शुक्र 2026 Shukra (Venus): vakri, udaya and asta, 2026
When Shukra (Venus) 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 |
|---|---|
| Sat 3 Oct 2026 12:37 IST at Tula 14°15′ See the sky | Sat 14 Nov 2026 05:54 IST at Kanya 28°38′ 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 | Fri 13 Feb 2026 18:47 IST See the sky |
| Asta: lost in the Sun's rays in the west | Mon 12 Oct 2026 18:24 IST See the sky |
| Udaya: first seen in the east before sunrise | Thu 29 Oct 2026 06:08 IST See the sky |
Asta by longitude
Within 10° (8° while vakri) of the Sun, as the graha's card in the app shows it.
| Asta from | Until |
|---|---|
| Wed 26 Nov 2025 11:48 IST See the sky | Tue 17 Feb 2026 15:07 IST See the sky |
| Mon 19 Oct 2026 08:11 IST See the sky | Thu 29 Oct 2026 09:36 IST See the sky |
How these are found
Vakri runs from the station where Shukra'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 Shukra is within 10° (8° 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: Shukra now, its trail and stations on the band
- TODAY: every graha's state now, vakri and asta
- MY CHART: Shukra over your own chart (gochara)