ग्रह 2026 The grahas' vakri, udaya and asta, 2026
The five grahas that turn back and are lost in the Sun's light, in the order their moments come; each graha's page gives the rule and the rashi.
Mangala (Mars)
| Event | Moment (IST) |
|---|---|
| asta by longitude ends | Thu 26 Mar 2026 14:05 IST See the sky |
| udaya (Siddhanta, Ujjain) | Fri 24 Apr 2026 05:14 IST See the sky |
Budha (Mercury)
| Event | Moment (IST) |
|---|---|
| udaya (Siddhanta, Ujjain) | Sun 8 Feb 2026 18:56 IST See the sky |
| asta by longitude ends | Tue 10 Feb 2026 04:18 IST See the sky |
| turns vakri | Thu 26 Feb 2026 12:17 IST See the sky |
| asta by longitude begins | Sat 28 Feb 2026 22:08 IST See the sky |
| asta (Siddhanta, Ujjain) | Sun 1 Mar 2026 19:00 IST See the sky |
| asta by longitude ends | Fri 13 Mar 2026 22:11 IST See the sky |
| udaya (Siddhanta, Ujjain) | Sun 15 Mar 2026 06:03 IST See the sky |
| turns margi | Sat 21 Mar 2026 01:07 IST See the sky |
| asta (Siddhanta, Ujjain) | Fri 24 Apr 2026 05:22 IST See the sky |
| asta by longitude begins | Fri 1 May 2026 23:17 IST See the sky |
| udaya (Siddhanta, Ujjain) | Sun 24 May 2026 19:42 IST See the sky |
| asta by longitude ends | Tue 26 May 2026 23:24 IST See the sky |
| turns vakri | Mon 29 Jun 2026 23:06 IST See the sky |
| asta (Siddhanta, Ujjain) | Fri 3 Jul 2026 19:47 IST See the sky |
| asta by longitude begins | Sun 5 Jul 2026 09:12 IST See the sky |
| asta by longitude ends | Tue 21 Jul 2026 14:09 IST See the sky |
| udaya (Siddhanta, Ujjain) | Wed 22 Jul 2026 05:19 IST See the sky |
| turns margi | Fri 24 Jul 2026 04:26 IST See the sky |
| asta by longitude begins | Fri 14 Aug 2026 01:29 IST See the sky |
| asta (Siddhanta, Ujjain) | Sun 16 Aug 2026 05:27 IST See the sky |
| asta by longitude ends | Sun 13 Sep 2026 18:37 IST See the sky |
| udaya (Siddhanta, Ujjain) | Wed 23 Sep 2026 18:59 IST See the sky |
| turns vakri | Sat 24 Oct 2026 12:41 IST See the sky |
| asta (Siddhanta, Ujjain) | Tue 27 Oct 2026 18:22 IST See the sky |
| asta by longitude begins | Fri 30 Oct 2026 06:05 IST See the sky |
| udaya (Siddhanta, Ujjain) | Tue 10 Nov 2026 06:03 IST See the sky |
| asta by longitude ends | Tue 10 Nov 2026 15:54 IST See the sky |
| turns margi | Fri 13 Nov 2026 21:26 IST See the sky |
| asta by longitude begins | Mon 7 Dec 2026 00:56 IST See the sky |
| asta (Siddhanta, Ujjain) | Fri 11 Dec 2026 06:22 IST See the sky |
Guru (Jupiter)
| Event | Moment (IST) |
|---|---|
| turns margi | Wed 11 Mar 2026 09:22 IST See the sky |
| asta by longitude begins | Tue 14 Jul 2026 18:03 IST See the sky |
| asta (Siddhanta, Ujjain) | Tue 14 Jul 2026 19:43 IST See the sky |
| udaya (Siddhanta, Ujjain) | Wed 12 Aug 2026 05:32 IST See the sky |
| asta by longitude ends | Thu 13 Aug 2026 15:52 IST See the sky |
| turns vakri | Sun 13 Dec 2026 06:02 IST See the sky |
Shukra (Venus)
| Event | Moment (IST) |
|---|---|
| udaya (Siddhanta, Ujjain) | Fri 13 Feb 2026 18:47 IST See the sky |
| asta by longitude ends | Tue 17 Feb 2026 15:07 IST See the sky |
| turns vakri | Sat 3 Oct 2026 12:37 IST See the sky |
| asta (Siddhanta, Ujjain) | Mon 12 Oct 2026 18:24 IST See the sky |
| asta by longitude begins | Mon 19 Oct 2026 08:11 IST See the sky |
| udaya (Siddhanta, Ujjain) | Thu 29 Oct 2026 06:08 IST See the sky |
| asta by longitude ends | Thu 29 Oct 2026 09:36 IST See the sky |
| turns margi | Sat 14 Nov 2026 05:54 IST See the sky |
Shani (Saturn)
| Event | Moment (IST) |
|---|---|
| asta by longitude begins | Sat 7 Mar 2026 06:11 IST See the sky |
| asta (Siddhanta, Ujjain) | Tue 10 Mar 2026 19:10 IST See the sky |
| asta by longitude ends | Mon 13 Apr 2026 03:57 IST See the sky |
| udaya (Siddhanta, Ujjain) | Mon 20 Apr 2026 05:22 IST See the sky |
| turns vakri | Mon 27 Jul 2026 00:24 IST See the sky |
| turns margi | Fri 11 Dec 2026 05:57 IST See the sky |
How these are found
Vakri runs from the station where a graha's daily motion turns backward to the station where it turns forward again, each to the minute. Udaya and asta are by the Surya Siddhanta's rule (ch. ix, Burgess and Whitney 1860), read at Ujjain; the moment is the twilight in which the graha is first seen or first lost. Asta by longitude is while it is within its combustion distance of the Sun (BOB-Nakshatra's table, decision 37): Mangala 17° (8° while vakri), Budha 14° (12° while vakri), Guru 11°, Shukra 10° (8° while vakri), Shani 16°. Longitudes are sidereal (Lahiri) in the app's frame. What these mean for a chart is not given here.