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
Mississauga — 1918
| කාර්තේ නම | දිනය සහ වේලාව | මෙය විෂ්ණු කරණය ද? |
|---|---|---|
| උත්තරාෂාඪා |
10 January 1918
උදෑසන 05:17
|
— |
| ශ්රවණ |
23 January 1918
උදෑසන 07:32
|
ඔව් |
| ධනිෂ්ඨා |
05 February 1918
උදෑසන 10:47
|
— |
| ශතභිෂා |
18 February 1918
දහවල් 03:14
|
— |
| පූර්ව භාද්රපද |
03 March 1918
රාත්රී 09:41
|
— |
| උත්තර භාද්රපද |
17 March 1918
උදෑසන 06:06
|
— |
| රේවතී |
30 March 1918
සවස 05:03
|
ඔව් |
| අශ්විනී |
13 April 1918
උදෑසන 06:24
|
— |
| භරණී |
26 April 1918
රාත්රී 11:18
|
— |
| කෘත්තිකා |
10 May 1918
සවස 05:30
|
— |
| රෝහිණී |
24 May 1918
දහවල් 01:44
|
— |
| මෘගශිරා |
07 June 1918
උදෑසන 11:39
|
— |
| ආර්ද්රා |
21 June 1918
උදෑසන 10:38
|
— |
| පුනර්වසු |
05 July 1918
උදෑසන 10:15
|
ඔව් |
| පුෂ්ය |
19 July 1918
උදෑසන 09:43
|
ඔව් |
| ආශ්ලේෂා |
02 August 1918
උදෑසන 08:39
|
— |
| මඛා |
16 August 1918
උදෑසන 06:13
|
— |
| පූර්ව ඵල්ගුනී |
30 August 1918
පාන්දර 02:14
|
— |
| උත්තර ඵල්ගුනී |
12 September 1918
සවස 07:59
|
— |
| හස්ත |
26 September 1918
උදෑසන 11:32
|
— |
| චිත්රා |
10 October 1918
පාන්දර 12:24
|
— |
| ස්වාතී |
23 October 1918
උදෑසන 10:56
|
ඔව් |
| විශාඛා |
05 November 1918
සවස 06:00
|
ඔව් |
| අනුරාධා |
19 November 1918
පාන්දර 12:01
|
— |
| ජ්යේෂ්ඨා |
02 December 1918
උදෑසන 04:18
|
— |
| මූලා |
15 December 1918
උදෑසන 07:15
|
— |
| පූර්වාෂාඪා |
28 December 1918
උදෑසන 09:30
|
— |
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.
