2026 Chatushpada Karan
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Generally considered inauspicious for worldly activities; sometimes reserved for religious observances. This page lists every Chatushpada Karan in 2026 with its begin and end timings for New Delhi.
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About Chatushpada Karan
Name: "four-footed" — the Karan of quadrupeds
Chatushpada is the second of the three fixed Karans that close the lunar month, occurring once per month in the waning fortnight. Its name means "four-footed", and its classical domain is livestock and animals generally.
It is traditionally used for anything involving cattle — purchase, sale, care — and, distinctively among the Karans, for Shraddha and Tarpan, the rites offered to ancestors. It is not counted among the windows chosen for new or auspicious beginnings.
Suitable during this Karan
- Cattle and livestock transactions
- Shraddha and Tarpan for ancestors
- Animal care and veterinary matters
Traditionally avoided
- New ventures
- Marriage and auspicious ceremonies
Frequently asked questions about Chatushpada Karan
It falls in the closing stretch of the waning fortnight, near Amavasya, which is itself the traditional time for Shraddha and Tarpan. The Karan's placement rather than its name is what ties it to ancestral observance; its name refers to its other domain, four-footed animals.
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