How long does Balava Karan last?

A Karan is half a Tithi — 6° of angular separation between the Sun and Moon — so it typically runs somewhere between about 5 and 8 hours. The exact begin and end times shift day to day because the Moon's speed varies, which is why the timings above are computed for your location rather than quoted as a fixed duration.

How is Balava Karan calculated?

Karan is derived purely from the angular distance between the Sun and the Moon. Each Tithi spans 12° of that separation, and each Karan covers half of it — 6°. Because it depends only on this angle and not on the observer's horizon, the sequence of Karans is the same everywhere on Earth; only the clock times differ by timezone.

2026 Balava Karan

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Dates for New Delhi (UTC+05:30) — showing your city's dates once your location loads.

Considered favourable for education and other intellectual pursuits. This page lists every Balava Karan in 2026 with its begin and end timings for New Delhi.

Type: Movable (Chara)

Nature: Auspicious

Frequency: ~8 times / lunar month

2026

December 2025

Dec 202531Wed

Balava KaranBegins: 3:27 PM, December 31Ends: 1:48 AM, January 1

January 2026

Jan 20263Sat

Balava KaranBegins: 3:33 PM, January 3Ends: 1:59 AM, January 4

Jan 20266Tue

Balava KaranBegins: 7:22 PM, January 6Ends: 6:53 AM, January 7

Jan 202610Sat

Balava KaranBegins: 8:24 AM, January 10Ends: 9:19 PM, January 10

Jan 202614Wed

Balava KaranBegins: 4:37 AM, January 14Ends: 5:53 PM, January 14

Jan 202620Tue

Balava KaranBegins: 2:15 AM, January 20Ends: 2:32 PM, January 20

Jan 202623Fri

Balava KaranBegins: 2:11 PM, January 23Ends: 1:47 AM, January 24

Jan 202626Mon

Balava KaranBegins: 9:19 PM, January 26Ends: 8:15 AM, January 27

Jan 202630Fri

Balava KaranBegins: 12:33 AM, January 30Ends: 11:10 AM, January 30

February 2026

Feb 20262Mon

Balava KaranBegins: 3:39 AM, February 2Ends: 2:42 PM, February 2

Feb 20265Thu

Balava KaranBegins: 12:11 PM, February 5Ends: 12:23 AM, February 6

Feb 20269Mon

Balava KaranBegins: 5:02 AM, February 9Ends: 6:13 PM, February 9

Feb 202613Fri

Balava KaranBegins: 1:28 AM, February 13Ends: 2:27 PM, February 13

Feb 202618Wed

Balava KaranBegins: 4:58 PM, February 18Ends: 4:32 AM, February 19

Feb 202622Sun

Balava KaranBegins: 12:07 AM, February 22Ends: 11:10 AM, February 22

Feb 202625Wed

Balava KaranBegins: 4:52 AM, February 25Ends: 3:47 PM, February 25

Feb 202628Sat

Balava KaranBegins: 9:37 AM, February 28Ends: 8:44 PM, February 28

March 2026

Mar 20263Tue

Balava KaranBegins: 5:08 PM, March 3Ends: 4:55 AM, March 4

Mar 20267Sat

Balava KaranBegins: 6:32 AM, March 7Ends: 7:18 PM, March 7

Mar 202611Wed

Balava KaranBegins: 1:55 AM, March 11Ends: 3:09 PM, March 11

Mar 202614Sat

Balava KaranBegins: 8:49 PM, March 14Ends: 9:17 AM, March 15

Mar 202620Fri

Balava KaranBegins: 4:53 AM, March 20Ends: 3:44 PM, March 20

Mar 202623Mon

Balava KaranBegins: 7:57 AM, March 23Ends: 6:39 PM, March 23

Mar 202626Thu

Balava KaranBegins: 11:49 AM, March 26Ends: 10:56 PM, March 26

Mar 202629Sun

Balava KaranBegins: 7:26 PM, March 29Ends: 7:10 AM, March 30

April 2026

Apr 20262Thu

Balava KaranBegins: 7:42 AM, April 2Ends: 8:09 PM, April 2

Apr 20266Mon

Balava KaranBegins: 1:04 AM, April 6Ends: 2:11 PM, April 6

Apr 20269Thu

Balava KaranBegins: 9:20 PM, April 9Ends: 10:22 AM, April 10

Apr 202613Mon

Balava KaranBegins: 1:19 PM, April 13Ends: 1:09 AM, April 14

