Where will Venus be on a specific date?

Set the date picker to any future day and this tool returns Venus’s sidereal rashi, nakshatra, pada, exact degree, retrograde status, and combust status at that day’s local sunrise. Positions are computed with Swiss Ephemeris DE431 and Lahiri Ayanamsha, so they match classical panchang publications.

Where was Venus on a past date?

Set the date picker to any historical day. The Swiss Ephemeris DE431 dataset covers 13,201 BCE onward, so ancestral birth dates, past wedding dates, and historical events all resolve exactly. The readout gives Venus’s rashi, nakshatra, pada, degree, and motion state at local sunrise on that date.

Was Venus retrograde on a specific date?

The readout carries a Direct / Retrograde (Vakri) flag for whatever date you pick. Venus goes retrograde roughly every 19 months for about 40-42 days, so most dates return Direct. Classical Muhurta avoids Venus-retrograde days for weddings, engagements, artistic launches, and luxury purchases.

Was Venus combust on a specific date?

The readout shows a Combust (Shukra Asta) flag plus the exact angular distance between Venus and the Sun on that date. Venus is combust when within 10 degrees of the Sun while direct, or 8 degrees while retrograde — the classical Surya Siddhanta thresholds. Venus meets the Sun twice per ~19-month synodic cycle, so combust windows occur once or twice a year.

What is the difference between this page and Find Dates?

This page answers “where will Venus be on a date I already know?” — you supply the date, it returns the position. Find Venus Transit Dates answers the reverse: “when will Venus be in a sign or nakshatra I already know?” — you supply the target, it returns every matching window in a date range up to 730 days wide, including retrograde re-entries.

Can I look up where Venus was on my birthday?

Yes — set the date field to your birth date. The tool computes Venus at local sunrise for that day and returns the sidereal sign (Rashi), nakshatra, pada, degree, retrograde status, combust status, and dignity. If Venus changed sign or nakshatra during the day, both boundaries are listed.

Why is the position computed at sunrise instead of my birth time?

The Vedic day begins at sunrise, so the classical panchang convention reports planetary positions as of sunrise. This makes the readout comparable to how traditional Vedic panchang publications, muhurta software, and almanacs list Venus for that date. For a live intra-day reading of Venus today, use the Live Tracker.

How far back and forward can I look up Venus?

The Swiss Ephemeris DE431 dataset covers the range 13,201 BCE through 17,191 CE. In practice this means you can look up any historical or future date without hitting a data limit. Ancient dates use the same Lahiri Ayanamsha correction applied to the tropical longitude of the era.

Does my location affect Venus date-lookup results?

Venus’s sidereal longitude at any UTC instant is the same for every observer on Earth — the figure is geocentric, measured from the centre of the Earth. What varies by location is the sunrise moment used as the classical Vedic day-boundary. The tool auto-detects your location so the sunrise anchor matches your local horizon.

How do I use this for wedding Muhurta planning?

Check each candidate wedding date: the readout will tell you whether Venus is direct (not retrograde), uncombust (more than 10 degrees from the Sun when direct), and in a favorable sign. Vedic tradition strongly prefers Venus in Pisces (exalted), Taurus (own), or Libra (own), and avoids Venus retrograde or combust days for weddings. Cross-reference with the Year Timeline to see the full context.

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Venus Date Lookup

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Where will Venus be on a given date? Get its complete Vedic readout at local sunrise for any past or future day — including retrograde and combust status. Great for verifying natal Venus placement or checking a wedding Muhurta.

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Note: All calculations use Lahiri Ayanamsa (sidereal) and Swiss Ephemeris for high precision. Times are displayed in your local timezone. Venus stays in each sign for ~25–30 days when direct, up to ~130 days total when a retrograde loop happens in one sign region. Venus goes retrograde roughly every 19 months for ~40 days, and is combust within 10° of the Sun (8° when retrograde).

