Divya studies first;

according to western doctor and babylonian astrology

males are conceived when moon is in male signs, females
are conceived when moon is in female signs,
from http://web.stanford.edu/group/whpu/qa/06%2C13%2C98.html ;
the shortest time from coitus to fertilization is 4-6 hours, and the longest is 48-72
hour

Janma Lagna related to Niṣeka (see Jyotish_BPHS_Santhanam Vol.1 = p.54

ch. 4 verses 25-30)
verse 30; good and bad experienced by the native in the womb
can be guessed. 0ne can also guess, with the help of Nisheka
Lagna, effects like longevity, death etc. of the parents.

Santhanam says there in notes; Adhana Lagna or Nisbeka Lagna means the
ascendant that prevailed at the time of coitus and not the one at
conception.
Adhanna Lagna=Date of birth and time minus ‘X*
where "X" is obtained thus= A+B+C
Now A, B and C are explained,
"A" is the angular distance between Saturn and Gulika at birth.
' B" is the distance between the cusp of the ascendant and that of the 9th
house counted in a direct order (i.e. via 4th and 7th cusps).
"C" is required if the ascendant lord is in the invisible half (i.e. ascendant
and descendant intersected by the nadir). Otherwise, "C" is not required.
so if lagna lord is invisible then the gestation/ pregnancy will be longer,
Parasara says; At birth if ascendant lord is In tbe invisible half then add the
degrees/ mn.
of the Moon in the particular Rasi occupied by her to the above mentioned.

for this example on p 54 in BPHS

A= 22º35 sat @ 16º20 scorpio mandi @ 8º55 sag. if we use Gulika
(22º23 sco.) instead we get another value of 8º03’ (saturn-gulika angle)
B= 240º57’ lagna @ 26º34 lib., 9th cusp @ 27º31 gem.
C= 8º02
____
X= 271º34 if we use Mandi 257º 02 if we use Gulik

so 271º34 makes 271 days and 34 Ghatis,or 271.566667 days these are savana
days (Julian days or civil days)
use Days to Minutes | Kyle's Converter to Convert Days to minutes so
271.566667 days = 271 days + 816 mn or 271 days 13hrs 36 mn
it should be converted to saura days / zodiac/ Sun days of 1º exactly
so in 1 yuga 4,320,000 sideral years (1,577,517,800 days) the Sun rotates
4,320,000 x 360º or 4,320,000 x 360 saura days
so 4.320.000 × 360 = 1.555.200.000 saura days/ degrees of sun in zodiac =
1,577,517,800 civil / savana julian days

convert savana to saura days ; savana days in decimal x 15552000/15775178 =

saura days ,
or savana days in decimal x 0,985853 = saura days

so your saura days are the degrees of the sun in the zodiac to subtract from the
Sun position
in your birth chart, so re-convert then the saura days/ sun angle in decimals to
degrees /minutes and seconds of arc;
or if you want the hard way calculation, then convert the saura degrees, minutes
and seconds of angle into days, hours, minutes and seconds of time (1º = 24
hours of Sun course in this case)
Conversion calculator - degrees, minutes, seconds to decimal degrees @
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so 271.566667 days savana days x 15552000/15775178 = saura days
so 271.566667 days savana days x 0,985853 = 267,724813 saura days = 267º
43’29.33” of sun = 271 days 13hrs 36 mn theoretically
to Add Time or Subtract Time to a date and time go to; Calculator: Add to or
subtract from a date and time
From Friday, 17 February 1984 at 10:35:00 pm Subtracted 271 days, 13 hours, 36
minutes Result: Sunday, 22 May 1983 at 8:59:00 am

The Sun's motion through one tropical Rasi is one Saura month

Type of Year Determination of Day Length ofYear

in Modem Values
Nakshatra One Revolution of the Earth/stars on its Axis 359.017 Days
Savana Sunrise to Sunrise 360 Days
Lunar One Tithi 354.363 Days
Saura One Degree of the Sun's Tropical Motion 365.2422 Days

NOTICE; Visti Larsen suggest to subtract or add (A angular distance between

Saturn and Gulika) depending on whether the birth took less time (lagna lord invisible)
or longer (lagna lord visible) so it differs from Parasara then he adds;
4. The Moon at conception should be in kendra to the natal Moon. This is
used to rectify the day calculation to the appropriate Moon sign.
5. The lagna of the conception chart is the seventh from the child’s Janma
Lagna

Lesson-02: NiṣekaCalculation

There are three parts to the calculation of Niṣeka Lagna that leads to the
creation of the being, just as there are three parts to ‘auṁ’. These are Brahma
‘A’, Viṣṇu ‘U’ and Rudra ‘M’.

