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Brahama's Day
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| SatyaYug
| =
| 1,440,000
| years. |
| TretaYug
| =
| 1,080,000
| years. |
| DwaparYug
| =
| 720,000
| years. |
| KaliYug
| =
| 360,000
| years. |
| Sandhi kaal
| =
| 720,000
| years. Period between two yugas |
| 1 MahaYug
| =
| 4,320,000
| years. 1 cycle of Satya, Treta Dwapar & Kali
Yug. |
| 1 Manvantr
| =
| 72 MahaYug |
| 1 Kalpa
| =
| 14 Manvantr |
| 1 Brahama day
| =
| 2 Kalpa
8.7 billion years (approx.)
Time
required for creation and destruction. |
| Current time (Jan 2000AD) is year 5102 in the Kali Yug of
28th MahaYug, of 7th Manvantr, of first Kalpa.
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|
| *The number of years in the Yugas vary
in different sources. But the total of all the Yugas (MahaYuga) comes to
4,320,000 years in each account.
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Day |
| 1 Nimish
| =
| Time required to blink an eye.
Approximately 0.213 seconds. |
| 1 Kastha
| =
| 15 Nimish |
| 1 Kaal
| =
| 30 Kastha |
| 1 Muhurta
| =
| 30 Kaal |
| 1 Day
| =
| 30 Muhurta; 15 for the day and 15 for the night. |
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Week
Week has 7 days. Each named after Sun, Moon and the 5 planets visible to the
naked eye. Each day is reserved for the worship of a God.
| Name
| Named after
| English name
|
| Somawar
| Soma (Moon)
| Monday |
| Mangalwar
| Mangal (Mars)
| Tuesday |
| Budhawar
| Budha (Mercury)
| Wednesday |
| Guruwar
| Guru (Jupiter)
| Thursday |
| Shukrawar
| Shukra (Venus)
| Friday |
| Shaniwar
| Shani (Saturn)
| Saturday |
| Raviwar
| Ravi (Sun)
| Sunday |
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Month
The Lunar Month starts one day after new moon. The 15 phases of waning & 15
phases of waxing moon: Shukla Paksh & Krishna Paksh make up two parts
of the Month. Each day of the fortnight called tithi is numbered. The
Lunar month is approximately 29 days.
A month is recognised by the constillation in which the full moon appears.
The 27 constillations are divided into 12 groups of 2 or 3 to make one month.
The 12 months are:
| Sr.
| Name
| Constillations |
| 1.
| Chaitra
| Hasta & Chitraa |
| 2.
| Vaishakha
| Swaati & Vishakhaa |
| 3.
| Jyeshta
| Anuradhaa, Moolaa, Jyeshthaa |
| 4.
| Aashaadha
| Poorvaa Shaadhaa & Uttaraa Shaadhaa |
| 5.
| Shraavan
| Shravan, Dhanishthaa & Shatataarakaa |
| 6.
| Bhaadrapada
| Poorvaa & Uttaraa Bhadrapadaa & Revati |
| 7.
| Ashwin
| Ashwini & Bharani |
| 8.
| Kartik
| Kruttikaa & Rohini |
| 9.
| Margashirsha
| Mrugaaa & Aardraa |
| 10.
| Pausha
| Punarvasu & Pushyaa |
| 11.
| Magha
| Aashleshaa & Maghaa |
| 12.
| Phaalgun
| Poorvaa, Uttaraa Phalguni & Revati |
Lunar Year:
Lunar Year is the passage of the (full) Moon through the constillations. It is
made up of 12 full moons (months). That makes the year approximately 354 days.
Solar Year:
Solar year is the passage of the Sun through the 12 Rashi's (zodiac signs). The
Solar year is about 365.25 days.
The Lunar year is about 10 days shorter than Solar year. When the accumulated
difference between the Solar year and Lunar year exceeds 29 days, an extra month
Adhika maas is added to the lunar year. This occurs once in 2 and a half
years. This extra month is attributed to the constillation Abhijit.
The Lunar year and the Solar year synchronise with each other in exactly 18
years.
Samvatsar
60 years makes one Samvatsar. Every year in a Samvatsar is named. Thus a person
born in Vaibhava Samvatsar, will be 60 years old in the next Vaibhava Samvatsar.
