How long does Vanija 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 Vanija 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 Vanija Karan

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

Considered favourable for trade, business, and commerce. This page lists every Vanija 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 20262Fri

Vanija KaranBegins: 8:38 AM, January 2Ends: 6:54 PM, January 2

Jan 20265Mon

Vanija KaranBegins: 9:57 AM, January 5Ends: 8:54 PM, January 5

Jan 20268Thu

Vanija KaranBegins: 6:44 PM, January 8Ends: 7:06 AM, January 9

Jan 202612Mon

Vanija KaranBegins: 12:43 PM, January 12Ends: 2:00 AM, January 13

Jan 202616Fri

Vanija KaranBegins: 9:22 AM, January 16Ends: 10:22 PM, January 16

Jan 202622Thu

Vanija KaranBegins: 2:48 AM, January 22Ends: 2:41 PM, January 22

Jan 202625Sun

Vanija KaranBegins: 11:59 AM, January 25Ends: 11:11 PM, January 25

Jan 202628Wed

Vanija KaranBegins: 4:37 PM, January 28Ends: 3:17 AM, January 29

Jan 202631Sat

Vanija KaranBegins: 7:08 PM, January 31Ends: 5:53 AM, February 1

February 2026

Feb 20264Wed

Vanija KaranBegins: 12:41 AM, February 4Ends: 12:20 PM, February 4

Feb 20267Sat

Vanija KaranBegins: 2:03 PM, February 7Ends: 2:55 AM, February 8

Feb 202611Wed

Vanija KaranBegins: 9:59 AM, February 11Ends: 11:13 PM, February 11

Feb 202615Sun

Vanija KaranBegins: 4:38 AM, February 15Ends: 5:05 PM, February 15

Feb 202620Fri

Vanija KaranBegins: 2:39 PM, February 20Ends: 1:52 AM, February 21

Feb 202623Mon

Vanija KaranBegins: 8:07 PM, February 23Ends: 7:03 AM, February 24

Feb 202627Fri

Vanija KaranBegins: 12:34 AM, February 27Ends: 11:33 AM, February 27

March 2026

Mar 20262Mon

Vanija KaranBegins: 6:30 AM, March 2Ends: 5:56 PM, March 2

Mar 20265Thu

Vanija KaranBegins: 5:04 PM, March 5Ends: 5:25 AM, March 6

Mar 20269Mon

Vanija KaranBegins: 10:18 AM, March 9Ends: 11:28 PM, March 9

Mar 202613Fri

Vanija KaranBegins: 6:30 AM, March 13Ends: 7:25 PM, March 13

Mar 202616Mon

Vanija KaranBegins: 9:38 PM, March 16Ends: 9:24 AM, March 17

Mar 202621Sat

Vanija KaranBegins: 11:57 PM, March 21Ends: 10:37 AM, March 22

Mar 202625Wed

Vanija KaranBegins: 2:58 AM, March 25Ends: 1:51 PM, March 25

Mar 202628Sat

Vanija KaranBegins: 8:46 AM, March 28Ends: 8:14 PM, March 28

Mar 202631Tue

Vanija KaranBegins: 6:59 PM, March 31Ends: 7:07 AM, April 1

April 2026

Apr 20264Sat

Vanija KaranBegins: 10:10 AM, April 4Ends: 11:02 PM, April 4

Apr 20268Wed

Vanija KaranBegins: 5:49 AM, April 8Ends: 7:02 PM, April 8

Apr 202612Sun

Vanija KaranBegins: 12:38 AM, April 12Ends: 1:04 PM, April 12

Apr 202615Wed

Vanija KaranBegins: 11:28 AM, April 15Ends: 10:32 PM, April 15

Apr 202620Mon

Vanija KaranBegins: 7:28 AM, April 20Ends: 5:50 PM, April 20

Apr 202623Thu

Vanija KaranBegins: 9:46 AM, April 23Ends: 8:50 PM, April 23

Apr 202626Sun

Vanija KaranBegins: 6:08 PM, April 26Ends: 6:08 AM, April 27

Apr 202630Thu

Vanija KaranBegins: 8:30 AM, April 30Ends: 9:13 PM, April 30

May 2026

May 20264Mon

Vanija KaranBegins: 3:02 AM, May 4Ends: 4:13 PM, May 4

May 20267Thu

Vanija KaranBegins: 11:21 PM, May 7Ends: 12:22 PM, May 8

May 202611Mon

