Guest guest Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 > the International Astronomical Union, who i see > declared that Pluto > is no longer a planet. they use the following as a > guideline; > > the new rules for a planet: "a celestial body that > is in orbit > around the sun, has sufficient mass for its > self-gravity to overcome > rigid body forces so that it assumes a ... nearly > round shape, and > has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit." > > What a bummer.. pluto was my favorite planet as a grade-schooler! So if there are now only 8 planets instead of 9, does this mean the nau-graha puja will become "ashta-graha"? and how did the Vedic astronomers know there were nine planets out there, while western astronomy didn't discover Pluto until 1930? Keval Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 --- Mike Brooker <patria1818 > wrote: > So if there are now only 8 planets instead of 9, > does > this mean the nau-graha puja will become > "ashta-graha"? and how did the Vedic astronomers > know > there were nine planets out there, while western > astronomy didn't discover Pluto until 1930? > > Keval > Were you kidding when you said that? Anyways, the navagrah is not entirely 9 planets as we know them today, the Sun, Moon, Rahu & Ketu are included in the 9 "planets" of Vedic astronomers. So they only knew of 6 planets including the earth. http://www.webonautics.com/mythology/navagraha.html -Gopinath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 there is actually 12 now , joanna> > > the International Astronomical Union, who i see > > declared that Pluto > > is no longer a planet. they use the following as a > > guideline; > > > > the new rules for a planet: "a celestial body that > > is in orbit > > around the sun, has sufficient mass for its > > self-gravity to overcome > > rigid body forces so that it assumes a ... nearly > > round shape, and > > has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit." > > > > > What a bummer.. pluto was my favorite planet as a > grade-schooler! > > So if there are now only 8 planets instead of 9, does > this mean the nau-graha puja will become > "ashta-graha"? and how did the Vedic astronomers know > there were nine planets out there, while western > astronomy didn't discover Pluto until 1930? > > Keval > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 The Navgraha has nothing to do with the recognized nine planets. In the ancient world, there are seven planets: Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, for which are named the seven days of the Egyptian week, in the same above order, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Add to this, the two lunar nodes in Hindu astrology and you have nine: Rahu and Ketu. ~P Ammachi, "joannapollner" <joannapollner wrote: > > there is actually 12 now , joanna> > > > the International Astronomical Union, who i see > > > declared that Pluto > > > is no longer a planet. they use the following as a > > > guideline; > > > > > > the new rules for a planet: "a celestial body that > > > is in orbit > > > around the sun, has sufficient mass for its > > > self-gravity to overcome > > > rigid body forces so that it assumes a ... nearly > > > round shape, and > > > has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit." > > > > > > > > What a bummer.. pluto was my favorite planet as a > > grade-schooler! > > > > So if there are now only 8 planets instead of 9, does > > this mean the nau-graha puja will become > > "ashta-graha"? and how did the Vedic astronomers know > > there were nine planets out there, while western > > astronomy didn't discover Pluto until 1930? > > > > Keval > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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