Bhadra is the Vishti karana — the seventh of the eleven karanas, each of which is half a tithi. It comes round eight times in a lunar month and lasts about half a day, and auspicious work is set aside while it runs. Two days in the year are looked up for it above all others: Raksha Bandhan, where the thread is tied after Bhadra ends, and Holika Dahan, where the fire is lit after it. Traditions differ on when Bhadra obstructs at all — some hold it by the Moon's rashi — so what is listed here is the karana itself, which is what the almanac states.
Avoided for weddings and other new undertakings
- January
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3Jan12:24 → 23:38Friday
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6Jan18:22 → 7 Jan 05:25Monday
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9Jan23:20 → 10 Jan 10:19Thursday
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13Jan05:02 → 16:25Monday
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16Jan15:38 → 17 Jan 04:05Thursday
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20Jan09:58 → 23:17Monday
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24Jan06:35 → 19:24Friday
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27Jan20:34 → 28 Jan 08:09Monday
- February
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1Feb22:25 → 2 Feb 09:13Saturday
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5Feb02:30 → 13:31Wednesday
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8Feb08:48 → 20:15Saturday
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11Feb18:54 → 12 Feb 07:04Tuesday
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15Feb10:48 → 23:51Saturday
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19Feb07:31 → 20:47Wednesday
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23Feb01:43 → 13:55Sunday
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26Feb11:07 → 22:04Wednesday
- March
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3Mar07:30 → 18:01Monday
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6Mar10:50 → 22:00Thursday
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9Mar19:40 → 10 Mar 07:44Sunday
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13Mar10:35 → 23:26Thursday
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17Mar06:14 → 19:32Monday
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21Mar02:44 → 15:38Friday
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24Mar17:27 → 25 Mar 05:04Monday
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27Mar23:03 → 28 Mar 09:32Thursday
- April
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1Apr16:03 → 2 Apr 02:31Tuesday
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4Apr20:12 → 5 Apr 07:43Friday
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8Apr08:31 → 21:12Tuesday
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12Apr03:21 → 16:35Saturday
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16Apr00:07 → 13:16Wednesday
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19Apr18:21 → 20 Apr 06:45Saturday
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23Apr05:32 → 16:42Wednesday
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26Apr08:27 → 18:40Saturday
- May
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1May00:42 → 11:23Thursday
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4May07:18 → 19:20Sunday
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7May23:21 → 8 May 12:28Wednesday
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11May20:01 → 12 May 09:14Sunday
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15May15:18 → 16 May 04:02Thursday
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19May06:10 → 18:05Monday
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22May14:20 → 23 May 01:11Thursday
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25May15:50 → 26 May 02:01Sunday
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30May10:14 → 21:22Friday
- June
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2Jun20:34 → 3 Jun 09:09Monday
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6Jun15:30 → 7 Jun 04:47Friday
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10Jun11:34 → 11 Jun 00:26Tuesday
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14Jun03:35 → 15:46Saturday
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17Jun14:45 → 18 Jun 02:13Tuesday
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20Jun20:36 → 21 Jun 07:18Friday
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23Jun22:09 → 24 Jun 08:33Monday
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28Jun21:27 → 29 Jun 09:13Saturday
- July
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2Jul11:57 → 3 Jul 00:59Wednesday
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6Jul08:08 → 21:14Sunday
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10Jul01:36 → 13:54Thursday
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13Jul13:26 → 14 Jul 01:02Sunday
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16Jul21:01 → 17 Jul 08:06Wednesday
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20Jul01:27 → 12:12Sunday
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23Jul04:39 → 15:31Wednesday
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28Jul10:57 → 23:23Monday
- August
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1Aug04:57 → 18:10Friday
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5Aug00:30 → 13:11Tuesday
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8Aug14:11 → 9 Aug 01:51Friday
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11Aug21:38 → 12 Aug 08:40Monday
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15Aug02:06 → 12:57Friday
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18Aug06:21 → 17:21Monday
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21Aug12:44 → 22 Aug 00:16Thursday
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27Aug02:45 → 15:43Wednesday
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30Aug22:45 → 31 Aug 11:54Saturday
- September
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3Sept16:12 → 4 Sept 04:21Wednesday
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7Sept01:40 → 12:42Sunday
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10Sept05:03 → 15:37Wednesday
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13Sept07:22 → 18:10Saturday
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16Sept12:52 → 17 Sept 00:21Tuesday
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19Sept23:36 → 20 Sept 11:52Friday
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25Sept20:17 → 26 Sept 09:32Thursday
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29Sept16:31 → 30 Sept 05:22Monday
- October
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3Oct06:57 → 18:32Friday
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6Oct12:23 → 22:52Monday
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9Oct12:36 → 22:53Thursday
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12Oct14:16 → 13 Oct 01:15Sunday
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15Oct22:29 → 16 Oct 10:34Wednesday
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19Oct13:51 → 20 Oct 02:45Sunday
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25Oct14:34 → 26 Oct 03:47Saturday
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29Oct09:22 → 21:49Wednesday
- November
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1Nov20:26 → 2 Nov 07:30Saturday
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4Nov22:35 → 5 Nov 08:43Tuesday
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7Nov21:15 → 8 Nov 07:31Friday
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11Nov00:07 → 11:31Tuesday
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14Nov12:06 → 15 Nov 00:49Friday
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18Nov07:11 → 20:26Tuesday
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24Nov08:25 → 21:21Monday
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28Nov00:29 → 12:27Friday
- December
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1Dec08:19 → 19:00Monday
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4Dec08:37 → 18:40Thursday
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7Dec07:50 → 18:24Sunday
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10Dec13:45 → 11 Dec 01:44Wednesday
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14Dec05:40 → 18:49Sunday
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18Dec02:32 → 15:46Thursday
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24Dec00:44 → 13:10Wednesday
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27Dec13:09 → 28 Dec 00:38Saturday
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30Dec18:28 → 31 Dec 04:59Tuesday
All times are IST, computed for Ujjain. A tithi or nakshatra turns at the same instant everywhere, so your timezone changes only the clock it reads — but a window bounded by the weekday also follows your own sunrise. The app computes both for your city.