Vedic (sidereal) planet positions · 16 Oct 2026

Planet positions on 16 Oct 2026

Moon in Mula 2, Dhanu (Sagittarius) · Shukla Shashthi · retrograde: Venus, Saturn. At the 09:30 ET market open, New York.

Changes during the day

No planet changes sign or nakshatra on this day.

Sign (rashi) and nakshatra changes and retrograde stations from midnight to midnight New York time, to the minute.

Sky at the open

The nine grahas

PlanetSignDegreeNakshatra
SunKanya (Virgo)29°00′Chitra 2
MoonDhanu (Sagittarius)6°04′Mula 2
MarsKarka (Cancer) debilitated16°17′Pushya 4
MercuryTula (Libra)23°31′Vishakha 2
JupiterKarka (Cancer) exalted27°59′Ashlesha 4
Venus (R)Tula (Libra)10°52′Swati 2
Saturn (R)Meena (Pisces)16°09′Uttara Bhadrapada 4
RahuKumbha (Aquarius)2°41′Dhanishta 3
KetuSimha (Leo)2°41′Magha 1

At 09:30 ET. Sidereal zodiac, True Chitra ayanamsa, mean nodes: the same settings as the company charts. (R) = retrograde. About the method.

The next 12 months

Sign changes and retrograde stations of the Sun and the planets (not the Moon), New York time.

DateTimeEvent
17 Oct 202609:50Sun enters Tula (Libra), debilitated
24 Oct 202603:13Mercury turns retrograde in Tula (Libra)
30 Oct 202622:20Jupiter enters Simha (Leo)
5 Nov 202616:08Venus enters Kanya (Virgo), debilitated
12 Nov 202608:43Mars enters Simha (Leo)
13 Nov 202610:55Mercury turns direct in Tula (Libra)
13 Nov 202619:31Venus turns direct in Kanya (Virgo)
16 Nov 202608:44Sun enters Vrishchika (Scorpio)
22 Nov 202605:15Venus enters Tula (Libra)
2 Dec 202606:38Mercury enters Vrishchika (Scorpio)
5 Dec 202620:59Rahu enters Makara (Capricorn)
5 Dec 202620:59Ketu enters Karka (Cancer)
10 Dec 202620:35Saturn turns direct in Meena (Pisces)
12 Dec 202618:54Jupiter turns retrograde in Simha (Leo)
15 Dec 202623:29Sun enters Dhanu (Sagittarius)
21 Dec 202620:53Mercury enters Dhanu (Sagittarius)
1 Jan 202712:28Venus enters Vrishchika (Scorpio)
9 Jan 202713:53Mercury enters Makara (Capricorn)
10 Jan 202707:44Mars turns retrograde in Simha (Leo)
14 Jan 202710:17Sun enters Makara (Capricorn)
24 Jan 202718:04Jupiter enters Karka (Cancer), exalted
27 Jan 202716:50Mercury enters Kumbha (Aquarius)
29 Jan 202707:53Venus enters Dhanu (Sagittarius)
9 Feb 202712:35Mercury turns retrograde in Kumbha (Aquarius)
12 Feb 202723:20Sun enters Kumbha (Aquarius)
23 Feb 202718:30Mercury enters Makara (Capricorn)
24 Feb 202704:31Venus enters Makara (Capricorn)
3 Mar 202707:33Mercury turns direct in Makara (Capricorn)
9 Mar 202714:41Mars enters Karka (Cancer), debilitated
11 Mar 202718:15Mercury enters Kumbha (Aquarius)
14 Mar 202721:14Sun enters Meena (Pisces)
21 Mar 202709:09Venus enters Kumbha (Aquarius)
1 Apr 202710:15Mars turns direct in Karka (Cancer)
5 Apr 202706:37Mercury enters Meena (Pisces), debilitated
12 Apr 202722:44Jupiter turns direct in Karka (Cancer)
14 Apr 202705:44Sun enters Mesha (Aries), exalted
15 Apr 202705:38Venus enters Meena (Pisces), exalted
21 Apr 202722:35Mercury enters Mesha (Aries)
26 Apr 202701:16Mars enters Simha (Leo)
6 May 202703:00Mercury enters Vrishabha (Taurus)
9 May 202723:06Venus enters Mesha (Aries)
15 May 202702:33Sun enters Vrishabha (Taurus)
23 May 202708:49Mercury enters Mithuna (Gemini)
2 Jun 202716:59Saturn enters Mesha (Aries), debilitated
3 Jun 202714:57Venus enters Vrishabha (Taurus)
10 Jun 202714:16Mercury turns retrograde in Mithuna (Gemini)
15 Jun 202709:06Sun enters Mithuna (Gemini)
25 Jun 202717:51Jupiter enters Simha (Leo)
28 Jun 202704:53Venus enters Mithuna (Gemini)
4 Jul 202715:39Mercury turns direct in Mithuna (Gemini)
4 Jul 202718:26Mars enters Kanya (Virgo)
16 Jul 202719:55Sun enters Karka (Cancer)
22 Jul 202715:58Venus enters Karka (Cancer)
30 Jul 202708:48Mercury enters Karka (Cancer)
9 Aug 202714:37Saturn turns retrograde in Mesha (Aries)
14 Aug 202702:10Mercury enters Simha (Leo)
15 Aug 202723:43Venus enters Simha (Leo)
17 Aug 202704:15Sun enters Simha (Leo)
23 Aug 202723:38Mars enters Tula (Libra)
30 Aug 202716:14Mercury enters Kanya (Virgo), exalted
9 Sep 202704:47Venus enters Kanya (Virgo), debilitated
17 Sep 202704:10Sun enters Kanya (Virgo)
21 Sep 202708:23Mercury enters Tula (Libra)
3 Oct 202708:30Venus enters Tula (Libra)
7 Oct 202710:37Mercury turns retrograde in Tula (Libra)
7 Oct 202715:15Mars enters Vrishchika (Scorpio)