A karana is half of a tithi in duration. A karana is the time required for the angular distance between the sun and the moon to increase in steps of 6° starting from 0°. There are eleven karanas in total. Of the eleven karanas, four are fixed and occurs only once in a cycle. The remaining 7 karanas repeat eight times to cover the remaining 56 steps.
The table given below shows the daily panchangam. Today's Panchangam (February 06, 2012) for Chennai:
| Vaara | - | Monday |
| Nakshatra | - | Punarvasu |
| Tithi | - | Chaturdasi |
| Paksha | - | Sukla Paksha |
| Karana | - | Garija |
| Yoga | - | Prithi |
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The table given below shows the daily Kaal Timings. Today's Kaal Timings (February 06, 2012) for Chennai:
| Rahu Kaal | 8:04 am - 9:30 am |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 10:56 am - 12:23 pm |
| Gulika Kaal | 1:49 pm - 3:15 pm |
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