Apr 202618Sat

Balava KaranBegins: 2:11 PM, April 18Ends: 12:31 AM, April 19

Apr 202621Tue

Balava KaranBegins: 2:45 PM, April 21Ends: 1:20 AM, April 22

Apr 202624Fri

Balava KaranBegins: 7:22 PM, April 24Ends: 6:51 AM, April 25

Apr 202628Tue

Balava KaranBegins: 6:31 AM, April 28Ends: 6:52 PM, April 28

May 2026

May 20261Fri

Balava KaranBegins: 10:53 PM, May 1Ends: 11:50 AM, May 2

May 20265Tue

Balava KaranBegins: 6:38 PM, May 5Ends: 7:52 AM, May 6

May 20269Sat

Balava KaranBegins: 2:03 PM, May 9Ends: 2:41 AM, May 10

May 202613Wed

Balava KaranBegins: 2:18 AM, May 13Ends: 1:30 PM, May 13

May 202617Sun

Balava KaranBegins: 9:41 PM, May 17Ends: 7:46 AM, May 18

May 202620Wed

Balava KaranBegins: 9:43 PM, May 20Ends: 8:27 AM, May 21

May 202624Sun

Balava KaranBegins: 4:28 AM, May 24Ends: 4:25 PM, May 24

May 202627Wed

Balava KaranBegins: 7:07 PM, May 27Ends: 7:58 AM, May 28

May 202631Sun

Balava KaranBegins: 2:15 PM, May 31Ends: 3:26 AM, June 1

June 2026

Jun 20264Thu

Balava KaranBegins: 10:28 AM, June 4Ends: 11:31 PM, June 4

Jun 20268Mon

Balava KaranBegins: 3:25 AM, June 8Ends: 3:30 PM, June 8

Jun 202611Thu

Balava KaranBegins: 11:53 AM, June 11Ends: 10:37 PM, June 11

Jun 202616Tue

Balava KaranBegins: 4:31 AM, June 16Ends: 2:40 PM, June 16

Jun 202619Fri

Balava KaranBegins: 5:54 AM, June 19Ends: 5:00 PM, June 19

Jun 202622Mon

Balava KaranBegins: 3:41 PM, June 22Ends: 4:06 AM, June 23

Jun 202626Fri

Balava KaranBegins: 9:15 AM, June 26Ends: 10:23 PM, June 26

Jun 202630Tue

Balava KaranBegins: 5:27 AM, June 30Ends: 6:34 PM, June 30

July 2026

Jul 20264Sat

Balava KaranBegins: 12:04 AM, July 4Ends: 12:41 PM, July 4

Jul 20267Tue

Balava KaranBegins: 1:25 PM, July 7Ends: 12:59 AM, July 8

Jul 202610Fri

Balava KaranBegins: 6:54 PM, July 10Ends: 5:23 AM, July 11

Jul 202615Wed

Balava KaranBegins: 11:51 AM, July 15Ends: 10:19 PM, July 15

Jul 202618Sat

Balava KaranBegins: 4:07 PM, July 18Ends: 3:43 AM, July 19

Jul 202622Wed

Balava KaranBegins: 5:17 AM, July 22Ends: 6:07 PM, July 22

Jul 202626Sun

Balava KaranBegins: 12:47 AM, July 26Ends: 1:58 PM, July 26

Jul 202629Wed

Balava KaranBegins: 8:06 PM, July 29Ends: 8:51 AM, July 30

August 2026

Aug 20262Sun

Balava KaranBegins: 11:15 AM, August 2Ends: 11:16 PM, August 2

Aug 20265Wed

Balava KaranBegins: 8:43 PM, August 5Ends: 7:51 AM, August 6

Aug 20269Sun

Balava KaranBegins: 12:34 AM, August 9Ends: 11:05 AM, August 9

Aug 202613Thu

Balava KaranBegins: 8:42 PM, August 13Ends: 7:40 AM, August 14

Aug 202617Mon

Balava KaranBegins: 4:51 AM, August 17Ends: 5:01 PM, August 17

Aug 202620Thu

Balava KaranBegins: 9:19 PM, August 20Ends: 10:26 AM, August 21

Aug 202624Mon

Balava KaranBegins: 5:23 PM, August 24Ends: 6:21 AM, August 25

Aug 202628Fri

Balava KaranBegins: 9:49 AM, August 28Ends: 9:57 PM, August 28

Aug 202631Mon

Balava KaranBegins: 8:20 PM, August 31Ends: 7:42 AM, September 1

September 2026

Sep 20264Fri

Balava KaranBegins: 2:26 AM, September 4Ends: 1:21 PM, September 4

Sep 20267Mon

Balava KaranBegins: 6:17 AM, September 7Ends: 5:05 PM, September 7

Sep 202612Sat

Balava KaranBegins: 7:47 AM, September 12Ends: 7:24 PM, September 12

Sep 202615Tue

Balava KaranBegins: 8:18 PM, September 15Ends: 9:00 AM, September 16

Sep 202619Sat

Balava KaranBegins: 3:28 PM, September 19Ends: 4:41 AM, September 20

Sep 202623Wed

Balava KaranBegins: 10:22 AM, September 23Ends: 10:51 PM, September 23

Sep 202626Sat

