Panchang · Bhadra · Palani

Next Bhadra begins Wed, 28 Oct, 2:37 pm

Bhadra is another name for Vishti karana, which comes eight times a month. Below is every Bhadra of the next two months with its residence, and what the texts say about it.

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Coming Bhadra periods

Times in IST. These instants are the same in every city; only the clock time changes with the city.

October 2026

Sun, 25 Oct, 11:56 am → 10:52 pm
Purnima, first half · Moon in Meena (changes sign during it)
Residence^†: Bhuloka (the earth) · This is the Bhadra almanacs leave out when choosing a time for a beginning.
10 hr 56 min
Wed, 28 Oct, 2:37 pm → 29 Oct, 1:07 am
Krishna Tritiya, second half · Moon in Vrishabha
Residence^†: Swarga (the heavens) · The texts say Bhadra in the heavens is not counted on earth.
10 hr 30 min
Sat, 31 Oct, 4:57 pm → 1 Nov, 3:52 am
Krishna Saptami, first half · Moon in Mithuna (changes sign during it)
Residence^†: Swarga (the heavens) · The texts say Bhadra in the heavens is not counted on earth.
10 hr 54 min

November 2026

Tue, 3 Nov, 11:26 pm → 4 Nov, 11:03 am
Krishna Dashami, second half · Moon in Simha
Residence^†: Bhuloka (the earth) · This is the Bhadra almanacs leave out when choosing a time for a beginning.
11 hr 37 min
Sat, 7 Nov, 10:48 am → 11:05 pm
Krishna Chaturdashi, first half · Moon in Kanya (changes sign during it)
Residence^†: Patala (the netherworld) · The texts say Bhadra in the netherworld is not counted on earth.
12 hr 17 min
Fri, 13 Nov, 7:24 am → 8:43 pm
Shukla Chaturthi, second half · Moon in Dhanu
Residence^†: Patala (the netherworld) · The texts say Bhadra in the netherworld is not counted on earth.
13 hr 18 min
Tue, 17 Nov, 4:20 am → 5:17 pm
Shukla Ashtami, first half · Moon in Makara (changes sign during it)
Residence^†: Patala (the netherworld) · The texts say Bhadra in the netherworld is not counted on earth.
12 hr 58 min
Fri, 20 Nov, 7:00 pm → 21 Nov, 6:32 am
Shukla Ekadashi, second half · Moon in Meena
Residence^†: Bhuloka (the earth) · This is the Bhadra almanacs leave out when choosing a time for a beginning.
11 hr 31 min
Mon, 23 Nov, 11:42 pm → 24 Nov, 10:05 am
Purnima, first half · Moon in Mesha (changes sign during it)
Residence^†: Swarga (the heavens) · The texts say Bhadra in the heavens is not counted on earth.
10 hr 23 min
Thu, 26 Nov, 11:30 pm → 27 Nov, 9:49 am
Krishna Tritiya, second half · Moon in Mithuna
Residence^†: Swarga (the heavens) · The texts say Bhadra in the heavens is not counted on earth.
10 hr 18 min
Mon, 30 Nov, 1:47 am → 12:55 pm
Krishna Saptami, first half · Moon in Karka (changes sign during it)
Residence^†: Bhuloka (the earth) · This is the Bhadra almanacs leave out when choosing a time for a beginning.
11 hr 8 min

December 2026

Thu, 3 Dec, 10:54 am → 11:04 pm
Krishna Dashami, second half · Moon in Kanya
Residence^†: Patala (the netherworld) · The texts say Bhadra in the netherworld is not counted on earth.
12 hr 10 min
Mon, 7 Dec, 2:22 am → 3:15 pm
Krishna Chaturdashi, first half · Moon in Tula (changes sign during it)
Residence^†: Patala (the netherworld) · The texts say Bhadra in the netherworld is not counted on earth.
12 hr 53 min
Sun, 13 Dec, 3:28 am → 4:48 pm
Shukla Chaturthi, second half · Moon in Makara
Residence^†: Patala (the netherworld) · The texts say Bhadra in the netherworld is not counted on earth.
13 hr 20 min
Wed, 16 Dec, 10:46 pm → 17 Dec, 11:12 am
Shukla Ashtami, first half · Moon in Kumbha (changes sign during it)
Residence^†: Bhuloka (the earth) · This is the Bhadra almanacs leave out when choosing a time for a beginning.
12 hr 26 min
Sun, 20 Dec, 9:18 am → 8:15 pm
Shukla Ekadashi, second half · Moon in Mesha
Residence^†: Swarga (the heavens) · The texts say Bhadra in the heavens is not counted on earth.
10 hr 57 min
Wed, 23 Dec, 10:47 am → 8:53 pm
Purnima, first half · Moon in Vrishabha (changes sign during it)
Residence^†: Swarga (the heavens) · The texts say Bhadra in the heavens is not counted on earth.
10 hr 6 min

† Practice varies. Not every almanac applies the residence rule: some leave out every Bhadra alike, and some distinguish its head (mukha) and tail (puchha). When the Moon changes sign during a Bhadra, the sign at its middle is used here.

See also: Bhadra (glossary) · Karana · Raksha Bandhan · Holika Dahan · Panchak

A day’s Bhadra also shows on that day’s panchang: Today

Understand

What Bhadra is

A karana is half a tithi. Seven movable karanas repeat in turn, and the seventh is Vishti, also called Bhadra. It comes eight times a lunar month: in the second half of Shukla Chaturthi and Ekadashi, the first half of Ashtami and Purnima; the second half of Krishna Tritiya and Dashami, and the first half of Saptami and Chaturdashi. Each lasts about 11 to 13 hours.

What the texts say

Texts such as the Muhurta Chintamani leave out Vishti karana when choosing the time for a new beginning such as a wedding, moving into a house or setting out on a journey. Raksha Bandhan and Holika Dahan are also timed to fall outside Bhadra. The same texts say Bhadra’s residence is set by the Moon’s rasi, and only a Bhadra residing on earth (Bhuloka) is counted.

Where Bhadra resides

With the Moon in Mesha, Vrishabha, Mithuna or Vrishchika, Bhadra is said to reside in the heavens (Swarga); in Kanya, Tula, Dhanu or Makara, in the netherworld (Patala); in Karka, Simha, Kumbha or Meena, on earth. The texts do not count a Bhadra of the heavens or the netherworld for earthly work.

How this is calculated

Sun and Moon from NASA JPL’s DE421 ephemeris. Karanas are 6° steps of the Moon–Sun elongation; each boundary instant is found exactly. The residence uses the Moon’s sidereal (Lahiri) rasi at the middle of the Bhadra.