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The Table of Solar Periods, Sapta Vimshati Smrithah!

Name of Constellation 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. Lamda Orionis ( Mrigasira ) 53 20 66 40
6. Alpha Orionis ( Aridra ) 66 40 80 00
7. Beta Geminorum ( Punarvasu ) 80 00 93 20
8. Delta Cancri ( Pushya ) 93 20 106 40
9. Alpha Cancri ( Aslesha ) 106 40 120 00
10. Alpha Leonis ( Magha ) 120 00 133 20
11. Delta Leonis ( Pubba ) 133 20 146 40
12. Beta Leonis ( Uttara ) 146 40 160 00
13. Delta Corvi ( Hasta ) 160 00 173 20
14. Alpha Virginis ( Chitra ) 173 20 186 40
15. Alpha Bootis ( Chothi ) 186 40 200 00
16. Beta Librae ( Vishakam) 200 00 213 20
17. Delta Scorpi ( Anuradha) 213 20 226 40
18. Alpha Scorpi ( Jyeshta ) 226 40 240 00
19. Lamda Scorpi ( Moola ) 240 00 253 20
20. Delta Sagittari ( Poorvashad ) 253 20 266 40
21. Delta Sagittari ( Uthrashad ) 266 40 280 00
22. Alpha Aquilae ( Sravana ) 280 00 293 20
23. Alpha Delphini ( Dhanishta ) 293 20 306 40
24. Lamda Aquari ( Satabhisha) 306 40 320 00
25. Alpha Pegasi ( Poorvabhadra) 320 00 333 20
26. Alpha Andromeda ( Uttrarabhadra) 333 20 346 40
27. Zeta Piscium ( Revathi ) 346 40 360 00

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The Sexagesimal Division of Day, DIna Shashtiamsa !

When the western astronomers defined a day as 24 hours, Indians defined it as 60 Nazhikas.

The Sexagesimal Division of Day, DIna Shashtiamsa !

For, we find that

1 degree = 60 mins

1 min =60 seconds.

Same, in time computation.

A Nazhika is 24 mins And 60 Nazhikas constitute a day