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From the tenth (Dasham) onwards [from the tenth onwards] the season - Hemant (winter) - has 43 days. 1. Tell me, how many constellations (Nakshatra) are there in this season?
Answer: There are four constellations in this season, namely: 1. Uttarashadha, 2. Abhijit, 3. Sravana, 4. Dhanishtha. 1. Uttarashadha stays for 14 days, 2. Abhijit stays for 7 days, 3. Sravana stays for 8 days, 4. Dhanishtha stays for 1 day. In this month, the sun moves in the sky with a shadow of four angulas (finger widths). On the last day of this month, the shadow is two padas (feet) and four angulas. 2. Tell me, how many constellations are there in the second month of this season? ... Answer: There are four constellations in this month, namely: 1. Dhanishtha, 2. Satabhisha, 3. Purvaphalguni, 4. Uttaraphalguni. 1. Dhanishtha stays for 14 days, 2. Satabhisha stays for 7 days, 3. Purvaphalguni stays for 8 days, 4. Uttaraphalguni stays for 1 day. In this month, the sun moves in the sky with a shadow of eight angulas. On the last day of this month, the shadow is two padas and eight angulas. 3. Tell me, how many constellations are there in the third month of this season? Answer: There are three constellations in this month, namely: 1. Uttaraphalguni, 2. Revati, 3. Ashwini. 1. Uttaraphalguni stays for 14 days,