Tulā calculates the duration of Tula to be 29 days, 21 hours, 26 minutes and 24 seconds. In contrast, the "Arya Siddhanta" calculates the duration of the Tula month to be 29 days, 21 hours, 40 minutes and 48 seconds. The Indian solar month names are significant in epigraphical studies of South Asia. For example, "Tula" month, along with other solar months, are found inscribed in medieval era Hindu temples. Tula is also an astrological sign in Indian horoscope systems, corresponding to Libra (astrology). Tulā Tulā is one of the twelve months in Indian solar calendar. Tula corresponds to the zodiacal
Lunar month respect to the Sun as seen from the Earth. While the Moon is orbiting the Earth, the Earth is progressing in its orbit around the Sun. After completing a sidereal month, the Moon must move a little further to reach the new position having the same angular distance from the Sun, appearing to move with respect to the stars since the previous month. Therefore, the synodic month takes 2.2 days longer than the sidereal month. Thus, about 13.37 sidereal months, but about 12.37 synodic months, occur in a Gregorian year. Since Earth's orbit around the Sun is elliptical and not