Parallactic Equation, with the equations of the Center,  are all included. While the Western Method is to give 12 corrections to the Moon's longitude, the Vedic method is to subject the Mean longitude of the Moon to 16 trignometric corrections. ( 14 reductions plus Manda Kriya & Parinathi Kriya ). 

Then find out the Cartesian coordinates, x,y and z and then convert it to Spherical Coordinates, r, Theta and Phi. This Western method is not at all similar to the Indian one. 
 

In essence, the Vedic Mathematical Method is to subject the Mean Longitude of the Planet to three major trignometric reductions. Also the other planets. Our friend Paul Schylter has done a great work in computing the Planetary Positions as per the Western System. Our congratulations to him. Here we give the Vedic Method as expounded by Aryabhata, Bhaskara, Brahmagupta, Madhava, Jyesthtadeva, Parameswara  and countless other Vedic astronomers in the 18 Siddhantas ( treatises on Astronomy), written 5000 years ago ! 

 

 Karthika, the Seven Wives ( Pleaides, the Seven Sisters ) 

See the Diamonds in Blue. Glorious lights in a blue background. The Full Moon occurs there during the lunar month of Karthika and we call this Festival of Lights, Deepawali !

The constellation of Karthika are the Pleiades, the Seven Sisters in the Western. In the Indian they are the seven wives of the Seven Sages or Sapta Rishies !

Their names in the Indian

Husband                                            Wife        

Marichi	Kala
Atri	Anasuya
Vasishta	Arundhathi
Angiras	Shraddha
Pulaha	Havubhuh
Pulastya	Gathih
Krathu	Kriya

They are also the Seven Sisters of Kapila. Born to Kardama and Devahooti, they are the sisters of the Divine Incarnation, Kapila, who propounded the Natural Philosophy of Sankhya !  Incidentally, Kapila had two more sisters – Fame ( Khyathi ) and Peace ( Shanti ) !

Their names in the Western

Maia
Electra
Taygete
Alcyone
Caleano
Sterope
Merope

Astronomic Symbolism of the Pleiades or Karthika

In Western Mythology, the Seven Sisters were loved by Orion, the Hunter. At their behest, Jupiter converted them into doves and placed them in the heavens. In the Indian, they are the wives of the Seven Rishies. Arundhathi or Alcyone is the central Star. There is a theory in Astronomy that our Sun is revolving around Alcyone, the Grand Central Sun !

Mythologically, Lord Karthikeya was born to Agni and Svaha, who impersonated the six stars of the Pleiades constellation or Karthika. Hence the name Karthikeya. While Arundhati remained devoted to Vasishta, the other six Rishies divorced their wives. Karthikeya was brought up by the Six Sisters, which became Karthika, while Alcor ( Arundhati ) remained close to Vasishta ( Mizar ).

Scientific truths are contained in Mythology, averred Bacon, in his De Sapientia Vaterum.

Karthika Njattuvela

When the Sun transits the constellation of Karthika ( from May 11th onwards ), Kerala gets relief from extreme heat ( as it lies 10.30 North  of the Equator ) from the months of Sidereal Aquarius and Pisces, Kumbham and Meenam and the parched earth begins to get rainfall.  Rain accelerates during the Sun’s transit of Rohini ( Aldebaran, from May 25th onwards ) and then from Mriga Sira Njattuvela  ( solar transit of Meissa ) onwards ( from June 8 ), Kerala gets tremendous rains !

 

    The Seven Rishies   ( Ursa Major )

It is the custom in all Hindu marriages, to show the stars Vasishta and Arundhati to the married couple. Vasishta and Arundhati, both mythological figures, are actually stars in the heavens ! Their harmony and devotion to each other was worthy of emulation and admiration. This tradition  is now becoming extinct and here we  will describe the Seven Rishies. 

This pair is in the constellation of the Big Dipper or Ursa Major. Ursa in Latin means Bear . This constellation is known as Sapta Rishi Mandala. There is also another constellation called Ursa Minor. 

In his Brihat Samhita, Varaha Mihira ( 550 BCE ),  gives clear defintions about them.  His postulates are as follows :

In the Sky North, we have the Saptha Rishies revolving around Dhruva ( Polaris ) like a necklace, according to Garga.

From East to West, the Seven Rishies, Atri, Angiras, Marichi, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu and Vasishta stay. Chaste Arundhati accompanies Vasishta.

At the time of death, however, one will not be able to see both Mizar and Alcor, that is Vasishta and Arundhati.

Ursa Major Cycle, Sapta Rishi Yuga

Professor Drayson wrote in ” Asiatic Researches “

The Hindus thought proper to connect their Mythology with an astronomical period of a strange nature. It is that of the Seven Rishies, moving along the Zodiac in a retrograde motion in 2700 years.

