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Bhadra Today — Is Bhadra (Vishti) On Now?
Bhadra — the Vishti karana — the half-lunar-day set aside for inauspicious work.
Bhadra, formally called Vishti, is one of the eleven karanas or half lunar days. Tradition avoids auspicious beginnings while it is active. It occurs twice in most weeks and lasts about half a tithi. The effect depends on two details shown above: Bhadra’s residence, and the Mukha (face) and Punchha (tail) portions of the period.
In force now
Yes. Bhadra is running right now.
- Current window
- Sun 25 Oct 2026, 11:56 AM → 10:52 PM
- Ends
- 10:52 PM · Sun 25 Oct 2026
Times are calculated for Ujjain, the traditional Indian reference. The lunar factors hold across India; only sunrise-based times vary by location.
Today’s Bhadra in detail
- Vishti (Bhadra) span
- Sun 25 Oct 2026, 11:56 AM → 10:52 PM
- Bhadra Vasa: where it resides
- Prithvi — the earth — this is the form to genuinely plan around
- Mukha: the face to avoid
- 8:08 PM – 9:58 PM
- Punchha: the auspicious tail
- 7:03 PM – 8:08 PM
Vishti, Bhadra, and why one thing has two names
A karana is half a tithi, so two occur during each lunar day and eleven distinct karanas cycle through the month. The seventh movable karana is Vishti, commonly known as Bhadra. Tradition personifies her as a quick-tempered daughter of the Sun whom Brahma assigned a fixed place in the calendar, making her disruptive periods predictable. Vishti and Bhadra are two names for the same window.
The Vasa — where Bhadra is residing
Bhadra’s residence (Vasa) is determined by the Moon’s sign during the period. In Cancer, Leo, Aquarius or Pisces, Bhadra is on earth (Prithvi or Mrityu-loka), so the caution applies fully. In Aries, Taurus, Gemini or Scorpio she resides in heaven (Swarga); in Virgo, Libra, Sagittarius or Capricorn she resides in the netherworld (Patala). In those two cases she faces elsewhere and is treated as effectively harmless for earthly work. Only earth-facing Bhadra needs to be planned around.
Mukha and Punchha — the face and the tail
Even earth-facing Bhadra is not equally inauspicious throughout. The period is divided into thirty equal parts and six limbs in a fixed order: Hridaya (heart), Nabhi (navel), Kati (waist), Punchha (tail), Mukha (face) and Kantha (throat). Mukha spans five parts and is avoided completely. Punchha spans the three parts immediately before it and is considered auspicious, even during Bhadra. Priests may use this exception when a rite cannot be postponed. The panel above calculates both periods to the minute.
What Bhadra affects — and what it does not
The caution applies to important beginnings such as marriage, housewarming, a first journey, signing or buying something significant, and starting a business. Work already in progress, daily duties, medical treatment and worship are unaffected. Holika Dahan and Raksha Bandhan are timed to begin after Bhadra ends rather than being cancelled.
FAQ
What is Bhadra?
Bhadra is the Vishti karana — one of the eleven half-lunar-days — classically set aside for inauspicious work. It recurs about twice a week and lasts roughly half a tithi.
What is the difference between Bhadra and Vishti?
None. Vishti is the karana’s formal name and Bhadra is the name almost everyone uses for it.
What is Bhadra Punchha?
Punchha is the “tail” of Bhadra — three of its thirty parts, immediately before the Mukha (face). Work begun in the Punchha is held to succeed even though Bhadra is running, which is why it is the window a priest will look for when a rite cannot be postponed.
Is every Bhadra inauspicious?
No. Only the Bhadra whose Moon sits in Cancer, Leo, Aquarius or Pisces faces the earth; the others reside in Swarga or Patala and are treated as effectively non-obstructive for work down here.
What should be avoided during Bhadra?
Important beginnings — a wedding, a housewarming, an important journey, signing or buying, launching a venture. Ongoing work, worship, study and medical care are not affected.
Related timings
Daily Panchang by city
Today’s tithi, nakshatra and timings for major Indian cities.