Vinchudo Dates 2024

When the Moon transits Vrischika (Scorpio) Rashi — a Gujarati panchang caution period

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Begins	Ends	Status
Sun, Jan 7, 2024	Tue, Jan 9, 2024	Passed
Sun, Feb 4, 2024	Tue, Feb 6, 2024	Passed
Sat, Mar 2, 2024	Mon, Mar 4, 2024	Passed
Fri, Mar 29, 2024	Sun, Mar 31, 2024	Passed
Thu, Apr 25, 2024	Sun, Apr 28, 2024	Passed
Thu, May 23, 2024	Sat, May 25, 2024	Passed
Wed, Jun 19, 2024	Fri, Jun 21, 2024	Passed
Tue, Jul 16, 2024	Fri, Jul 19, 2024	Passed
Tue, Aug 13, 2024	Thu, Aug 15, 2024	Passed
Mon, Sep 9, 2024	Wed, Sep 11, 2024	Passed
Sun, Oct 6, 2024	Wed, Oct 9, 2024	Passed
Sat, Nov 2, 2024	Tue, Nov 5, 2024	Passed
Sat, Nov 30, 2024	Mon, Dec 2, 2024	Passed
Fri, Dec 27, 2024	Sun, Dec 29, 2024	Passed

What is Vinchudo?

Vinchudo (literally "scorpion's sting") is a traditional Gujarati panchang concept marking the period when the Moon transits Vrischika Rashi (Scorpio) in the sidereal zodiac — roughly 2 to 3 days each lunar month.

The Moon is classically considered debilitated (Neecha) in Scorpio, symbolising emotional intensity and instability. During Vinchudo, some traditional Panchang calendars advise extra caution before starting significant new ventures.

Vinchudo is a distinct concept from Panchak (which is based on the Moon transiting the last five Nakshatras) — the two sometimes overlap but are calculated separately.

Notes: Vinchudo is treated here as the Moon's transit through Vrischika (Scorpio, 210-240 degrees sidereal) — a relabel of the same real Moon Rashi-ingress schedule Transit/Sankranti already use, not a separately-sourced weekday/tithi rule (this site's earlier description of Vinchudo as weekday+tithi based was investigated and found to be an unconfirmed guess, not a cited rule — corrected here). Only one dedicated source was found for this specific mechanism, corroborated by the general (uncontested) fact that Scorpio spans 210-240 degrees sidereal and that the Moon is classically debilitated there — but not independently cross-checked against a second Vinchudo-specific source. Windows are calendar-DATE boundaries at a fixed IST 06:00 reference (same day-level granularity already disclosed for Transit/Sankranti), not exact HH:MM crossing times. Covers 2015-2040 only; a query outside that range returns an empty list, not a fabricated one.