Libra (Tula) 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 1st 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 1st 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 1st 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 11th house, favourable

Best days: 5, 7, 12, 16 and 24 October. Caution days: 1, 9–10, 19–20, 28–29 October.

Chandrashtama — the Moon in Taurus, the 8th sign from Libra: Wed 30 Sep, 1:14 PM – Fri 2 Oct, 3:41 PM; Tue 27 Oct, 9:07 PM – Thu 29 Oct, 10:07 PM.

Index 6.4/10 · 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 12th house (until 17 Oct): In the twelfth house — expense and withdrawal — the Sun is adverse. The tradition reads higher outgoings, travel and less visibility at work; keep commitments realistic.

Sun in Libra, your 1st house (from 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.

Basis: Sun 12th (adverse) → 1st (adverse); Saturn 6th (favourable); Mars 10th (neutral); Mercury 1st (adverse); Jupiter 10th (adverse) → 11th (favourable).

Index 5.4/10 · 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 1st house (all month): Mercury over the Moon sign is adverse in the gochara table. The tradition reads careless words and advice that costs; read what you sign and say less than you know.

Basis: Jupiter 10th (adverse) → 11th (favourable); Mercury 1st (adverse); Venus 1st (favourable); Saturn 6th (favourable).

Index 6.1/10 · 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 1st house (all month): Venus over the Moon sign is favourable in the gochara table. The tradition reads warmth, comfort and pleasant company — a good stretch for time with the people you love.

Basis: Venus 1st (favourable); Mars 10th (neutral); Jupiter 10th (adverse) → 11th (favourable); and the Moon, day by day, in the table above.

Index 6.8/10 · 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 10th house (all month): Mars in the tenth house is neither favourable nor adverse in the gochara table used here. The tradition associates it with drive and hard work in your field.

Basis: Sun 12th (adverse) → 1st (adverse); Mars 10th (neutral); Saturn 6th (favourable); Rahu 5th (adverse); Ketu 11th (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 Libra, and the gochara verdict:

• Jupiter — Cancer, 10th (adverse); from 31 October: Leo, 11th (favourable)
• Saturn — Pisces, 6th (favourable)
• Rahu — Aquarius, 5th (adverse)
• Ketu — Leo, 11th (favourable)

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

Jupiter weighs most against Libra this month: its gochara contribution averages -0.89 across the days (house 10th, 11th). 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: Libra horoscope today.