Ayanamsa — sensitivity of the precessional ages (§15b.7)
The Ages tab dates the eras with Lahiri (24.18°). Other ayanamsas shift every era boundary by Δayanamsa / precession — up to ~190 years between extremes. The “Age of Aquarius” is not a clean astronomical prediction; it depends on the chosen sidereal zero. The Reader does not date ages by ayanamsa but by tropical sign occupation (the 7 classical bodies) — independent of the ayanamsa, so its discard is robust.
Tropical Aries 0° (gold) is fixed to the vernal equinox — it does not precess, so the Reader's 12 letter↔sign sectors never rotate. Sidereal Aries 0° (violet) is fixed to the stars and precesses away from it; the gap is the ayanamsa (24.18° today). This is why the zodiacs here don't move with precession — by design.
| Ayanamsa | value (°, ~2024) | Aquarius entry |
|---|---|---|
| Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) | 24.18 | 2441 CE |
| Krishnamurti (KP) | 23.93 | 2459 CE |
| Fagan-Bradley | 25.06 | 2378 CE |
| Raman | 22.40 | 2568 CE |
Spread of the Aquarius entry: 190 years. Invariants (independent of ayanamsa): great year = 360°/PREC = 25771 y; one age = 30°/PREC = 2147.5 y.