They stay in a constellation for 100 years. Hence an Ursa Major Cycle = 27*100 = 2700 years.

They were in Regulus, Makha, at the start of the Maha Bharata War !

The first Astronomical Calendar was erected by the Vedic Emperor, Vaivashvata Manu in circa 8736 BCE !

Their Wives are the Pleiades or Karthika. Anasuya ( Alcyone ) is the main star, along with Arundati ( Alcor ) and five more stars !

Wheeler Wilcox wrote ” India – the Land of the Vedas, the remarkable work contain not only religious ideas for a perfect life, but also facts which science has proved true. Electricity, radium, electronics, airplane, all were known to the Seers who founded the Vedas ! “

https://www.youtube.com/embed/hepzUgFhgis https://www.youtube.com/embed/n_gT9nBfhfo https://www.youtube.com/embed/KliBRinZHJA?rel=0 https://www.youtube.com/embed/PscaILei3vs?rel=0

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                                     Astronomical Computation of the Age of the Vedas 

           
How old is the Vedic Civilization?

Also known as Prajapati, the Mriga Sira constellation is the base for the computation for the Astro Dating of Vedic Age by Bal Gangadhar Tilak in his magnum opus, Orion, the Arctic Home in the Vedas.

The Head of Orion or Mriga is Mriga Sira, the constellation of Makeeyam, Lambda Orionis ! The Vedas mention that the Vernal Equinox was in Orion or Mriga Sira ! The Vernal Equinox was in Zero degree Aries in 286 CE. The Vernal Equinoctial Point is at 6 degree Pisces now. The Precession of the Equinoxes is 72 years per degree.

What is the Precession of the Equinoxes ?

The wobble of the Earth around its Axis. Also known as Axial Precession. The occurrence of Equinoxes becomes earlier in sidereal year, due to the retrograding or precessing motion of Equinocital Points along the Earth’s Path or Ecliptic.  

The Vernal Equinoctial Point precedes, retrogrades or moves backward one degree in every 72 years.How do we know that the VEP is in 6 deg Pisces now?
Astro Software computes Ayanamsa for 2015 at 24 degrees. Hence VEP has traversed 24 degrees and is in 6 deg Pisces. ( The degrees traversed backwards from the Zero Point, Zero Degree Aries is called Ayanamsa and the Ayanamsa on 01/09/2015 is

24 DEG 3 MIN 22 SEC )
Who gave the value 72 years per degree for Equinoctial Retrogression ?
Cheiro or Count Louis Hamon.

How can we know when the VEP was in Orion or Mriga Sira, now that it is in 6 deg Pisces ?  

It can be calculated like this.

The angular distance from Zero Point, Zero Degree Aries to the 53.33 deg of Orion or Mriga = 53.33 deg

Degrees traversed in Pisces = 30 –  6 = 24

So total degrees traversed 53.33 + 24 = 77.33 degrees.

So 77.33 * 72 = 5567 years old is the Vedic Civilization !

( Mriga Sira starts from 53.33 degrees in the Zodiac ).

No	Constellation	Indian Name	Deg/Min	Deg/Min
1	Beta Arietis	Aswini	00 00	13 20
2	41 Arietis	Bharani	13 20	26 40

3	Eta Tauri	Karthika	26 40	40 00
4	Alpha Tauri	Rohini	40 00	53 20
5	Lambda Orionis	Mrigasira	53 20	66 40

The Vedic Astro Calendar

                                                                            

                                                                                             

                                                                  

As the Sun entered the 15th degree of Taurus, Edava Pathi  began in right earnest. When I woke up at 0230 AM ( 29/05/2010),  it was raining cats and dogs.

 

The rains must have continued for one hour. It was accompanied by lightning. Let us hope that Global Warming has not triggered Climate Change to that extent and we will be receiving some rains !

 

Unlike the Gregorian Calendar, the Vedic Astro Calendar gives the positions of the celestial bodies. For instance, today is Edavam   15th and we know that the Sun is in the 15th degree of Taurus. Today the Calender shows Thrikketta, which means that the Moon is in the constellation of Thrikketta ( Antares )   and is in Scorpio. The Calendar gives the Jnattuvelas and the Rohini Jnattuvela started on the 25th. So we are in Edava Pathi, in the midst of Rohini Jnattuvela. Rains will be sporadic but will accelerate as Makiryam, Thiruvathira, Punartham and Pooyam Jnattuvelas take over.

