Convert Degrees, Minutes, Seconds to decimal degrees.
[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.
Supports calculations involving Lipta (Minutes) and
Vikala (Seconds) as used throughout the Siddhanta.
Convert Degrees, Minutes, Seconds to decimal degrees.
[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.