Capricorn (Makara) Monthly Horoscope: October 2026

Every change of sign, station, eclipse and festival in the period, dated in India time, with the house each one falls in from your Moon sign.

The Hindu month, purnimanta as North India's panchang reckons it, at New Delhi's sunrise: Ashwin (1 October–26 October); Kartika (27 October–31 October).

• Thu 1 Oct — Pitru Paksha continues (until 10 October)
• Sat 3 Oct — Venus turns retrograde in Libra — your 10th house
• Tue 6 Oct — Indira Ekadashi
• Sat 10 Oct — Ashwin Amavasya (Shani Amavasya, Mahalaya Amavasya)
• Sun 11 Oct — Sharad Navratri
• Sat 17 Oct — Durga Puja (Maha Saptami)
• Sat 17 Oct — Sun enters Libra (from Virgo): your 10th house, favourable · Tula Sankranti
• Mon 19 Oct — Ayudha Puja
• Mon 19 Oct — Durga Ashtami
• Mon 19 Oct — Maha Navami
• Tue 20 Oct — Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
• Thu 22 Oct — Papankusha Ekadashi
• Sat 24 Oct — Mercury turns retrograde in Libra — your 10th house · Mercury retrograde dates
• Sun 25 Oct — Sharad Purnima
• Mon 26 Oct — Ashwin Purnima (Sharad Purnima)
• Thu 29 Oct — Karwa Chauth
• Sat 31 Oct — Jupiter enters Leo (from Cancer): your 8th house, adverse

Best days: 5, 19, 20, 24 and 30 October. Caution days: 7–8, 16–18, 26–27 October.

Chandrashtama — the Moon in Leo, the 8th sign from Capricorn: Tue 6 Oct, 10:18 PM – Fri 9 Oct, 3:18 AM.

Index 7.9/10 · Favourable (the mean of the month's days)

Work leans your way this month: the career index runs well above the middle, so it suits putting finished work forward, asking for decisions and taking on visible tasks.

Sun in Virgo, your 9th house (until 17 Oct): In the ninth house — fortune, father and teachers — the Sun is adverse. The tradition reads luck that is slow to arrive and disagreements with elders; steady duty is its advice.

Sun in Libra, your 10th house (from 17 Oct): The tenth house is the Sun's strongest placement for work. The gochara table counts it favourable, and the tradition reads recognition, work getting done and support from those in authority.

Basis: Sun 9th (adverse) → 10th (favourable); Saturn 3rd (favourable); Mars 7th (adverse); Mercury 10th (favourable); Jupiter 7th (favourable) → 8th (adverse).

Index 8.6/10 · Excellent (the mean of the month's days)

Money matters run smoothly this month: pending dues and paperwork tend to clear, and it is a settled time to go over what is already on the books.

Mercury in Libra, your 10th house (all month): The tenth house is favourable for Mercury. The tradition reads success at work through skill, communication and trade, and the income that follows it.

Basis: Jupiter 7th (favourable) → 8th (adverse); Mercury 10th (favourable); Venus 10th (adverse); Saturn 3rd (favourable).

Index 5.4/10 · Mixed-Positive (the mean of the month's days)

Steady attention does more than grand gestures this month: listen more than you speak and keep clear of old triggers.

Venus in Libra, your 10th house (all month): In the tenth house Venus is adverse. The tradition reads quarrels that spill between work and relationships; keep the two apart.

Basis: Venus 10th (adverse); Mars 7th (adverse); Jupiter 7th (favourable) → 8th (adverse); and the Moon, day by day, in the table above.

Index 6.1/10 · Mixed-Positive (the mean of the month's days)

Keep intensity moderate this month: rest, digestion and a regular routine matter more than pushing limits.

Mars in Cancer, your 7th house (all month): In the seventh house Mars is adverse. The tradition reads friction with a partner and tiring travel; count to ten before replying.

Basis: Sun 9th (adverse) → 10th (favourable); Mars 7th (adverse); Saturn 3rd (favourable); Rahu 2nd (adverse); Ketu 8th (adverse); and the Moon, day by day, in the table above.

Jupiter, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu move too slowly to change much inside a month; they are the background every day above is read against. Their house from Capricorn, and the gochara verdict:

• Jupiter — Cancer, 7th (favourable); from 31 October: Leo, 8th (adverse)
• Saturn — Pisces, 3rd (favourable)
• Rahu — Aquarius, 2nd (adverse)
• Ketu — Leo, 8th (adverse)

The full reading of the slow grahas: Capricorn horoscope 2027 · Sade Sati by Moon sign

Mars weighs most against Capricorn this month: its gochara contribution averages -0.88 across the days (house 7th). The traditional free practice for Mars:

• Chant the Mars mantra: Om Kraam Kreem Kraum Sah Bhaumaya Namah. Sit facing east after sunrise — Tuesday is the strongest day for it. Chant 3 malas a day (324 repetitions), keeping count on a 108-bead mala. Keep it up for 40 days without a break — that completes the traditional 10,000.
• Daily practice for Mars. Plant a neem tree; be of service to your siblings. Keep it up every day for 40 days — consistency is the remedy.

All nine grahas' practices · Mars mantra

These are traditional practices for a steadier mind, offered for reflection; they are no substitute for medical, legal or financial help.

The lucky number is the digit sum of the date and changes every day, so it is on the daily page: Capricorn horoscope today.