How long does Garaja 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 Garaja 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 Garaja Karan

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

Generally considered favourable for most auspicious activities. This page lists every Garaja Karan in 2026 with its begin and end timings for New Delhi.

Type: Movable (Chara)

Nature: Auspicious

Frequency: ~8 times / lunar month

2026

January 2026

Jan 20261Thu

Garaja KaranBegins: 10:23 PM, January 1Ends: 8:38 AM, January 2

Jan 20264Sun

Garaja KaranBegins: 11:10 PM, January 4Ends: 9:57 AM, January 5

Jan 20268Thu

Garaja KaranBegins: 6:34 AM, January 8Ends: 6:44 PM, January 8

Jan 202611Sun

Garaja KaranBegins: 11:30 PM, January 11Ends: 12:43 PM, January 12

Jan 202615Thu

Garaja KaranBegins: 8:17 PM, January 15Ends: 9:22 AM, January 16

Jan 202621Wed

Garaja KaranBegins: 2:48 PM, January 21Ends: 2:48 AM, January 22

Jan 202625Sun

Garaja KaranBegins: 12:41 AM, January 25Ends: 11:59 AM, January 25

Jan 202628Wed

Garaja KaranBegins: 5:53 AM, January 28Ends: 4:37 PM, January 28

Jan 202631Sat

Garaja KaranBegins: 8:26 AM, January 31Ends: 7:08 PM, January 31

February 2026

Feb 20263Tue

Garaja KaranBegins: 1:12 PM, February 3Ends: 12:41 AM, February 4

Feb 20267Sat

Garaja KaranBegins: 1:19 AM, February 7Ends: 2:03 PM, February 7

Feb 202610Tue

Garaja KaranBegins: 8:44 PM, February 10Ends: 9:59 AM, February 11

Feb 202614Sat

Garaja KaranBegins: 4:02 PM, February 14Ends: 4:38 AM, February 15

Feb 202620Fri

Garaja KaranBegins: 3:22 AM, February 20Ends: 2:39 PM, February 20

Feb 202623Mon

Garaja KaranBegins: 9:10 AM, February 23Ends: 8:07 PM, February 23

Feb 202626Thu

Garaja KaranBegins: 1:37 PM, February 26Ends: 12:34 AM, February 27

March 2026

Mar 20261Sun

Garaja KaranBegins: 7:10 PM, March 1Ends: 6:30 AM, March 2

Mar 20265Thu

Garaja KaranBegins: 4:53 AM, March 5Ends: 5:04 PM, March 5

Mar 20268Sun

Garaja KaranBegins: 9:12 PM, March 8Ends: 10:18 AM, March 9

Mar 202612Thu

Garaja KaranBegins: 5:28 PM, March 12Ends: 6:30 AM, March 13

Mar 202616Mon

Garaja KaranBegins: 9:41 AM, March 16Ends: 9:38 PM, March 16

Mar 202621Sat

Garaja KaranBegins: 1:15 PM, March 21Ends: 11:57 PM, March 21

Mar 202624Tue

Garaja KaranBegins: 4:08 PM, March 24Ends: 2:58 AM, March 25

Mar 202627Fri

Garaja KaranBegins: 9:24 PM, March 27Ends: 8:46 AM, March 28

Mar 202631Tue

Garaja KaranBegins: 6:57 AM, March 31Ends: 6:59 PM, March 31

April 2026

Apr 20263Fri

Garaja KaranBegins: 9:23 PM, April 3Ends: 10:10 AM, April 4

Apr 20267Tue

Garaja KaranBegins: 4:35 PM, April 7Ends: 5:49 AM, April 8

Apr 202611Sat

Garaja KaranBegins: 12:02 PM, April 11Ends: 12:38 AM, April 12

Apr 202615Wed

Garaja KaranBegins: 12:13 AM, April 15Ends: 11:28 AM, April 15

Apr 202619Sun

Garaja KaranBegins: 9:08 PM, April 19Ends: 7:28 AM, April 20

Apr 202622Wed

Garaja KaranBegins: 10:50 PM, April 22Ends: 9:46 AM, April 23

Apr 202626Sun

Garaja KaranBegins: 6:14 AM, April 26Ends: 6:08 PM, April 26

Apr 202629Wed

Garaja KaranBegins: 7:52 PM, April 29Ends: 8:30 AM, April 30

May 2026

May 20263Sun

Garaja KaranBegins: 1:55 PM, May 3Ends: 3:02 AM, May 4

May 20267Thu

Garaja KaranBegins: 10:15 AM, May 7Ends: 11:21 PM, May 7

