Standardize Ahargana anchor for daily Panchanga elements.
[Ch. XIV, v.18]
Siddhantic Proof: Manadhya (Systems of Measurement) v.18
Sanskrit (Devanagari):
उदयादुदयं भानोः सावनं तत् प्रकीर्तितम्।
Translation (Burgess):
The time from one sunrise to the next is designated as a Savana (civil) day.
Modern Technical Commentary:
Defines the fundamental civil day. This sunrise-to-sunrise period is the basis for determining the weekday (Vara), the planetary hours (Hora), and the divisions used in Muhurta calculations like Choghadia.
Siddhantic Proof: Manadhya (Systems of Measurement) v.18
Sanskrit (Devanagari):
उदयादुदयं भानोः सावनं तत् प्रकीर्तितम्।
Translation (Burgess):
The time from one sunrise to the next is designated as a Savana (civil) day.
Modern Technical Commentary:
Defines the fundamental civil day. This sunrise-to-sunrise period is the basis for determining the weekday (Vara), the planetary hours (Hora), and the divisions used in Muhurta calculations like Choghadia.
In the Surya-Siddhanta, a civil day (Savana-dina) begins
at the moment of local sunrise. To find the 'Elements for the Day',
we must identify the state of the planets at this exact moment
(Udaya-kaala).
Parameters
ahargana: number
Current decimal day count
sunriseHours: number
Hours past midnight of local sunrise
Returns number
The integer Ahargana corresponding to the start of the Vedic day
Standardize Ahargana anchor for daily Panchanga elements.
[Ch. XIV, v.18]
Siddhantic Proof: Manadhya (Systems of Measurement) v.18
Sanskrit (Devanagari):
उदयादुदयं भानोः सावनं तत् प्रकीर्तितम्।
Translation (Burgess):
The time from one sunrise to the next is designated as a Savana (civil) day.
Modern Technical Commentary:
Defines the fundamental civil day. This sunrise-to-sunrise period is the basis for determining the weekday (Vara), the planetary hours (Hora), and the divisions used in Muhurta calculations like Choghadia.
Siddhantic Proof: Manadhya (Systems of Measurement) v.18
Sanskrit (Devanagari):
उदयादुदयं भानोः सावनं तत् प्रकीर्तितम्।
Translation (Burgess):
The time from one sunrise to the next is designated as a Savana (civil) day.
Modern Technical Commentary:
Defines the fundamental civil day. This sunrise-to-sunrise period is the basis for determining the weekday (Vara), the planetary hours (Hora), and the divisions used in Muhurta calculations like Choghadia.