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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1Jan00:00 → 10:54Saturday
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4Jan18:18 → 5 Jan 07:09Tuesday
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8Jan08:08 → 19:35Saturday
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11Jan12:44 → 23:10Tuesday
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14Jan12:55 → 23:16Friday
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17Jan15:11 → 18 Jan 02:16Monday
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21Jan00:05 → 12:15Friday
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24Jan16:08 → 25 Jan 05:09Monday
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30Jan17:59 → 31 Jan 07:13Sunday
- February
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3Feb12:20 → 4 Feb 00:39Thursday
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6Feb22:26 → 7 Feb 09:24Sunday
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10Feb00:16 → 10:25Thursday
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12Feb23:18 → 13 Feb 09:38Saturday
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16Feb02:38 → 14:05Wednesday
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19Feb15:00 → 20 Feb 03:47Saturday
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23Feb10:43 → 24 Feb 00:04Wednesday
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29Feb11:54 → 1 Mar 00:42Tuesday
- March
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4Mar02:43 → 14:31Saturday
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7Mar09:49 → 20:29Tuesday
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10Mar10:20 → 20:27Friday
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13Mar10:01 → 20:38Monday
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16Mar16:11 → 17 Mar 04:12Thursday
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20Mar08:23 → 21:35Monday
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24Mar05:32 → 18:46Friday
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30Mar02:16 → 14:29Thursday
- April
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2Apr13:21 → 3 Apr 00:44Sunday
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5Apr18:24 → 6 Apr 04:57Wednesday
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8Apr19:10 → 9 Apr 05:31Saturday
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11Apr21:26 → 12 Apr 08:35Tuesday
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15Apr07:47 → 20:22Saturday
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19Apr02:54 → 16:13Wednesday
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22Apr22:55 → 23 Apr 11:41Saturday
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28Apr13:09 → 29 Apr 00:46Friday
- May
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1May20:50 → 2 May 07:54Monday
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5May00:53 → 11:32Friday
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8May03:32 → 14:22Monday
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11May09:59 → 21:50Thursday
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15May00:48 → 13:51Monday
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18May21:05 → 19 May 10:10Thursday
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22May14:01 → 23 May 02:09Monday
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27May21:16 → 28 May 08:21Saturday
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31May02:11 → 13:05Wednesday
- June
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3Jun06:27 → 17:25Saturday
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6Jun12:29 → 23:59Tuesday
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9Jun23:59 → 10 Jun 12:31Friday
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13Jun18:19 → 14 Jun 07:32Tuesday
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17Jun13:48 → 18 Jun 02:26Saturday
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21Jun02:47 → 14:16Wednesday
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26Jun03:35 → 14:16Monday
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29Jun06:45 → 17:39Thursday
- July
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2Jul12:35 → 3 Jul 00:03Sunday
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5Jul23:03 → 6 Jul 11:17Wednesday
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9Jul15:15 → 10 Jul 04:16Sunday
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13Jul11:21 → 14 Jul 00:28Thursday
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17Jul04:38 → 16:45Monday
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20Jul13:36 → 21 Jul 00:30Thursday
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25Jul09:15 → 19:41Tuesday
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28Jul12:01 → 23:09Friday
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31Jul20:45 → 1 Aug 08:50Monday
- August
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4Aug11:50 → 5 Aug 00:42Friday
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8Aug07:15 → 20:29Tuesday
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12Aug03:11 → 16:00Saturday
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15Aug17:34 → 16 Aug 05:10Tuesday
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18Aug22:59 → 19 Aug 09:26Friday
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23Aug15:28 → 24 Aug 01:54Wednesday
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26Aug19:31 → 27 Aug 07:04Saturday
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30Aug08:04 → 20:46Wednesday
- September
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3Sept02:51 → 16:03Sunday
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6Sept23:18 → 7 Sept 12:25Wednesday
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10Sept17:28 → 11 Sept 05:53Sunday
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14Sept04:45 → 15:54Thursday
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17Sept07:29 → 17:39Sunday
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21Sept23:32 → 22 Sept 10:14Thursday
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25Sept06:32 → 18:38Monday
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28Sept22:58 → 29 Sept 12:06Thursday
- October
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2Oct19:33 → 3 Oct 08:44Monday
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6Oct14:48 → 7 Oct 03:34Friday
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10Oct06:01 → 17:58Tuesday
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13Oct14:21 → 14 Oct 01:12Friday
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16Oct15:44 → 17 Oct 01:55Monday
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21Oct10:33 → 21:47Saturday
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24Oct21:40 → 25 Oct 10:22Tuesday
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28Oct17:02 → 29 Oct 06:20Saturday
- November
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1Nov13:07 → 2 Nov 01:59Wednesday
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5Nov05:18 → 17:32Sunday
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8Nov16:47 → 9 Nov 04:17Wednesday
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11Nov22:46 → 12 Nov 09:29Saturday
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15Nov00:34 → 11:02Wednesday
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20Nov01:11 → 13:06Monday
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23Nov16:36 → 24 Nov 05:43Thursday
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27Nov13:10 → 28 Nov 02:17Monday
- December
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1Dec06:39 → 18:58Friday
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4Dec18:27 → 5 Dec 06:02Monday
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8Dec01:59 → 13:05Friday
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11Dec06:42 → 17:32Monday
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14Dec10:49 → 21:52Thursday
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19Dec19:08 → 20 Dec 07:44Tuesday
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23Dec13:57 → 24 Dec 03:13Saturday
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27Dec09:45 → 22:26Wednesday
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30Dec23:13 → 31 Dec 10:49Saturday
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.