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Vishakha Nakshatra: Every Day It Held Sunrise, 2026 and 2027
15 days in 2026 · 14 in 2027 · sunrise at New Delhi
Vishakha is the 16th of the 27 nakshatras. A panchang names a day by the nakshatra running at sunrise, and between 1 January 2026 and 31 December 2027 Vishakha was the nakshatra at sunrise in New Delhi on 29 days: 15 in 2026 and 14 in 2027. It never fell between two sunrises without holding one, and twice it held two sunrises in a row, naming two consecutive days (9 February 2026 and 10 February 2026; 2 May 2026 and 3 May 2026).
The muhurta texts put Vishakha in the Mishra (mixed) group, which is the class the muhurat filter reads it by. Its own page, Vishakha nakshatra, covers it as a birth star.
The 29 Days, Month by Month
| Month | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| January | 13 | 3, 30 |
| February | 9, 10 | 27 |
| March | 9 | 26 |
| April | 5 | 22 |
| May | 2, 3, 30 | 20 |
| June | 26 | 16 |
| July | 23 | 13 |
| August | 20 | 10 |
| September | 16 | 6 |
| October | 13 | 3, 31 |
| November | 10 | 27 |
| December | 7 | 24 |
By weekday, Vishakha held sunrise most often on Tuesdays (6 times) and least on Wednesdays (2): Sunday 5, Monday 4, Tuesday 6, Wednesday 2, Thursday 4, Friday 3, Saturday 5. Over two years that spread is chance, not a pattern; the weekday and the nakshatra run on unrelated cycles.
Festivals that fell on a Vishakha day: Govardhan Puja (10 November 2026), Buddha Purnima (20 May 2027) and Bhai Dooj (31 October 2027).
In the cycle Vishakha comes after Swati and before Anuradha; all 27 are on the nakshatra index. For what the five limbs are and how a day’s panchang is read, see reading the panchang and the guide to choosing a day. This page in Hindi: विशाखा नक्षत्र.