In 2026 the eight non-Moon grahas make 82 notable moves. The big, slow shifts: Jupiter enters Cancer, Jupiter enters Leo, Rahu enters Capricorn, Ketu enters Cancer. Retrogrades come from Mercury, Saturn, Venus, Jupiter. Full calendar below.
| Date | Planet | Transit | Rāśi (sign) | Nakshatra · pada | Status | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | ||||||
| Tue13Jan | Venus | Sign change | ♐︎ Sagittarius♑︎ Capricorn | Uttara Ashadha · 2 | ☀ Combust | A fresh chapter for love, beauty & pleasure — Venus leaves Sagittarius for Capricorn. |
| Wed14Jan | Sun | Sign change | ♐︎ Sagittarius♑︎ Capricorn | Uttara Ashadha · 2 | — | A fresh chapter for vitality, authority & the self — Sun leaves Sagittarius for Capricorn. |
| Fri16Jan | Mars | Sign change | ♐︎ Sagittarius♑︎ Capricorn | Uttara Ashadha · 2 | ☀ Combust | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Sagittarius for Capricorn. |
| Sat17Jan | Mercury | Sign change | ♐︎ Sagittarius♑︎ Capricorn | Uttara Ashadha · 2 | ☀ Combust | A fresh chapter for thought, speech & commerce — Mercury leaves Sagittarius for Capricorn. |
| February | ||||||
| Tue3Feb | Mercury | Sign change | ♑︎ Capricorn♒︎ Aquarius | Dhanishtha · 3 | ☀ Combust | A fresh chapter for thought, speech & commerce — Mercury leaves Capricorn for Aquarius. |
| Fri6Feb | Venus | Sign change | ♑︎ Capricorn♒︎ Aquarius | Dhanishtha · 3 | ☀ Combust | A fresh chapter for love, beauty & pleasure — Venus leaves Capricorn for Aquarius. |
| Tue10Feb | Mercury | Combust clears | Aquarius | Shatabhisha · 2 | — | Mercury steps clear of the Sun — its light, and its significations, return. |
| Fri13Feb | Sun | Sign change | ♑︎ Capricorn♒︎ Aquarius | Dhanishtha · 3 | — | A fresh chapter for vitality, authority & the self — Sun leaves Capricorn for Aquarius. |
| Tue17Feb | Venus | Combust clears | Aquarius | Shatabhisha · 3 | — | Venus steps clear of the Sun — its light, and its significations, return. |
| Mon23Feb | Mars | Sign change | ♑︎ Capricorn♒︎ Aquarius | Dhanishtha · 3 | ☀ Combust | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Capricorn for Aquarius. |
| Thu26Feb | Mercury | Retrograde | Aquarius | Purva Bhadrapada · 3 | ℞ Retro | Mercury turns retrograde — a spell to revisit and refine thought, speech & commerce, not to begin. |
| Fri27Feb | Mercury | Combust begins | Aquarius | Purva Bhadrapada · 3 | ℞ Retro☀ Combust | Mercury slips into the Sun's glare — its themes dim and turn erratic for a while. |
| March | ||||||
| Mon2Mar | Venus | Sign change | ♒︎ Aquarius♓︎ Pisces | Purva Bhadrapada · 4 | — | A fresh chapter for love, beauty & pleasure — Venus leaves Aquarius for Pisces. |
| Sun8Mar | Saturn | Combust begins | Pisces | Uttara Bhadrapada · 2 | ☀ Combust | Saturn slips into the Sun's glare — its themes dim and turn erratic for a while. |
| Wed11Mar | Jupiter | Direct | Gemini | Punarvasu · 1 | — | Jupiter turns direct — growth, wisdom & fortune picks the thread back up and moves forward. |
| Sun15Mar | Sun | Sign change | ♒︎ Aquarius♓︎ Pisces | Purva Bhadrapada · 4 | — | A fresh chapter for vitality, authority & the self — Sun leaves Aquarius for Pisces. |
| Sun15Mar | Mercury | Combust clears | Aquarius | Shatabhisha · 3 | ℞ Retro | Mercury steps clear of the Sun — its light, and its significations, return. |
| Sat21Mar | Mercury | Direct | Aquarius | Shatabhisha · 3 | — | Mercury turns direct — thought, speech & commerce picks the thread back up and moves forward. |
| Thu26Mar | Venus | Sign change | ♓︎ Pisces♈︎ Aries | Ashwini · 1 | — | A fresh chapter for love, beauty & pleasure — Venus leaves Pisces for Aries. |
| Thu26Mar | Mars | Combust clears | Aquarius | Purva Bhadrapada · 2 | — | Mars steps clear of the Sun — its light, and its significations, return. |
| April | ||||||