{tab=Viṣṇu U}

अथातः स'(व*या,म शृणु2व मु3नपुंगव।

ज:मल<नं च संशो?य 3नषकं पCरशोधयेत्॥
२५॥
athātaḥ sampravakṣyāmi śṛṇuṣva munipuṁgava | janmalagnaṁ ca
saṁśodhya niṣekaṁ pariśodhayet || 25||
Parāśara says: O most eminent muni! Please listen to my teachings of niṣeka
[lagna] which can be calculated once the janma lagna (birth ascendant) is
determined

तदहं सं(व*या,म मैMेय Nवं 3वधारय।

ज:मल<नात् पCरO◌ानं 3नषकं सPजQ:तु
यत्॥ २६॥
tadahaṁ saṁpravakṣyāmi maitreya tvaṁ vidhāraya | janmalagnāt
parijñānaṁ niṣekaṁ sarvjantu yat || 26||
Parāśara continues: O Maitreya we shall arrange these teachings (principles) of
niṣeka which are applicable for all children (offspring) and can be determined
only by the correct knowledge of the janma lagna.

Dharma (Viṣṇu)

ल<नभा<या:तरं योTयं यUच राVयाWद जायते॥ २७॥

lagnabhāgyāntaraṁ yojyaṁ yacca rāśyādi jāyate || 27½

The complete angular distance between the start of lagna-bhāva and end of
bhāgya bhāva (9th house) is to be considered first.

Using the Parāśara Bhāva teachings, this is a fixed amount of 270° as it includes
the complete span of the first nine houses = 9×30° = 270°. This is the first rule of
niṣeka and is called the Dharma-rule (Viṣṇu) which gives the first estimate of
niṣeka date. It lays the standard pregnancy period as 270° (Parāśara bhāva) for
all creatures. The Niṣeka Period average for human beings = (270° ÷ 360°) ×
365.25 = 273 days (39 Weeks). This estimate is based on the first rule of
Parāśara. Similarly, for other creatures, this is altered proportionately.

However, we have noticed many astrologers using various methods of

bhāva reckoning like Śrīpati-bhāva etc., and arriving at different results
for individual charts. The problem with this is that in higher latitudes,

the angular distance between the lagna and 9th bhāva can be very
small like even 250° and this can cause a terrible error in the
estimation of the niṣeka date/time. Therefore we stick to the teachings
of Parāśara in the bhāva estimation as this is the most accurate
method.

Notes

Terminology

Four different dates are named as the start of pregnancy and

accordingly, the pregnancy period shall vary based on what terminology
is being used:

The first day of the woman’s last normal menstrual period (LMP), and
the resulting foetal age is called the gestational age. The period
between the LMP and the Delivery is called the gestational period
and is 280 days (40 weeks average)
Copulation (niṣeka) between the couple takes place between the LMP and
the Conception date, on an average. Keeping in view that sperms can
survive about 7 days, this niṣeka date is about 7 days (average) after
the LMP. Accordingly the pregnancy period reckoned from niṣeka
(copulation) is about 7 days lessor than the gestational period. This is
provided by Parāśara at 273 days (average 39 weeks).
The date of conception (about two weeks before her next expected
menstrual period), is the Ādhāna date and the pregnancy period
measured from this date is called fertilization period. It is about
another week shorter than the niṣeka period. Average 38 weeks (266
days)
The date of implantation (about one week after conception) giving
the delivery date at about 37 weeks.

Since these are spread over a significant period of time, the duration of
pregnancy necessarily depends on the date selected as the starting
point chosen. For jyotiṣa purposes, we use the Niṣeka and Ādhāna periods
as they alone have real relevance to the baby produced. Refer to the
picture below to understand the difference.

Wikipedia Notes: As measured on a reference group of women with a

menstrual cycle of exactly 28-days prior to pregnancy, and who had
spontaneous onset of labor, the mean pregnancy length has been
estimated to be 283.4 days of gestational age as timed from the first
day of the last menstrual period as recalled by the mother, and 280.6
days when the gestational age was retrospectively estimated by
obstetric ultrasound measurement of the fetal biparietal diameter
(BPD) in the second trimester. Other algorithms take into account a
variety of other variables, such as whether this is the first or
subsequent child (i.e., pregnant woman is a primipara or a multipara,
respectively), the mother’s race, parental age, length of menstrual
cycle, and menstrual regularity), but these are rarely used by
healthcare professionals. In order to have a standard reference point,
the normal pregnancy duration is generally assumed to be 280 days (or
40 weeks) of gestational age.

