Indian Chronology (Solar, Lunar and Planetary): A Practical Guide to the Interpretation and Verification of Tithis, Nakshatras, Horoscopes and other Indian Time-records, B.C. 1 to A.D. 2000 c26.30

c26.30

Only solar dates in Southern India seem to follow the Ârya Siddhânta, but for lunar tithis and nakshatras, that Siddhânta, as proved by the above, as well as by the next, table, seems to have been given up long ago, even in Southern India, in favour of the more accurate Sûrya Siddhânta. If the Kanjanûr Panchângam had followed the Ârya Siddhânta, all mean tithis, including Amâvâsyâs, would have occurred according to that Panchângam 3 ghaṭikas 42 palas later than by the Sûrya Siddhânta, whereas the above table, and more especially the next table, shows a much smaller difference as a rule between that panchângam and the results arrived at on strict Sûrya Siddhânta principles.