| Thu2Apr | Mars | Sign change | ♒︎ Aquarius♓︎ Pisces | Purva Bhadrapada · 4 | — | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Aquarius for Pisces. |
| Sat11Apr | Mercury | Sign change | ♒︎ Aquarius♓︎ Pisces | Purva Bhadrapada · 4 | — | A fresh chapter for thought, speech & commerce — Mercury leaves Aquarius for Pisces. |
| Sun12Apr | Saturn | Combust clears | Pisces | Uttara Bhadrapada · 3 | — | Saturn steps clear of the Sun — its light, and its significations, return. |
| Tue14Apr | Sun | Sign change | ♓︎ Pisces♈︎ Aries | Ashwini · 1 | — | A fresh chapter for vitality, authority & the self — Sun leaves Pisces for Aries. |
| Sun19Apr | Venus | Sign change | ♈︎ Aries♉︎ Taurus | Krittika · 2 | — | A fresh chapter for love, beauty & pleasure — Venus leaves Aries for Taurus. |
| Thu30Apr | Mercury | Sign change | ♓︎ Pisces♈︎ Aries | Ashwini · 1 | — | A fresh chapter for thought, speech & commerce — Mercury leaves Pisces for Aries. |
| May | ||||||
| Sat2May | Mercury | Combust begins | Aries | Ashwini · 1 | ☀ Combust | Mercury slips into the Sun's glare — its themes dim and turn erratic for a while. |
| Mon11May | Mars | Sign change | ♓︎ Pisces♈︎ Aries | Ashwini · 1 | — | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Pisces for Aries. |
| Thu14May | Venus | Sign change | ♉︎ Taurus♊︎ Gemini | Mrigashira · 3 | — | A fresh chapter for love, beauty & pleasure — Venus leaves Taurus for Gemini. |
| Fri15May | Mercury | Sign change | ♈︎ Aries♉︎ Taurus | Krittika · 2 | ☀ Combust | A fresh chapter for thought, speech & commerce — Mercury leaves Aries for Taurus. |
| Fri15May | Sun | Sign change | ♈︎ Aries♉︎ Taurus | Krittika · 2 | — | A fresh chapter for vitality, authority & the self — Sun leaves Aries for Taurus. |
| Wed27May | Mercury | Combust clears | Taurus | Mrigashira · 1 | — | Mercury steps clear of the Sun — its light, and its significations, return. |
| Fri29May | Mercury | Sign change | ♉︎ Taurus♊︎ Gemini | Mrigashira · 3 | — | A fresh chapter for thought, speech & commerce — Mercury leaves Taurus for Gemini. |
| June | ||||||
| Tue2Jun | Jupiter | Sign change | ♊︎ Gemini♋︎ Cancer | Punarvasu · 4 | — | A fresh chapter for growth, wisdom & fortune — Jupiter leaves Gemini for Cancer. |
| Mon8Jun | Venus | Sign change | ♊︎ Gemini♋︎ Cancer | Punarvasu · 4 | — | A fresh chapter for love, beauty & pleasure — Venus leaves Gemini for Cancer. |
| Mon15Jun | Sun | Sign change | ♉︎ Taurus♊︎ Gemini | Mrigashira · 3 | — | A fresh chapter for vitality, authority & the self — Sun leaves Taurus for Gemini. |
| Sun21Jun | Mars | Sign change | ♈︎ Aries♉︎ Taurus | Krittika · 2 | — | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Aries for Taurus. |
| Mon22Jun | Mercury | Sign change | ♊︎ Gemini♋︎ Cancer | Punarvasu · 4 | — | A fresh chapter for thought, speech & commerce — Mercury leaves Gemini for Cancer. |
| Mon29Jun | Mercury | Retrograde | Cancer | Punarvasu · 4 | ℞ Retro | Mercury turns retrograde — a spell to revisit and refine thought, speech & commerce, not to begin. |
| July | ||||||
| Fri3Jul | Mercury | Combust begins | Cancer | Punarvasu · 4 | ℞ Retro☀ Combust | Mercury slips into the Sun's glare — its themes dim and turn erratic for a while. |
| Sat4Jul | Venus | Sign change | ♋︎ Cancer♌︎ Leo | Magha · 1 | — | A fresh chapter for love, beauty & pleasure — Venus leaves Cancer for Leo. |
| Tue7Jul | Mercury | Sign change | ♋︎ Cancer♊︎ Gemini | Punarvasu · 3 | ℞ Retro☀ Combust | A fresh chapter for thought, speech & commerce — Mercury leaves Cancer for Gemini. |
| Tue14Jul | Jupiter | Combust begins | Cancer | Pushya · 2 | ☀ Combust | Jupiter slips into the Sun's glare — its themes dim and turn erratic for a while. |
| Fri17Jul | Sun | Sign change | ♊︎ Gemini♋︎ Cancer | Punarvasu · 4 | — | A fresh chapter for vitality, authority & the self — Sun leaves Gemini for Cancer. |
