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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 74. Chapters: Anuradha, Bharani, Hindu calendar, Indian astronomy, Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics, Hindu astrology, Makar Sankranti, Nakshatra, Navagraha, Tantrasamgraha, Hindu units of measurement, Yuktibhāṣā, Panchangam, Karanapaddhati, Yuga, Manvantara, Surya Siddhanta, Saptarshi, Lal Kitab, Navaratna, Govinda Bhattathiri, Kriyakramakari, Bhāva, Candravakyas, Pūrva Bhādrapadā, Uttarayana, Śaṅkaranārāyaṇa, Archaeoastronomy and Vedic chronology, Jyā, koti-jyā and utkrama-jyā, Shatabhisha, Ganita-yukti-bhasa, Dhanishta, Haridatta, Lagna, Mrigashīrsha, Sadratnamala, Swati the Star, Venvaroha, Jyotirmimamsa, Magha, Rahukaalam, Utpala, C. M. Whish, Bhrigu Samhita, Sankara Varman, Tithi, Yojana, Rohini, Asalesha Nakshatram, Punarvasu, Uttara Bhādrapadā, Ashvini, A Passage to Infinity, Revati, Paulisa Siddhanta, Pushya, Ardra, Amavasya, Kṛttikā, Choghadiya, Mula, Jyeshtha, Romaka Siddhanta, Atmakaraka, Hasta, Gandanta, Paksa, Kaal Sarp, Phalguni, Vasishtha Siddhanta, Vishākhā. Excerpt: The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization, and today there are several regional Indian calendars, as well as an Indian national calendar. Most of these calendars are inherited from a system first enunciated in Vedanga Jyotisha of Lagadha, a late BCE adjunct to the Vedas, standardized in the Surya Siddhanta (3rd century CE) and subsequently reformed by astronomers such as Aryabhata (499 CE), Varahamihira (6th c. CE), and Bhaskara (12th c. CE). Differences and regional variations abound in these computations, but the following is a general overview of Hindu lunisolar calendar. In the Hindu calendar, the day starts with local sunrise. It is allotted five "properties," called angas. They are: Together these are called the panchāngas (Sanskrit: pancha = five)....
