Planets today
Where the nine grahas stand in the sidereal zodiac, and when each one next changes sign or turns.
As of
The nine grahas
Coming changes
The next two months, in Asia/Kolkata. The Moon changes sign every two to three days and is left out.
- Mercury turns retrograde at 26°44′ Libra Station
- Jupiter enters Leo Sign
- Venus enters Virgo, moving retrograde Sign
- Mars enters Leo Sign
- Mercury turns direct at 10°47′ Libra Station
- Venus turns direct at 28°37′ Virgo Station
- Sun enters Scorpio Sign
- Venus enters Libra Sign
- Mercury enters Scorpio Sign
- Rahu enters Capricorn and Ketu Cancer, by the mean node (true node: Wed 25 Nov 2026, 17:46) Sign
- Saturn turns direct at 13°41′ Pisces Station
- Jupiter turns retrograde at 2°47′ Leo Station
- Sun enters Sagittarius Sign
Questions
Positions are computed with the Swiss Ephemeris.
Which zodiac are these positions in?
The sidereal zodiac with the Lahiri ayanamsa, as used in Vedic astrology. In the Western (tropical) zodiac every planet sits about 24° further on.
Why is a planet marked retrograde?
Seen from the Earth, a planet sometimes seems to move backwards through the zodiac for a while. It is an effect of the Earth’s own motion; the planet itself never reverses. The moments it stops and turns are called stations.
Why are Rahu and Ketu always retrograde?
Rahu and Ketu are the two points where the Moon’s orbit crosses the ecliptic. The Moon’s orbit turns slowly backwards, so the nodes always move backwards through the zodiac. Surya Siddhanta 1.33
How often does each planet change sign?
The Moon about every two and a half days, the Sun once a month, Mercury and Venus about once a month on average, Mars about every six weeks, Jupiter about once a year, Saturn about every two and a half years, and Rahu and Ketu about every eighteen months.
How the positions are found
Read the methodology- Positions
- Geocentric, in the sidereal zodiac with the Lahiri ayanamsa, from the Swiss Ephemeris (NASA JPL’s DE441).
- Rahu and Ketu
- Sign changes give the mean node first, as the Surya Siddhanta does (1.33), with the true node beside it.
- Updated
- The page is rebuilt every day and moves each position forward to your moment as you read.
- Time zones
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