Anant Chaturdashi and Ganesh Visarjan on Venus's Friday: Exalted Mercury and Jupiter Anchor the Final Immersions

The final day of Ganpati arrives with the weight of a season behind it. Shukla Chaturdashi, the fourteenth day of the waxing Moon in Bhadrapada, carries Anant Chaturdashi and Ganesh Visarjan, the ceremonial farewell to Ganesha that sends clay idols into rivers, seas, and lakes across the world. It is a Friday, the day ruled by Venus, and Venus itself sits at 13 degrees Tula in Swati nakshatra, occupying its own sign with quiet authority. The morning begins under Shatabhisha nakshatra in Kumbha rashi, the sign of the water-bearer, before shifting to Purva Bhadrapada, a nakshatra of fierce transformation and spiritual fire. The Moon holds Kumbha as its sign through the full day, and Shula yoga, the spear, governs the afternoon, after which Ganda yoga takes over. This is a day that demands letting go with precision and purpose.

The Immersions and the Exalted Pair

Mercury at 28 degrees Kanya in Chitra nakshatra stands exalted, the planet of speech, commerce, and analytical clarity at its highest function. Jupiter at 24 degrees Karka in Ashlesha shares that same dignity, exalted in the sign of the crab, wrapped in the serpent’s deep intelligence. Both planets operate at peak strength simultaneously, a convergence that favors discernment in ritual, in speech, and in the emotional labor of farewell. Ganesh Visarjan is, at its heart, an act of release: the deity you welcomed with such fervor must now return to the elements. With Mercury exalted in Chitra, the precision of the ritual matters, the mantras, the procession, the timing of the immersion. With Jupiter exalted in Ashlesha, the meaning underneath the ritual matters equally: the serpent nakshatra asks whether you have actually absorbed what Ganesha came to teach.

Venus at 13 degrees Tula in Swati nakshatra holds its own sign on its own day. Swati is the independent one, the blade of grass that bends in the wind without breaking. Venus here gives grace under emotional strain. The visarjan processions are loud, crowded, and charged with collective feeling; this placement helps maintain composure and aesthetic intention through the chaos. Sun at 7 degrees Kanya in Uttara Phalguni continues its service-oriented passage, and the Sun’s nakshatra at sunrise is Uttara, reinforcing the theme of duty fulfilled.

The Spear, the Serpent, and the Retrogrades

Shula yoga holds the first half of the day, Shula means spear, and it brings a cutting quality, useful for making hard decisions about what to release and what to retain. The karana sequence runs Garaja in the morning, then Vanija through the transition hours, then Vishti into the night. Vishti, also called Bhadra when it enters its inauspicious window, is the karana of caution and containment.

Mars at 4 degrees Karka in Pushya nakshatra holds its debilitation, a placement that tempers aggression and redirects energy toward protection rather than confrontation. Pushya is the nourisher, and Mars here learns to guard rather than attack. In the context of the visarjan, this is the energy that ensures the processions move safely, that the immersion is carried out with care.

Saturn at 17 degrees Meena in Revati continues its retrograde motion, as do Rahu and Ketu, the karmic axis spinning backward across Kumbha and Simha. Revati is the final nakshatra of the zodiac, and retrograde Saturn here asks for completion, the closing of chapters that have dragged on too long. The visarjan is itself an act of completion: you bring the god home, you let the clay dissolve, you walk back lighter. The Rahu-Ketu axis at 3 degrees Kumbha and Simha, both retrograde in Dhanishtha and Magha, marks the tension between forward motion and ancestral inheritance, between the drumbeat of the new and the throne of the old.

Panchang at a Glance

This Friday, Shukrawara, during Sharad (autumn) ritu in Dakshinayana. Shukla Paksha, Bhadrapada month in both Purnimanta and Amanta reckonings. Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi) and Shaka Samvat 1948 (Parabhava). Tithi: Shukla Chaturdashi through most of the day, transitioning to Purnima. Nakshatra: Shatabhisha in the morning, giving way to Purva Bhadrapada. Moon sign: Kumbha. Yoga: Shula through the opening hours, then Ganda. Karana: Garaja in the morning, then Vanija, then Vishti into the night. The day falls within the 3rd Chaturmasa period, Day 3, a sustained window of spiritual observance. Anant Chaturdashi and Ganesh Visarjan mark the climactic close of the Ganpati festival.

Ravi Yoga activates from sunrise through the morning hours in Mumbai, a supportive window for new beginnings and auspicious action during the morning immersions. Abhijit Muhurta opens at midday. Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, and Gulikai Kalam each carve out cautionary periods whose exact timings vary by region and are detailed in the regional panchang below. Dur Muhurtam falls in the late morning. Varjyam marks an evening window. Amrit Kalam arrives in the early hours of September 26. See regional blocks for exact timings at your location.

