Astrology

Sanskrit: मकर संक्रांति. It marks the first day of sun’s transit into the Makara (Capricorn zodiac), marking the end of the month with the winter solstice and the start of longer days[Uttarayan]. In Bengal, it is called Poush Sankranti....

The word Ephemeris is Latin and comes originally from the Greek word ‘ephèmeros, -on,’meaning daily. Ephemeris is an almanac of the daily motions of the planets and stars.  In Sanskrit Ayanamsa is mostly assumed to be close to be...