In the astro-meteorology the solar ingress and lunar charts are studied for the forecasting of seasonal trends. The position of the Sun and the Moon with respect to other planets is very important for giving an indications for meteorological disturbances. Apart from the rainfall and temperature we can also forecast the yield of crops cultivated during the monsoon (rainy) and also in the winter season. Astrological indications for the potential yield of Rabi crops sown in the winter season are given in the Sasya Jataka chapter of the fifth-century text, the Brihat Samhita. According to the Brihat Samhita, for the production of winter crops, especially wheat, the position of the benefic (Jupiter, Venus, unafflicted Mercury and the Full Moon) and malefic  planets (Saturn, Mars and Rahu) relative to the Sun is observed at the time of the Sun’s entry into Scorpio.

This year, at the time of the Sun’s entry into Scorpio, the auspicious planet Jupiter was in Cancer and was giving its 5th aspect to the Su, which is a particularly favorable position for sowing wheat and gram crops. Venus, being in Libra and directly behind the Sun, indicates a good barley yield. The conjunction of Mars and Mercury in Scorpio with the Sun during their transit is good for the production of lentils and peas, respectively. However, Rahu and Ketu being in the Kendra houses (square) of the Sun and Saturn in the triangle may cause abnormal rainfall and severe cold, which may destroy oilseed crops like mustard in some areas.

 

Chart 1. Horoscope of Solar Ingress of Scorpio

The most important point in the horoscope of Solar Ingress of Scorpio (chart 1) is the position of the Mars, Mercury and the Sun in watery sign Scorpio. This is an indication of a rainy winter season and good snowfall in the hilly areas of Himalayan region during the winter season.

 

In the full Moon horoscope (chart 2) of the 5^th of December 2025 we can see the majority of planets in watery sign in the trine of each other which is a good promise of heavy snowfall in the hilly areas of Himalayas in the month of December that can bring a chilly winter season along with some light rains in the Northern and central parts of the country. The natural benefic planet Mercury and Jupiter are in Kendra from the ascendant which is good for timely onset of winter seasons in most parts of the country.

 

Chart 2. Full Moon 5 December 2025

Record Heat Wave in Australia and Earthquake in North India foreseen

At the time of the Full Moon of 3^rd January 2026 majority of planets will be influencing the zodiac sign of Sagittarius. As per Ptolemy the Sagittarius signify Arabian countries, Australia, France etc. In Australia the Southern region will receive excessively high temperature and there shall be danger of wildfires resulting heavy losses. Saudi Arabia and United Arab Amirat can experience unseasonal rainfall in January 2026.

As per the Koorma Chakra the Sun, Mars and Venus in Purvaashada Nakshatra shows west direction in Indian sub-continent. An earthquake in western parts of India can’t be ruled out in the first half of January 2026. Also, Sagittarius sign signifying Nepal, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand will get sever cold in the month of January. Losses of lives will also happen due to natural calamities in these areas.

 

Chart 3. Solar Ingress of Capricorn in 2026

 

The transiting Mars will be in watery sign Capricorn from 15^th of January to 23^rd of February in 2026.  At the time of the solar ingress of Capricorn the Mars will be behind the Sun which is an indication of loss of crops.

From the last week of January to the end of February month there will be many instances of unseasonal rainfall and hailstorms damaging the crops of wheat, chickpeas and mustard in many areas of the country especially central India and Northern states. The month of February will be colder than the normal in most parts of the country.

 

 

Chart 4. New Moon 17 February 2026

 

At the time of the New Moon on 17th of February majority of planets will be in airy sign Aquarius. Rahu, Mercury, Venus, the Moon and the Sun in Aquarius indicate severe wind flow in North and Central part of the country as per the season. While in Southern Peninsular there will be cyclone which will bring unseasonal rains. Thus, in the second half of the February month there will be colder than the normal temperature.

 

[Hindi] वृश्चिक राशि में आ गए सूर्य देव, जाने अगले 30 दिनों में देश-दुनिया का हाल ! 

