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 c8.13

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∗ The reader should note that two fractions of the day are usually quoted for the moment of occurrence of any astronomical event, *tithi*, *nakshatra*, *yoga*, *karana*, etc. The first fraction (in this case ·9134) is part of a period of time reckoned from the beginning of the solar year, while the second fraction (in this case ·1213) is the time of the day, reckoned from mean Lanka sunrise, 6 a.m. The difference between the two fractions is (as will be seen from Sec. 8 supra) the fraction of day marking the commencement of the solar year, one of the data entered in Table X.