करण
Karana
Half of a tithi. Two karanas make one tithi.
There are 11 karanas. The one to know is Vishti, also called Bhadra: important or auspicious work is usually not started while it runs.
हिंदी में
करण
तिथि का आधा भाग। दो करण मिलकर एक तिथि बनाते हैं।
कुल 11 करण हैं। जानने लायक है विष्टि, जिसे भद्रा भी कहते हैं: इसके चलते ज़रूरी या शुभ काम आमतौर पर शुरू नहीं किए जाते।
Keep reading
- TithiThe lunar date: which day it is in the Moon's cycle. There are 30 in a month.
- PanchangThe Hindu almanac. 'Panch-ang' means five limbs: tithi, vara, nakshatra, yoga and karana.
- Paksha (Shukla and Krishna)The two halves of the lunar month: Shukla (moon getting brighter) and Krishna (moon getting darker).
- Vara (Weekday)The day of the week, each ruled by a planet: Sunday the Sun, Monday the Moon, and so on.
- Yoga (in the panchang)One of 27 daily combinations of the Sun and Moon. Most are fine; a few are avoided for new work.
- Lunar month (Amanta and Purnimanta)The Hindu month, like Kartika or Shravana. North India ends it on full moon, south and west India on new moon.