बुध 2028 Budha (Mercury): vakri, udaya and asta, 2028
When Budha (Mercury) turns back (vakri) and forward (margi) in 2028, 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 |
|---|---|
| Mon 24 Jan 2028 16:32 IST at Makara 25°27′ See the sky | Mon 14 Feb 2028 18:13 IST at Makara 9°44′ See the sky |
| Sun 21 May 2028 14:10 IST at Vrishabha 22°03′ See the sky | Wed 14 Jun 2028 11:37 IST at Vrishabha 13°30′ See the sky |
| Tue 19 Sep 2028 21:58 IST at Kanya 24°20′ See the sky | Wed 11 Oct 2028 16:01 IST at Kanya 9°13′ 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 | Mon 3 Jan 2028 18:30 IST See the sky |
| Asta: lost in the Sun's rays in the west | Fri 28 Jan 2028 18:41 IST See the sky |
| Udaya: first seen in the east before sunrise | Tue 8 Feb 2028 06:30 IST See the sky |
| Asta: lost in the Sun's rays in the east | Sun 19 Mar 2028 05:56 IST See the sky |
| Udaya: first seen in the west after sunset | Sun 23 Apr 2028 19:29 IST See the sky |
| Asta: lost in the Sun's rays in the west | Fri 26 May 2028 19:33 IST See the sky |
| Udaya: first seen in the east before sunrise | Thu 15 Jun 2028 05:03 IST See the sky |
| Asta: lost in the Sun's rays in the east | Sat 15 Jul 2028 05:14 IST See the sky |
| Udaya: first seen in the west after sunset | Fri 11 Aug 2028 19:39 IST See the sky |
| Asta: lost in the Sun's rays in the west | Mon 18 Sep 2028 19:03 IST See the sky |
| Udaya: first seen in the east before sunrise | Mon 9 Oct 2028 05:46 IST See the sky |
| Asta: lost in the Sun's rays in the east | Tue 31 Oct 2028 05:55 IST See the sky |
| Udaya: first seen in the west after sunset | Fri 15 Dec 2028 18:20 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 |
|---|---|
| Wed 17 Nov 2027 04:46 IST See the sky | Wed 5 Jan 2028 11:05 IST See the sky |
| Thu 27 Jan 2028 13:44 IST See the sky | Tue 8 Feb 2028 05:44 IST See the sky |
| Tue 28 Mar 2028 11:41 IST See the sky | Tue 25 Apr 2028 02:04 IST See the sky |
| Wed 24 May 2028 19:32 IST See the sky | Sat 10 Jun 2028 20:10 IST See the sky |
| Thu 13 Jul 2028 06:03 IST See the sky | Tue 8 Aug 2028 16:06 IST See the sky |
| Tue 26 Sep 2028 17:06 IST See the sky | Mon 9 Oct 2028 01:59 IST See the sky |
| Sat 28 Oct 2028 15:53 IST See the sky | Sat 16 Dec 2028 00:03 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)