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Karana

Karana(Timetime)

Calculates the Karana which is half of a lunar day or Tithi. The method calculates the angular separation between the Moon and Sun converts that separation into a raw lunarday value determines the current Tithi checks whether the time is in the first or second half of the Tithi maps that position to the correct Karana.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
time	Time	The time for which the Karana should be calculated.

Calling this method

Endpoint base: https://api.vedastro.org/api/Calculate/Karana

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