 

The Western Calendar is based on the Tropical Zodiac ( from the First degree of Aries to the 360th degree of Pisces ) and we find that the Vernal Equinoctial Point precedes one degree every 72 years. ( This is the astro phenomenon of the Precession of the Equinoxes ) Hence in the Tropical Zodiac, the First Point of Aries moves ! The Vedic Calender is based on the Sidereal Zodiac and is counted from the First Degree of Beta Aries ( Aswini ) to the 360th degree of Zeta Piscium ( Revathi ).

As the First Point of Aries moves in the Tropical Zodiac, some adjustments should be done in the Western Calendar. Pope Gregory modified the Julian Calendar by 12 days and the present Calendar came to be known after him - the Gregorian Calendar. Seasons were changing and Western astronomers were worried. So Pope Gregory added 12 more days to the Julian Calendar ! Like, today is Oct 2nd and tomorrow is Oct 14th !



The Vedic Calendar, as it is based on the constellations of the fixed stars or rather the Sidereal Zodiac, is static and does not change. All Indian Astrology is Sidereal.

So we find that, to the man of Wisdom, the Gregorian Calendar is of no use. The Vedic gives all astro information and is informative indeed !

The Vedic Calendar was proved right again as it rained for 90 minutes here in Trichur, from 0300 AM onwards ( 31/05/2010). When I woke up at 3, it was raining cats and dogs of all descriptions.

Even though Global Warming had triggered Climate Change, we can expect 50% of the rains. We used to get 100% rains, say 10 years ago. Even though rains are less, the V C says we will get rains and that sporadic rains will continue till November !

The Vedic Calendar gives the dates of the solar months from Mesha ( Aries ) to Meena ( Pisces ). It also gives the lunations from the First Lunation ( Prathama ) to the Last Lunation ( Amavasya ). It also gives the dates for the Hindu lunar months.

 

 

The Lunar Calendar  or the Luni Solar Calendar 

 

FAQs regarding Hindu Lunar Year ( 1939 from Mar 28 )


Q - What is Gudi Padwa?


A - It is the Hindu Lunar Year.


Q - How is it computed ?


A - The Equinoctial New Moon - when Sun conjuncts Moon near the Equinox ( Mar 21 ) - is computed.


Q - When is it this year, 2017 ?


A - On Mar 28.

The Vedic Lunar Months are lunar months based on Full Moon. The Moon comes at exactly 180 degrees from the Sun during Opposition. They are called luni solar months, because solar ingresses happen during these lunar months. 



In the first month of  Aries (  Mesha ) the Full Moon occurs on the constellation of Chitra and hence it is called Chaitra.

In the next month of  Taurus (Vrishabha) the Full Moon occurs on the constellation of Vishakha and hence it is called Vaishakha.

In the next month of Gemini ( Mithuna)  the Full Moon occurs on the constellation of  Jyeshta  and hence it is called Jyeshta.

In the next month of Cancer (Kataka ) the Full Moon occurs on the constellation of Ashada   and hence it is called  Ashada.

In the next month of Leo ( Chingam ) the Full Moon occurs on the constellation of Sravana and hence it is called Sravana.

In the next month of Virgo ( Kanya ) the Full Moon occurs on the constellation of Bhadrapada and hence it is called Bhadrapada.

In the next month of Liibra ( Thula ) the Full Moon occurs on the constellation of Aswini   and hence it is called  Ashwin.

In the next month of Scorpio ( Vrischika ) the Full Moon occurs on the constellation of Karthika  and hence it is called Karthik.

In the next month of Sagittarius ( Dhanus ) the Full Moon occurs on the constellation of Mrigasira  and hence it is called Margashirsha.

In the next month of Capricorn ( Makara ) the Full Moon occurs on the constellation of Pushya and hence it is called Pusha.

In the next month of Aquarius ( Kumbha ) the Full Moon occurs on the constellation of Makha and hence it is called Magh.

In the next month of Pisces ( Meena ) the Full Moon occurs on the constellation of Phalguna  and hence it is called Phalguna.

 

Vishu vakhya sada Chaitre Jayathe Mesha Sankrama
Vaishakhe Vrisha Sankranti Jyeshte Mithuna Sankrama
Ashade Karki Sankranti Prochyate Dakshinayanam
Sravane Simha Sankranti  Karthike Vrishcikadhipa

Bhadrapade Kanya Samkranti Aaswine Thula Sankrama
Margasheershe thu Dhanusha Poushe Makara Sankrama
Makara khyathu  Sankranti Uttarayana Samjnitha
Maghe cha Kumbha Sankranti Phalgune Meena Sankrama

The Updated Guruvayur Calendar is here at

http://www.guruvayur4u.com/html/vedicalendar.htm

 

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