Krishna Baksham - 15 days from Pournami to Amaavasai.
Sukla Baksham - 15 days from Amaavasai to Pournami
Thidhi - Next day to Pournami or Amaavasai. Distance between Sun and Moon is called Thidhi.
One Muhurtham - 1 and 1/2 hours
Naazhigai - 60 Naazhigai = 1day = 24 hours (calculated from sun raise)
Chadur Yuga - Kritha Yuga, Threythaa Yuga, Duvabara Yuga, Kali Yuga.
one Kali Yuga = 4,32,000 years.
One Manvandiram = 71 times completion of Chadur Yuga.
One Kalpam = 14 Manvandirams = Bhrimaa's 1/2 day.
Jaamam = 3 hours.
Kritha-yuga = The golden age 1,728,000 years. The average life span at the beginning of the yuga is 100,000 years.
Threythaa YUGA -The silver age, 1,296,000 years. The average life span is 10,000 years
Duvabara YUGA - The bronze age 864,000 years. The average life expectancy is only 1000 years.
Kali YUGA - The iron age 432,000 years. The average life expectancy is only 100 years. By now already 5000 years of Kali yuga have passed and it is predicted that by the end of the yuga people will hardly be older than 20 years and their only food will be meat.
