Convert decimal degrees to Degrees, Minutes, Seconds.
[Ch. I, v.28]
Siddhantic Proof: Madhyama (Mean Motions) v.28
Sanskrit (Devanagari):
विकलानां कला षष्ट्या तत्षष्ट्या भाग उच्यते । तत्तरिंशता भवेद्राशिर्भगणो द्वादशैव ते ॥
Translation (Burgess):
Sixty seconds (Vikala) make a minute (Kala); sixty of these a degree (Bhaga); thirty degrees a sign (Rashi); twelve signs a revolution (Bhagana).
Modern Technical Commentary:
The foundational sexagesimal system for celestial coordinates. It maps the 360-degree ecliptic into 21,600 minutes, allowing for high-precision integer math in astronomical calculations.
Siddhantic Proof: Madhyama (Mean Motions) v.28
Sanskrit (Devanagari):
विकलानां कला षष्ट्या तत्षष्ट्या भाग उच्यते । तत्तरिंशता भवेद्राशिर्भगणो द्वादशैव ते ॥
Translation (Burgess):
Sixty seconds (Vikala) make a minute (Kala); sixty of these a degree (Bhaga); thirty degrees a sign (Rashi); twelve signs a revolution (Bhagana).
Modern Technical Commentary:
The foundational sexagesimal system for celestial coordinates. It maps the 360-degree ecliptic into 21,600 minutes, allowing for high-precision integer math in astronomical calculations.
Implements the Sashti-vibhaga (sixty-fold division) system:
- 60 Vikala (Seconds) = 1 Kala (Minute)
- 60 Kala = 1 Amsha (Degree)
- 30 Amsha = 1 Rashi (Sign)
Parameters
deg: number
Decimal degrees
Returns [number,number,number]
Tuple of [degrees (Amsha), arcMinutes (Kala), arcSeconds (Vikala)]
Convert decimal degrees to Degrees, Minutes, Seconds.
[Ch. I, v.28]
Siddhantic Proof: Madhyama (Mean Motions) v.28
Sanskrit (Devanagari):
विकलानां कला षष्ट्या तत्षष्ट्या भाग उच्यते । तत्तरिंशता भवेद्राशिर्भगणो द्वादशैव ते ॥
Translation (Burgess):
Sixty seconds (Vikala) make a minute (Kala); sixty of these a degree (Bhaga); thirty degrees a sign (Rashi); twelve signs a revolution (Bhagana).
Modern Technical Commentary:
The foundational sexagesimal system for celestial coordinates. It maps the 360-degree ecliptic into 21,600 minutes, allowing for high-precision integer math in astronomical calculations.
Siddhantic Proof: Madhyama (Mean Motions) v.28
Sanskrit (Devanagari):
विकलानां कला षष्ट्या तत्षष्ट्या भाग उच्यते । तत्तरिंशता भवेद्राशिर्भगणो द्वादशैव ते ॥
Translation (Burgess):
Sixty seconds (Vikala) make a minute (Kala); sixty of these a degree (Bhaga); thirty degrees a sign (Rashi); twelve signs a revolution (Bhagana).
Modern Technical Commentary:
The foundational sexagesimal system for celestial coordinates. It maps the 360-degree ecliptic into 21,600 minutes, allowing for high-precision integer math in astronomical calculations.