खगोल

Exploring Time, Planetary Motion, and Celestial Mechanics

The Celestial Wheel (चक्र)

Visualize the dance of the planets. Explore geocentric and heliocentric models and observe the intricate patterns of celestial motion over time.

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The Celestial Map (भगोल)

An interactive sky map showing the positions of planets, constellations, and zodiac signs. Control time to see the celestial bodies move across the sky.

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Hindu Cosmological Time Scale (हिन्दू काल)

Journey through the vast expanses of time as conceptualized in Hindu cosmology. Learn about Yugas, Manvantaras, and the grand cycles of creation and dissolution.

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The Celestial Sphere (गोल)

Grasp the fundamentals of spherical astronomy. Visualize the celestial sphere, understand coordinate systems, and see how stars and planets appear to move across the sky.

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Jyā & Koṭi-Jyā (ज्या)

Visualize the ancient Indian trigonometric functions of Jyā, Koṭi-Jyā, and Utkrama-Jyā. Understand how sine, cosine, and versine originated from the chord and parameters of a circle.

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Epicycles in Indian Astronomy

Explore the epicycle models used in texts like Surya Siddhanta. Understand the concept of manda and śīghra epicycles used to calculate planetary positions.

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Yearly Ephemeris Graphics

View the position of all traditional planets across the zodiac signs as smooth curves covering an entire year. See retrograde periods and planetary alignments intuitively.

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आर्यभटीय

Magnum Opus of Aryabhat


Aryabhat's Number System (आर्यभटीय)

Aryabhat introduced an ingenious system for representing numbers using the Devanagari script. This system provided a compact and sophisticated method for encoding large numerical values.

Aryabhat Number System

Dashagitika (दशगीतिका)

Explore the Dashagitika, the first chapter of Aryabhat's Aryabhatiya, which lays down fundamental astronomical parameters and the unique alphabetic numeral system in 13 concise verses.

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Golapada (गोलाध्याय)

Delve into the Golapada, the fourth chapter of Aryabhatiya, focusing on spherical astronomy, the Earth's rotation, eclipses, and the celestial sphere in 50 verses.

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Add Number System to Browser

Save the content of this link as bookmarklet in your browser. Then, Open up any website and click on it to convert any Devanagari text to Aryabhat Number or vice versa.

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