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founded ; I shall now close the subject with the 

 following tables and precepts for calculating the 

 commencement of the Hindu years and months, 

 according to astronomical and civil reckonings, and 

 the corresponding times in the European calendar. 



The instant the Sun enters a sign, is called by 

 the Hindus Sonkrajiti ; and at that moment the 

 astronomical month begins. If the Sun enters a sign 

 between Sun-rise and midnight, the civil month will 

 begin at the following Sun-rise. But if the Sun en- 

 ters a sign between midnight and Sun-rise it is then 

 called Kdt Sonkranti, and the whole of the follow- 

 ing day and night belong to the preceding ciril 

 month. 



The astronomical day, in this part of India, is 

 reckoned from midnight to midnight, and begins at 

 the equator six hours earlier than the civil day of the 

 same name : the civil, begins at Sun-rise, and con- 

 tinues to the Sun-rise following. 



The following tables are constructed to shew iht 

 time elapsed of the day according to civil reckoning; 

 (or rather from six A.M.) — so that if you add fifteen 

 dondos, you have the time expired from midnight: — 

 the Hindu parts of a day, are converted into Euro- 

 pean hours, minutes, &c. by multiplying by 2 and 

 dividing the product by 5, and mce ve?'sa. 



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