Taurus (Vrishabha) 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 6th 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 6th 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 6th 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 4th house, adverse

Best days: 6, 21, 23, 25 and 29 October. Caution days: 7–8, 16–18, 26–27 October.

Chandrashtama — the Moon in Sagittarius, the 8th sign from Taurus: Fri 16 Oct, 6:48 AM – Sun 18 Oct, 7:33 PM.

Index 7.7/10 · 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 5th house (until 17 Oct): In the fifth house — judgement, learning and children — the Sun is adverse. The tradition reads a restless mind and hasty calls; give important decisions a second look.

Sun in Libra, your 6th house (from 17 Oct): The sixth house is one of the Sun's favourable placements. The tradition reads rivals losing ground, pending matters clearing and energy returning — competition and hard tasks suit it.

Basis: Sun 5th (adverse) → 6th (favourable); Saturn 11th (favourable); Mars 3rd (favourable); Mercury 6th (favourable); Jupiter 3rd (adverse) → 4th (adverse).

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

Keep money steady this month: hold large outlays for a clearer stretch and tidy the small leaks — dues, subscriptions, overlooked bills.

Mercury in Libra, your 6th house (all month): The sixth house is favourable for Mercury. The tradition reads success in negotiations, paperwork that clears and rivals held in check.

Basis: Jupiter 3rd (adverse) → 4th (adverse); Mercury 6th (favourable); Venus 6th (adverse); Saturn 11th (favourable).

Index 5.3/10 · 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 6th house (all month): In the sixth house Venus is adverse. The tradition reads friction and small slights in relationships, and indulgence that costs; be gentle and moderate.

Basis: Venus 6th (adverse); Mars 3rd (favourable); Jupiter 3rd (adverse) → 4th (adverse); and the Moon, day by day, in the table above.

Index 7.2/10 · Favourable (the mean of the month's days)

Energy is good this month: regular exercise, steady sleep and simple food pay back quickly.

Mars in Cancer, your 3rd house (all month): The third house is one of Mars's favourable placements. The tradition reads courage, energy and success over rivals.

Basis: Sun 5th (adverse) → 6th (favourable); Mars 3rd (favourable); Saturn 11th (favourable); Rahu 10th (neutral); Ketu 4th (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 Taurus, and the gochara verdict:

• Jupiter — Cancer, 3rd (adverse); from 31 October: Leo, 4th (adverse)
• Saturn — Pisces, 11th (favourable)
• Rahu — Aquarius, 10th (neutral)
• Ketu — Leo, 4th (adverse)

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

Jupiter weighs most against Taurus this month: its gochara contribution averages -1.02 across the days (house 3rd, 4th). The traditional free practice for Jupiter:

• Chant the Jupiter mantra: Om Graam Greem Graum Sah Gurave Namah. Sit facing east after sunrise — Thursday is the strongest day for it. Chant 5 malas a day (540 repetitions), keeping count on a 108-bead mala. Keep it up for 40 days without a break — that completes the traditional 19,000.
• Daily practice for Jupiter. Apply a turmeric tilak; respect teachers and elders. Keep it up every day for 40 days — consistency is the remedy.

All nine grahas' practices · Jupiter 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: Taurus horoscope today.