There is a standard deviation of 8–9 days surrounding due dates

calculated with even the most accurate methods. This means that
fewer than 5 percent of births occur on the day of being 40
weeks of gestational age; 50 percent of births are within a week of
this duration, and about 80 percent are within 2 weeks.

However, new research published in 2013 in the journal Human

Reproduction suggests that the natural length of pregnancies can vary
by as much as 37 days. By analyzing women’s urine for the presence
of three hormones associated with the onset of pregnancy, the
researchers say that they were able to pinpoint the precise point at
which a woman ovulates and a fertilized embryo implants in the
womb.

Dharma is Fixed

Although the average is 273 days, for all calculations we have to use the
exact 270° that covers the span from the start of lagna bhāva to the end
of the
bhāgya bhāva. This is the starting point of the calculation.

Lagna is a kendra having the sattva guṇa energy of Viṣṇu whereas

bhāgya bhāva is a koṇa having the energy of Lakṣmī (Parāśara). This
dharma-fixed duration of 270° is the ‘U’ in ‘AUṀ’ contributed by Viṣṇu and
Lakṣmī. Dharma is the same rule for all, it cannot vary. Remember U=270°

{tab=Brahma A}

Determine the longitudinal span between Manda (Saturn) and his son Māndi.

Most commentators have taken these as the absolute longitude of Saturn

and Māndi, which can cause terrible distortion and make the entire
exercise completely meaningless. R. Santhanam (BPHS translation,
Ranjan Publications, p.54) uses an example where Saturn and Gulika are
in the same sign, thereby avoiding this problem. Also note that he uses
Gulika as being the same as Māndi, which is not acceptable. Gulika is
related to start of Saturn while Māndi is the start of Śūnya or the end of
Saturn.
Brahma is the devatā of Saturn and this calculation shows the sins of
past incarnations that must be suffered, and that is the cause of rebirth.
Saturn is the father of Māndi and, like all fathers, must be older than
Māndi. Age associated with the soul is measured by the longitude of the
planet, irrespective of signs. For example, if Saturn is in Cp 26°50’ and Sun
is in Cn 21°04’, then, ignoring the signs, we see Saturn (26°50’) is older
than the Sun (21°04’). What we are required to calculate is the soul level
karma of Saturn, which is pending to be experienced in this lifetime of the
native. The longitude of Saturn, ignoring the sign, would indicate this
soul level karma that the native has to experience. However, Māndi
shows the end of Saturn’s period and the start of śūnya, the void.
Therefore, the longitude of Māndi must be deducted from that of Saturn to
get the balance of karma.

To do this, note the longitudes of Saturn and Māndi, ignoring the signs.

If Saturn is higher than Māndi, this is normal as father is older, then

A1= Saturn – Māndi
If Saturn is lower than Māndi, this is abnormal, then, A2 = (Saturn + 30°) –
Mānd
i

Please note that in both cases, we obtain a result less than 30°. Also ensure
that you are using Māndi as defined by Parāśara only i.e. end of Saturn’s
period or the beginning of śūnya.

Standard Nativity: Born 7 August, 1963 at 9.15 pm IST,

Sambalpur, India [wpdm_file id=7]
Saturn Longitude = Cp 26°50’34.78” (9s 26°50’34.78”) 26°50’34.78”

Māndi Longitude = Cn 2°21’47.56” (3s 2°21’47.56”) 2°21’47.56”

Saturn (26°50’34.78”) > Māndi (2°21’47.56”)

ɏ Saturn – Māndi = 26°50’34.78” – 2°21’47.56” = 24°02’47.22” — (A1)

Note that A1 is normally taken as positive and is added to U, whereas

A2 is normally taken as negative and is subtracted from U.
{tab=Yoga AU}

Add the two figures obtained from (1) lagna to bhāgya bhāva and (2)
Saturn and Māndi. This is to be converted to months (māsa) etc.,
and the niṣeka moment can be determined.

