बुध 2026 Budha (Mercury): vakri, udaya and asta, 2026
When Budha (Mercury) turns back (vakri) and forward (margi) in 2026, when it is first seen and lost beside the Sun, and when it is within the Sun's combustion distance, in Indian Standard Time.
Vakri (retrograde)
| Turns vakri | Turns margi |
|---|---|
| Thu 26 Feb 2026 12:17 IST at Kumbha 28°20′ See the sky | Sat 21 Mar 2026 01:07 IST at Kumbha 14°16′ See the sky |
| Mon 29 Jun 2026 23:06 IST at Karka 2°02′ See the sky | Fri 24 Jul 2026 04:26 IST at Mithuna 22°05′ See the sky |
| Sat 24 Oct 2026 12:41 IST at Tula 26°45′ See the sky | Fri 13 Nov 2026 21:26 IST at Tula 10°48′ See the sky |
Udaya and asta, by the Surya Siddhanta
Seen from Ujjain, by the Siddhanta's degrees of time (ch. ix).
| Udaya or asta | Moment (IST) |
|---|---|
| Udaya: first seen in the west after sunset | Sun 8 Feb 2026 18:56 IST See the sky |
| Asta: lost in the Sun's rays in the west | Sun 1 Mar 2026 19:00 IST See the sky |
| Udaya: first seen in the east before sunrise | Sun 15 Mar 2026 06:03 IST See the sky |
| Asta: lost in the Sun's rays in the east | Fri 24 Apr 2026 05:22 IST See the sky |
| Udaya: first seen in the west after sunset | Sun 24 May 2026 19:42 IST See the sky |
| Asta: lost in the Sun's rays in the west | Fri 3 Jul 2026 19:47 IST See the sky |
| Udaya: first seen in the east before sunrise | Wed 22 Jul 2026 05:19 IST See the sky |
| Asta: lost in the Sun's rays in the east | Sun 16 Aug 2026 05:27 IST See the sky |
| Udaya: first seen in the west after sunset | Wed 23 Sep 2026 18:59 IST See the sky |
| Asta: lost in the Sun's rays in the west | Tue 27 Oct 2026 18:22 IST See the sky |
| Udaya: first seen in the east before sunrise | Tue 10 Nov 2026 06:03 IST See the sky |
| Asta: lost in the Sun's rays in the east | Fri 11 Dec 2026 06:22 IST See the sky |
Asta by longitude
Within 14° (12° while vakri) of the Sun, as the graha's card in the app shows it.
| Asta from | Until |
|---|---|
| Sun 28 Dec 2025 00:16 IST See the sky | Tue 10 Feb 2026 04:18 IST See the sky |
| Sat 28 Feb 2026 22:08 IST See the sky | Fri 13 Mar 2026 22:11 IST See the sky |
| Fri 1 May 2026 23:17 IST See the sky | Tue 26 May 2026 23:24 IST See the sky |
| Sun 5 Jul 2026 09:12 IST See the sky | Tue 21 Jul 2026 14:09 IST See the sky |
| Fri 14 Aug 2026 01:29 IST See the sky | Sun 13 Sep 2026 18:37 IST See the sky |
| Fri 30 Oct 2026 06:05 IST See the sky | Tue 10 Nov 2026 15:54 IST See the sky |
| Mon 7 Dec 2026 00:56 IST See the sky | Sat 23 Jan 2027 18:52 IST See the sky |
How these are found
Vakri runs from the station where Budha's daily motion turns backward to the station where it turns forward again, each found to the minute from the app's own positions. Udaya and asta are by the Surya Siddhanta's rule (ch. ix, Burgess and Whitney 1860): the degrees of time between the Sun's and the graha's crossing of the horizon against the graha's own limit (Guru 11, Shani 15, Mangala 17, Shukra 8 or 10, Budha 12 or 14), read at Ujjain; the moment given is the twilight in which it is first seen or first lost, as the app's time-by-events steps to it. Asta by longitude is while Budha is within 14° (12° while vakri) of the Sun (the combustion table of BOB-Nakshatra, decision 37), as the graha's card in the app shows it. Longitudes are sidereal (Lahiri) in the app's frame. What a vakri or asta graha means for a chart is not given here.
In the app
- SKY: Budha now, its trail and stations on the band
- TODAY: every graha's state now, vakri and asta
- MY CHART: Budha over your own chart (gochara)