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Vedanga Jyotisha (वेदाङ्गज्योतिषम्) (view source)
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This section is a collection of few astronomical terms, fewer of which are used in this article.<ref name=":1" />
This section is a collection of few astronomical terms, fewer of which are used in this article.<ref name=":1" />
Ardharatra : Midnight
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Ardharatrika : Calculations from the midnight
|Ardharatra : Midnight
|Ardharatrika : Calculations from the midnight
Ayanamsa : Amount of precession of equinoxes (in degrees)
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|Ayanamsa : Amount of precession of equinoxes (in degrees)
Ayananta : Solistice
|Ayananta : Solistice
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Bhachakra : Zodiac (consisting of 27 nakshatras or twelve rashis)
|Bhachakra : Zodiac (consisting of 27 nakshatras or twelve rashis)
|Bhaga : One degree of arc; amsa
Bhaga : One degree of arc; amsa
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|Bhagana : Revolutions of a celestial body in a long period of time (like Mahayuga)
Bhagana : Revolutions of a celestial body in a long period of time (like Mahayuga)
|Bhugola : Terrestrial globe
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Bhugola : Terrestrial globe
|Chakra : Circle, cycle, 360<sup>0</sup>
|Chakralipta : Minutes of arc in a circle; 360<sup>0</sup> x 60<sup>1</sup> = 21,600<sup>1</sup>
Chakra : Circle, cycle, 360<sup>0</sup>
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|Chakramsa : Degrees in a circle, 360<sup>0</sup>
Chakralipta : Minutes of arc in a circle; 360<sup>0</sup> x 60<sup>1</sup> = 21,600<sup>1</sup>
|Chandra : The moon
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Chakramsa : Degrees in a circle, 360<sup>0</sup>
|Chandrakala : 1/16th of the moon's disc
|Chandramasa : The lunar month
Chandra : The moon
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|Chaturyuga : Great age of 43,20,000 years; Mahayuga
Chandrakala : 1/16th of the moon's disc
|Chaadaka : Eclipser ; Grahaka
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Chandramasa : The lunar month
|Chaadya : Eclipsed body ; Graahya
|Chaaya : Shadow
Chaturyuga : Great age of 43,20,000 years; Mahayuga
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|Dakshinayana : Southern course of Sun
Chaadaka : Eclipser ; Grahaka
|Darsa : Conjunction of the sun and the moon
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Chaadya : Eclipsed body ; Graahya
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Chaaya : Shadow
Dakshinayana : Southern course of Sun
Darsa : Conjunction of the sun and the moon
== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Vedangas]]
[[Category:Vedangas]]