Hasta (''meaning: Hand or fist'') is a
nakshatra
Nakshatra ( sa, नक्षत्रम्, translit=Nakṣatram) is the term for lunar mansion in Hindu astrology and Indian Astronomy. A nakshatra is one of 27 (sometimes also 28) sectors along the ecliptic. Their names are related to a ...
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lunar mansion Often called lunar mansion, a lunar station or lunar house is a segment of the ecliptic through which the Moon passes in its orbit around the Earth. The concept was used by several ancient cultures as part of their calendrical system.
Stations in ...
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Hindu astrology
Jyotisha or Jyotishya (from Sanskrit ', from ' “light, heavenly body" and ''ish'' - from Isvara or God) is the traditional Hindu system of astrology, also known as Hindu astrology, Indian astrology and more recently Vedic astrology. It is one ...
having a spread from 10° – 23° 20′. It corresponds to the stars of Alpha, Beta, Delta, Gamma, and Epsilon-Corvi in the constellation
Corvus (constellation)
Corvus is a small constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere. Its name means "crow" in Latin. One of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, it depicts a raven, a bird associated with stories about the god Apo ...
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Archaeoastronomy and Vedic chronology
The history of Indian astronomy begins with the Vedic period, ''Lagadha'' and composition of Vedanga Jyotisha (1400 BCE - 1200 BCE).
Astronomical knowledge in India reached an early peak in the 5th century CE, with the ''Āryabhaṭīya''. Its aut ...
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History of astrology
Astrological beliefs in correspondences between celestial observations and terrestrial events have influenced various aspects of human history, including world-views, language and many elements of social culture.
Among West Eurasian peoples, th ...
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Indian astronomy
Astronomy has long history in Indian subcontinent stretching from pre-historic to modern times. Some of the earliest roots of Indian astronomy can be dated to the period of Indus Valley civilisation or earlier. Astronomy later developed as a dis ...
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Nadi astrology
Nādi Astrology (') is a form of astrology practiced in Tamil Nadu and adjacent regions in India. It is based on the belief that the present lives of many humans were foreseen by Hindu sages in ancient times. History
In Tamil Nadu, the texts ar ...
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Synoptical astrology
The theory of synoptical astrology was created by László Wladimir Orosz, Hungarian philosopher and astrologer.
This synopsis considers the tropical and the sidereal zodiacs simultaneously with the constellational zodiac or the real zodiacal ...
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Nakshatra
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