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General Description of the Calendar.
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No. Burmese name. Hindu name. Extent. Long. of
last pt.
20. Prokpa Than Purva Ashadha 15 257
21. Oktra Than Uttara Ashadha 5 262
22. Tharawan Sravana 13 275
23. Danatheikda Dhanishtha 12 287
24. Thattabeiksha Satataraka 26 313
25. Prokpa Parabaik Purva Bhadrapada 10 323
26. Oktra Parabaik Uttara Bhadrapada 16 339
27. Rewati Revati 11 350

47. The days of the week are named after the sun, moon, and five planets, as in India and Europe, and are generally indicated by numbers.

Day. Burma. India.
1. Sunday Taninganwe Ne
2. Monday Taninla Ne
3. Tuesday Inga Ne Angaraka
4. Wednesday Buddahu Ne Budha
5. Thursday Kyathabade Ne Vachaspati
6. Friday Thaukkya Ne Sukra
0. Saturday Sane Ne Sani

48. The Burmese astronomical day begins at midnight, the civil day at sunrise.

49. The following is a translation of one month of the Burmese Thandeikta calendar for forty years, published by Saya Wizaya of Mandalay. The longitudes of the sun, moon and planets are given in signs, degrees and minutes. Rahu is the moon's ascending node, and is regarded as a dark planet which causes eclipses.