| Thu23Jul | Mercury | Combust clears | Gemini | Punarvasu · 1 | ℞ Retro | Mercury steps clear of the Sun — its light, and its significations, return. |
| Fri24Jul | Mercury | Direct | Gemini | Punarvasu · 1 | — | Mercury turns direct — thought, speech & commerce picks the thread back up and moves forward. |
| Mon27Jul | Saturn | Retrograde | Pisces | Revati · 2 | ℞ Retro | Saturn turns retrograde — a spell to revisit and refine discipline, time & karma, not to begin. |
| August | ||||||
| Sat1Aug | Venus | Sign change | ♌︎ Leo♍︎ Virgo | Uttara Phalguni · 2 | — | A fresh chapter for love, beauty & pleasure — Venus leaves Leo for Virgo. |
| Sun2Aug | Mars | Sign change | ♉︎ Taurus♊︎ Gemini | Mrigashira · 3 | — | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Taurus for Gemini. |
| Wed5Aug | Mercury | Sign change | ♊︎ Gemini♋︎ Cancer | Punarvasu · 4 | — | A fresh chapter for thought, speech & commerce — Mercury leaves Gemini for Cancer. |
| Thu13Aug | Jupiter | Combust clears | Cancer | Pushya · 4 | — | Jupiter steps clear of the Sun — its light, and its significations, return. |
| Fri14Aug | Mercury | Combust begins | Cancer | Pushya · 3 | ☀ Combust | Mercury slips into the Sun's glare — its themes dim and turn erratic for a while. |
| Mon17Aug | Sun | Sign change | ♋︎ Cancer♌︎ Leo | Magha · 1 | — | A fresh chapter for vitality, authority & the self — Sun leaves Cancer for Leo. |
| Sat22Aug | Mercury | Sign change | ♋︎ Cancer♌︎ Leo | Magha · 1 | ☀ Combust | A fresh chapter for thought, speech & commerce — Mercury leaves Cancer for Leo. |
| September | ||||||
| Wed2Sep | Venus | Sign change | ♍︎ Virgo♎︎ Libra | Chitra · 3 | — | A fresh chapter for love, beauty & pleasure — Venus leaves Virgo for Libra. |
| Mon7Sep | Mercury | Sign change | ♌︎ Leo♍︎ Virgo | Uttara Phalguni · 2 | ☀ Combust | A fresh chapter for thought, speech & commerce — Mercury leaves Leo for Virgo. |
| Sun13Sep | Mercury | Combust clears | Virgo | Hasta · 1 | — | Mercury steps clear of the Sun — its light, and its significations, return. |
| Thu17Sep | Sun | Sign change | ♌︎ Leo♍︎ Virgo | Uttara Phalguni · 2 | — | A fresh chapter for vitality, authority & the self — Sun leaves Leo for Virgo. |
| Fri18Sep | Mars | Sign change | ♊︎ Gemini♋︎ Cancer | Punarvasu · 4 | — | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Gemini for Cancer. |
| Sat26Sep | Mercury | Sign change | ♍︎ Virgo♎︎ Libra | Chitra · 3 | — | A fresh chapter for thought, speech & commerce — Mercury leaves Virgo for Libra. |
| October | ||||||
| Sat3Oct | Venus | Retrograde | Libra | Swati · 3 | ℞ Retro | Venus turns retrograde — a spell to revisit and refine love, beauty & pleasure, not to begin. |
| Sat17Oct | Sun | Sign change | ♍︎ Virgo♎︎ Libra | Chitra · 3 | — | A fresh chapter for vitality, authority & the self — Sun leaves Virgo for Libra. |
| Sun18Oct | Venus | Combust begins | Libra | Swati · 2 | ℞ Retro☀ Combust | Venus slips into the Sun's glare — its themes dim and turn erratic for a while. |
| Sat24Oct | Mercury | Retrograde | Libra | Vishakha · 3 | ℞ Retro | Mercury turns retrograde — a spell to revisit and refine thought, speech & commerce, not to begin. |
| Thu29Oct | Mercury | Combust begins | Libra | Vishakha · 2 | ℞ Retro☀ Combust | Mercury slips into the Sun's glare — its themes dim and turn erratic for a while. |
| Fri30Oct | Venus | Combust clears | Libra | Chitra · 3 | ℞ Retro | Venus steps clear of the Sun — its light, and its significations, return. |
| Sat31Oct | Jupiter | Sign change | ♋︎ Cancer♌︎ Leo | Magha · 1 | — | A fresh chapter for growth, wisdom & fortune — Jupiter leaves Cancer for Leo. |
| November | ||||||
| Fri6Nov | Venus | Sign change | ♎︎ Libra♍︎ Virgo | Chitra · 2 | ℞ Retro | A fresh chapter for love, beauty & pleasure — Venus leaves Libra for Virgo. |
