October 18–24, 2026
Nepal: weekly mundane forecast
The week
Nepal finds relief in some areas and strain in others. The week’s main turn: Mercury turns retrograde in Libra; decisions on education, young people and the stock market may slip and old issues return. On the bright side, success in entertainment, film and sport, and high spirits among the young; Venus in the fifth house helps here. But 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 better days are Sunday and Saturday; take more care on Monday to Wednesday.
What happens in the sky this week
- 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.
Day by day
- Sunday 18 October Moon in Sagittarius, Purva Ashadha: helpful for foreign relations and trade
- Monday 19 October Moon in Capricorn, Uttara Ashadha: care around disasters, debt and sudden events
- Tuesday 20 October Moon in Capricorn, Shravana: care around disasters, debt and sudden events
- Wednesday 21 October Moon in Capricorn, Dhanishtha: care around disasters, debt and sudden events
- Thursday 22 October Moon in Aquarius, Shatabhisha: mixed for the courts, religion and higher education
- Friday 23 October Moon in Aquarius, Purva Bhadrapada: mixed for the courts, religion and higher education
- Saturday 24 October Moon in Pisces, Uttara Bhadrapada: helpful for the government and administration
Area by area
Public life ★★★★☆
Morale is good and people are keen to work.
Economy and markets ★★★★☆
There is room for income to grow, and confidence in investment returns.
Government ★★☆☆☆
Administration slows down and popularity may slip.
Foreign affairs and trade ★★★★☆
Good news in exports and foreign investment.
Farming and weather ★★★☆☆
Average results in farming: good in places, poor in others.
Public health ★★☆☆☆
Seasonal illness and fatigue may cause trouble.
Safety and transport ★★★☆☆
Security and transport are fairly normal.
Chart details (for astrologers)
Governing 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 week is read from the chart of the latest new moon, the week’s planetary movements and the Moon’s sign on each day. 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.