Sun Transit in Chitra
Sun in Chitra nakshatra. Times are Nepal Time (GMT +5:45).
- Next entry
- 11 Oct 2026, 02:36, leaves 24 Oct 2026, 13:06
- Last stay
- 10 Oct 2025 to 24 Oct 2025
- Typical stay
- 13 days (median of 11 stays)
Sun in Chitra: every entry and exit
Sun returns to Chitra about every year. That makes 11 stays between 2021 and 2031, each one below to the minute.
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2025, 20:28 | 24 Oct 2025, 06:56 | 13 days | 2025 |
| 11 Oct 2026, 02:36 | 24 Oct 2026, 13:06 | 13 days | 2026 |
| 11 Oct 2027, 08:47 | 24 Oct 2027, 19:23 | 13 days | 2027 |
Show the other 8 stays, 2021 to 2031
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2021, 19:54 | 24 Oct 2021, 06:28 | 13 days | 2021 |
| 11 Oct 2022, 02:02 | 24 Oct 2022, 12:34 | 13 days | 2022 |
| 11 Oct 2023, 08:15 | 24 Oct 2023, 18:42 | 13 days | 2023 |
| 10 Oct 2024, 14:22 | 24 Oct 2024, 00:58 | 13 days | 2024 |
| 10 Oct 2028, 15:00 | 24 Oct 2028, 01:24 | 13 days | 2028 |
| 10 Oct 2029, 21:08 | 24 Oct 2029, 07:40 | 13 days | 2029 |
| 11 Oct 2030, 03:19 | 24 Oct 2030, 13:52 | 13 days | 2030 |
| 11 Oct 2031, 09:34 | 24 Oct 2031, 20:00 | 13 days | 2031 |
What Sun in Chitra nakshatra means
Chitra is the bright jewel, ruled by Mars, with Tvashtar, the Vishvakarma of the gods, as its deity. Two padas lie in Virgo and two in Libra, so the Sun enters Venus's sign at Tula Sankranti in the middle of the stay. Mars is the Sun's friend. Venus is an enemy, and Libra is the Sun's sign of debilitation.
The stay lasts about two weeks. In the Virgo padas the Sun's significations are the craftsman's: authority earned by making things well, a father skilled with tools. Once the Sun crosses into Libra its strength drops, and the same skill is put to work for others on their terms. Chitra is mridu, and the fortnight favours design, jewellery, architecture and any work with a visible result.
In the Virgo padas, Cancer, Aries, Sagittarius and Scorpio Moons hold the favourable houses. In the Libra padas those pass to Leo, Taurus, Capricorn and Sagittarius Moons. Virgo and then Libra Moons carry the Sun in the first, and the twelfth passes from Libra to Scorpio. Aquarius, then Pisces, have the eighth, and the lagna is read the same way.
Chitra shows the person's relationship to their own work. Tvashtar made the vajra for Indra and lost a son to him. The fortnight asks whether one can make a fine thing and let it go.
For Tvashtar, keep the tools of one's trade clean and in order, and finish one thing to a high standard. Offer water to the rising Sun, recite Aditya Hridaya on the Sankranti day, and give copper on Sunday.