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■Chit, or Chitf, at the head of the year (inftead of the conclufion), and making it 
to correfpond with April. I can no way reconcile this incongruity, and only 
remark, that all the authorities for the one pra&ice are from Bengal, and all 
thofe for the other from the peninfula of India. 
Lunar Confteliations. 
I Afw&tee 
15 Swatce 
2 Bharanee 
16 Peefakha. 
3 KreetteekS 
17 Anooradba 
4. Roheenee 
Z 8 JyeJhta 
$ Mreegafegra 
19 Moola 
6 A dree 
20 Poorvajhdrd 
7 Poonarvafoo 
21 Oottardjhdrd, 
8 Poojbiva 
22 Abheejeet 
9 AJleJbH 
23 Sravana 
IO Magha 
24 DhaneeJhihH 
II P oorva-fbalgoonefr 
25 Satabheepd 
3 2 Oottara - phalgoonee 
26 P oorva-bhadrapad 
13 Hajla 
27 Oottara-bhddrapad 
14 Cheetra 
28 Revatee 
The number of the lunar conftellations is more ufually ftated as amounting to 
twenty-feven only ; and that which in the above lift appears as the twenty-fecond, 
is faid (in the Ayeen Akhery ) to have been formed out of thofe contiguous, for 
fome particular purpofe. As the moon’s periodical revolution is performed in 27 
days and part of the 28th, it is not furprifing that this ambiguity with refped to 
the diviion of the zodiac fhould exift. 
(e) Thus they fay, “ on th t full moon in the (folar) month Bhddoon j” “ on the 
moon’s increafe in the month Sawan “on the firft day of the bright half of 
the month BifilP It is to be obferved, that they term the femb lunation from 
the change to the full, the bright half of the moon, becaufe it is above the horizon 
during thofe hours wherein it is likely to be vifible. From the full to the change 
is called the obfcurc half ; becaufe, during the latter part, it does not rife till the 
hours of reft. See Beschius, Gram. Lat. Tam. p. 167* aud Mr. Wilkins, 
Heetopades, Note 70. to p. 43. 
(/) Thefe lunar years do not appear to be ever taken colle&ively, or regarded 
in computations of time ; and the months of which they conlift may not impro- 
perly be confidered as a lunar divifion of the folar year. 
( g ) P, duChamp (Bailly, Traite de l’Aftronomie Indienne, p. 32O.). 
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