Absolute Dating of Mahabharata: Based on Kaliyuga970 BCE; proven by Kaliyuga, 13-day eclipse pair and Arundathi-Vasishta switch among other astronomical references. Also supported by the Indian chronology [F. E. Pargiter (950 BC)], linguistics [J. L. Brockington (8/9th century BC)] and archaeology [B.B. Lal (860 BC)]. |
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Abhijit Amantha Amavasya day Antares Anuradha Aquarius Aries Arjuna Arundhati Asadha asterisms astronomical Capricorn cave of Bharata Ceylon Chaitra Chaturyuga Date Devpura Publications Dhanishta Dulakara Ayanamsha Duration East of GMT eclipse pair eclipse took place eclipse triplet eclipse was visible eclipses occurring Figure Gregorian calendar Hora Julian Day July Jupiter and Mars Jyeshta Jyeshta Nakshatra Kali Kaliyuga Karana Kartika Ketu Krishna left Krita Yuga Kurunegala Libra Lunar day lunar eclipse Magha Nakshatra Magha Shukla Mahabharata Mercury Moon below horizon Muhurtha Nakshatra day Panchanga Pandavas Partial begins Partial ends Phalguni Nakshatra planets Poornimantha precession precessional cycle Purva Pushya Rahu Regulus retrograde Rohini Nakshatra śagaśa Sagittarius Saros cycle Saturn Scorpio Shukla Pratipada solar days solar eclipse Sravana Nakshatra Sravishta Sri Krishna Sri Lanka star sunrise Surya Siddhanta thirteen days Tithi Trayodasi Uttara Uttarayana Vaisakha Vasista Vedic astronomy Venus vernal equinox verse Virgo Vyasa winter solstice Yoga Yudhisthira