October 2026
Nepal: monthly mundane forecast
The month
Nepal finds relief in some areas and strain in others. The month’s new moon falls on 10 October, Saturday, 9:35 pm, with Gemini rising over Kathmandu at that moment. With Jupiter in the second house, the treasury and savings gain strength, and confidence in banks and finance returns. One worry stands out: both costs and prices may climb, and aggressive moves in finance raise the risk, with Mars in the second house.
- Jupiter in the second house, so the treasury and savings gain strength, and confidence in banks and finance returns. Jupiter is exalted here, so the effect is strong.
- Mars in the second house, so both costs and prices may climb, and aggressive moves in finance raise the risk. Mars is debilitated, so the strain is felt more.
- With the Sun in the fourth house, the state may step harder into land, housing and farming, and heat or dry spells can trouble farmers.
- The chart’s ruler is Mercury: the ruler is in the fifth house: focus on education, the young and creative work, and good planning pays.
Area by area
Public life ★★★☆☆
Passable on the whole, with opinion changing often.
Economy and markets ★★★★☆
There is room for income to grow, and confidence in investment returns. Main factor: Jupiter in the second house.
Government ★★☆☆☆
Administration slows down and popularity may slip. Main factor: Rahu in the ninth house.
Foreign affairs and trade ★★★★☆
Good news in exports and foreign investment. Main factor: Ketu in the third house.
Farming and weather ★★☆☆☆
The weather is erratic and farming costs rise. Main factor: the Sun in the fourth house.
Public health ★★★☆☆
The health picture is fairly steady.
Safety and transport ★★★☆☆
Security and transport are fairly normal.
Key dates
- 3 October (Saturday): Venus turns retrograde in Libra; decisions on education, young people and the stock market may slip and old issues return.
- 10 October (Saturday): new moon in Virgo, Hasta (the fourth house here); a fresh chapter for farming, land and housing.
- 17 October (Saturday): the Sun enters Libra (sankranti, the fifth house here); official attention turns to education, young people and the stock market.
- 19 October (Monday): Venus sets (combust); by custom, weddings and other auspicious rites are avoided while it stays hidden.
- 24 October (Saturday): Mercury turns retrograde in Libra; decisions on education, young people and the stock market may slip and old issues return.
- 26 October (Monday): full moon in Aries, Ashwini (the eleventh house here); feelings run high over revenue, income and parliament.
- 29 October (Thursday): Venus rises again; auspicious dates return.
- 31 October (Saturday): Jupiter moves into Leo (the third house here); things shift in transport, media and neighbours.
Good days and careful days
Good days
- 3 October to 4 October: Moon in Gemini (first house), a good spell for public life and the national mood.
- 7 October to 8 October: Moon in Leo (third house), a good spell for transport, media and neighbours.
- 14 October to 16 October: Moon in Scorpio (sixth house), a good spell for health services, workers and law and order.
- 17 October to 18 October: Moon in Sagittarius (seventh house), a good spell for foreign relations and trade.
- 24 October to 25 October: Moon in Pisces (tenth house), a good spell for the government and administration.
- 26 October to 27 October: Moon in Aries (eleventh house), a good spell for revenue, income and parliament.
- 30 October to 31 October: Moon in Gemini (first house), a good spell for public life and the national mood.
Careful days
- 1 October to 2 October: Moon in Taurus (twelfth house), take care with public spending, hospitals and hidden activity.
- 9 October to 11 October: Moon in Virgo (fourth house), take care with farming, land and housing.
- 19 October to 21 October: Moon in Capricorn (eighth house), take care with disasters, debt and sudden events.
- 28 October to 29 October: Moon in Taurus (twelfth house), take care with public spending, hospitals and hidden activity.
Read from the Moon’s sign at 6 am local time, counted from the chart’s first house. The Moon in the 1st, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 10th or 11th helps; in the 4th, 8th or 12th it calls for care.
Chart details (for astrologers)
New moon: 10 October 2026 (Saturday), 9:35 pm local time in Kathmandu. Ascendant Gemini 1°30′.
| Planet | Sign | Degree | House | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 23°07′ | 4 | |
| Moon | Virgo | 23°07′ | 4 | |
| Mars | Cancer | 12°59′ | 2 | debilitated |
| Mercury | Libra | 18°04′ | 5 | |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 27°00′ | 2 | exalted |
| Venus | Libra | 13°10′ | 5 | retrograde, own sign |
| Saturn | Pisces | 16°34′ | 10 | retrograde |
| Rahu | Aquarius | 2°57′ | 9 | |
| Ketu | Leo | 2°57′ | 3 |
How this is worked out: The month is read from the new-moon chart (amavasya) and the month’s sankranti chart, with the month’s planetary movements and the Moon’s daily path through the chart. Charts are cast for Kathmandu in sidereal (Lahiri) positions with whole-sign houses. House meanings follow classical mundane astrology: the first house is the people, the tenth the government, the seventh foreign affairs, the fourth land and farming, the eighth disasters and debt. Astrology describes tendencies, not certainties.
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Common questions
Which chart is used for Nepal?
Charts cast for the capital, Kathmandu, at the sankranti and new-moon moments, in Lahiri sidereal positions. This is the classical mundane method; no disputed national birth chart is used.
Is this certain?
No. Mundane astrology shows the tendencies of a period and where pressure or support is stronger. It does not predict specific events or the fate of any person.
Mundane astrology speaks of tendencies, not certainties. Please do not read it as a specific claim about any country, party or person.