Kala-kriya (time calculations) section of Aryabhatiya

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The Kala-kriya section of the Aryabhatiya is the part of Aryabhata’s seminal astronomical treatise that systematically sets out his methods for reckoning time, planetary periods, and calendrical calculations.

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instanceOf astronomical text section ⓘ
section of a mathematical astronomy treatise ⓘ
approximateDate 5th–6th century CE ⓘ
author Aryabhata ⓘ
field Indian calendrics ⓘ
astronomy ⓘ
mathematical astronomy ⓘ
focusesOn calendrical calculations ⓘ
civil days and lunar days (tithis) ⓘ
eclipse-related time parameters ⓘ
intercalation rules ⓘ
mean motions of planets ⓘ
months and years ⓘ
planetary periods ⓘ
time reckoning ⓘ
units of time ⓘ
yuga cycles ⓘ
gives parameters for a mahayuga (great age) ⓘ
rules for computing planetary positions over long periods ⓘ
rules for converting between different time units ⓘ
rules for determining leap months (adhikamasa) ⓘ
rules for determining tithis and nakshatra positions ⓘ
hasStructure succinct metrical verses (sutras) ⓘ
hasTitleVariant Kalakriya-adhyaya ⓘ
Kālakriyā ⓘ
influenced Islamic-era Indian astronomical works ⓘ
later Indian astronomical tables ⓘ
medieval Indian calendrical practice ⓘ
isFollowedBy Gola (sphere) section of Aryabhatiya ⓘ
isPrecededBy Ganita (mathematics) section of Aryabhatiya ⓘ
language Sanskrit ⓘ
partOf Aryabhatiya ⓘ
purpose to provide computational rules for astronomical timekeeping ⓘ
to support prediction of planetary positions and eclipses ⓘ
region Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia
tradition Indian siddhantic astronomy ⓘ
usesConcept lunar year ⓘ
sidereal day ⓘ
sidereal month ⓘ
solar year ⓘ
synodic month ⓘ
usesSystem Aryabhata’s place-value numeral system encoded in Sanskrit verse ⓘ
workPeriod Gupta period ⓘ
linked to: Gupta Empire

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