Mathematically, expressed as N = U + (A1 or A2)

Standard Nativity: Born 7 August, 1963 at 9.15 pm IST,

Sambalpur, India [wpdm_file id=7]

U = 270°, A1 = 24°02’47.22”

Niṣeka Period = A1 + U = 24°02’47.22” + 270° = 294°02’47.22” — First

Estimate

Niṣeka Calculation: Date Method

Niṣeka period in days = (294°02’47.22” ÷ 360°) × 365.25 = 298.3346 days

= 298 days 8h01m46s

Birth Date/Time = 1963-Aug-07 21:15

Niṣeka Date/Time = 1963-08-07 21:15 – 298d 8:01:46 = 1962-10-13 13:13:14
— (1)

Niṣeka Calculation: Sun Method

Sun Longitude = Cn 21°05’26.73” = 3s 21°05’26.73” = 111°05’26.73”

Niṣeka Sun Longitude = 111°05’26.73” – 294°02’47.22” = –

183°02’39.51” (add 360°) = 176°57’20.49” = 5s26°57’20.49”

Niṣeka Date/Time = 1962-10-14 8:00:00 — (2)

Compare the results at (1) and (2). We have a difference of about 16-17
hours. This is the first estimate of the niṣeka and we can see that the
delivery as indicated by this calculation, was full term with the niṣeka
period itself being about 298 days.

{tab=Rudra M}

If the lagneśa is in the adṛṣya half of the horoscope, then the longitude of
the Moon (ignoring the signs) may be added to the sum obtained
previously.

Adṛṣya means invisible and refers to the half of the zodiac from Lagna

cusp to the 7th bhāva via 4th house. If the Lagna lord is placed in the
invisible half, then it indicates the energy of the night, and
consequently, the longitude of the Moon maybe added to get the exact
niṣeka date. The previous sum includes U=270° and A1 or A2.

What is the lagneśa is in the visible half i.e. from the cusp of 7th house to

lagna via 10th house? Intelligent people should have assumed that then,
the longitude of the Moon has to be subtracted. However, some
astrologers prefer to ignore this as Parāśara has not specifically mentioned
it.

The third problem is for signs having two lords i.e. where one planet has
its svakṣetra and another its mūlatrikoṇa. And one of the lords is in visible
half and the other in the invisible half? Then we have to consider the
stronger of the two as the correct indicator.

A planet in exaltation is stronger than one in mūlatrikoṇa, svakṣetra, friend

and enemy sign respectively.

If the dignity of both the planets, like exaltation etc., is the same,
then the oddity rule must be used. If lagna is an odd sign, then the
one in an even sign is stronger than the one in an odd sign.
If this is also the same, then the one in a higher longitude (ignoring
signs) is declared stronger.

Mathematically expressed as N = U + (A1 or A2) + (M1 or M2)

Illustration: Standard Nativity

In the given chart, Pisces is the lagna at 14°10’. The entire area starting
from Pisces 14°10 going zodiacally to Virgo 14°10’ is the adṛṣya portion
controlled by the Moon. Jupiter is placed in Pisces at 26°09’ which is
within this range and is therefore, in the adṛṣya portion. The dṛṣya portion
is from Virgo 14°10’ to Lagna via the tenth house Sagittarius. Ketu is in
 Sagittarius in this dṛṣya portion.

Pisces is the lagna and this sign is the svakṣetra of Jupiter and
mūlatrikoṇa of Ketu. Jupiter is placed in Pisces in svakṣetra whereas

Ketu is placed in the 10th house in exaltation. Therefore Ketu is stronger

than Jupiter. Therefore the longitude of the Moon (19°59’58” ignoring
signs) must be subtracted from the previous sum. M2 = 19°59’58”. If we
ignored Ketu, then M1=19°59’58” (based on Jupiter alone) and this may
be added.
{tab=Yoga AUM}
N = U + (A1 or A2) + (M1 or M2)

In the Standard Nativity, N = U + A1 – M2 = 270° + 24°02’47” – 19°59’58” = 274°02’49”

Niṣeka Calculation: Date Method

Niṣeka period in days = (274°02’49” ÷ 360°) × 365.25 = 278.04346 days = 278 days
1h02m35s

Birth Date/Time = 1963-Aug-07 21:15

Niṣeka Date/Time = 1963-08-07 21:15 – 278 days 1h02m35s = 1962-11-2 20:12:25

— AUṀ

[wpdm_file id=4] Please note that by now we have two niṣeka dates/times and we can
draw charts for these dates.

{/tabs}

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