How long does Taitula 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 Taitula 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 Taitula Karan

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

Considered favourable for adventurous and creative undertakings. This page lists every Taitula 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

Taitula KaranBegins: 12:07 PM, January 1Ends: 10:23 PM, January 1

Jan 20264Sun

Taitula KaranBegins: 12:30 PM, January 4Ends: 11:10 PM, January 4

Jan 20267Wed

Taitula KaranBegins: 6:37 PM, January 7Ends: 6:34 AM, January 8

Jan 202611Sun

Taitula KaranBegins: 10:21 AM, January 11Ends: 11:30 PM, January 11

Jan 202615Thu

Taitula KaranBegins: 7:07 AM, January 15Ends: 8:17 PM, January 15

Jan 202621Wed

Taitula KaranBegins: 2:43 AM, January 21Ends: 2:48 PM, January 21

Jan 202624Sat

Taitula KaranBegins: 1:17 PM, January 24Ends: 12:41 AM, January 25

Jan 202627Tue

Taitula KaranBegins: 7:06 PM, January 27Ends: 5:53 AM, January 28

Jan 202630Fri

Taitula KaranBegins: 9:47 PM, January 30Ends: 8:26 AM, January 31

February 2026

Feb 20263Tue

Taitula KaranBegins: 1:53 AM, February 3Ends: 1:12 PM, February 3

Feb 20266Fri

Taitula KaranBegins: 12:46 PM, February 6Ends: 1:19 AM, February 7

Feb 202610Tue

Taitula KaranBegins: 7:28 AM, February 10Ends: 8:44 PM, February 10

Feb 202614Sat

Taitula KaranBegins: 3:18 AM, February 14Ends: 4:02 PM, February 14

Feb 202619Thu

Taitula KaranBegins: 3:59 PM, February 19Ends: 3:22 AM, February 20

Feb 202622Sun

Taitula KaranBegins: 10:11 PM, February 22Ends: 9:10 AM, February 23

Feb 202626Thu

Taitula KaranBegins: 2:42 AM, February 26Ends: 1:37 PM, February 26

March 2026

Mar 20261Sun

Taitula KaranBegins: 7:55 AM, March 1Ends: 7:10 PM, March 1

Mar 20264Wed

Taitula KaranBegins: 4:50 PM, March 4Ends: 4:53 AM, March 5

Mar 20268Sun

Taitula KaranBegins: 8:11 AM, March 8Ends: 9:12 PM, March 8

Mar 202612Thu

Taitula KaranBegins: 4:20 AM, March 12Ends: 5:28 PM, March 12

Mar 202615Sun

Taitula KaranBegins: 9:35 PM, March 15Ends: 9:41 AM, March 16

Mar 202621Sat

Taitula KaranBegins: 2:31 AM, March 21Ends: 1:15 PM, March 21

Mar 202624Tue

Taitula KaranBegins: 5:22 AM, March 24Ends: 4:08 PM, March 24

Mar 202627Fri

Taitula KaranBegins: 10:07 AM, March 27Ends: 9:24 PM, March 27

Mar 202630Mon

Taitula KaranBegins: 7:00 PM, March 30Ends: 6:57 AM, March 31

April 2026

Apr 20263Fri

Taitula KaranBegins: 8:43 AM, April 3Ends: 9:23 PM, April 3

Apr 20267Tue

Taitula KaranBegins: 3:22 AM, April 7Ends: 4:35 PM, April 7

Apr 202610Fri

Taitula KaranBegins: 11:16 PM, April 10Ends: 12:02 PM, April 11

Apr 202614Tue

Taitula KaranBegins: 12:47 PM, April 14Ends: 12:13 AM, April 15

Apr 202619Sun

Taitula KaranBegins: 10:50 AM, April 19Ends: 9:08 PM, April 19

Apr 202622Wed

Taitula KaranBegins: 12:02 PM, April 22Ends: 10:50 PM, April 22

Apr 202625Sat

Taitula KaranBegins: 6:29 PM, April 25Ends: 6:14 AM, April 26

Apr 202629Wed

Taitula KaranBegins: 7:20 AM, April 29Ends: 7:52 PM, April 29

May 2026

May 20263Sun

Taitula KaranBegins: 12:51 AM, May 3Ends: 1:55 PM, May 3

May 20266Wed

Taitula KaranBegins: 9:04 PM, May 6Ends: 10:15 AM, May 7

May 202610Sun

