Nakshatra Peyarchi — July 2026

Monthly Nakshatra Peyarchi — what this calendar shows

The Monthly Nakshatra Peyarchi — called Chandra Nakshatra calendar in Sanskrit and pan-Indian usage — tracks every entry of the Moon into a new nakshatra across the chosen calendar month. Because the Moon covers ~13° per day and a nakshatra spans 13°20′, entries occur roughly every 24–27 hours, giving 28–30 cards per month. Each card lists the nakshatra, its ruling planet and deity, the exact entry and exit time in your local timezone, and any classical Muhurta flags that apply.

The five Muhurta flags on each card

• 🪢 Gand Mool — one of the six “knotted root” nakshatras (Ashwini, Ashlesha, Magha, Jyeshtha, Moola, Revati). Traditionally requires Moola Shanti puja for births; considered a caution for other beginnings.
• ⚠ Panchak — the ~5-day recurring window through Dhanishtha, Shatabhisha, Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada, and Revati. Traditionally avoided for construction, southward travel, thatching, and cremation.
• ⭐ Auspicious — one of seven universally favourable nakshatras (Pushya, Rohini, Ashwini, Hasta, three Uttaras). Preferred for weddings, new ventures, gold purchases, and installations.
• ⚡ Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga — a specific weekday + nakshatra combination (per Muhurta Chintamani) considered favourable for all endeavours. Fires several times a month.
• ⚠ Yamaghantak Yoga — the opposite of Sarvartha Siddhi: an inauspicious weekday + nakshatra combination. Fires roughly once a week.

When flags conflict — the traditional rule

An auspicious nakshatra can still fall on a Panchak or Yamaghantak day, and vice versa. When both a green flag (Auspicious / Sarvartha Siddhi) and a red flag (Gand Mool / Panchak / Yamaghantak) apply on the same card, this calendar shows both badges plus an explanatory note. The card border colour follows the cautionary flag — traditional Muhurta practice weighs the negative influence higher, so the visual cue matches that verdict.

Why the Moon nakshatra changes almost daily

The Moon completes one sidereal orbit of Earth in ~27.32 days — the same as the number of nakshatras. That gives an average stay of ~24 hours 20 minutes per nakshatra. Because the Moon’s orbital speed varies (faster near perigee, slower near apogee), the actual stay ranges from about 21 to 27 hours. Each nakshatra card here shows the exact duration for that visit.

Nakshatra entries are location-independent

The Moon’s sidereal longitude at any UTC instant is essentially the same for every observer on Earth (parallax adds at most ~1°, corrected for). What varies is your local wall-clock label — a nakshatra change at 3:47 AM IST in Delhi is the same instant labelled 5:17 PM PST the previous day in California. This calendar auto-detects your timezone so every entry / exit time reads in your local clock, but there’s no city picker — nakshatra events are the same everywhere.

Related tools

For the Moon’s live position, use the Live Tracker. For a specific date’s Moon at local sunrise, use Date Lookup. To find when the Moon next enters a specific target sign or nakshatra, use Find Dates. For the year-wide sign timeline see Chandra Peyarchi 2026. To check if your birth Moon falls in a Gand Mool nakshatra, use the Ganda Moola Check.