The Measurement scale of Time is as follows :
18 Nimisha = 01 kastha
30 kastha = 01 kala or Minute
24 kala or minute = 01 Ghatika
02 Ghatika/Ghati = 01 Muhurat or Hour
10 Gurvakshara = 01 Ashu or prana
60 Vipal or 06 Ashu = 01 pal
60 Pal = 01 Ghati
2.5 pal or 60 vikala or 60 Second = 01 Minute
24 Minute = 01 Ghati
2.5 Ghati or 60 kala or 60 Minute = 01 Hour or 01 Degree or Ansh or 01 Hora
24 hours or 24 Hora = 01 Day
60 Ghati = 01 Day
30 hours or 30 Degree = 01 Sign or Rashi
12 Sign or Rashi = 01 Circle
24 hour or 60 Ghari or 01 Day = 01 Constellation or nakshtra
01 Constellation or nakshtra = 04 Charan or part
1.5 Hour or 3.75 Ghati = 01 Vela or 0.5 prahara
3 Hour or 7.5 Ghati = 01 Prahara
24 Hour or 08 Prahara = 01 Day or Constellation (Nakshtra)
07 Day = 01 Week
15 Day = 01 Fortnight
30 Days or 02 Fortnight = 01 Month
06 Month = 01 Solstice
02 solstice or 06 Season or
12 Month or365 Days = 01 year
60 years = 01 Shasthi or sixty years
432000 Years = 01 Kaliyuga
864000 Years = 01 Dwapara
1296000 Years = 01 Tretayuga
1728000 Years = 01 Satyayuga
4320000 years = 01 Mahayuga or Chaturyuga
71 Mahayuga or 306720000 Years = 01 Manvantar
14 Manvantar or 1000 Mahayuga = 01 Kalp
The divisions of different time or day measure are as given below :
1. Morning
2. Noon
3. Afternoon
4. Evening
5. Night
6. Dawn.
There are seven days in the Week . Weekdays are as follows:
1.Sunday
2.Monday
3.Tuesday
4.Wednusday
5. Thursday
6. Friday
7. Saturday
Tithi : There are 15 Lunar dates or Tithi in each of the two linar fortnights.
Tithi, with their deities and divisions are given below:
Tithi or Lunar date Deity Division
1. Pratipada Agni Nanda
2. Dwitiya Bramha Bhadra
3. Tritiya Gauri Jaya
4. Chaturthi Ganesh Rikta
5. Panchami Sarpa Poorna
6. Shasthi Skanda Nanda
7. Saptami Ravi Bhadra
8. Ashtami Shiv Jaya
9. Navami Durga Rikta
10 Dashami Yam Poorna
11. Ekadashi Vishvadeva Nanda
12. Dwadashi Vishnu Bhadra
13. Trayodashi Kam Jaya
14. Chaturdashi Shiv Rikta
15. Poornima (Full Moon) Chandra Poorna
Or
Amavashya (New Moon) Pitra Poorna
In the dark of a Lunar month Amavashya replaces Poornima.
Lunar month have two halves, bright half(Shukla paksha) and Dark half
(Krishna Paksha ).
Month : They are Lunar, Solar, Christian. In india, names of the months of Lunar year (Vikram Samvat) and Solar year (Shaka Samvat) are divided in :
1. Chaitra
2. Vaishakha
3. Jyestha
4. Ashadha
5. Shravana
6. Bhadrpada
7. Ashwini
8. Kartika
9. Margashirsha or Aghahayan
10. Pausha
11. Magha
12. Phalgun
Season : According to Hindu’s the seasons are six type :
1. Spring or Vasant
2. Summer or Grishma
3. Rainy or Varsha
4. Autumn or Sharad
5. Early Winter or hemant
6. Late Winter or Shishir
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No.
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Vedic Era
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Shak Samvat
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Tamilnadu
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kerala
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Christians
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Hijri san
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1.
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Madhu
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Chaitra
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Chittirai
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mesha
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January
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Muhurram
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2.
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Madhava
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Vaishakha
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Vaikasi
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Vrishabh
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February
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Safar
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3.
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Shukra
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Jyestha
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Ani
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Mithun
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March
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Rabi’ul awwal
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4.
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Shuchi
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Ashadha
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Adi
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Karkataka
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April
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Rabi-ussani
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5.
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Nabhas
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Shravan
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Avani
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Simha
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May
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Jumadu’l awwal
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6.
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Nabhasya
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Bhadrapada
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Purrattasi
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Kanya
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June
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Jumadus’ sani
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7.
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Ida
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Ashwin
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Arppisi
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Tula
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July
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Rajjab
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8.
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Urja
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Kartika
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Kartigai
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Vraschika
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August
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Shaban
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9.
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Sahas
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Margashirsh
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Margali
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Dhanus
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September
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Ramjan
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10.
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Sahasya
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Paush
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Thai
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Makara
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October
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Shawwal
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11.
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Tapas
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Magha
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Masi
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Kumbha
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November
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Zu’lqada
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12.
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Tapasya
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Phalguna
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Panguni
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Meen
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December
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Zulhijja
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