Indian Antiquary Vol 20

Author(s): John Faithfull Fleet, Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY. -
(JANUARY, 1891
not in the Maghê nakshatra on the Wednesday. Even by the Brahma-Siddhanta system of unequal spaces, which gives the earliest chance in the case of this nakshatra, the moon did not enter MaghÀ till about 6 brs. 34 min., = 16 gh. 25 p., (for Ujjain),
on the Thursday. Saka-Sanvat 574 current; Chaitra sukla 10 ended on Monday, 7th March, A. D. 651, at about
47 gh. 10 p. Saka-Samvat 575 current ; Chaitra sukla 10 ended on Sunday, 25th March, A. D. 652, at about
30 gh, 20 p. Saka-Samvat 576 current; Chaitra sukla 10 began on Wednesday, 13th March, A. D. 653,
about 35 gh. 50 p., and ended on the Thursday, at about 36 gh. 45 p. But the moon was not in the Maghả nakshatra on the Wednesday. Even by the Brahma-Siddhanta system, the moon did not enter Maghê till about 17 hrs. 44 min., = 44 gh. 20 p.,
on the Thursday. Saks-Samvat 577 current; Chaitra sukla 10 ended on Monday, 3rd March, A. D. 654, at about
58 gh. 40 p. Saka-Sanvat 578 current; Chaitra sukla 10 ended on Sunday, 22nd March, A. D. 655, at about
· 58 gh. 35 p. Saka-Samvat 579 current; Chaitra sukla 10 ended on Friday, Ilth March, A. D. 656, at about
41 gk. 5 p. Saka-Samrat 580 current; Chaitra sukla 10 ended on Wednesday, 1st March, A. D. 657, at
about 19 gh. 55 p. But the moon was not in the Maghi nakshatra on the Wednesday. By the Brahma-Siddhanta system, the moon did not enter Maghå till about 3 hrs. 16 min., = 8 gh. 10 p., on
the Thursday, Saks-Sauvat 581 current; Chaitra sakla 10 ended on Tuesday, 20th March, A. D. 658, at about
17 gh. 5 p. Saka-Sanvat 582 current; Chaitra sukla 10 ended on Saturday, 9th March, A. D. 659, at about
32 gh. 15 p. Saka-Samvat 583 current; Chaitra sukla 10 ended on Friday, 27th March, A. D. 660, at about
17 ghafis. Saka-Satvat 584 current; Chaitra sukla 10 ended on Tuesday, 16th March, A. D. 661, at about
18 gh. 45 p. Saka-Samvat 585 current; Chaitra ínkle 10 ended on Saturday, 5th March, A. D. 662, at about
28 gh. 30 p. Saka-Sarovat 586 current; Chaitra sakla 10 ended on Friday, 24th March, A. D. 663, at about
28 gh. 20 p. Saka-Samvat 687 Ourrent; by Prof. K. L. Chhatre's Tables, Chaitra bukla 10 begau on
Taonday, 12th March, A. D. 664, st about 3 gh. 55 p. (for Bombay), and ended at about 57 gh. 45 p. on the same day; it was accordingly an expunged tithi for Bombay; and the same would be the case for Rajamahendri also, as the approximate difference in time is only 1 gh. 30 p. later. By Prof. Jacobi's Tablos, Chaitra bukla 10 began on the Tuesday, at about 2 hrs. 20 min., 5gh. 50 p., (for Ujjain), and ended at about 3 hrs. 46 min., 59 gh. 25 p, on the same day; and it was similarly an expunged tithi for Ujjain. The difference of titna for Rajamahondri, however, seemed likely to make the tithi end