Astronomy

Astronomy became essential to have a thorough awareness of the heavenly bodies, including their exact positions and times of appearance, in order to fulfil religious and ritualistic requirements.

• Astronomers had patrons thanks to practical factors including the necessity for precise monsoon rainfall forecasting and the rising demand for astrological charts, particularly from the king(s), nobility, and commercial classes.
• Astrologers frequently used astronomical ideas while creating horoscopes, calendars, etc. Jyotisha was acknowledged as one of the study branches throughout the Vedic era. The Rig Veda has guidelines for creating an almanack (pancanga) for a cycle of five years and eighty-three days in roughly ....