2Fri
October 2026
Begins: 10:16 am, 2 Oct
Ends: 9:07 pm, 2 Oct
Duration: 10h 51m
Ashubha (inauspicious)•Inauspicious Timings · Any time of the day or night · Vishti karana, half a tithi
Bhadra
The Vishti karana, half a tithi long, traditionally avoided for auspicious work.
Next occurrence
11:56 am, 25 Oct
BeginsSun, 25 Oct, 11:56 am
EndsSun, 25 Oct, 10:53 pm
Duration10h 57m
October 2026 Schedule
Place: India
5–6Mon–Tue
5–6 October
Begins: 2:59 pm, 5 Oct
Ends: 2:08 am, 6 Oct
Duration: 11h 9m
8–9Thu–Fri
8–9 October
Begins: 10:16 pm, 8 Oct
Ends: 9:53 am, 9 Oct
Duration: 11h 37m
14–15Wed–Thu
14–15 October
Begins: 12:17 pm, 14 Oct
Ends: 1:14 am, 15 Oct
Duration: 12h 57m
18Sun
October 2026
Begins: 8:29 am, 18 Oct
Ends: 9:43 pm, 18 Oct
Duration: 13h 14m
22Thu
October 2026
Begins: 2:36 am, 22 Oct
Ends: 2:48 pm, 22 Oct
Duration: 12h 12m
25Sun
October 2026
Next occurrenceBegins: 11:56 am, 25 Oct
Ends: 10:53 pm, 25 Oct
Duration: 10h 57m
28–29Wed–Thu
28–29 October
Begins: 2:37 pm, 28 Oct
Ends: 1:07 am, 29 Oct
Duration: 10h 30m
31–1Sat–Sun
31 October – 1 November
Begins: 4:58 pm, 31 Oct
Ends: 3:52 am, 1 Nov
Duration: 10h 54m
About Bhadra
Bhadra is the karana called Vishti. Every tithi has two karanas, one for each half, and Vishti comes eight times in a lunar month: in the second half of Shukla Chaturthi and Ekadashi and of Krishna Tritiya and Dashami, and in the first half of Shukla Ashtami and Purnima and of Krishna Saptami and Chaturdashi.
- Any time of the day or night
- Vishti karana, half a tithi
- About 12 hours
- Avoided for auspicious work
A karana is half a tithi, so Bhadra lasts about 12 hours, a little more or less, and can begin at any hour of the day or night. The times here are worked out from the positions of the Sun and the Moon.
What is avoided
Raksha Bandhan and Holika Dahan are timed to avoid Bhadra, and weddings, griha pravesh and new ventures are not begun in it. Some traditions hold that only the Bhadra of certain Moon signs, when Bhadra is said to be on earth, is harmful; this page shows every Bhadra.
This is traditional calendar guidance, not a guarantee of any outcome. Panchang traditions differ on these periods; for a particular ceremony, ask your family priest or follow your own panchang.
Times are worked out for the place you have chosen (India until you choose one). For the whole day at your place, open the daily panchang.