~<" ASTRONONN FAS Se Ecos Revised Enlarged EditionCONTENTS Pretace Foreword CHAPTER-L : Introduction CHAPTER-II : Astronomy-I ‘The Solar System The Solar System, Distances in Space, Geecentrie and Helioventric Systems, Inner & Outer Planets, ‘The Sun, The Earth, Equator, Geographical Longitudes & Latitudes, ‘The Moon, Natural Satellites, Asteroids, Meteoroid, Meteor & Meteorite, Solar Wind, Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion. CHAPTER-III : Astronomy-II The Celestial Celestial Sphere, Celestial Equator, Ecliptic, Zodiac, First point of Aries or V Equinox, First. point of Libra of Autumnal Equinox, Celestial Longitude & Latinide, Right Ascension & Declination, Altitude & Azimuth, Oblique Ascension. CHAPTER-IV ; Astronomy-IIL Miscellaneous Sidereal Period, Synodic Period, Difference between sidereal & synadic period, Rahu & Ketu, Inclination of 4! Planetary orbits, Sayana, Nirayana & Ayanamsba, Precession of Equinoxes, Calculation of Ayanamsha, Sidereal Day & Solar Day, Eclipses, The Solar Eclipse, The Lunar Eclipse, Phases of the Moon, Retrogression of Planets, Rising, Setting and Combustion of Planets, Planetary War, 11 13 32 40CHAPTER-Y : Time Hindu Time Measures, Modern Time Measures, Longitude & Time, Greenwich Mean Time or Universal Time, Ephemeris Time, Local Mean Time, Standard ‘Time, Zonal Standard ‘Time & ‘Time Zone, Days, Months, Years, Other Eras, Ayanas CHAPTER-V1 : The Horoscope ‘The Horoscope, The Ascendant, Forms of Horoscopes, The Signs or Rashis, Planets, Nakshatras or Constellations. CHAPTER-VIL : Conversion of Time LMT Correction, Sunse & Sunset, Apparent Moon, Ahas Rati, Calculation of Sunrisc & Sunset Time, 59 71 7 CHAPTER-VIIL ; Casting of Horoscope by Modern Method 86 Caleulation of Sidereal Time of Birth & Ascendant, War ‘Time Correction, Summer Time Correction, Calculation of Ascendant for Southern Latitudes, Understanding the ‘Tables, Examples of Casting of Horoscopes. CHAPTER-EX : The Vimshottari Dasha Janina Rashi, Janma Nakshatra & Nakshatra Pada, Maha Dasha, Balance of Vimshortari Dasha from sidereal Longitude of Moon, Antar Dasha, Pratyantar Dasha, Sookshama Dasha, Prana Dasha, Calculation of present Dasha, Tables of Dashas upto Pratyantar Dashas, CHAPTER-X : Casting of Horoscope by Traditional Method 122 Isht Kaal, Rashimaan, Calculation of Lagna, Calculation of Planetary Longitudes, Calculation of Vimshottari Dasha Balance. CHAPTER-XI : Bhavas The Ascendant & the 10th cusp, Birth Chart & Bhaya. Chart, Starting point or middle points, Calculation of Meridian Cusp, Table of Houses, Bhava Chart & Chalit Chart. 127