Errors in the Mean Longitudes of the Planets Calculated According to the Surya Siddhanta

Errors according to the Original Text | Errors according to the Beeja Refined Sanskrit Text

original: "Beeja"; these are correction factors applied by later Indian astronomers to bring the ancient constants of the Surya Siddhanta into closer agreement with observed reality.

Planet	*Absolute (Deg. Min. Sec.)	When correct CE	Relative to the Sun (Deg. Min. Sec.)	When correct CE	Absolute (Deg. Min. Sec.)	When correct CE	Relative (Deg. Min. Sec.)	When correct CE
Sun	— 3 46 45	250	0 0 0	......	— 3 46 45	250	0 0 0	......
Mercury	+ 2 34 10	2332	+ 7 20 55	3271	— 3 2 41	1517	+ 0 44 5	1670
Venus	+ 3 41 16	1222	+ 7 28 4	641	— 1 16 18	2126	+ 2 30 27	1506
Mars	— 4 50 27	886	— 1 3 42	1455	— 4 50 27	886	— 1 3 42	1455
Jupiter	+ 0 32 5	1471	+ 4 18 50	832	— 2 46 21	4203	+ 1 0 24	1575
Saturn	— 8 52 56	666	— 5 6 14	857	— 2 55 21	1250	— 0 8 36	1825
Moon	— 3 37 14	115	+ 0 6 31	1067	— 3 37 14	115	+ 0 6 31	1067
Lunar Apogee	+ 1 2 46	1676	+ 4 49 34	1252	— 0 36 24	1666	+ 3 10 21	1456
Lunar Node	— 0 18 16	1676	+ 3 28 26	1162	— 1 57 32	2714	+ 1 46 13	1468

*An "absolute" position is that which is measured from the fixed starting point of the zodiac The first point of Aries in the sidereal system, and a "relative" position is that which is measured in relation to the Sun, the position of which is determined according to the solar sidereal year. This year is approximately 3 minutes longer than the actual tropical year; therefore, the position of the Sun is also changing accordingly.