Nazhika to Hour Convertor

N2H Convertor

Traditional astrologers measure time in terms of Nazhika and Vinazhika with reference to sunrise or sunset. In North India Nazhika is called Ghati and Vinazhika is Vighati.

The Nazhika to Hour converter helps to find out the precise hour corresponding to the nazhika.Enter the Nazhika and Vinazhika values in the boxes provided below. Check the relevant radio box to mention the time with reference to Sun. Please ensure that the time of sunrise given is accurate. Then the text box will provide the equivalent hour value of the nazhika.


For example an astrologer may write in the horoscope that "X was born 15 nazhika and 25 vinazhika after sunrise". A day is divided into 60 nazhika during which time the earth rotates by 360 degrees. This means that a nazhika is the time taken by earth to rotate by 6 degrees. As one nazhika is divided into 60 vinazhika, a day has 3600 vinazhikas.

Conversion of time from nazhika system to standard time is straight forward since one nazhika equal 24 minutes and one vinazhika 24 seconds. However, certain complications arise since the reference may be made to before or after Sunrise and since the time may move over to the next day or go back to the previous day as per standard time conventions.