Vrishchika Sankranti 2026

Name: Vrishchika Sankranti 2026
Start: 2026-11-17
End: 2026-11-17
Location: India

वृश्चिक संक्रांति

Tue, 17 Nov, 2026

The solar transit into Scorpio (Vrishchika Rashi), marking the beginning of the Karkidaka period in the Malayalam calendar. Considered a time for spiritual practices and recitation of the Ramayana.

Dates in 2026

Tue, 17 Nov, 2026 — Sun enters Vrishchika (Scorpio). Snana and dana prescribed.
Vrishchika Sankrantiवृश्चिक संक्रान्ति
yearly06:47 – 17:58
sankrantisurya
Sources (2)
- Muhurta Chintamani — Samvatsara-prakarana, Vishnupadi-Sankranti punyakala, verse 8Vrisha-Simha-Vrischika-Kumbha Sankrantis are the Vishnupadi set: first 16 ghatikas are atipunyada for snana-dana.
- Skanda Purana — Nagara-khanda, Hatakeshvara section, Vrischika-to-Kumbha Sankranti period passageShiva-Indra dialogue: from Vrischika Sankranti to Kumbha Sankranti period named as supremely sacred at Hatakeshvara-kshetra (Anarta-desha).

Authoritative source

— Dharmasindhu

वृश्चिक संक्रान्ति पूजा

Vrishchika Sankranti Puja

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