May 202611Mon

Garaja KaranBegins: 3:22 AM, May 11Ends: 3:25 PM, May 11

May 202614Thu

Garaja KaranBegins: 11:21 AM, May 14Ends: 10:01 PM, May 14

May 202619Tue

Garaja KaranBegins: 4:04 AM, May 19Ends: 2:19 PM, May 19

May 202622Fri

Garaja KaranBegins: 6:25 AM, May 22Ends: 5:40 PM, May 22

May 202625Mon

Garaja KaranBegins: 4:47 PM, May 25Ends: 5:11 AM, May 26

May 202629Fri

Garaja KaranBegins: 9:51 AM, May 29Ends: 10:53 PM, May 29

June 2026

Jun 20262Tue

Garaja KaranBegins: 5:50 AM, June 2Ends: 7:02 PM, June 2

Jun 20266Sat

Garaja KaranBegins: 1:21 AM, June 6Ends: 2:05 PM, June 6

Jun 20269Tue

Garaja KaranBegins: 3:06 PM, June 9Ends: 2:35 AM, June 10

Jun 202612Fri

Garaja KaranBegins: 7:37 PM, June 12Ends: 5:56 AM, June 13

Jun 202617Wed

Garaja KaranBegins: 11:12 AM, June 17Ends: 9:39 PM, June 17

Jun 202620Sat

Garaja KaranBegins: 3:47 PM, June 20Ends: 3:28 AM, June 21

Jun 202624Wed

Garaja KaranBegins: 5:23 AM, June 24Ends: 6:13 PM, June 24

Jun 202628Sun

Garaja KaranBegins: 12:44 AM, June 28Ends: 1:56 PM, June 28

July 2026

Jul 20261Wed

Garaja KaranBegins: 8:40 PM, July 1Ends: 9:39 AM, July 2

Jul 20265Sun

Garaja KaranBegins: 1:31 PM, July 5Ends: 1:44 AM, July 6

Jul 20268Wed

Garaja KaranBegins: 11:35 PM, July 8Ends: 10:38 AM, July 9

Jul 202612Sun

Garaja KaranBegins: 2:05 AM, July 12Ends: 12:19 PM, July 12

Jul 202616Thu

Garaja KaranBegins: 7:36 PM, July 16Ends: 6:28 AM, July 17

Jul 202620Mon

Garaja KaranBegins: 3:30 AM, July 20Ends: 3:41 PM, July 20

Jul 202623Thu

Garaja KaranBegins: 8:07 PM, July 23Ends: 9:13 AM, July 24

Jul 202627Mon

Garaja KaranBegins: 4:16 PM, July 27Ends: 5:19 AM, July 28

Jul 202631Fri

Garaja KaranBegins: 10:05 AM, July 31Ends: 10:32 PM, July 31

August 2026

Aug 20263Mon

Garaja KaranBegins: 10:55 PM, August 3Ends: 10:33 AM, August 4

Aug 20267Fri

Garaja KaranBegins: 5:48 AM, August 7Ends: 4:37 PM, August 7

Aug 202610Mon

Garaja KaranBegins: 8:01 AM, August 10Ends: 6:28 PM, August 10

Aug 202615Sat

Garaja KaranBegins: 6:03 AM, August 15Ends: 5:29 PM, August 15

Aug 202618Tue

Garaja KaranBegins: 5:51 PM, August 18Ends: 6:31 AM, August 19

Aug 202622Sat

Garaja KaranBegins: 12:49 PM, August 22Ends: 2:01 AM, August 23

Aug 202626Wed

Garaja KaranBegins: 8:00 AM, August 26Ends: 8:38 PM, August 26

Aug 202629Sat

Garaja KaranBegins: 9:51 PM, August 29Ends: 9:38 AM, August 30

September 2026

Sep 20262Wed

Garaja KaranBegins: 6:13 AM, September 2Ends: 5:22 PM, September 2

Sep 20265Sat

Garaja KaranBegins: 11:05 AM, September 5Ends: 9:54 PM, September 5

Sep 20268Tue

Garaja KaranBegins: 2:43 PM, September 8Ends: 1:36 AM, September 9

Sep 202613Sun

Garaja KaranBegins: 7:03 PM, September 13Ends: 7:08 AM, September 14

Sep 202617Thu

Garaja KaranBegins: 10:49 AM, September 17Ends: 11:53 PM, September 17

Sep 202621Mon

Garaja KaranBegins: 6:59 AM, September 21Ends: 8:01 PM, September 21

Sep 202624Thu

Garaja KaranBegins: 11:19 PM, September 24Ends: 11:18 AM, September 25

Sep 202628Mon

Garaja KaranBegins: 8:09 AM, September 28Ends: 7:14 PM, September 28

October 2026

Oct 20261Thu

Garaja KaranBegins: 12:36 PM, October 1Ends: 11:25 PM, October 1

Oct 20264Sun

Garaja KaranBegins: 4:52 PM, October 4Ends: 3:54 AM, October 5