 

As per the astro-meteorology texts Jupiter, Venus, the Moon and Mercury are watery planets only. The favorable disposition of these planets bring colder than the normal weather in winter season. The classical texts of astro-meteorology mentions Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces and Capricorn as watery signs only. During the winter season in 2024-25 Mars will remain in Cancer sign only due to its retrograde motion. Mars normally remains in a Rashi for about 45 days only but after every 2.5 years it become retrograde and then stays for about 6 months in a Rashi. As per Chitra Paksha Lahiri Ayanamsha Mars has come to Cancer sign on the 20th of October in 2024 and it become retrograde there on the 6th of December.

Now Mars will move back to Gemini on the 21st of January 2025 in retrograde motion. Then it will become direct on the 24th of February 2025. So, during the entire winter season (November to February) Mars will remain most of the time in watery sign Cancer only. On this basis i had forecasted a record breaking cold and rainy winter season in 2024-25 season in my article in the December 2024 issue of the Express Star Teller Magazine.

The winter season will be longer than the normal in North America also as Mars will move into Gemini sign on the 21st of January 2025 and it will remain in this sign till the first week of April 2025. The temperature in the USA will be colder than the normal from the end of January to the end of March in 2025. Since Zodiacal sign Cancer signify China so a record breaking cold wave will be foreseen in China during mid of December to mid of January during the winter season.

Chart 1. Solar Ingress of Sagittarius

             15 December 2024, 22:11 hours at Delhi

As per the News Reports the capital of Madhya Pradesh has broken the record of 58 years as the temperature has dropped to 3.3 degrees in the middle of December 2024 {Refer link https://www.news18.com/india/mp-weather-bhopal-cold-breaks-58-year-record-as-night-temperature-dips-to-3-3-degrees-ws-ab-9158968.html}

At present the transiting Jupiter is in Taurus which is in mutual opposition with Mercury which is in watery sign Scorpio. This yoga is likely to bring colder than the normal weather for the season. Till 4th of January Mercury will be in watery sign Scorpio only which will bring more than the normal snowfall in the hilly areas of Himalayas.

On the eve of New year i.e. on the 31^st of December 2024 it is Amavasya day and we have a mutual opposition of Jupiter and Mercury. This yoga bring very good snowfall in the hilly states of Himalayas and some light rain may come in North and Central parts of India around the beginning of New Year in 2025.

Later during 4th of January to 24th of January Mercury will be in Sagittarius in ‘Atichari’ (fast moving) motion which will bring record breaking cold wave during the month of January 2025.

Chart 2. Solar Ingress of Capricorn

             14 January 2025, 08:55:55 hours at Delhi

On the day of Makar Samkranti the Moon will be in Cancer sign along with retrograde Mars which shows older than the normal temperate around the day of Purnima (full Moon) then. The weather will be colder than the normal in the second half of January month in 2025 in most parts of North, Central and Western States of India. There will be some relief from the cold wave after 21^st of January when Mars will move into Gemini in the retrograde motion but it will bring some unseasonal rain in many states like Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh etc.

During 24th of January 2025 to 11th of February 2025 the transit of Mercury will be in Capricorn sign which will bring unseasonal rainfall in many parts of North and Central India. The hailstorms can be damaging for the wheat crops in many parts of North and Central India in the month of February. The hailstorms during 24th of January to 11th of February may destroy crops in many parts of Madhya Pradesh, North Maharashtra, and Western UP.

