Yoga & Karana

Thursday, 17 September 2026 London, UK

Today's yoga and karana

London
Yoga (Solar-lunar)

Vishkambha

until · then Priti

Karana (Half-tithi)

Gara

until · then Vanija

Nature
Saumya
Lord
Jupiter

Yoga and karana are two of the five limbs of the Hindu panchang. The 27 nitya yogas follow the combined longitude of the Sun and the Moon; the 11 karanas (7 movable and 4 fixed) split every tithi into two halves, 60 in a lunar month.

27 nitya yogas

  1. 1 Vishkambha Inauspicious Current Avoid the first 3 ghatis Sources: Muhurta Chintamani 1.34-35 · Kashyapa (Piyushadhara) · Narada Purana 1.56 · Muhurta Martanda 1.3
  2. 2 Priti Auspicious
  3. 3 Ayushman Auspicious
  4. 4 Saubhagya Auspicious
  5. 5 Shobhana Auspicious
  6. 6 Atiganda Inauspicious Avoid the first 6 ghatis Sources: Muhurta Chintamani 1.34-35 · Kashyapa (Piyushadhara) · Narada Purana 1.56 · Muhurta Martanda 1.3
  7. 7 Sukarma Auspicious
  8. 8 Dhriti Auspicious
  9. 9 Shula Inauspicious Avoid the first 5 ghatis Sources: Muhurta Chintamani 1.34-35 · Kashyapa (Piyushadhara) · Narada Purana 1.56 · Muhurta Martanda 1.3
  10. 10 Ganda Inauspicious Avoid the first 6 ghatis Sources: Muhurta Chintamani 1.34-35 · Kashyapa (Piyushadhara) · Narada Purana 1.56 · Muhurta Martanda 1.3
  11. 11 Vriddhi Auspicious
  12. 12 Dhruva Auspicious
  13. 13 Vyaghata Inauspicious Avoid the first 9 ghatis Sources: Muhurta Chintamani 1.34-35 · Kashyapa (Piyushadhara) · Narada Purana 1.56 · Muhurta Martanda 1.3
  14. 14 Harshana Auspicious
  15. 15 Vajra Inauspicious Avoid the first 3 ghatis (9 in some texts) Sources: Muhurta Chintamani 1.34-35 · Kashyapa (Piyushadhara) · Narada Purana 1.56
  16. 16 Siddhi Auspicious
  17. 17 Vyatipata Inauspicious Avoid the whole yoga Sources: Muhurta Chintamani 1.34-35 · Vasishtha (Piyushadhara) · Narada Purana 1.56
  18. 18 Variyana Auspicious
  19. 19 Parigha Inauspicious Avoid the first half Sources: Muhurta Chintamani 1.34-35 · Vasishtha (Piyushadhara) · Narada Purana 1.56
  20. 20 Shiva Auspicious
  21. 21 Siddha Auspicious
  22. 22 Sadhya Auspicious
  23. 23 Shubha Auspicious
  24. 24 Shukla Auspicious
  25. 25 Brahma Auspicious
  26. 26 Indra Auspicious
  27. 27 Vaidhriti Inauspicious Avoid the whole yoga Sources: Muhurta Chintamani 1.34-35 · Vasishtha (Piyushadhara) · Narada Purana 1.56

11 karanas

  1. Kimstughna Fixed Krura Lord: Ketu · Deity: Marut First half of Shukla Pratipada; avoid new ventures.
  2. Bava Moveable Saumya Lord: Sun · Deity: Indra Supports starting new auspicious work.
  3. Balava Moveable Saumya Lord: Moon · Deity: Brahma Favours learning, study and steady work.
  4. Kaulava Moveable Saumya Lord: Mars · Deity: Mitra Supports relationships and partnerships.
  5. Taitila Moveable Saumya Lord: Mercury · Deity: Vishvakarma Favours friendship and pleasant work.
  6. Gara Moveable Saumya Current Lord: Jupiter · Deity: Bhumi Supports agriculture and earth-related work.
  7. Vanija Moveable Saumya Lord: Venus · Deity: Devi Favours commerce, trade and business.
  8. Vishti Moveable Krura Lord: Saturn · Deity: Yama Also called Bhadra; avoid all auspicious work.
  9. Shakuni Fixed Krura Lord: Rahu · Deity: Kali Second half of Krishna Chaturdashi; avoid new work.
  10. Chatushpada Fixed Krura Lord: Ketu · Deity: Rudra First half of Amavasya; favour ancestral rites only.
  11. Naga Fixed Krura Lord: Rahu · Deity: Nagas Second half of Amavasya; avoid auspicious work.