Virgo (Kanya) 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 2nd 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 2nd 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 2nd 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 12th house, adverse

Best days: 2, 4, 6, 9 and 15 October. Caution days: 7–8, 16–18, 26–27 October.

Chandrashtama — the Moon in Aries, the 8th sign from Virgo: Sun 25 Oct, 7:22 PM – Tue 27 Oct, 9:07 PM.

Index 6.8/10 · 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 1st house (until 17 Oct): The Sun over the Moon sign is adverse in the gochara table. The tradition reads restlessness, a shorter temper and work that tires more than usual; keep the pace sustainable and leave disputes with seniors unopened.

Sun in Libra, your 2nd house (from 17 Oct): In the second house — money, family and speech — the Sun is adverse. The tradition reads higher outgoings and blunt words at home; measured speech and careful spending are its advice.

Basis: Sun 1st (adverse) → 2nd (adverse); Saturn 7th (adverse); Mars 11th (favourable); Mercury 2nd (favourable); Jupiter 11th (favourable) → 12th (adverse).

Index 8.8/10 · 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 2nd house (all month): In the second house — money, family and speech — Mercury is favourable. The tradition reads earnings through skill, persuasive speech and money conversations that go well.

Basis: Jupiter 11th (favourable) → 12th (adverse); Mercury 2nd (favourable); Venus 2nd (favourable); Saturn 7th (adverse).

Index 8.0/10 · Excellent (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 2nd house (all month): In the second house — family, money and speech — Venus is favourable. The tradition reads family happiness, kind words and comforts at home.

Basis: Venus 2nd (favourable); Mars 11th (favourable); Jupiter 11th (favourable) → 12th (adverse); and the Moon, day by day, in the table above.

Index 6.3/10 · 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 11th house (all month): The eleventh house is Mars's most favourable placement from the Moon. The tradition reads energy, health and gains through effort.

Basis: Sun 1st (adverse) → 2nd (adverse); Mars 11th (favourable); Saturn 7th (adverse); Rahu 6th (favourable); Ketu 12th (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 Virgo, and the gochara verdict:

• Jupiter — Cancer, 11th (favourable); from 31 October: Leo, 12th (adverse)
• Saturn — Pisces, 7th (adverse)
• Rahu — Aquarius, 6th (favourable)
• Ketu — Leo, 12th (adverse)

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

Saturn weighs most against Virgo this month: its gochara contribution averages -1.05 across the days (house 7th). 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: Virgo horoscope today.