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Comparison of Vedic period star name identities from R. H. Allen’s "Star names- Their lore & meaning" of circa 1899 with "Names of Stars from the period of Vedas" from 1999.

Ecliptic longitude range of Vedic stars

Indian astrology, as currently practiced, proposes that the Aeries-0 is 23 degrees 51 minutes (Ayanaamsha) in 2000 AD away from the Vernal Equinox. Every year this changes by a small amount due to Precession. The ecliptic 360 degrees have been divided in to 27 nakshathras, each spanning 13.333 degrees or 13 deg 20 minutes of angle. It corresponds to 53 .33 minutes of sun time in 24-hour system. The following table details vedic star ranges Circa 2000 Precession.

Time shows start of Nakshathra, and it ends at beginning of next

Nakshathra

Hour

Min

Deg

min

Ashwini

1

35

23

51

Bharani

2

28

37

11

Kritiika

3

21

50

31

Rohini

4

15

63

51

Mrigashira

5

8

77

11

Aardhra

6

1

90

31

Punarvasu

6

55

103

51

Pushya

7

48

117

11

Aaslesha

8

41

130

31

Maghaa

9

35

143

51

Poorva Phalguni

10

28

157

11

Uttara Phalguni

11

21

170

31

Hastaa

12

16

183

51

Chithra

13

9

197

11

Swaati

14

2

210

31

Vishaaka

14

56

223

51

Anooraadha

15

49

237

11

Jyeshta

16

42

250

31

Moola

17

36

263

51

Poorva Aashada

18

29

277

11

Uttara aashada

19

22

290

31

Shravana

20

16

303

51

Dhanishta

21

9

317

11

Shata Bhishaja

22

2

330

31

Poorva Bhadrapada

22

56

343

51

Uttara Bhadhrapada

23

49

357

11

Revathi

0

42

10

31

Abhijit ranging from 288 deg to 291 degrees is not shown

 


 

 

 

 
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