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Vedic Astronomy and the Year: Nakshatras, Months, and the Ritual Calendar
The Rig Veda is built around a calendar of 12 lunar months, 6 seasons (ṛtus) and 27 lunar mansions (nakshatras). The Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa — the first formal Indian astronomy text — documents the system that ritualists used to time the sacrifices.