Pisces (Meena) 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 8th 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 8th house, adverse · 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 8th 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 6th house, adverse

Best days: 7, 9, 16, 24 and 29 October. Caution days: 2–4, 11–13, 21–22, 30–31 October.

Chandrashtama — the Moon in Libra, the 8th sign from Pisces: Sun 11 Oct, 10:04 AM – Tue 13 Oct, 7:13 PM.

Index 5.5/10 · Mixed-Positive (the mean of the month's days)

Work moves at an even pace this month: finish and document what is open, keep commitments realistic and leave big changes of direction for a clearer stretch.

Sun in Virgo, your 7th house (until 17 Oct): In the seventh house — partnership and dealings with others — the Sun is adverse. The tradition reads tiring travel and friction in partnerships; patience with a partner or associate is its advice.

Sun in Libra, your 8th house (from 17 Oct): In the eighth house the Sun is adverse. The tradition reads obstacles, delays and friction with authority; keep reserves, avoid confrontation and let routine work carry the stretch.

Basis: Sun 7th (adverse) → 8th (adverse); Saturn 1st (adverse); Mars 5th (adverse); Mercury 8th (favourable); Jupiter 5th (favourable) → 6th (adverse).

Index 8.3/10 · 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 8th house (all month): The eighth house is classically favourable for Mercury, one of the few grahas it suits. The tradition reads unexpected gains and stuck matters moving.

Basis: Jupiter 5th (favourable) → 6th (adverse); Mercury 8th (favourable); Venus 8th (favourable); Saturn 1st (adverse).

Index 6.5/10 · Favourable (the mean of the month's days)

Warmth flows easily this month: time together, small gestures and saying what you have been meaning to say all land well.

Venus in Libra, your 8th house (all month): The eighth house is classically favourable for Venus, unusually for that house. The tradition reads comforts, and help arriving from unexpected quarters.

Basis: Venus 8th (favourable); Mars 5th (adverse); Jupiter 5th (favourable) → 6th (adverse); and the Moon, day by day, in the table above.

Index 5.0/10 · 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 5th house (all month): In the fifth house Mars is adverse. The tradition reads impatience, worry over children and hasty judgement.

Basis: Sun 7th (adverse) → 8th (adverse); Mars 5th (adverse); Saturn 1st (adverse); Rahu 12th (adverse); Ketu 6th (favourable); 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 Pisces, and the gochara verdict:

• Jupiter — Cancer, 5th (favourable); from 31 October: Leo, 6th (adverse)
• Saturn — Pisces, 1st (adverse) · Sade Sati, peak phase
• Rahu — Aquarius, 12th (adverse)
• Ketu — Leo, 6th (favourable)

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

Saturn weighs most against Pisces this month: its gochara contribution averages -1.05 across the days (house 1st). The traditional free practice for Saturn:

• Chant the Saturn mantra: Om Praam Preem Praum Sah Shanaischaraya Namah. Sit facing east after sunrise — Saturday is the strongest day for it. Chant 6 malas a day (648 repetitions), keeping count on a 108-bead mala. Keep it up for 40 days without a break — that completes the traditional 23,000.
• Daily practice for Saturn. Feed black dogs and crows; be of service to the elderly. Keep it up every day for 40 days — consistency is the remedy.

All nine grahas' practices · Saturn 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: Pisces horoscope today.