I have difficulty in following the logic of Dileepan in instructing that Deepavali should be celebrated on Sunday, Nov.3 while it is on Monday, Nov.4 in India. He is suggesting that Chaturdasi (and Amavasai )comes first to US before it dawns in India. He seems to be blindly converting Indian Standard time to corresponding American EST to argue his suggestion. This approach appears to be astronomically incorrect as Thithi and Lagnam are based on tine of Sunrise and Sunset (Moonset and Moonrise) locallly determined by lattitude and longitude on earth with respect to moving Zodiac in Hindu Thirukanitha Panchangam. Amavasai cannot come first to US before it does in India if we all agree Sun rises in the East and sets in the west and that an astronomical Thithi would precede in India before US. We do not follow 12.01 AM as beginning of day and 12 PM as end of the day in Hindu Panchangam. Suryodayam and Suryaasthanam on the English Clock constitutes a day which can be more than 24hr or less depending on the season ina place determined by lattitude and longotude. Remember you can see midnight (English time) Sun in Sweden during summwer and very little Sun in the winter. Calculation of duration of Thithi, lagnam, Rahu kalam, Kuligai and Yamakandam are all based on duration of Sunlight division at a given place in every day of week. It is a nightmare to apply Hindu panchangam in Sweden during summer and winter. Even in the US east coast, do not blindly follow Rahukalam on Sunday as 4.30-6pm during winter as Sun set happens by 4pm. People observing Sandhyavandanam strictly should be aware of early morning sunrise time and evening sun set time at their place to conform to Sastram. I am raising this issue as an academic point of astronomic evaluation and not to question the religious pursuit of individuals as advised by their Acharyas. Hindu system of astronomical calculation based on fixed Stellar constellation and ayanamsam of earth(varying angle of axis of rotation overtime within restricted angle of axis) on a rotating Zodiac is complex that only real experts can accurately depict the phases of moon per say for any place on earth. This is a scientific exercise and not a matter of religious belief. Adiyen Srinivasa Raghavan --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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