The meaning of this year’s name, “Subhakritu Nama Samvatsara,” is that it will be filled with great deeds and good fortune. Each Samvatsara carries a particular essence that is correlated with its Sanskrit name along with its group ruler. The Samvatsara for this year is known as Subhakritu (also called Subhakrta). The sixty Samvatsaras (Prabhava to Kshaya) are divided into three groups of 20 Samvatsaras each, with Lord Brahma assigned to the first group of 20 Samvatsaras (Prabhava to Vyaya), Lord Vishnu assigned to the next group of 20 (Sarvajit to Parabhava), and Lord Shiva assigned to the last 20 (Plavanga to Kshaya).Ĭheck Your Free Astrology Online Samvatsara from 1900 AD to 2020 AD A chart showing the Hindu years (Samvatsara) from the Christian era 1900 to 2020 is given below: 1900 So, if we take the lowest common multiple of Jupiter’s and Saturn’s motions (approximately 12 and 30 years), we get a count of 60.Īs a result, every 60 years, both Jupiter and Saturn reach the 0-degree of Aries, and the interaction between the planets, the angles formed, and the influences that result from the combination have a significant impact on the Samvatsaras and individuals. The yugas of periods began when Jupiter and Saturn were both at the zero degree of Aries. Shani or Saturn, is the year’s significator, and it requires approximately 30 years to cover the entire twelve signs of the zodiac. These 60 Samvatsaras manifest repeatedly in a 12-year cycle. Prabhava corresponds to the Christian year 1987 in the current cycle. Every year, the new Hindu year begins at the end of April. The Hindu calendar has a cycle of 60 years long and is named from Prabhava to Kshaya.

During the entire journey, Jupiter is either close by or far from planet Earth based on which it creates positive or negative influences for an individual. According to this definition, when Jupiter completes the entire circle of traversing all 12 zodiac signs, it comprises 12 Samvatsaras. Some astrologers define it as the time in which Brihaspati (planet Jupiter) with its average speed crosses the journey of one zodiac sign and moves on to the next.

It roughly means a period of one full year sidereal when the Sun enters the sign of Aries. The term “Samvatsara” is a Sanskrit word for ‘year’ in the Vedic literature. The Hindu calendar and general characteristics of people born in particular year Lord Prajapati or Brahma is known to be the embodiment of Samvatsara that is widely used to explore a different segment of time like day, ritus (seasons), Ayana, and Month masa.

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