Here are the names of the 60 years:
|
| 1. Prabhava
| 2. Vibhava
| 3. Sukla |
| 4. Pramoodotha
| 5. Pajothpatthi
| 6. Agnirasa |
| 7. Srimukha
| 8. Bhava
| 9. Yuva |
| 10. Dhata
| 11. Eswara
| 12. Bahudhanya |
| 13. Pramadi
| 14. Vikrama
| 15. Vishu |
| 16. Chitrabhanu
| 17. Swabhanu
| 18. Tharana |
| 19. Parthiva
| 20. Vyaya
| 21. Sarvajittu |
| 22. Sarvadhari
| 23. Virodhi
| 24. Vikriti |
| 25. Khara
| 26. Nandana
| 27. Vijaya |
| 28. Jaya
| 29. Manmatha
| 30. Durmukhi |
| 31. Havilambi
| 32. Vilhambi
| 33. Vikari |
| 34. Sarvari
| 35. Plava
| 36. Shubhakritu |
| 37. Sobhakruthu
| 38. Krodhi
| 39. Vishwavasu |
| 40. Paridhavi
| 41. Plavanga
| 42. Keelaka |
| 43. Sowmya
| 44. Sadharana
| 45. Voridhikrutu |
| 46. Paridhavi
| 47. Pramadicha
| 48. Ananda |
| 49. Rakshasa
| 50. Nala
| 51. Pingala |
| 52. Kalayukti
| 53. Siddharthi
| 54. Roudri |
| 55. Durmati
| 56. Dundubhi
| 57 Rudhirodgari |
| 58. Rathakshi
| 59. Krodhana
| 60. Akshaya |
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|
Samvatsar
60 years makes one Samvatsar. Every year in a Samvatsar is named. Thus a person
born in Vaibhava Samvatsar, will be 60 years old in the next Vaibhava Samvatsar.
Here are the names of the 60 years:
| 1. Prabhava
| 2. Vibhava
| 3. Sukla |
| 4. Pramoodotha
| 5. Pajothpatthi
| 6. Agnirasa |
| 7. Srimukha
| 8. Bhava
| 9. Yuva |
| 10. Dhata
| 11. Eswara
| 12. Bahudhanya |
| 13. Pramadi
| 14. Vikrama
| 15. Vishu |
| 16. Chitrabhanu
| 17. Swabhanu
| 18. Tharana |
| 19. Parthiva
| 20. Vyaya
| 21. Sarvajittu |
| 22. Sarvadhari
| 23. Virodhi
| 24. Vikriti |
| 25. Khara
| 26. Nandana
| 27. Vijaya |
| 28. Jaya
| 29. Manmatha
| 30. Durmukhi |
| 31. Havilambi
| 32. Vilhambi
| 33. Vikari |
| 34. Sarvari
| 35. Plava
| 36. Shubhakritu |
| 37. Sobhakruthu
| 38. Krodhi
| 39. Vishwavasu |
| 40. Paridhavi
| 41. Plavanga
| 42. Keelaka |
| 43. Sowmya
| 44. Sadharana
| 45. Voridhikrutu |
| 46. Paridhavi
| 47. Pramadicha
| 48. Ananda |
| 49. Rakshasa
| 50. Nala
| 51. Pingala |
| 52. Kalayukti
| 53. Siddharthi
| 54. Roudri |
| 55. Durmati
| 56. Dundubhi
| 57 Rudhirodgari |
| 58. Rathakshi
| 59. Krodhana
| 60. Akshaya |
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The 27 Constilaltions
As the Earth rotates round the Sun, it appears as if the Sun is moving across
the background of distant stars. These stars are the nearby bright stars in the
Milkyway Galaxy. They appear to be immmovable, but they do move, and this change
is observed over thousands of years.
The apperant path followed by the Sun, Moon and the Planets in the night sky,
was divided into 27 equal parts. In each part, the major stars were clubbed into
groups called Nakshatra or constillation. The 27 Nakshatras are:
| 1. Ashwini
| 2. Bharani
| 3. Kruttikaa |
| 4. Rohini
| 5. Mrugaaa
| 6. Aardraa |
| 7. Punarvasu
| 8. Pushyaa
| 9. Aashleshaa |
| 10. Maghaa
| 11. Poorvaa Phalguni
| 12. Uttaraa Phalguni |
| 13. Hasta
| 14. Chitraa
| 15. Swaati |
| 16. Vishakhaa
| 17. Anuradhaa
| 18. Moolaa |
| 19. Jyeshthaa
| 20. Poorvaa Shaadhaa
| 21. Uttaraa Shaadhaa |
| 22. Shravan
| 23. Dhanishthaa
| 24. Shatataarakaa |
| 25. P. Bhadrapadaa
| 26. U. Bhadrapadaa
| 27. Revati |
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The extra month is attributed to the 28th Nakshatra Abheejit.
The 12 Signs
The Solar year begins with Vernal Equinox, on or about March 21. The twelve
months, known as the Saur Maas, correspond to the entry of the Sun into the
signs of the Rashi (Zodiac Signs). The twelve Rashis are:
| 1. Mesh
| 2. Vrushabha
| 3. Mithun |
| 4. Karka
| 5. Sinha
| 6. Kanya |
| 7. Tula
| 8. Vrushchik
| 9. Dhanu |
| 10. Makar
| 11. Kumbha
| 12. Meena |
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