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About Venus Date Lookup (Historical Shukra Gochar)

Venus at any date — how it works

Pick any past or future date; the tool computes Venus's sidereal position at local sunrise for that day, plus all Venus events happening during the 24-hour window — sign changes, nakshatra changes, and pada boundaries. Sunrise is used as the reference moment because Vedic day boundaries begin at sunrise, not midnight. The readout matches what a Vedic panchang for that date would report.

Why check Venus on a specific date?

Natal Venus verification — look up your birth date to confirm which Rashi and Nakshatra Venus occupied when you were born. This is the natal Venus that natal charts read from.
Wedding Muhurta planning — check whether Venus is direct, uncombust, and in a favorable sign for a proposed wedding date. Vedic tradition strongly prefers wedding dates with Venus in Pisces (exalted), Taurus or Libra (own), and avoids retrograde or combust days.
Historical events — verify Venus's position on any date in recorded history — birthdays of ancestors, historical incidents, past astrological readings. Swiss Ephemeris DE431 covers 13,201 BCE to 17,191 CE.
Transit over natal (Gochara) — compare the Venus of your birth or wedding date to today's Venus transit to see current activation of relationship karma.

Sunrise-based reference — matters for boundary days

When Venus changes sign at, say, 2:47 PM on a Tuesday, the sunrise-based readout will show the previous sign for Tuesday and the new sign for Wednesday's sunrise. This is the classical Vedic convention. The tool also lists any Venus sign or nakshatra changes happening within the 24-hour window from the selected day's sunrise, so you never miss a boundary-day transition. If you need the intra-day position at a specific hour rather than at sunrise, use the Live Tracker when the date happens to be today.

Common questions this page answers

This page answers one shape of question: you already know the date, and you want to know where Venus was or will be on it. Typical phrasings:

Where will Venus be on a future date? — set the date picker to any upcoming day (a proposed wedding date, an engagement) and get Venus’s rashi, nakshatra, pada, and motion state at that day’s local sunrise.
Where was Venus on a past date? — check any historical day. Swiss Ephemeris DE431 covers 13,201 BCE onward, so ancestral dates and past events all resolve.
Which nakshatra was Venus in when I was born? — enter your birth date to read the natal Shukra nakshatra and pada used in Vedic chart reading and relationship analysis.
Was Venus retrograde on that date? — the readout carries a Direct / Retrograde (Vakri) flag. Classical Muhurta avoids Venus-retrograde days for weddings and engagements, so this is the first check for any candidate date.
Was Venus combust (Shukra Asta) on that date? — the readout shows the combust flag plus the exact angular distance to the Sun, against the classical 10° direct / 8° retrograde thresholds.
Is this date good for a wedding by Venus criteria? — check three things on the readout: Venus direct (no Rx flag), uncombust, and preferably in Pisces (exalted), Taurus, or Libra (own signs).

The reverse question — “when will Venus next be in Pisces / Taurus / Bharani?” — is answered by the Find Venus Transit Dates tool, which searches any 730-day range for a target you pick.

Related tools

Live Tracker — Venus's current sidereal longitude, sign (Rashi), Nakshatra, Pada, sign lord, and current motion state (Direct / Retrograde / Combust). Auto-updates through the day.
Find Venus Transit Dates — reverse lookup. Pick a nakshatra or rashi and get every Venus window in the next 730 days — captures the full ~19-month retrograde cycle in one search, including retrograde re-entries as separate rows.
Shukra Rashi Peyarchi (Year Timeline) — also called Shukra Peyarchi. Every Venus sign visit for a chosen year as a card, with retrograde loops shown as connected multi-visit chains, combust windows, and peak-dignity moments called out.
Shukra Nakshatra Peyarchi (Nakshatra Year Timeline) — every Venus Nakshatra visit for a chosen year as a card, with pada-level entry / exit times. Retrograde re-entries as separate cards; Venus-owned Nakshatras (Bharani, Purva-Phalguni, Purva-Ashadha) highlighted.