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Dated notes, separate from the evergreen guides.
- Dhanteras 2026 Date and Puja Time by City: 6 NovemberDhanteras 2026 falls on Friday 6 November in Delhi, New York, London, Singapore, Sydney and every other city listed here. See the sunset and Pradosh Kaal window for each.
- Life Path Numbers 1 to 9 and Master Numbers: How to Calculate and What They MeanHow to calculate a life path number from a birth date, with worked examples, the meaning of numbers 1 to 9, how master numbers 11, 22 and 33 work and what numerology can and cannot tell you.
- Mercury Retrograde 2027 Dates: All Three Periods With Shadow DatesMercury is retrograde three times in 2027: 9 February to 3 March, 10 June to 4 July and 7 to 28 October. Exact stations, signs, shadow periods and time zone conversions.
- Scorpio Season 2026: Dates, Meaning and a Guide for Every SignThe Sun enters Scorpio on 23 October 2026 at 09:38 UTC. Plain guidance for every zodiac sign, plus links to free chart, horoscope and moon tools on Inner Light.
- Diwali 2026 Five Days by City: Dhanteras to Bhai DoojCorrected dates for all five days of Diwali 2026 in eleven cities, with the Lakshmi Puja Pradosh window for 8 November. Naraka Chaturdashi, Govardhan Puja and Bhai Dooj differ by region.
- Mercury Retrograde in Scorpio 2026: What It Means for Every Zodiac SignMercury is retrograde in Scorpio from 24 October to 13 November 2026. Exact station and shadow times from Inner Light data, what to do and avoid, and a plain guide for every sign.
- Navratri 2026: Dates, Ghatasthapana Time by City, Ashtami and DussehraSharad Navratri 2026 starts on 11 October and ends with Dussehra on 20 October. Exact Ghatasthapana, Sandhi Puja and Dussehra times for New York, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Toronto, London, Dubai, Sydney, Delhi and Mumbai.
- Mercury retrograde October 2026Key Mercury retrograde dates in October 2026, with stations and the shadow period in plain language.
- Why Your Vedic and Western Sun Sign Are DifferentIf you've calculated your chart on Inner Light using both the Vedic and Western tabs, you may have noticed something unexpected: your Sun sign isn't the same in both.