Hitha

4 Oct - 17 Oct

Fourteenth Nakaiy of Hulhangu
Light winds, isolated showers

Weather

There may be isolated showers of rain lasting a short duration. Winds are generally weak. There may be isolated showers of rain lasting a short duration. Winds are generally from the West.

Averages

Winds at a speed of 12 knots per hour (22.2 km/hr.) Average rainfall is 104.2 mm (4.10 inches) and the average sunshine is 106.1 hours.

Fishing

Average. Schools are seen closer to the coast. Sailing towards Sri Lanka.

Meaning

The name is given in Maldives to the fourteenth Nakaiy of Hulhangu season. According to Hindu astrologers it is the fourteenth lunar mansion and is named Citra, meaning "brilliant". The presiding divinity is Tvashtar. To the Arabs it is the fourteenth manzil of the moon and is known as As-Simak, Sinhala name is Sitha. It is figured as either a pearl or a lamp.

Asterism

Alpha (Spica) in Virginis