Rashifal · the twelve Moon signs
Rashifal for October 2026
This is the month’s rashifal for every Moon sign, read from where the grahas really stand against each rashi. Guru and Shani set the frame, Surya, Mangal, Budha and Shukra colour work, money, relationships and health, and the Moon’s own round gives the steady days and the go-gently days. Choose your Moon sign below. It is calculated on the Lahiri sidereal zodiac and written without fear.
Choose your Moon sign
- MeshaAries · Moon sign
- VrishabhaTaurus · Moon sign
- MithunaGemini · Moon sign
- KarkaCancer · Moon sign
- SimhaLeo · Moon sign
- KanyaVirgo · Moon sign
- TulaLibra · Moon sign
- VrishchikaScorpio · Moon sign
- DhanuSagittarius · Moon sign
- MakaraCapricorn · Moon sign
- KumbhaAquarius · Moon sign
- MeenaPisces · Moon sign
Not sure of your Moon sign? Cast your kundali (free) and it is shown with your nakshatra in seconds.
How to read your rashifal
Use your Moon sign (rashi), not your Sun sign. The Moon sign is the sign the Moon was in when you were born, and it is the one Vedic astrology reads first. Every line here counts houses from it: your rashi is the 1st house, the next sign the 2nd, and so on.
Each graha acts according to the house it falls in from your rashi. The gentler grahas, Guru, Shukra and Budha, help from most houses, and the sharper ones, Surya, Mangal, Shani and Rahu, help most from the 3rd, 6th, 10th and 11th. Positions are sidereal on the Lahiri ayanamsa, taken at the start of the month, and any sign change during the month is named with its day.
The sky this month
In October 2026, Guru in Karka, Shani in Meena and Rahu in Kumbha (Ketu opposite Rahu, in Simha). During the month, Surya moves from Kanya to Tula on the 18th.
Steady days are the days the Moon passes through the 1st, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 10th or 11th sign from your rashi; go-gently days are the 4th, 8th and 12th. Nothing is forbidden on a go-gently day: it is simply a day to rest, wait and check twice.
The twelve at a glance
| Moon sign | Guru in | Shani in | Steady days | Go-gently days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesha | 4th | 12th | 3–4, 9–11, 12–13, 19–21, 22–23, 26–27, 30–31 | 5–6, 14–16, 24–25 |
| Vrishabha | 3rd | 11th | 1–2, 5–6, 12–13, 14–16, 22–23, 24–25, 28–29 | 7–8, 17–18, 26–27 |
| Mithuna | 2nd | 10th | 3–4, 7–8, 14–16, 17–18, 24–25, 26–27, 30–31 | 1–2, 9–11, 19–21, 28–29 |
| Karka | 1st | 9th | 1–2, 5–6, 9–11, 17–18, 19–21, 26–27, 28–29 | 3–4, 12–13, 22–23, 30–31 |
| Simha | 12th | 8th | 1–2, 3–4, 7–8, 12–13, 19–21, 22–23, 28–29, 30–31 | 5–6, 14–16, 24–25 |
| Kanya | 11th | 7th | 3–4, 5–6, 9–11, 14–16, 22–23, 24–25, 30–31 | 7–8, 17–18, 26–27 |
| Tula | 10th | 6th | 5–6, 7–8, 12–13, 17–18, 24–25, 26–27 | 1–2, 9–11, 19–21, 28–29 |
| Vrishchika | 9th | 5th | 1–2, 7–8, 9–11, 14–16, 19–21, 26–27, 28–29 | 3–4, 12–13, 22–23, 30–31 |
| Dhanu | 8th | 4th | 1–2, 3–4, 9–11, 12–13, 17–18, 22–23, 28–29, 30–31 | 5–6, 14–16, 24–25 |
| Makara | 7th | 3rd | 3–4, 5–6, 12–13, 14–16, 19–21, 24–25, 30–31 | 7–8, 17–18, 26–27 |
| Kumbha | 6th | 2nd | 5–6, 7–8, 14–16, 17–18, 22–23, 26–27 | 1–2, 9–11, 19–21, 28–29 |
| Meena | 5th | 1st | 1–2, 7–8, 9–11, 17–18, 19–21, 24–25, 28–29 | 3–4, 12–13, 22–23, 30–31 |
Questions people ask
Is this my Sun-sign horoscope?
No. Vedic astrology reads your Moon sign (rashi), the sign the Moon was in at your birth, and counts houses from it. The Sun sign you know from newspapers is a different, tropical measure, and the two often differ by a sign.
How do I find my Moon sign?
Cast your kundali free with your date, time and place of birth; the Moon sign appears with your nakshatra. The Sade Sati calculator also names it from the date of birth alone.
What are steady days and go-gently days?
They come from the Moon’s own round. When the Moon is in the 1st, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 10th or 11th sign from your rashi the day is steady; in the 4th, 8th or 12th it is a go-gently day, better for rest, waiting and checking twice.
Does the rashifal predict events?
No. It describes the tone of the sky for your Moon sign in plain words: where effort pays and where to take care. The classical texts describe tendencies, and no outcome is promised. For your own chart, with your lagna and running dasha, use Ask JYOTISH.
Every position on this page is calculated sidereal with the Lahiri ayanamsa from the astronomy-engine library (MIT licence). The classical texts describe tendencies; this page is for guidance and reflection, not a verdict, and no outcome is promised. How we calculate. This is the English page and the legal reference. The same page is available in Hindi. Checked October 2026.