Vanija KaranBegins: 3:25 PM, May 11Ends: 3:15 AM, May 12

May 202614Thu

Vanija KaranBegins: 10:01 PM, May 14Ends: 8:32 AM, May 15

May 202619Tue

Vanija KaranBegins: 2:19 PM, May 19Ends: 12:40 AM, May 20

May 202622Fri

Vanija KaranBegins: 5:40 PM, May 22Ends: 5:05 AM, May 23

May 202626Tue

Vanija KaranBegins: 5:11 AM, May 26Ends: 5:43 PM, May 26

May 202629Fri

Vanija KaranBegins: 10:53 PM, May 29Ends: 11:59 AM, May 30

June 2026

Jun 20262Tue

Vanija KaranBegins: 7:02 PM, June 2Ends: 8:13 AM, June 3

Jun 20266Sat

Vanija KaranBegins: 2:05 PM, June 6Ends: 2:42 AM, June 7

Jun 202610Wed

Vanija KaranBegins: 2:35 AM, June 10Ends: 1:53 PM, June 10

Jun 202613Sat

Vanija KaranBegins: 5:56 AM, June 13Ends: 4:08 PM, June 13

Jun 202617Wed

Vanija KaranBegins: 9:39 PM, June 17Ends: 8:14 AM, June 18

Jun 202621Sun

Vanija KaranBegins: 3:28 AM, June 21Ends: 3:21 PM, June 21

Jun 202624Wed

Vanija KaranBegins: 6:13 PM, June 24Ends: 7:09 AM, June 25

Jun 202628Sun

Vanija KaranBegins: 1:56 PM, June 28Ends: 3:07 AM, June 29

July 2026

Jul 20262Thu

Vanija KaranBegins: 9:39 AM, July 2Ends: 10:32 PM, July 2

Jul 20266Mon

Vanija KaranBegins: 1:44 AM, July 6Ends: 1:48 PM, July 6

Jul 20269Thu

Vanija KaranBegins: 10:38 AM, July 9Ends: 9:32 PM, July 9

Jul 202612Sun

Vanija KaranBegins: 12:19 PM, July 12Ends: 10:30 PM, July 12

Jul 202617Fri

Vanija KaranBegins: 6:28 AM, July 17Ends: 5:30 PM, July 17

Jul 202620Mon

Vanija KaranBegins: 3:41 PM, July 20Ends: 4:03 AM, July 21

Jul 202624Fri

Vanija KaranBegins: 9:13 AM, July 24Ends: 10:23 PM, July 24

Jul 202628Tue

Vanija KaranBegins: 5:19 AM, July 28Ends: 6:20 PM, July 28

Jul 202631Fri

Vanija KaranBegins: 10:32 PM, July 31Ends: 10:53 AM, August 1

August 2026

Aug 20264Tue

Vanija KaranBegins: 10:33 AM, August 4Ends: 10:04 PM, August 4

Aug 20267Fri

Vanija KaranBegins: 4:37 PM, August 7Ends: 3:21 AM, August 8

Aug 202610Mon

Vanija KaranBegins: 6:28 PM, August 10Ends: 4:55 AM, August 11

Aug 202615Sat

Vanija KaranBegins: 5:29 PM, August 15Ends: 5:06 AM, August 16

Aug 202619Wed

Vanija KaranBegins: 6:31 AM, August 19Ends: 7:20 PM, August 19

Aug 202623Sun

Vanija KaranBegins: 2:01 AM, August 23Ends: 3:12 PM, August 23

Aug 202626Wed

Vanija KaranBegins: 8:38 PM, August 26Ends: 9:09 AM, August 27

Aug 202630Sun

Vanija KaranBegins: 9:38 AM, August 30Ends: 9:18 PM, August 30

September 2026

Sep 20262Wed

Vanija KaranBegins: 5:22 PM, September 2Ends: 4:27 AM, September 3

Sep 20265Sat

Vanija KaranBegins: 9:54 PM, September 5Ends: 8:42 AM, September 6

Sep 20269Wed

Vanija KaranBegins: 1:36 AM, September 9Ends: 12:31 PM, September 9

Sep 202614Mon

Vanija KaranBegins: 7:08 AM, September 14Ends: 7:21 PM, September 14

Sep 202617Thu

Vanija KaranBegins: 11:53 PM, September 17Ends: 1:02 PM, September 18

Sep 202621Mon

Vanija KaranBegins: 8:01 PM, September 21Ends: 8:57 AM, September 22

Sep 202625Fri

Vanija KaranBegins: 11:18 AM, September 25Ends: 11:07 PM, September 25

Sep 202628Mon

Vanija KaranBegins: 7:14 PM, September 28Ends: 6:14 AM, September 29

October 2026

Oct 20261Thu

Vanija KaranBegins: 11:25 PM, October 1Ends: 10:16 AM, October 2

Oct 20265Mon

