Puratan Measurement Of Time

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Puratan Measurement of time

Pehar timings

1 pehar= 6 hrs to 9 hrs
2 pehar= 9 hrs to 12 hrs
3 pehar= 12 hrs to 15 hrs
4 pehar= 15 hrs to 18 hrs
5 pehar= 18 hrs to 21 hrs
6 pehar= 21 hrs to 24 hrs
7 pehar= 0 hrs to 3 hrs
8 pehar= 3 hrs to 6 hrs

Further

Reference to calculation of time in SGGS:

ਅੱਖ ਦੇ ੧੫ ਫੋਰ = ੧ ਵਿਸਾ।

੧੫ ਵਿਸੁਏ = ੧ ਚਸਾ।

੩੦ ਚਸੇ = ੧ ਪਲ।

੬੦ ਪਲ = ੧ ਘੜੀ।

ਸਾਢੋ ੭ ਘੜੀਆਂ = ੧ ਪਹਰ।

੮ ਪਹਰ = ੧ ਦਿਨ ਰਾਤ।

੧੫ ਥਿਤਾਂ;

੭ ਵਾਰ;

੧੨ ਮਹੀਨੇ, ਛੇ ਰੁੱਤਾਂ।

15 blinks of eye= 1

Vissa;

15 Vissas’= 1 Chassa;

30 chassas’= 1 Pal;

60 pals’= 1 karih;

7and half karihs’= 1 pehar;

8 pehars’= 24 hours [day/night].

There were 15 Tithis’ = days of lunar month; 7 vaars= days of the week, 12 months and 6 seasons

Giani Sant singh ji maskeen explains division of time in the following katha on Kirtan sohila.

Please listen from minute 58 onwards

PS- more vedic explaination

more further deep explanation
http://veda.wikidot.com/vedic-time-system

amazing explanation in answers too
http://www.quora.com/Why-do-Hindus-follow-a-7-day-week-and-a-15-day-lunar-cycle-simultaneously

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Bhaji, we created a brief article on this - http://www.discoversikhism.com/sikhism/sikh_stopwatch.html

Our understanding was that "Days and Nights as divided into 8 pehra's. Each day (from sunrise to sunset) is split into 4 equal pehra's. Each night (from sunset to sunset) is also split into 4 equal pehra's. This means a pehra during the day in the Summer can be longer than a pehra at night in the Summer.

As seasons change and days become shorter or longer, Pehra can become longer or shorter (more than and less than 3 hours). Night time is the same. So, Amrit vela is likely to differ in various countries and seasons."

Note: The stopwatch on our page only works with Internet Explorer but is really great to see.