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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2Jan01:42 → 14:23Saturday
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5Jan20:38 → 6 Jan 09:55Tuesday
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11Jan22:31 → 12 Jan 11:28Monday
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15Jan14:12 → 16 Jan 02:03Friday
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18Jan21:11 → 19 Jan 07:48Monday
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21Jan21:29 → 22 Jan 07:37Thursday
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24Jan21:29 → 25 Jan 08:09Sunday
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28Jan03:53 → 15:51Thursday
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31Jan19:33 → 1 Feb 08:40Sunday
- February
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4Feb16:30 → 5 Feb 05:48Thursday
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10Feb14:45 → 11 Feb 03:03Wednesday
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14Feb02:06 → 13:27Sunday
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17Feb06:57 → 17:31Wednesday
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20Feb07:59 → 18:24Saturday
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23Feb10:38 → 21:48Tuesday
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26Feb20:42 → 27 Feb 09:12Friday
- March
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2Mar15:23 → 3 Mar 04:43Tuesday
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6Mar12:02 → 7 Mar 00:57Saturday
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12Mar03:19 → 14:56Friday
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15Mar10:50 → 21:53Monday
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18Mar15:06 → 19 Mar 01:50Thursday
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21Mar18:20 → 22 Mar 05:14Sunday
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25Mar00:50 → 12:36Thursday
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28Mar15:04 → 29 Mar 04:03Sunday
- April
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1Apr11:32 → 2 Apr 00:44Thursday
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5Apr05:22 → 17:36Monday
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10Apr12:36 → 23:39Saturday
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13Apr17:28 → 14 Apr 04:25Tuesday
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16Apr22:23 → 17 Apr 09:27Friday
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20Apr04:50 → 16:20Tuesday
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23Apr15:53 → 24 Apr 04:19Friday
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27Apr09:56 → 23:12Tuesday
- May
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1May06:07 → 18:52Saturday
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4May19:30 → 5 May 06:57Tuesday
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9May19:42 → 10 May 06:22Sunday
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12May23:12 → 13 May 10:12Wednesday
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16May05:42 → 17:12Sunday
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19May16:02 → 20 May 04:11Wednesday
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23May07:40 → 20:40Sunday
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27May04:04 → 17:17Thursday
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30May21:54 → 31 May 10:01Sunday
- June
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3Jun06:33 → 17:23Thursday
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8Jun01:51 → 12:21Tuesday
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11Jun05:13 → 16:24Friday
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14Jun14:06 → 15 Jun 02:07Monday
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18Jun04:34 → 17:20Friday
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21Jun23:49 → 22 Jun 13:06Monday
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25Jun20:16 → 26 Jun 09:08Friday
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29Jun10:32 → 22:03Tuesday
- July
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2Jul15:22 → 3 Jul 01:46Friday
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7Jul08:12 → 18:43Wednesday
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10Jul12:36 → 11 Jul 00:07Saturday
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14Jul00:35 → 13:09Wednesday
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17Jul18:47 → 18 Jul 07:59Saturday
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21Jul15:34 → 22 Jul 04:46Wednesday
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25Jul09:52 → 22:13Sunday
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28Jul20:29 → 29 Jul 07:33Wednesday
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31Jul22:56 → 1 Aug 09:09Saturday
- August
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5Aug15:43 → 6 Aug 02:26Thursday
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8Aug22:23 → 9 Aug 10:23Sunday
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12Aug13:55 → 13 Aug 02:59Thursday
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16Aug10:28 → 23:43Monday
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20Aug06:06 → 18:52Friday
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23Aug20:52 → 24 Aug 08:42Monday
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27Aug04:35 → 15:24Friday
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30Aug06:11 → 16:26Monday
- September
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4Sept01:16 → 12:25Saturday
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7Sept11:27 → 8 Sept 00:00Tuesday
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11Sept06:16 → 19:35Saturday
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15Sept02:47 → 15:43Wednesday
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18Sept18:59 → 19 Sept 07:08Saturday
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22Sept05:51 → 17:16Wednesday
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25Sept11:44 → 22:30Saturday
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28Sept13:53 → 29 Sept 00:23Tuesday
- October
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3Oct13:41 → 4 Oct 01:27Sunday
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7Oct04:12 → 17:16Thursday
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11Oct00:56 → 14:07Monday
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14Oct18:48 → 15 Oct 07:06Thursday
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18Oct06:19 → 17:50Monday
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21Oct13:41 → 22 Oct 00:49Thursday
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24Oct18:47 → 25 Oct 05:39Sunday
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27Oct22:49 → 28 Oct 09:46Wednesday
- November
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2Nov05:32 → 18:01Tuesday
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6Nov00:08 → 13:28Saturday
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9Nov20:27 → 10 Nov 09:10Tuesday
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13Nov09:54 → 21:28Saturday
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16Nov16:42 → 17 Nov 03:41Tuesday
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19Nov21:19 → 20 Nov 08:17Friday
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23Nov02:34 → 13:44Tuesday
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26Nov09:47 → 21:23Friday
- December
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2Dec00:37 → 13:43Thursday
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5Dec21:36 → 6 Dec 10:50Sunday
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9Dec15:14 → 10 Dec 03:19Thursday
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12Dec23:54 → 13 Dec 10:49Sunday
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16Dec02:46 → 13:20Thursday
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19Dec05:35 → 16:31Sunday
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22Dec12:04 → 23:40Wednesday
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25Dec23:31 → 26 Dec 11:53Saturday
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31Dec21:32 → 1 Jan 00:00Friday
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.