Sanskrit Names of Time Periods
The Sanskrit names of time periods in English, Sanskrit are given below in a list.
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| English | Sanskrit | Transliteration |
| One Second | क्षणः | Kṣhaṇaḥ |
| 1.5 hours | मुहूर्तः | Muhūrtaḥ |
| Day and Night | अहोरात्रम् | Ahorātraṁ |
| Week | सप्ताहः | Saptāhaḥ |
| Fortnight | पक्षः | Pakṣhaḥ |
| Month | मासः | Māsaḥ |
| The bright half of the month | शुक्लपक्षः | Śuklapakṣhaḥ |
| The dark half of the month | कृष्णपक्षः | Kṛṣṇapakṣhaḥ |
| Season | ऋतुः | Ṛtuḥ |
| Movement of the sun | अयनम् | Ayanaṁ |
| Summer Solstice | उत्तरायणम् | Uttarāyaṇaṁ |
| Winter Solstice | दक्षिणायनम् | Dakṣhiṇāyanaṁ |
| Year | वत्सरः | Vatsaraḥ |
| Morning | प्रभातम्, प्रातः | Prabhātaṁ, Prātaḥ |
| Evening | सायं | Sāyaṁ |
| Night | निशा, रात्रिः | Niśā, Rātriḥ |
| Day | दिनम् | Dinaṁ |
| Today | अद्यः | Adyaḥ |
| Tomorrow | श्वः | Śvaḥ |
| Yesterday | ह्यः | Hyaḥ |
| Day after tomorrow | परश्वः | Paraśvaḥ |
| Dawn | उषः | Uṣaḥ |
| Dusk | सन्धयाकालः | Sandhayākālaḥ |
| Now | अधुना | Adhunā |
| Then | तदा, तर्हि | Tadā, Tarhi |
