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Festivals & vrat Diwali 2026: dates for all five days and the Lakshmi Puja muhurat Lakshmi Puja falls on Sunday 8 November 2026. Here is how the date is decided, the pradosh kaal and sthir lagna windows for Delhi, and the dates for Dhanteras, Govardhan Puja and Bhai Dooj. 4 min read Festivals & vrat Sharad Navratri 2026: dates, the nine forms of Durga, and why this year has ten days Ghatasthapana is on Sunday 11 October 2026 and Vijayadashami on 20 October. The tithi for each day, when to do kalash sthapana, and why Saptami runs across two sunrises this year. 4 min read Festivals & vrat Pitru Paksha 2026: shraddh dates for every tithi, and what the ritual asks of you Pitru Paksha runs from 26 September to Sarva Pitru Amavasya on 10 October 2026. Which date is your family's shraddh, why it is fixed by the afternoon tithi, and what to do if you do not know the tithi at all. 4 min read Planetary transits Mercury and Venus retrograde in October–November 2026: the Vedic view Venus is retrograde from 3 October to 14 November 2026, and Mercury joins it from 24 October. What vakri actually means, why Jyotish treats a retrograde planet as strong rather than weak, and what is sensible to postpone. 3 min read Planetary transits Guru in Simha from 31 October 2026: what Jupiter's move means for each Moon sign Jupiter leaves its exaltation sign Karka on 31 October 2026, turns retrograde in Simha, slips back into Karka in January and returns to Simha in June 2027. The dates, and a sign-by-sign reading from the Moon. 4 min read Numerology Your personal year number for 2027, and what each of the nine years means Numerology runs in nine-year cycles. Add your birth day and month to the year and you get the theme of the year ahead. How to work it out, and a plain reading of years 1 to 9. 2 min read Planetary transits Rahu moves into Makara and Ketu into Karka in December 2026 After eighteen months in Kumbha and Simha, the nodes change signs in early December 2026. Why the date differs between panchangs, what the move means, and which Moon signs feel it most. 3 min read Vastu Vastu for the kitchen and bedroom: the rules that matter in a modern flat South-east for the stove, south-west for the master bedroom, and which way to sleep. The classical logic behind each rule, and what to do when the builder's layout does not follow them. 3 min read Remedies Seven Shani remedies that cost almost nothing Saturn rewards discipline and service more than expensive rituals. Seven traditional remedies for Sade Sati, Dhaiyya or a hard Shani dasha, and why the everyday ones matter most. 3 min read Kundli basics Rahu Kaal is not a fixed time. Here is how it is worked out Rahu Kaal moves every day and every city. A plain explanation of the calculation, why it is avoided, and how to use it without letting it run your life. 4 min read Gemstones Neelam (blue sapphire): the trial, the rules and who should wear it Neelam is the gemstone astrologers are most careful with. Which Lagnas it usually suits, how the traditional three-day trial works, what weight and metal are used, and how to tell whether a stone is treated. 3 min read Kundli basics The 27 nakshatras: ruler, deity and meaning of every birth star Before there were twelve signs there were twenty-seven lunar mansions. What a nakshatra is, the ruler and deity of each, and how your birth star is used for names, match-making and dasha. 4 min read Kundli basics How to read a North Indian kundli in five minutes The diamond chart looks like a puzzle until you know one rule: the houses never move, the signs do. A short guide to reading your own chart. 4 min read Numerology Name numerology: how the Chaldean chart works, and when a spelling change makes sense Why Indian numerologists use the Chaldean chart and not the A=1 to I=9 system, how to add up your name in a minute, and what a numerologist actually checks before suggesting an extra letter. 3 min read Gemstones Choosing a gemstone? Start with your Lagna, not your zodiac sign The same Pukhraj can help one person and do nothing for another. How astrologers actually choose a ratna, what carat and ratti mean, and why Neelam gets a trial run. 4 min read Vastu Vastu for the main door: which entrance positions the texts favour A south-facing house is not automatically bad. Vastu judges the entrance by its exact position along the wall, not just the direction. How the 32 entrance padas work, and simple fixes for a flat you cannot rebuild. 3 min read Rashifal Chandrashtama: the two days each month to take it easy Every month the Moon passes through the 8th sign from your own Moon sign for about two and a half days. What Chandrashtama is, how to find yours, and how seriously to take it. 3 min read Kundli basics Guna Milan: what the 36 points actually measure Eighteen is the pass mark everyone quotes. Here is what each of the eight kootas checks, why Nadi and Bhakoot carry so much weight, and when a low score is not the end of the story. 4 min read Kundli basics Vimshottari dasha: the 120-year clock in your birth chart Why astrologers ask "which dasha are you running?" before anything else. How the Moon's nakshatra at birth sets the sequence, how long each planet's period lasts, and how antardashas refine it. 3 min read Remedies Mangal dosha: what counts, what cancels it, and when to stop worrying By the simplest rule, about half of all charts have Mars in a "manglik" house. Here is what the classical rule actually says, the common exceptions, and the remedies families use. 3 min read Numerology Mulank and Bhagyank, the two numbers hiding in your birth date One number describes how you think, the other where life is taking you. How to calculate both in ten seconds and what each of the nine means. 3 min read Gemstones Natural vs treated gemstones: how to read a lab certificate Heated, oiled, glass-filled, synthetic — the words that decide what a gemstone is really worth. What each treatment means for a jyotish ratna, and the five lines to check on any certificate. 3 min read Vastu Vastu for the home mandir: seven simple rules Where to place the mandir, which way to face while praying, and what to keep out of it. Practical guidance that works in a small city flat as well as a house. 3 min read Rashifal The twelve rashis: ruler, element and nature of every sign Mesha to Meena in one place. Which graha rules each rashi, its element and quality, and the plain-language temperament the tradition gives it — plus why your Vedic sign may not be the one you grew up reading. 3 min read Festivals & vrat Why Ekadashi comes twice a month (and never on the same date) Tithis are not calendar days. How the Moon's distance from the Sun sets every vrat, why Ekadashi sometimes falls on two dates, and how to find the next one. 3 min read Kundli basics The twelve houses of a kundli, in plain words Tanu to Vyaya: what each of the twelve bhavas covers, which houses astrologers group together as kendra, trikona and dusthana, and why a "bad" house is not a bad life. 3 min read Rashifal Moon sign or Sun sign? Reading your Rashifal the Vedic way Most Indian horoscopes use your Moon sign, which is why "your" Rashifal may belong to a different sign than you think. How gochar-based Rashifal is read. 3 min read Planetary transits Shani in Meena, 2025–2027: what the transit means for each Moon sign Saturn has been in sidereal Pisces since 29 March 2025 and moves into Aries on 3 June 2027. A sign-by-sign reading of where it is transiting from your Moon. 3 min read