Shakuni Karana
शकुनि · fixed (sthira)
Shakuni is presided over by Kaladanda and occurs once a month, in the second half of Krishna Chaturdashi. Inauspicious; avoid travel and new works.
Attributes
| Kind | fixed (sthira) |
|---|---|
| Deity | Kaladanda |
| Significance | Inauspicious; avoid travel and new works |
| Occurs | once a month, in the second half of Krishna Chaturdashi |
Frequently asked questions
What is a karana?
A karana is half of a tithi, i.e. a 6° step in the Moon’s lead over the Sun. There are 60 karanas in a lunar month, drawn from 7 movable and 4 fixed karanas.
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Karana timings in your app
Current karana and its end time, plus Bhadra windows, for any city.
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $LIFEASTRO_API_KEY" \
"https://api.lifeastroapi.com/v1/panchang/karana?date=2027-01-15&time=06:00&tz=Asia/Kolkata&lat=28.6139&lon=77.209"