Taitula KaranBegins: 3:07 PM, May 10Ends: 3:22 AM, May 11

May 202614Thu

Taitula KaranBegins: 12:31 AM, May 14Ends: 11:21 AM, May 14

May 202618Mon

Taitula KaranBegins: 5:54 PM, May 18Ends: 4:04 AM, May 19

May 202621Thu

Taitula KaranBegins: 7:21 PM, May 21Ends: 6:25 AM, May 22

May 202625Mon

Taitula KaranBegins: 4:31 AM, May 25Ends: 4:47 PM, May 25

May 202628Thu

Taitula KaranBegins: 8:52 PM, May 28Ends: 9:51 AM, May 29

June 2026

Jun 20261Mon

Taitula KaranBegins: 4:38 PM, June 1Ends: 5:50 AM, June 2

Jun 20265Fri

Taitula KaranBegins: 12:29 PM, June 5Ends: 1:21 AM, June 6

Jun 20269Tue

Taitula KaranBegins: 3:24 AM, June 9Ends: 3:06 PM, June 9

Jun 202612Fri

Taitula KaranBegins: 9:11 AM, June 12Ends: 7:37 PM, June 12

Jun 202617Wed

Taitula KaranBegins: 12:53 AM, June 17Ends: 11:12 AM, June 17

Jun 202620Sat

Taitula KaranBegins: 4:18 AM, June 20Ends: 3:47 PM, June 20

Jun 202623Tue

Taitula KaranBegins: 4:40 PM, June 23Ends: 5:23 AM, June 24

Jun 202627Sat

Taitula KaranBegins: 11:33 AM, June 27Ends: 12:44 AM, June 28

July 2026

Jul 20261Wed

Taitula KaranBegins: 7:39 AM, July 1Ends: 8:40 PM, July 1

Jul 20265Sun

Taitula KaranBegins: 1:10 AM, July 5Ends: 1:31 PM, July 5

Jul 20268Wed

Taitula KaranBegins: 12:22 PM, July 8Ends: 11:35 PM, July 8

Jul 202611Sat

Taitula KaranBegins: 3:46 PM, July 11Ends: 2:05 AM, July 12

Jul 202616Thu

Taitula KaranBegins: 8:53 AM, July 16Ends: 7:36 PM, July 16

Jul 202619Sun

Taitula KaranBegins: 3:31 PM, July 19Ends: 3:30 AM, July 20

Jul 202623Thu

Taitula KaranBegins: 7:04 AM, July 23Ends: 8:07 PM, July 23

Jul 202627Mon

Taitula KaranBegins: 3:08 AM, July 27Ends: 4:16 PM, July 27

Jul 202630Thu

Taitula KaranBegins: 9:31 PM, July 30Ends: 10:05 AM, July 31

August 2026

Aug 20263Mon

Taitula KaranBegins: 11:09 AM, August 3Ends: 10:55 PM, August 3

Aug 20266Thu

Taitula KaranBegins: 6:53 PM, August 6Ends: 5:48 AM, August 7

Aug 20269Sun

Taitula KaranBegins: 9:34 PM, August 9Ends: 8:01 AM, August 10

Aug 202614Fri

Taitula KaranBegins: 6:47 PM, August 14Ends: 6:03 AM, August 15

Aug 202618Tue

Taitula KaranBegins: 5:21 AM, August 18Ends: 5:51 PM, August 18

Aug 202621Fri

Taitula KaranBegins: 11:37 PM, August 21Ends: 12:49 PM, August 22

Aug 202625Tue

Taitula KaranBegins: 7:14 PM, August 25Ends: 8:00 AM, August 26

Aug 202629Sat

Taitula KaranBegins: 9:57 AM, August 29Ends: 9:51 PM, August 29

September 2026

Sep 20261Tue

Taitula KaranBegins: 7:00 PM, September 1Ends: 6:13 AM, September 2

Sep 20265Sat

Taitula KaranBegins: 12:14 AM, September 5Ends: 11:05 AM, September 5

Sep 20268Tue

Taitula KaranBegins: 3:53 AM, September 8Ends: 2:43 PM, September 8

Sep 202613Sun

Taitula KaranBegins: 7:09 AM, September 13Ends: 7:03 PM, September 13

Sep 202616Wed

Taitula KaranBegins: 9:51 PM, September 16Ends: 10:49 AM, September 17

Sep 202620Sun

Taitula KaranBegins: 5:52 PM, September 20Ends: 6:59 AM, September 21

Sep 202624Thu

Taitula KaranBegins: 11:10 AM, September 24Ends: 11:19 PM, September 24

Sep 202627Sun

Taitula KaranBegins: 8:59 PM, September 27Ends: 8:09 AM, September 28

October 2026

Oct 20261Thu

Taitula KaranBegins: 1:46 AM, October 1Ends: 12:36 PM, October 1

Oct 20264Sun