| Thu12Nov | Mercury | Combust clears | Libra | Swati · 2 | ℞ Retro | Mercury steps clear of the Sun — its light, and its significations, return. |
| Thu12Nov | Mars | Sign change | ♋︎ Cancer♌︎ Leo | Magha · 1 | — | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Cancer for Leo. |
| Fri13Nov | Mercury | Direct | Libra | Swati · 2 | — | Mercury turns direct — thought, speech & commerce picks the thread back up and moves forward. |
| Sat14Nov | Venus | Direct | Virgo | Chitra · 2 | — | Venus turns direct — love, beauty & pleasure picks the thread back up and moves forward. |
| Mon16Nov | Sun | Sign change | ♎︎ Libra♏︎ Scorpio | Vishakha · 4 | — | A fresh chapter for vitality, authority & the self — Sun leaves Libra for Scorpio. |
| Sun22Nov | Venus | Sign change | ♍︎ Virgo♎︎ Libra | Chitra · 3 | — | A fresh chapter for love, beauty & pleasure — Venus leaves Virgo for Libra. |
| Wed25Nov | Rahu | Sign change | ♒︎ Aquarius♑︎ Capricorn | Dhanishtha · 2 | — | A fresh chapter for ambition, obsession & the unusual — Rahu leaves Aquarius for Capricorn. |
| Wed25Nov | Ketu | Sign change | ♌︎ Leo♋︎ Cancer | Ashlesha · 4 | — | A fresh chapter for detachment, insight & the past — Ketu leaves Leo for Cancer. |
| December | ||||||
| Wed2Dec | Mercury | Sign change | ♎︎ Libra♏︎ Scorpio | Vishakha · 4 | — | A fresh chapter for thought, speech & commerce — Mercury leaves Libra for Scorpio. |
| Mon7Dec | Mercury | Combust begins | Scorpio | Anuradha · 1 | ☀ Combust | Mercury slips into the Sun's glare — its themes dim and turn erratic for a while. |
| Fri11Dec | Saturn | Direct | Pisces | Uttara Bhadrapada · 4 | — | Saturn turns direct — discipline, time & karma picks the thread back up and moves forward. |
| Sun13Dec | Jupiter | Retrograde | Leo | Magha · 1 | ℞ Retro | Jupiter turns retrograde — a spell to revisit and refine growth, wisdom & fortune, not to begin. |
| Wed16Dec | Sun | Sign change | ♏︎ Scorpio♐︎ Sagittarius | Mula · 1 | — | A fresh chapter for vitality, authority & the self — Sun leaves Scorpio for Sagittarius. |
| Tue22Dec | Mercury | Sign change | ♏︎ Scorpio♐︎ Sagittarius | Mula · 1 | ☀ Combust | A fresh chapter for thought, speech & commerce — Mercury leaves Scorpio for Sagittarius. |
Every ingress (from → to), retrograde/direct station and combustion begin/end — computed from full-precision VSOP87B ephemerides with the Lahiri ayanamsa. The Status column carries a planet's ongoing retrograde / combustion until it changes. Dates are IST and may shift a day for your timezone.
The live transit board shows where every planet — the Moon included — is right now, on a gochar chart, and lets you step to any month or year.
Open the live transit board →The slow-planet sign changes shape the year: Jupiter → Cancer, Jupiter → Leo, Rahu → Capricorn, Ketu → Cancer. Mercury through Saturn also turn retrograde and direct, and each planet moves in and out of combustion — all dated in the table above.
A transit is where a planet is in the sky at a given time, as opposed to where it was at your birth. Vedic astrology reads these moving positions — which sign and nakshatra each graha occupies, and whether it is retrograde or combust — to time the texture of a period.
A planet stays retrograde from its retrograde station until its direct station, and combust while it is within a few degrees of the Sun. The Status column flags that ongoing state on every event in between — so a sign change that happens while a planet is still retrograde is marked as such.
Positions use the Lahiri ayanamsa from full-precision VSOP87B ephemerides. The eight non-Moon grahas are listed (Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu); the Moon changes sign every ~2¼ days, so it is shown on the live board instead.