Sun (Surya)Vedic sidereal zodiac (Lahiri)· Times for Ujjain
Where Is Sun Now? Surya Position and Next Transit
Sun is at 21° 05′ Libra (Tula) now, in Vishakha nakshatra, since 17 October 2026. It enters Scorpio (Vrishchika) on 16 November 2026, 7:43 PM. Surya, the Sun, is the karaka (significator) of the soul, the father, authority, government and vitality. Its entry into each sign is a Sankranti: the Makar Sankranti festival marks its entry into Capricorn (Makara), and the solar months of the Tamil, Bengali and Odia calendars begin with these entries.
Sun in 2026
About Sun (Surya)
Sun stays in a sign for about 30 days. The Sun never turns retrograde, so it enters each of the 12 signs once a year, on nearly the same dates every year.
Sun never turns retrograde.
