Guest guest Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Dear Sanjay and other learned ones, Uttarayana and dakshinayana are defined as the northward and southward courses of the Sun. Logically, this should relate only to the vernal and autumnal equinoxes when the Sun crosses the equator and moves northward/southward. Since the zodiac and nakshatras are all fixed-position things, and the equinox is precessing all the time, I was wondering why then do we reckon the onset of uttarayana and dakshinayana from the points of solar ingress to Capricorn and Cancer without simply referencing to the actual dates of occurrence of the equinoxes? Respects, Ramapriya ayirpamar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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