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There are three popular meanings of panchāngam: In Vedic astrology, meaning "five attributes" of the day. They are: Tithi - Ending Moment (EM) of elongation of the Moon, the lunar day, the angular relationship between Sun and Moon ( Apparent Moon minus Apparent Sun). One Tithi equals 12 degree difference between Moon and Sun.
Astrology. Hindu astrology, also called Indian astrology, Jyotisha ( Sanskrit: ज्योतिष, romanized : jyotiṣa; from jyót 'light, heavenly body') and, more recently, Vedic astrology, is the traditional Hindu system of astrology. It is one of the six auxiliary disciplines in Hinduism that is connected with the study of the Vedas .
The other half is the darkening, waning fortnight which ends in the new moon. This is called "Vadhya Paksha" or Krishna Paksha. [2] The Hindu festivals typically are either on or the day after the full moon night or the darkest night (amavasya, अमावास्या), except for some associated with Krishna, Durga or Rama. The lunar ...
Paksha. Paksha ( Sanskrit: पक्ष, romanized : pakṣa) refers to a fortnight or a lunar phase in a month of the Hindu lunar calendar. [ 1][ 2] Literally meaning "side", [ 3] a paksha is the period either side of the purnima ( full moon day). A lunar month in the Hindu calendar has two fortnights, and begins with the purnima ( new moon ).
Amavasya. Amāvásyā ( Sanskrit: अमावस्या) is the lunar phase of the new moon in Sanskrit. Indian calendars use 30 lunar phases, called tithi in India. [ 1][ 2] The dark moon tithi is when the Moon is within 12 degrees of the angular distance between the Sun and Moon before conjunction ( syzygy ). [ 3] The New Moon tithi ...
Indian astronomy refers to astronomy practiced in the Indian subcontinent. It has a long history stretching from pre-historic to modern times. Some of the earliest roots of Indian astronomy can be dated to the period of Indus Valley civilisation or earlier. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Astronomy later developed as a discipline of Vedanga, or one of the ...
The Tamil month that corresponds to Vaisakha is Chithirai (mid-April to mid-May). In the Hindu lunar calendar, Vaisakha begins with the new moon in April and represents the second month of the lunar year. The name of the month is derived from the position of the Moon near the Vishākhā constellation ("Nakshatra") on the full-moon day. [4]
The New Moon in Gemini occurs on June 18, 2023, at 12:36 A.M. Eastern Time. As this New Moon forms a square to Neptune and a semi-square to Venus, it presents an opportunity for reflection. It ...