Oct 20267Wed

Garaja KaranBegins: 11:17 PM, October 7Ends: 10:44 AM, October 8

Oct 202613Tue

Garaja KaranBegins: 10:47 AM, October 13Ends: 11:28 PM, October 13

Oct 202617Sat

Garaja KaranBegins: 5:55 AM, October 17Ends: 7:12 PM, October 17

Oct 202621Wed

Garaja KaranBegins: 1:37 AM, October 21Ends: 2:12 PM, October 21

Oct 202624Sat

Garaja KaranBegins: 1:37 PM, October 24Ends: 12:52 AM, October 25

Oct 202627Tue

Garaja KaranBegins: 5:36 PM, October 27Ends: 4:07 AM, October 28

Oct 202630Fri

Garaja KaranBegins: 7:25 PM, October 30Ends: 6:09 AM, October 31

November 2026

Nov 20263Tue

Garaja KaranBegins: 12:30 AM, November 3Ends: 11:55 AM, November 3

Nov 20266Fri

Garaja KaranBegins: 10:31 AM, November 6Ends: 10:37 PM, November 6

Nov 202612Thu

Garaja KaranBegins: 4:59 AM, November 12Ends: 6:10 PM, November 12

Nov 202616Mon

Garaja KaranBegins: 2:02 AM, November 16Ends: 3:14 PM, November 16

Nov 202619Thu

Garaja KaranBegins: 7:18 PM, November 19Ends: 7:16 AM, November 20

Nov 202623Mon

Garaja KaranBegins: 2:38 AM, November 23Ends: 1:14 PM, November 23

Nov 202626Thu

Garaja KaranBegins: 3:03 AM, November 26Ends: 1:16 PM, November 26

Nov 202629Sun

Garaja KaranBegins: 3:58 AM, November 29Ends: 2:48 PM, November 29

December 2026

Dec 20262Wed

Garaja KaranBegins: 10:59 AM, December 2Ends: 10:53 PM, December 2

Dec 20266Sun

Garaja KaranBegins: 12:53 AM, December 6Ends: 1:35 PM, December 6

Dec 202612Sat

Garaja KaranBegins: 12:45 AM, December 12Ends: 2:07 PM, December 12

Dec 202615Tue

Garaja KaranBegins: 9:20 PM, December 15Ends: 10:09 AM, December 16

Dec 202619Sat

Garaja KaranBegins: 10:49 AM, December 19Ends: 10:10 PM, December 19

Dec 202622Tue

Garaja KaranBegins: 2:24 PM, December 22Ends: 12:38 AM, December 23

Dec 202625Fri

Garaja KaranBegins: 1:15 PM, December 25Ends: 11:27 PM, December 25

Dec 202628Mon

Garaja KaranBegins: 2:59 PM, December 28Ends: 2:07 AM, December 29

About Garaja Karan

Type

Movable (Chara)

Frequency

8 times per lunar month

Presiding deity

Bhaga, with Bhu (the Earth) named in some traditions

Nature

Auspicious

Name: also written Gara; linked to the earth and to what is sown

Garaja (often simply Gara) is the fifth movable Karan, occurring eight times a lunar month. Its association is with the earth — with cultivation, foundations and anything that must be put in place and then left to grow.

It is counted auspicious, but with a particular character: Garaja favours work whose results arrive slowly rather than immediately. Sowing, laying foundations, beginning construction and entering a new house are its classical uses. For the same reason it suits patient, sustained effort better than a quick or speculative undertaking.

Suitable during this Karan

Agriculture and sowing
Laying foundations and beginning construction
Griha Pravesh (entering a new home)
Long-term work needing patience

Traditionally avoided

Undertakings needing an immediate result

Frequently asked questions about Garaja Karan

Its traditional association is with the earth, and Muhurta texts extend that to anything planted or founded — crops, foundations, a house being entered for the first time. The common thread is work that is set in place now and yields later.