[Hindi] धनु संक्रांति की कुंडली में खतरनाक योग, इस देश के हो सकते हैं दो टुकड़े, ऐसा होने वाला है देश दुनिया का हाल

At the time of Sun’s entry into Scorpio this year the close conjunction of Mars and Sun and the aspect of natural malefic Saturn on it is a yoga for less than normal yield during the winter harvest. There is no aspect of any natural benefic planet on the Sun so the winter season is likely to be moderate this year though in the month of February 2024 there will be lots of unseasonal rainfall due to the conjunction of 4 planets in watery sign Capricorn. As per the classical texts of astro-meteorology Sun, Mars and Saturn are dry planets. Moon, Venus, Mercury and Jupiter are watery planets. Cancer, Scorpio, Capricorn and Pisces are watery sign’s. Leo, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Taurus are dry. Aquarius, Gemini and Libra also produce less rainfall or snowfall. The position of planets with respect to the Sun is considered very important for the forecasting of seasonal trends, rain or snowfall, temperature, winds etc .

Chart 1. Sun Enter’s Sagittarius

16 December 2023, 15:59 hours at Delhi

This year at the time of Sun’s entry into Sagittarius it will receive the aspect of Jupiter on it. As per Bhavishya Phala Bhaskar if any planet at the time of changing its sign get the aspect of Jupiter, then it gives rains. So, after Sun’s entry into Sagittarius on the 16^th of December there will be some rainfall activity in the Southern Peninsular and also in the Himalayan region. In the horoscope of Sun’s entry into Sagittarius Mars is behind Sun in the watery sign Scorpio and is in Navamsha of Capricorn which is another watery sign as per the texts of Astro-meteorology. Mercury is ahead of Sun in degrees which will bring lots of windstorms in the Southern peninsular as the classical text Bhavishya Phala Bhaskar says that if Mercury is ahead of Sun, then it brings lots of winds.

Mars behind Sun in degrees is good for the rainfall activity so during this winter season the rainfall during the month of December is expected to be normal only.

Mars and Mercury changing sign will bring rainfall 

On the 27^th of December Mars will move into Sagittarius and Mercury in retrograde motion will come back to Scorpio from the sign Sagittarius. This important change of sign by both Mars and Mercury will bring some sudden rainfall activity in Southern Peninsula’s Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. In North India many states will get light rainfall and cloudy weather. Himalayan regions will get more than normal snowfall activity which will bring chilly winds in the planes of North India especially in Delhi-NCR as Scorpio sign will have two watery planets Venus and Mercury in it. On the eve of New Year 2024 Moon will be in Cancer in trine from Venus and Mercury in Scorpio which will bring rainfall activity in many parts of the country including central India.

Case 2. Sun enters Capricorn.

15 January 2024, 02:44 hours at Delhi

 

In the horoscope of Makar Samkranti i.e. Sun’s entry into Capricorn there are yoga’s for less than normal rainfall activity as malefic Saturn and Rahu are ahead of Sun. As per the classical texts of astrometeorology should malefic be ahead of Sun then there will be less than normal rainfall. But since here Jupiter is in Kendra from Sun and the Venus is in the 11^th house this will ensure the prices of essential commodities will be under control. The weather in North India will be very cold but there will not be much rainfall during the middle of January to middle of February.

During the month of January Mars will be ahead of benefic planets Venus and Mercury. As per Bhavishya Phala Bhaskar when natural malefic planets are ahead of natural benefic planets then there will be less than normal rainfall. So, the month of January will give a smaller number of cold wave days and there will be less than normal snowfall in the Himalayan region of India. So, the North and North-Eastern states will get moderate winter season in early 2024.

On the 28^th of January 2024 Mercury will cross Mars in degrees in the Sagittarius sign which will bring some rainfall in the end of January and early February month. There will be some heavy show-fall in the Himalayan region in first week of February which may surprise meteorologist.

Mars in Capricorn will bring some rainfall

Mars entering into Capricorn sign on the 6^th of February 2024 will bring some light rains in the central India and also in Northern parts of India. There will also be some rains in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. This may give some losses of crops to wheat and cotton farmers in Maharashtra and also in some other parts of central India.

