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IND-IIA-F198-I03 · Item · 02-04-1912
Part of Queries Sent to Various Observatories from 1906 to 1923

This letter is a reply regarding the sun's entry into Aries from the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories to Pirojshaw H Daste. He states that the sun does not enter the constellation of Aries on March 21; it is called the sign of Aries on or about the date, and this entry coincides with the spring equinox. The date of entry into the constellation Aries slowly changes.

Daste, Pirojshaw H.
IND-IIA-F198-I02 · Item · 27-12-1912
Part of Queries Sent to Various Observatories from 1906 to 1923

This is a Letter from Pirojshaw H Dasteer to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories regarding the sun's entry into Aries. Through this query, he asks 2 main questions: which zodiac was the sun when he entered it, and when and at what time does the sun really enter the first star of the Aries?

Daste, Pirojshaw H.