A karana (करण) is half a tithi; eleven karanas (seven movable, four fixed) cycle through the lunar month and refine a day's suitability.
| Limb / अंग | Detail |
|---|---|
| Vara · वार | Friday · Venus |
| Tithi · तिथि | Shukla Dwitiya (Shukla) · until 18:47 |
| Nakshatra · नक्षत्र | Purva Phalguni (pada 2) · until 03:42 (+1) |
| Yoga · योग | Shiva · until 07:08 (+1) |
| Karana · करण | Kaulava · until 18:47 |
| Samvat | Vikram 2083 · Shaka 1948 |
10:46–12:25
15:43–17:22
07:28–09:07
12:01–12:49
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Each tithi is split into two karanas, so a lunar month has 60 karana-halves drawn from eleven karanas — seven movable (chara) that repeat, and four fixed (sthira) that occur once around the new moon. The karana fine-tunes what a particular half-day suits.
हर तिथि दो करणों में बँटी होती है। ग्यारह करणों में सात चर (घूमने वाले) और चार स्थिर होते हैं। करण बताता है कि दिन का वह आधा भाग किस कार्य के लिए उपयुक्त है।
| Karana | Type | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | Movable | Auspicious beginnings, especially with permanence |
| Balava | Movable | Worship, learning and good karma |
| Kaulava | Movable | Friendship, relationships and bonding |
| Taitila | Movable | Ceremony, authority and royal favour |
| Gara | Movable | Agriculture, building and steady work |
| Vanija | Movable | Trade, commerce and transactions |
| Vishti (Bhadra) | Movable | Avoid — only harsh tasks; inauspicious for beginnings |
| Shakuni | Fixed | Medicine, mantra and subtle work |
| Chatushpada | Fixed | Cattle, ancestral rites (shraddha) |
| Naga | Fixed | Cautious, harsh actions only |
| Kimstughna | Fixed | Auspicious, gentle beginnings |
The Vishti karana — also called Bhadra — is avoided for auspicious beginnings and is reserved for harsh or unavoidable tasks.
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Shukla Dwitiya (until 18:47), Purva Phalguni nakshatra (until 03:42 (+1)), Shiva yoga, Kaulava karana. Rahu kaal 10:46–12:25, abhijit muhurat 12:01–12:49. All end-times are IST.