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June, 1888.)
JACOBIS TABLES FOR HINDU DATES.
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beginning, and waxing at the end, of the solar Lankâ time 12 hours; accordingly in 1207, i.e. month, a month was intercalated.
2 X 4 years afterwards, 2 X 50 minutes=1 In the yenr 958 of the Chêdi era, which has hour 40 minutes later, or on the 26th May, 13 h. been identified with A.D. 1207 (the Academy, 40 m. Again, in A.D. 1231 solar Sråvana 14th January, 1888) there was an intercalary began (or Ashadha ended) on the 26th June, Ashâdha. We must first ascertain the astro-at 12 hours; accordingly in 1307, i.e. 19 X 4 noinical limits of solar Åshidha from Table 3. years afterwards, 19 X 50 min. = 15 h. 50 m In A.D. 1199 Åshadha began on the 26th May, later, or on the 27th June, at 3 h. 50 m.
We calculate A. for both instants :A.D. 1807.. 7080 814 6 Cent...... 2876 135 47
51
A.D. 1207... 9956 216 26th May ... 9102262397 13 hours ... 183 40 min. ... 9
0
A.D. 1207. 9956 27th June... 9938 3 hours ...... 42 50 min. ...... 12
216 424 5 1
51 485 0 0
9250
499
449 =
9948
536
arg. 499 ...... 140 arg. 449 ...... 41
arg. 646 ...... arg. 536 ......
28 74
4.=9431
A. =
50
This calculation shows that the beginning of Accordingly the 25th December was a solar Asha ha occurred before, and the end Saturday, its w. being 7; and, the second after, new-moon (A.= 0 or 10000), i.e. two new tithi ending in it, it was Pausha su di 2, as moons fell within solar Ashâdha. Accordingly required. there was an intercalated lunar Åshadha as Before leaving this part of our subject, I will required
add a few remarks that may prove useful. It is 5th Example.-A Sankranti :
obvious that every lunar date can be converted Saka 1126 (A.D. 1204) Pausha én di 2, into the corresponding English one ; but such Saturday, at the uttardyana.
lunar dates only can be verified, i.e. shewn to be The uttarayana begins with the solar Magha. correct notations of real and particular mo. That month began, according to Table 4, in ments of time, which are coupled with some A.D. 1204, on the 25th December. Our cal- other chronological item not purely or chiefly culation stands thus :
derived from the position of the moon. In A.D. 1804 (1) 5940 306 4
most cases the concurring notation will be the 6 cent. ... (4) 2876 135 47
week-day. As the verification of the week-day 25 Dec. ... (2) 1569 29 983
is a much simpler process than, and can be
done simultaneously with, Agcertaining the (7) 385 470 34
date of the tithi, it will save time to calculate
at once the correct week-day. Let us do so with arg. 470
our first example. We have found (8), 5391, arg. 34
480, 69, as the (w.) a. b. c. of the 1st Jannary, A.D, 484. As the figure (8) of the week-day is above 7, subtract 7, and put (1) instead of
