Grah Transit: Sun will enter Cancer in July, Mercury will move direct, know the major festivals of the entire month.

July 2026 Monthly Transit: The month of July 2026 is going to be very important from astrological and religious point of view. This month, many major planets will change their zodiac signs and movements, whose impact will be seen on all the 12 zodiac signs as well as on people’s lives.

Sun will enter Cancer, Mercury will move from retrograde, Venus will change zodiac signs twice and Saturn will start retrograde. Apart from this, many important yogas and festivals like Cancer Sankranti, Pushya Nakshatra, Guru Purnima, Devshayani Ekadashi and Panchak will also fall in this month.

Monthly Panchang for July 2026

The month of July will start from Ashadh Krishna Pratipada. Ashadh Krishna Paksha will end on 14th July. Ashadh Shukla Paksha will start from 15th July and will end with Guru Purnima on 29th July. After this, the Krishna Paksha of Shravan month will start from 30th July, which will last till 12th August. In areas with Amant tradition like Gujarat, Maharashtra and South India, this period will be considered as Krishna Paksha of Ashadha month.

There will be a change in the duration of day and night

At the beginning of the month, sunrise will be at 5:13 am and sunset at 6:47 pm. At that time the duration of day will be 13 hours 34 minutes and night will be 10 hours 26 minutes. Whereas on July 31, sunrise will be at 5:24 am and sunset will be at 6:36 pm. Throughout the month, days will become approximately 22 minutes shorter and nights 22 minutes longer.

Transit of planets in July 2026

Many major planets will change their movements and zodiac signs in July.

Sun will remain in Gemini till July 17 and after that will enter Cancer.
Mars will remain in Taurus throughout the month.
Mercury will enter Gemini from Cancer on July 7 and will turn direct on July 24.
Jupiter will remain in Cancer for the entire month.
Venus will enter Leo on July 4 and Virgo on July 31.
Saturn will start retrograde in Pisces from 27th July.
Rahu will travel in Aquarius and Ketu in Leo.
Surya Nakshatra Tour and Cancer Solstice

The Sun will enter Punarvasu Nakshatra on July 6, which is considered a sign of good rainfall. After this, on July 20, the Sun will enter Pushya Nakshatra, which is considered a sign of less rainfall.

Sun will enter Cancer on July 17 at 11:10 pm. Cancer Sankranti is considered to have special religious and astrological significance.

Jupiter and Venus star

On July 15, the Jupiter star will rise in the east, while the Venus star will be visible in the west throughout the month.

Pushya Nakshatra and Panchak

This month, there will be Pushya Nakshatra from 2:48 pm on 14th July to 12:40 am on 15th July, which is considered very auspicious for shopping, investment and many auspicious works.

Panchak will last from 11:13 pm on 3rd July to 12:07 pm on 8th July. After this, Panchak will start again from 6:50 am on 31st July and will continue till the month of August.

major religious events

Many important religious events will take place in July.

Narmada Panchkroshi Padyatra will be organized in Gujarat from 1st to 5th July.
In Digambar Jain community, Rohini fast will be observed on 11th July and Ashtanhika fast will be observed from 22nd to 29th July.
In Shwetambar Jain community, fortnightly Pratikraman will start on 13th and 28th July, while fortnightly Atthi will start from 21st July.
Urs will be celebrated in Muslim society on 11th July.
Major fasts and festivals of July 2026

Many major fasts and festivals will be celebrated in July.

3 July – Sankashti Ganesh Chaturthi
8th July – Shitalashtami, Basora
10th July – Yogini Ekadashi
12 July – Pradosh Vrat, Shiv Chaturdashi
14 July – Ashadhi Amavasya, Halharini Amavasya
15th July – Gupt Navratri starts
16 July – Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra
18 July – Vinayaki Ganesh Chaturthi
July 25 – Devshayani (Harishayani) Ekadashi, Chaturmas starts
26 July – Pradosh Vrat, Vasudev Dwadashi
29 July – Guru Purnima, Vyas Puja, Snan-Daan Purnima
July 30 – Parthiva Shiva puja begins

Astrological Conclusion for July 2026

July 2026 will be very important due to important zodiac changes of the planets, Cancer Sankranti, Mercury turning direct, Saturn going retrograde, Pushya Nakshatra, Panchak, Guru Purnima and special coincidences like Devshayani Ekadashi. If you are planning marriage, house warming, buying vehicle or property or any other auspicious work, then it will be more beneficial to take care of Panchang, planetary transit and auspicious time.