Taitula KaranBegins: 5:52 AM, October 4Ends: 4:52 PM, October 4

Oct 20267Wed

Taitula KaranBegins: 11:54 AM, October 7Ends: 11:17 PM, October 7

Oct 202612Mon

Taitula KaranBegins: 10:14 PM, October 12Ends: 10:47 AM, October 13

Oct 202616Fri

Taitula KaranBegins: 4:39 PM, October 16Ends: 5:55 AM, October 17

Oct 202620Tue

Taitula KaranBegins: 12:51 PM, October 20Ends: 1:37 AM, October 21

Oct 202624Sat

Taitula KaranBegins: 2:13 AM, October 24Ends: 1:37 PM, October 24

Oct 202627Tue

Taitula KaranBegins: 7:02 AM, October 27Ends: 5:36 PM, October 27

Oct 202630Fri

Taitula KaranBegins: 8:46 AM, October 30Ends: 7:25 PM, October 30

November 2026

Nov 20262Mon

Taitula KaranBegins: 1:11 PM, November 2Ends: 12:30 AM, November 3

Nov 20265Thu

Taitula KaranBegins: 10:31 PM, November 5Ends: 10:31 AM, November 6

Nov 202611Wed

Taitula KaranBegins: 3:54 PM, November 11Ends: 4:59 AM, November 12

Nov 202615Sun

Taitula KaranBegins: 12:45 PM, November 15Ends: 2:02 AM, November 16

Nov 202619Thu

Taitula KaranBegins: 7:07 AM, November 19Ends: 7:18 PM, November 19

Nov 202622Sun

Taitula KaranBegins: 3:52 PM, November 22Ends: 2:38 AM, November 23

Nov 202625Wed

Taitula KaranBegins: 4:51 PM, November 25Ends: 3:03 AM, November 26

Nov 202628Sat

Taitula KaranBegins: 5:15 PM, November 28Ends: 3:58 AM, November 29

December 2026

Dec 20261Tue

Taitula KaranBegins: 11:14 PM, December 1Ends: 10:59 AM, December 2

Dec 20265Sat

Taitula KaranBegins: 12:16 PM, December 5Ends: 12:53 AM, December 6

Dec 202611Fri

Taitula KaranBegins: 11:24 AM, December 11Ends: 12:45 AM, December 12

Dec 202615Tue

Taitula KaranBegins: 8:22 AM, December 15Ends: 9:20 PM, December 15

Dec 202618Fri

Taitula KaranBegins: 11:15 PM, December 18Ends: 10:49 AM, December 19

Dec 202622Tue

Taitula KaranBegins: 4:04 AM, December 22Ends: 2:24 PM, December 22

Dec 202625Fri

Taitula KaranBegins: 3:08 AM, December 25Ends: 1:15 PM, December 25

Dec 202628Mon

Taitula KaranBegins: 4:01 AM, December 28Ends: 2:59 PM, December 28

Dec 202631Thu

Taitula KaranBegins: 12:33 PM, December 31Ends: 12:47 AM, January 1

About Taitula Karan

Type

Movable (Chara)

Frequency

8 times per lunar month

Presiding deity

Aryaman

Nature

Auspicious

Name: also written Taitila; associated with the sesame offering in some readings

Taitula (also spelled Taitila) is the fourth movable Karan and appears eight times each lunar month. Its deity is Aryaman, the Vedic guardian of custom, hospitality and honourable conduct.

That association makes Taitula the Karan of established form — ceremony conducted properly, obligations honoured, courtesies observed. It is considered auspicious, and is traditionally chosen for traditional and ceremonial occasions, for dealings with authority, and for acts where propriety matters as much as outcome.

Suitable during this Karan

Traditional ceremonies and rituals
Dealings with government or authority
Formal and auspicious occasions
Acquiring ornaments and valuables

Frequently asked questions about Taitula Karan

Yes — the same Karan, transliterated two ways. This site uses "Taitula" because that is the spelling the underlying Panchang engine returns, but "Taitila" is equally common in printed almanacs.