NAME

AyanamsaFromDate

Get the precessional distance from a date string.

USAGE

AyanamsaFromDate date_hour_string [-jd_zero_et jd.dddddd]

PARAMETERS

date_hour_string:

Is the string date and hour, UT, you want the ayanamsa for.

 

OPTIONS

-jd_zero_et jd.ddddd

If present, is the zero julian day ephemeris time to use to compute the ayanamsa.

If not given, Proastro will use the current zero julian day ET from the Options menu.

RETURN

Return the Ayanamsa (precessional distance) for the horoscope in decimal degrees.

Remark:

To translate a movable longitude to a fixed longitude, remove Ayanamsa from the movable longitude. To translate a fixed longitude to a movable longitude, add Ayanamsa to the fixed longitude.

EXAMPLE

PutTxt [AyanamsaFromDate 1965-09-15 0:15 -jd_zero_et 1667718.5]

Output

29.3575681135

or

PutTxt [AyanamsaFromDate 1965-09-15 0:15:0]

Output

29.3575681135