Vinchudo Dates 2025

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

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Begins	Ends	Status
Thu, Jan 23, 2025	Sun, Jan 26, 2025	Passed
Thu, Feb 20, 2025	Sat, Feb 22, 2025	Passed
Wed, Mar 19, 2025	Sat, Mar 22, 2025	Passed
Tue, Apr 15, 2025	Fri, Apr 18, 2025	Passed
Tue, May 13, 2025	Thu, May 15, 2025	Passed
Mon, Jun 9, 2025	Wed, Jun 11, 2025	Passed
Sun, Jul 6, 2025	Wed, Jul 9, 2025	Passed
Sat, Aug 2, 2025	Tue, Aug 5, 2025	Passed
Sat, Aug 30, 2025	Mon, Sep 1, 2025	Passed
Fri, Sep 26, 2025	Mon, Sep 29, 2025	Passed
Thu, Oct 23, 2025	Sun, Oct 26, 2025	Passed
Thu, Nov 20, 2025	Sat, Nov 22, 2025	Passed
Wed, Dec 17, 2025	Fri, Dec 19, 2025	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.