Horoscope of   New Moon  

10 February 2024, 04:28 am at Delhi

On the New Moon of 10^th of February 2024 as many as 4 planets will be in Capricorn sign in Uttara-Ashadha, Shravana and Dhanishta Nakshatra’s. As per Koorma Chakra these Nakshatra’s falls in North-West direction. There are very high chances for a couple of  earthquake’s  measuring 6.5 or more at the Richter scale which will affect parts of Iran or Afghanistan, Pakistan and also Northern states of India around the New Moon of 10^th of February.

There will also be some unseasonal rainfall in many parts of India and Pakistan which will badly affect the wheat farmers in the region during the second half of February 2024.

Overall, the winter season will be moderate only with good snowfall activity in December 2023 and February 2024 . But in the month of January 2024 there will be less than normal cold weather due to less snowfall activity in the hilly areas of Himalaya’s. The production of wheat, sesame and mustard will be less than normal during the Rabi season in India and Pakistan.

 Forecasting Trends for the North-East Monsoon 2023 

 

 

In astro-meteorology Venus, Mercury, Moon and Jupiter are watery planets. Saturn, Mars and Ketu are dry planets. Cancer, Scorpio, Capricorn and Pisces are watery signs. On the day of Amavasya (No Moon) on 23^rd of December 2022 the conjunction of Sun, Moon, Venus and Mercury in Sagittarius has brought the onset of cold waves in many parts of North India. On the eve of New Year 2023 the conjunction of Venus, Mercury and Saturn in watery sign Capricorn is giving an indication of  heavy snowfall in hilly areas of Himalayas especially in the state of Himachal Pradesh. In my post on the “Total Lunar Eclipse of 8 November 2022” i had forecasted a severe cold wave and record breaking snow fall in America (USA). That prediction is now coming out correct as news reports are  coming that about 60% of US population have faced some sort of winter weather advisory.

Strong Winter Cold Strome across USA in December 2022 

The Total Lunar Eclipse of 8 November 2022 was visible in the USA. In the eclipse chart Saturn was in Capricorn and Jupiter in Pisces both being the watery sign as per astrology meteorology.

Retrograde Mercury will bring chilling cold wave

On the 31^st of December 2022 the retrograde Mercury will come back to Sagittarius from the Capricorn and will join Sun which as per Bhavishya Phala Bhaskar is a yoga for rainfall for continuous 5 days. Because of this planetary movement there could be unseasonal rainfall in the first week of year 2023 and also very heavy snowfall in Himalayas which will bring extremely cold waves.

Horoscope of Sun’s ingress into Capricorn

At the time of Sun’s entry into Capricorn Moon will be in Virgo getting into mutual aspect with Jupiter which is a good yoga for rainy winter season. Mercury behind Sun also gives rain in the winter season. In Navamsha Sun will get aspect from Jupiter and Venus both so there shall be decent rainfall in second fortnight of January 2023 which will be good for the winter crops like wheat, radish, green peas, carrot etc.

Jupiter ahead of Venus in transit  

Saturn and Venus will be in conjunction during the month of February 2023 in Aquarius sign. Venus is watery planet while Saturn is windy in nature. Jupiter will be ahead of Venus in Pisces sign in the last week of January and first fortnight of February 2023. In the Chapter number 9 ‘Shukar-Chaar-Adhyay’ in Brihat Samhita the Sloka number 42 gives results of Jupiter’s transit in the next sign from Venus. As per this Sloka it will give rise in the prices of white good i.e. milk products, trouble to Bhramin’s, cow husbandry and temples. It also gives trouble in the east direction. There are chances of very heavy hailstorm and people suffer from disease related with throat infections.

In the first fortnight of February 2023 there will be lots of incidents of hailstorms and people suffering from throat infection’s due to Jupiter’s movement ahead of Venus. The hailstorms will affect North and Western Parts of the country. In the last week of February and first week of March there will be unseasonal rainfall in North India and also in South-India due to Jupiter and Venus conjunction in Pisces.

Overall, the winter season in 2022-23 will be good for crops but it will give trouble to cattle farmers due to the spread of lumpy skin disease virus. In Europe and USA there will be good snowfalls which will give a chilling winter season.