The Guru Goes Dark: Guru Purnima 2026 and the Burning of Jupiter

On 29 July 2026, the festival of the Guru falls on the exact day the Guru cannot be seen. At 17:48 IST (14:18 CEST) the Sun and Jupiter meet at the same degree of sidereal Cancer, the peak of Jupiter's combustion. Two hours later the full moon of Guru Purnima peaks. This episode reads that sky: what the word guru actually means, why the festival arrives three weeks late this year, who feels this combustion, and what you can do on Wednesday even without a lineage. Sidereal zodiac, True Lahiri ayanamsha. Diagnosis, not prediction. CHAPTERS 00:00 The mirror goes dark 04:54 What guru actually means 10:58 Why the date moved this year 12:43 The sky of Wednesday afternoon 18:16 Who this actually touches 28:11 What to do on Wednesday 35:21 The lineage does not move KEY TIMES, 29 JULY 2026 Sun-Jupiter exact conjunction: 17:48 IST / 14:18 CEST, 12°11' sidereal Cancer, Pushya Full moon (Purnima ends): 20:05 IST / 16:35 CEST, Moon in Shravana Jupiter combust: 17 July to 10 August (8°30' orb) The full Guru Vandana, all fifteen verses with translation, and the complete remedy sheet are on my Substack: joaquimrahu.substack.com Previous episode, the other half of this sky, Saturn stations retrograde three days before this full moon:    • Saturn Turns Retrograde 2026: The Judge Re...   #GuruPurnima #Jyotish #VedicAstrology