Huvan

19 Jan - 31 Jan

Fourth Nakaiy of Iruvaa
Calm seas, blue skies

Weather

In this Nakaiy seas are calm, winds moderate and blow from the North-East.

Averages

Winds at an average speed of 12 knots/hr. (22.22 km/hr.) Average rainfall is 24.2 mm (0.95 inches) and the sunshine is 101.6 hrs.

Fishing

Fishing is good from the fishing grounds on the eastern side of Maldives.

Meaning

The name given to the fourth Nakaiy of Iruvaa season. According to the Hindu astrologers it is the twenty-third lunar mansion and is named Cravana, meaning "hearing, or ear". The presiding divinity is Visnu. To the Arabs it is the twenty -third manzil of the moon and is named Sa’d Bula, meaning "felicity of a devourer" or Al-Bula, meaning "the devourer". Singhala name is Suvana. It is figured as three steps.

Asterism

Alpha (Altair), Beta and Gamma in Aquilae