Vanija KaranBegins: 3:54 AM, October 5Ends: 3:00 PM, October 5

Oct 20268Thu

Vanija KaranBegins: 10:44 AM, October 8Ends: 10:16 PM, October 8

Oct 202613Tue

Vanija KaranBegins: 11:28 PM, October 13Ends: 12:17 PM, October 14

Oct 202617Sat

Vanija KaranBegins: 7:12 PM, October 17Ends: 8:29 AM, October 18

Oct 202621Wed

Vanija KaranBegins: 2:12 PM, October 21Ends: 2:36 AM, October 22

Oct 202625Sun

Vanija KaranBegins: 12:52 AM, October 25Ends: 11:57 AM, October 25

Oct 202628Wed

Vanija KaranBegins: 4:07 AM, October 28Ends: 2:37 PM, October 28

Oct 202631Sat

Vanija KaranBegins: 6:09 AM, October 31Ends: 4:58 PM, October 31

November 2026

Nov 20263Tue

Vanija KaranBegins: 11:55 AM, November 3Ends: 11:26 PM, November 3

Nov 20266Fri

Vanija KaranBegins: 10:37 PM, November 6Ends: 10:48 AM, November 7

Nov 202612Thu

Vanija KaranBegins: 6:10 PM, November 12Ends: 7:25 AM, November 13

Nov 202616Mon

Vanija KaranBegins: 3:14 PM, November 16Ends: 4:20 AM, November 17

Nov 202620Fri

Vanija KaranBegins: 7:16 AM, November 20Ends: 7:01 PM, November 20

Nov 202623Mon

Vanija KaranBegins: 1:14 PM, November 23Ends: 11:43 PM, November 23

Nov 202626Thu

Vanija KaranBegins: 1:16 PM, November 26Ends: 11:31 PM, November 26

Nov 202629Sun

Vanija KaranBegins: 2:48 PM, November 29Ends: 1:47 AM, November 30

December 2026

Dec 20262Wed

Vanija KaranBegins: 10:53 PM, December 2Ends: 10:54 AM, December 3

Dec 20266Sun

Vanija KaranBegins: 1:35 PM, December 6Ends: 2:23 AM, December 7

Dec 202612Sat

Vanija KaranBegins: 2:07 PM, December 12Ends: 3:29 AM, December 13

Dec 202616Wed

Vanija KaranBegins: 10:09 AM, December 16Ends: 10:46 PM, December 16

Dec 202619Sat

Vanija KaranBegins: 10:10 PM, December 19Ends: 9:18 AM, December 20

Dec 202623Wed

Vanija KaranBegins: 12:38 AM, December 23Ends: 10:48 AM, December 23

Dec 202625Fri

Vanija KaranBegins: 11:27 PM, December 25Ends: 9:43 AM, December 26

Dec 202629Tue

Vanija KaranBegins: 2:07 AM, December 29Ends: 1:26 PM, December 29

About Vanija Karan

Type

Movable (Chara)

Frequency

8 times per lunar month

Presiding deity

Lakshmi (Shri)

Nature

Auspicious

Name: from *vanij*, merchant — the Karan of trade

Vanija is the sixth movable Karan and occurs eight times each lunar month. Its presiding deity is Lakshmi, and its name comes directly from the word for a merchant, making it the most explicitly commercial of the eleven Karans.

It is regarded as auspicious and is the classical choice for anything involving exchange — buying, selling, opening a shop, settling accounts, or beginning a commercial venture. Muhurta texts also extend it to negotiations and to acts intended to secure prosperity.

Suitable during this Karan

Buying and selling
Opening a shop or business
Financial transactions and settling accounts
Negotiations and trade agreements

Frequently asked questions about Vanija Karan

It is the Karan most directly associated with commerce — its name means "merchant" and its deity is Lakshmi. For a shop opening or the start of a trading venture it is a traditional first choice, though as always the Karan is weighed alongside the Tithi, Nakshatra, Vaara and Lagna.