A Karte begins when the Sun enters a new Nakshatra. Traditional regional almanacs use these periods while discussing seasons, rainfall and agricultural planning. The entry times below are astronomical calculations; rainfall and Vahana interpretations are traditional indications, not weather forecasts.
How to use this calendar
- Check the entry time: the table shows when the Sun enters each Nakshatra.
- Read Vahana symbolically: Vahana meanings belong to traditional Panchanga interpretation and should not replace an official weather forecast.
- Location has limited effect: the astronomical ingress moment is global, while the displayed civil date and clock time depend on timezone.
සූර්යයා නක්ෂත්රවලට පිවිසෙන දින
කාර්තේ ඇතුල්වීමේ දිනය, වේලාවන්
Auckland — 1999
| කාර්තේ නම | දිනය සහ වේලාව | මෙය විෂ්ණු කරණය ද? |
|---|---|---|
| උත්තරාෂාඪා |
11 January 1999
සවස 06:00
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— |
| ශ්රවණ |
24 January 1999
රාත්රී 08:13
|
ඔව් |
| ධනිෂ්ඨා |
06 February 1999
රාත්රී 11:27
|
— |
| ශතභිෂා |
20 February 1999
පාන්දර 03:53
|
— |
| පූර්ව භාද්රපද |
05 March 1999
උදෑසන 10:13
|
— |
| උත්තර භාද්රපද |
18 March 1999
සවස 06:37
|
— |
| රේවතී |
01 April 1999
උදෑසන 04:26
|
ඔව් |
| අශ්විනී |
14 April 1999
සවස 05:46
|
— |
| භරණී |
28 April 1999
උදෑසන 09:32
|
— |
| කෘත්තිකා |
12 May 1999
පාන්දර 03:44
|
— |
| රෝහිණී |
25 May 1999
රාත්රී 11:52
|
— |
| මෘගශිරා |
08 June 1999
රාත්රී 09:48
|
— |
| ආර්ද්රා |
22 June 1999
රාත්රී 08:43
|
— |
| පුනර්වසු |
06 July 1999
රාත්රී 08:23
|
ඔව් |
| පුෂ්ය |
20 July 1999
සවස 07:50
|
ඔව් |
| ආශ්ලේෂා |
03 August 1999
සවස 06:50
|
— |
| මඛා |
17 August 1999
සවස 04:26
|
— |
| පූර්ව ඵල්ගුනී |
31 August 1999
දහවල් 12:29
|
— |
| උත්තර ඵල්ගුනී |
14 September 1999
උදෑසන 06:18
|
— |
| හස්ත |
27 September 1999
රාත්රී 09:51
|
— |
| චිත්රා |
11 October 1999
උදෑසන 11:49
|
— |
| ස්වාතී |
24 October 1999
රාත්රී 10:19
|
ඔව් |
| විශාඛා |
07 November 1999
උදෑසන 06:29
|
ඔව් |
| අනුරාධා |
20 November 1999
දහවල් 12:28
|
— |
| ජ්යේෂ්ඨා |
03 December 1999
සවස 04:49
|
— |
| මූලා |
16 December 1999
සවස 07:45
|
— |
| පූර්වාෂාඪා |
29 December 1999
රාත්රී 10:03
|
— |
Terms used in the Karte calendar
| Karte / Karthi | The period during which the Sun travels through one Nakshatra. There are 27 such solar Nakshatra periods in a complete cycle. |
|---|---|
| Vahana | A symbolic vehicle assigned in traditional almanac interpretation. It is used as a cultural indicator, not as a scientifically verified measure of rainfall. |
| Pravesh Time | The calculated moment when the Sun enters the next Nakshatra. The displayed local time changes with timezone. |
Common questions
What are Karte dates used for?
They are used in traditional Panchangas to divide the Sun's passage through the 27 Nakshatras and to discuss seasonal and agricultural indications.
Can the Vahana accurately predict rainfall?
Vahana interpretations are traditional beliefs. They may be studied as part of Panchanga culture, but they should not be treated as a substitute for meteorological forecasts.
Why can the displayed date differ by country?
The astronomical ingress is one moment worldwide, but the local date and clock time differ according to timezone.
About the calculation
The ingress times are generated from astronomical longitude calculations. Traditional Vahana and rainfall meanings can vary by region and source.
