For Karka rashi, Chandrashtama runs whenever the Moon transits Kumbha — the eighth sign from Karka. That happens once every lunar month and lasts about two and a quarter days. Every date for 2026 is below, with exact local start and end times.
Times shown for Coimbatore (UTC+5.5). The period begins when the Moon enters Kumbha and ends when it leaves — so it starts and finishes mid-day rather than at midnight.
| Month | Begins | Ends | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21 Jan, 1:36 AM | 23 Jan, 8:34 AM | — |
| February | 17 Feb, 9:06 AM | 19 Feb, 3:01 PM | Sun also in Kumbha — read as heavier |
| March | 16 Mar, 6:15 PM | 18 Mar, 11:37 PM | — |
| April | 13 Apr, 3:45 AM | 15 Apr, 9:38 AM | — |
| May | 10 May, 12:13 PM | 12 May, 7:25 PM | — |
| June | 6 Jun, 7:04 PM | 9 Jun, 3:37 AM | — |
| July | 4 Jul, 12:49 AM | 6 Jul, 9:58 AM | — |
| July | 31 Jul, 6:39 AM | 2 Aug, 3:27 PM | Second in the month |
| August | 27 Aug, 1:36 PM | 29 Aug, 9:38 PM | — |
| September | 23 Sep, 9:58 PM | 26 Sep, 5:33 AM | — |
| October | 21 Oct, 7:01 AM | 23 Oct, 3:04 PM | — |
| November | 17 Nov, 3:31 PM | 20 Nov, 12:51 AM | — |
| December | 14 Dec, 10:36 PM | 17 Dec, 9:13 AM | — |
Thirteen occurrences, not twelve. A lunar cycle is about 27.3 days rather than a calendar month, so many years carry thirteen Chandrashtama periods and two can fall in the same calendar month. Times are calculated for the city shown.
Counting inclusively from Karka — Karka — Simha — Kanya — Tula — Vrischika — Dhanu — Makara — Kumbha — the eighth sign is Kumbha. Whenever the transiting Moon occupies it, Karka natives are in Chandrashtama.
Kumbha (Aquarius) is ruled by Saturn. That identifies the sign being watched; it does not by itself predict an event.
For Karka, as for every rashi, the traditional reading is reduced steadiness rather than misfortune: judgement may feel less settled and small delays may carry more weight than usual.
The practical instruction is two and a quarter days of postponing a new commitment where convenient, not two and a quarter days of anxiety.
Signing agreements, starting a journey, opening a business, making a significant purchase or beginning anything hard to unwind. The register is decisions rather than ordinary activity.
Work already underway, meetings, travel already begun, necessary treatment and worship continue normally.
When the Sun is also transiting Kumbha, the Chandrashtama for Karka is traditionally read as more noticeable than the others.
That occurrence is flagged in the calculated table. It changes no instruction; it only supplies another factor for review.
13 periods in 2026 still amount to about a month. A recurring period that occupies roughly a twelfth of the calendar is not treated as a prohibition on ordinary life.
Every Karka native shares these dates. The ephemeris windows depend on the Moon sign, while the displayed clock times change with the selected city.
Do not rearrange something fixed. Use this as a preference when choosing between otherwise suitable dates. For a major event, the full muhurta carries more factors. Muhurat Finder →
Not necessarily. Cancer from a Western date-based horoscope is normally a Sun sign; Karka rashi is the Vedic Moon sign. Use the finder on the hub if the Moon sign is not known.
The Moon completes its circuit in about 27.3 days rather than one calendar month. The engine therefore finds every actual ingress and does not force the result to twelve.
Yes. Everyone with a Karka birth Moon shares the same Moon-in-Kumbha windows. Local start and end clock times shift with timezone, which is why the selected city is named.
Yes. The traditional preference concerns beginning a journey or commitment, not work and travel already underway.
Both methods are used. This page gives the rashi method: the full period while the Moon is in Kumbha. A stricter nakshatra method marks a narrower interval inside it.
This is a recurring transit rather than a natal affliction. The practical observance is simply to postpone a new start when convenient; ordinary worship needs no restriction.
Chandrashtama is one factor among many. A major date is chosen from the full panchang and the relevant birth charts.