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the bright half, the seventh lunar day, Âdityavâsara or Sunday, the nakshatra 'Satavṛisha,' i.e. evidently Satabhishaj, and the yogas Harshana and Vajra.
Taking 532 to be the year expired, the corresponding (northern) Vikrama year is 532937 1469 current; and the corresponding European date is Sunday, November 22, 1411. On that day, at sunrise, the 7th tithi of the bright half was current, and it ended 13h 36m after mean sunrise. Moreover, at sunrise, the moon was in the nakshatra Satabhishaj, and the current yoga was Vajra. [With 532 current, and the epoch A.D. 878-79, the corresponding date would be Wednesday, December 3, 1410, nakshatra Pûrvâ-Bhadrapadá, and yoga Vyatîpâta.]
14. Ib., p. 180:
Samvat 532 Ashadha-krishna êkadaśyâm ithau karttika.ghathi 20 | rôhini-nakshatra ganda-ghathi 6 vridi-yôgê | Sôma-vâsarê |
Date:The year 532, the month Ashâdha, the dark half, the eleventh lunar day, Sômavasara or Monday, the nakshatras Krittika and Rohini, and the yogas Ganda and Vriddhi.
Taking 532 to be the year expired, the corresponding northern Vikrama year is 532+ 938 1470 current; and the corresponding European date is Monday, July 4, 1412. On that day, at sunrise, the 11th tithi of the dark half was current, and it ended 21 h. 20 m. after mean sunrise. Moreover, calculated by Prof. Jacobi's tables, the moon at sunrise was in the nakshatra Rohini, and the current yoga was Vriddhi. [With 532 current, and the epoch A.D. 878-79, the corresponding date would be Thursday, July 16, 1411, nakshatra Mriga, and yoga Vyâghita.]
15. Ib., p. 183:
Samvat 749 Jyêshtha-krishna amâvâsyâ sûrya grâsa-sa..
Data:-The year 749, the month Jyaishtha. the dark half, new-moon day, a solar eclipse.
Taking 749 to be the year expired, the corresponding northern Vikrama year is 749+ 938 1687 current; and the corresponding European date is June 11, 1629. On that day, 3h 56m Greenwich time, or at Lanka about 9 a.m., there was a total solar eclipse, visible
See above, date 7.-I cannot find that any religious ceremony is specially prescribed for the 10th tithi of the bright half of Phalguna. According to the Dharmasin.
[SEPTEMBER, 1888.
in India. [With 749 current, and the epoch A.D. 878-79, the corresponding date would be June 21, 1628; and on that day there also was a solar eclipse; but this eclipse was not visible in India.]
16. ante, Vol. IX. p. 185:Nêpâla-varshê svara-sara-turagair = ankitê Phâlgunîyê pakshê prâptê valakshê-maraguru-divasê sankara-rkshê daśam-yâm 1; and on p. 186-Samvat 757 Phâlguna-mâse śuklapakshê dasamyâm tithau ârdrâ-para-punar vasunakshatra Ayushmân-yôgê Brihaspati-vâsarê.
Data:-The year 757, the month Phâlguna, the bright half, the tenth lunar day, Brihaspati. vâsara or Thursday, the nakshatras Ardra and Punarvasu, and the yoga Ayushmat.
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Taking 757 as the year expired, the corresponding (northern) Vikrama year is 757 + 937 1694 current; and the corresponding European date is Thursday, February 23, 1637, when, at sunrise, the moon was in the nakshatra Ardra, and, from 13 to 14 hours later, in Punarvasu, and when the current yoga was Ayushmat. Civilly, Thursday, February 23, was su. di. 9, but the 10th tithi mentioned in the date began 5h 49m after mean sunrise." [With 757 current and the epoch A.D. 878-79, the corresponding date would be Sunday, March 6, 1636, nakshatra Pushya, and yoga Atiganda.]
17. Ib., p. 188:
Samvat 769 Phalguna śukla shashṭhyam tithau anurâdhâ-nakshatrê harshana-yogê Brihaspati-vâsarê.
Data:-The year 769, the month Phalguna, the bright half, the sixth lunar day, Brihaspativâsara or Thursday, the nakshatra Anuradha, and the yoga Harshana.
Assuming these data to have been given correctly, the corresponding European dates are,for 769 expired (=769+ 937=1706 Vikrama current) Wednesday, February 7, 1649, the 6th tithi of the bright half ending 20h m after mean sunrise, nakshatra Bharani (No. 2 instead of No. 17), and yoga Brahman (No. 25 instead of No. 14);-and for 769 current, Saturday, February 19, 1648,, nakshatra Bharani and yoga Vaidhṛiti (No. 27 instead of No. 14). These days evidently are
dhusára, fasts, etc., of the 10th tithi should take place on that day on which the 10th tithi meets with the 9th tithi.