Balava KaranBegins: 10:19 PM, September 26Ends: 9:43 AM, September 27

Sep 202630Wed

Balava KaranBegins: 4:04 AM, September 30Ends: 2:56 PM, September 30

October 2026

Oct 20263Sat

Balava KaranBegins: 8:00 AM, October 3Ends: 6:55 PM, October 3

Oct 20266Tue

Balava KaranBegins: 1:20 PM, October 6Ends: 12:35 AM, October 7

Oct 202611Sun

Balava KaranBegins: 9:32 PM, October 11Ends: 9:49 AM, October 12

Oct 202615Thu

Balava KaranBegins: 2:17 PM, October 15Ends: 3:26 AM, October 16

Oct 202619Mon

Balava KaranBegins: 10:52 AM, October 19Ends: 11:56 PM, October 19

Oct 202623Fri

Balava KaranBegins: 2:49 AM, October 23Ends: 2:36 PM, October 23

Oct 202626Mon

Balava KaranBegins: 9:42 AM, October 26Ends: 8:24 PM, October 26

Oct 202629Thu

Balava KaranBegins: 11:38 AM, October 29Ends: 10:11 PM, October 29

November 2026

Nov 20261Sun

Balava KaranBegins: 2:52 PM, November 1Ends: 1:58 AM, November 2

Nov 20264Wed

Balava KaranBegins: 10:47 PM, November 4Ends: 10:36 AM, November 5

Nov 202610Tue

Balava KaranBegins: 2:01 PM, November 10Ends: 2:54 AM, November 11

Nov 202614Sat

Balava KaranBegins: 10:04 AM, November 14Ends: 11:25 PM, November 14

Nov 202618Wed

Balava KaranBegins: 6:06 AM, November 18Ends: 6:42 PM, November 18

Nov 202621Sat

Balava KaranBegins: 5:51 PM, November 21Ends: 4:57 AM, November 22

Nov 202624Tue

Balava KaranBegins: 8:24 PM, November 24Ends: 6:38 AM, November 25

Nov 202627Fri

Balava KaranBegins: 8:12 PM, November 27Ends: 6:40 AM, November 28

December 2026

Dec 20261Tue

Balava KaranBegins: 12:12 AM, December 1Ends: 11:39 AM, December 1

Dec 20264Fri

Balava KaranBegins: 11:21 AM, December 4Ends: 11:45 PM, December 4

Dec 202610Thu

Balava KaranBegins: 8:47 AM, December 10Ends: 10:04 PM, December 10

Dec 202614Mon

Balava KaranBegins: 6:05 AM, December 14Ends: 7:17 PM, December 14

Dec 202617Thu

Balava KaranBegins: 11:27 PM, December 17Ends: 11:27 AM, December 18

Dec 202621Mon

Balava KaranBegins: 7:01 AM, December 21Ends: 5:37 PM, December 21

Dec 202624Thu

Balava KaranBegins: 6:58 AM, December 24Ends: 5:02 PM, December 24

Dec 202627Sun

Balava KaranBegins: 6:35 AM, December 27Ends: 5:14 PM, December 27

Dec 202630Wed

Balava KaranBegins: 12:37 PM, December 30Ends: 12:30 AM, December 31

About Balava Karan

Type

Movable (Chara)

Frequency

8 times per lunar month

Presiding deity

Brahma

Nature

Auspicious

Name: from *bala*, strength — the Karan of applied capability

Balava is the second Chara (movable) Karan, occurring eight times each lunar month. Its presiding deity is Brahma, the creator, which ties it to formation, study and the transmission of knowledge rather than to force.

Classical Muhurta treats Balava as auspicious and specifically favourable for learning, teaching, religious observance and charitable giving. Where Bava suits taking the lead, Balava suits building understanding — beginning a course of study, initiating a ritual, or undertaking work that depends on knowledge rather than assertion.

Suitable during this Karan

Beginning study or teaching
Religious ceremonies and yajna
Charitable giving and donation
Educational and intellectual pursuits

Frequently asked questions about Balava Karan

Its presiding deity is Brahma, associated in the tradition with creation and with the Vedas. That connection is why Muhurta texts single Balava out for beginning study, teaching, and religious observance rather than for assertive or competitive undertakings.