Regional Panchangam & Timings

India & South Asia (Mumbai, IST)

• Tithi: Chaturdashi until 11:06 PM; then Purnima
• Nakshatra: Shatabhisha until 11:22 AM; then Purva Bhadrapada. Moon sign: Kumbha
• Yoga: Shula until 02:51 PM; then Ganda
• Karana: Garaja until 11:17 AM -> Vanija until 11:06 PM -> Vishti
• Special: Ganesh Visarjan, Anant Chaturdashi, 3rd Chaturmasa Day 3, Ravi Yoga ACTIVE (sunrise to 11:22 AM), Bhadra ACTIVE (from 11:06 PM)

UK & Europe (London, BST)

• Tithi: Chaturdashi until 06:36 PM; then Purnima
• Nakshatra: Shatabhisha until 06:52 AM; then Purva Bhadrapada. Moon sign: Kumbha
• Yoga: Shula until 10:21 AM; then Ganda
• Karana: Vanija until 06:36 PM -> Vishti until 06:16 AM (Sep 26) -> Bava
• Special: Ganesh Visarjan, Anant Chaturdashi, 3rd Chaturmasa Day 3, Ravi Yoga ACTIVE (sunrise to 06:52 AM), Bhadra ACTIVE (from 06:36 PM), Panchaka ACTIVE (all day)

North America East (New York, EDT)

• Tithi: Chaturdashi until 01:36 PM; then Purnima
• Nakshatra: Purva Bhadrapada until 02:02 AM (Sep 26); then Uttara Bhadrapada. Moon sign: Kumbha
• Yoga: Ganda until 03:47 AM (Sep 26); then Vriddhi
• Karana: Vanija until 01:36 PM -> Vishti until 01:16 AM (Sep 26) -> Bava
• Special: Ganesh Visarjan, Anant Chaturdashi, 3rd Chaturmasa Day 3, Bhadra ACTIVE (from 01:36 PM), Panchaka ACTIVE (all day)

North America West (Los Angeles, PDT)

• Tithi: Chaturdashi until 10:36 AM; then Purnima
• Nakshatra: Purva Bhadrapada until 11:02 PM; then Uttara Bhadrapada. Moon sign: Kumbha
• Yoga: Ganda until 12:47 AM (Sep 26); then Vriddhi
• Karana: Vanija until 10:36 AM -> Vishti until 10:16 PM -> Bava
• Special: Ganesh Visarjan, Anant Chaturdashi, 3rd Chaturmasa Day 3, Bhadra ACTIVE (10:36 AM to 10:16 PM), Panchaka ACTIVE (all day)

Australia & Pacific (Sydney, AEST)

• Tithi: Chaturdashi until 03:36 AM (Sep 26); then Purnima
• Nakshatra: Shatabhisha until 03:52 PM; then Purva Bhadrapada. Moon sign: Kumbha
• Yoga: Shula until 07:21 PM; then Ganda
• Karana: Garaja until 03:47 PM -> Vanija until 03:36 AM (Sep 26) -> Vishti
• Special: Ganesh Visarjan, Anant Chaturdashi, 3rd Chaturmasa Day 3, Ravi Yoga ACTIVE (sunrise to 03:52 PM), Panchaka ACTIVE (all day)

Your Playbook for Today

India & South Asia (IST)

Do: Use the Ravi Yoga morning window (until 11:22 AM) for visarjan rituals and auspicious beginnings. Schedule immersions before or after Rahu Kalam (10:59 AM to 12:30 PM). Watch out: Evening Bhadra begins at 11:06 PM. Complete any post-visarjan commitments before then.

UK & Europe (BST)

Do: Complete evening immersions before Bhadra at 06:36 PM. Purva Bhadrapada favors introspection. Watch out: Ravi Yoga closes early (06:52 AM). Panchaka is active the full day.

North America East (EDT)

Do: Use the Amrit Kalam evening window (05:58 PM to 07:35 PM) for important actions. Watch out: Ganda yoga holds the full day. Bhadra starts at 01:36 PM. Panchaka is active all day.

North America West (PDT)

Do: Use the morning hours for Chaturdashi observances and visarjan before the Purnima transition at 10:36 AM. Amrit Kalam (02:58 PM to 04:35 PM) offers a second window. Watch out: Bhadra runs from 10:36 AM to 10:16 PM. Panchaka is active all day.

Australia & Pacific (AEST)

Do: Use the long Ravi Yoga window (sunrise to 03:52 PM) for afternoon immersions. Shula yoga adds decisive clarity. Watch out: Bhadra begins at 03:36 AM (Sep 26). Panchaka is active the full day.

The Bottom Line

Anant Chaturdashi and Ganesh Visarjan arrive on a Friday governed by Venus in its own sign, with Mercury exalted in Chitra and Jupiter exalted in Ashlesha simultaneously. The day opens with Shatabhisha nakshatra in Kumbha rashi before shifting to Purva Bhadrapada, a nakshatra of spiritual fire that suits the visarjan’s emotional charge. Shula yoga brings a spear’s clarity to the morning, while Ganda yoga asks for patience in the afternoon. Four planets hold retrograde motion, directing the day’s energy inward, toward the completion of cycles rather than their initiation.

The clay dissolves. The water carries the prayers. Walk back lighter.

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