Karana — The Secret Halfof Time

Detailed guide to 11 Karanas — 7 Chara and 4 Sthira. The invisible rhythm that decides if your beginning will hold.

WHAT

Half of a Tithi

6° of Moon-Sun

COUNT

60 / Month

But only 11 names

RULE

Avoid Vishti

Except for Krura karma

What is Karana? — A Tithi is 12° of Moon-Sun separation. Karana is its half: 6° difference. Since there are 30 Tithis in a lunar month, we get 60 Karanas. But nature repeats: 7 Chara Karanas repeat 8 times, and 4 Sthira Karanas occur only once each, fixed at the end of the month. Total 11 unique names, 60 occurrences.

Lunar Geometry

SIDEREAL

6°

KARANA

Tithi duration~ 12° (24 hrs avg)

Karana duration~ 6° (12 hrs avg)

7 Chara Karanas

Movable • repeats 8x

4 Sthira Karanas

Fixed • once a month