Union Budget 2026-27 Predictions: Astrological Insights on Tax Relief, Infrastructure, Banking & Markets

Key Astrological Insights for Budget 2026-2027:

• Budget Date is and Time is 01/02/2026, 11:00 IST, New Delhi
• Powerful alignment of all planets, influencing policies for finance, infrastructure, IT, pharma, auto, banking, and energy
• Rahu in the 10th House favours hidden economic motives, political influence and unexpected govt. Or PSU moves
• Strong Jupiter and Sun are giving significant attention towards finance, education, insurance, aviation, sugar, pharma, energy, agriculture, and healthcare.
• Moon Transits signify a major push towards infrastructure and communication

Sector-wise Outlook Table for Budget 2026-2027

Sector	Astro-Indicator / Transit	Implication / Expectation	Current Challenges
IT / Software	Sun with Venus-Mercury-Mars	Positive for IT contracts, centralised IT budget; relief in maintenance	Global tech slowdown, hiring freeze, currency volatility, AI pressure
Automobile	Venus & Mercury are strong	Potential direct benefits, infrastructure boost	EV transition costs, raw material volatility, interest rate sensitivity, export uncertainty
Pharmaceuticals	Sun in 9th house	International growth, policy push	USFDA regulatory pressure, price controls, API dependency, margin compression
Retail	Finance Minister’s focus	Consumer protection, grading, quality measures	Rural demand is uneven, inflation pressures, inventory management, shift to organised retail
Banking	Mercury strong	Mega banking promotion; regulatory attention	Credit growth moderation, PSU governance issues, NPA risk, treasury income pressure
Infrastructure	Mars in 9th house	Big announcements possible (highways, airports, ports, metro, tier-2 cities)	Capex delays, land acquisition, rising project costs
Metal & Steel	Saturn 11th house	Potential structural changes	Global demand slowdown, China pricing pressure, energy cost volatility
Entertainment & Telecom	Venus & Mercury	Favourable for broadcasting, TV channels; unpredictable telecom moves	OTT competition, advertising revenue pressure, 5G rollout issues
Agri / Fertilizer / Pesticide	Rahu in 10th	Political uncertainty, possible relief for seeds & drip irrigation	Subsidy burden, climate variability, input cost inflation
Cement & Real Estate	Mars effect	Steady growth, no major gains/losses	Interest rate sensitivity, housing affordability, inventory overhang

The Union Budget for the year 2026 is scheduled to be presented on February 1. As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is all set to unveil the Union Budget for 2026-27, economists are busy poring over numbers, and sectors are clamouring for incentives. But what if its script is also mapped out in the stars?

In this blog, we present an analysis that offers a fresh perspective. The planetary positions for an independent India and the significant planetary transitions on the day of the budget. The positions of Rahu and Jupiter and the effect of Mars convey points of caution in taxation matters, unexpected changes in the infrastructural sector, and an involved competition for credit with political forces.

We interpret the indications of the planetary positions for the various significant sectors like IT and Pharma, to Banking and Automobiles and compare this with the realities that exist in those sectors today.

What are the key proposals of the Union Budget 2026-2027?

This year’s Union Budget is expected to build on recent progress while accelerating initiatives that will increase disposable income and simplify rules to strengthen key sectors of the economy. 

Personal Taxation Reforms: The future for taxpayers looks promising. One of the key expectations is the implementation of a new tax slab of 25% for people whose annual income is between ₹30 lakhs and ₹50 lakhs. This will help in the more seamless transition for jumping from the 20% to the 30% tax slab. 

Furthermore, the government may further promote the “New Tax Regime”, which may include popular tax deductions such as health insurance and housing loans.

Indirect Tax & Customs Simplification: One of the significant structural changes that we expect is the simplification of customs duty. Furthermore, the government is planning to lower the number of slabs for customs duty to five or six from eight at present.

Astrological Financial Analysis: Budget 2026-2027

During Budget 2026, there are four active planets: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, & Mars, which will be positioned in front of these four natal planets. This position signifies that the Finance Minister may have to make crucial announcements in various policies, like Gold, Public Sector Units, GDP Growth, Taxation, Income Tax, & Sales Tax.

Rahu in the 10th House: Influence on Power and the Shadow Economy

The transit of Rahu in the 10th house on Budget Day is very significant. The 10th house stands for the Government, Authority, High Authority, and Public Duty. Rahu’s function influence always draws attention to something that remains largely in the shadows, like the undertones of political affairs, the parallel economy, criminal networks, secret services, and covert equations of power.

Hence, we may notice major and possibly unpredictable shifts in sectors like Police, Military, High Authorities, PSUs, GDP Growth, and Taxation.

Planetary Strength as per Shad Bala: Key Sectors in Focus

According to Shad Bala, on Budget Day, the planet with the highest weightage is Jupiter (1.45), followed by the Sun (1.21). Therefore, sectors influenced by Jupiter and the Sun will be under special focus:

• Finance & Investments
• Education
• Term Lending Institutions
• Insurance Companies
• Sugar
• Aviation

Furthermore, we can witness new dynamics in the sectors, including Pharmaceuticals, Energy, Agriculture Products, Tobacco, Wood, Power, Public Sector Banks, IT-Software, and Healthcare.

What Happens When Jupiter Transit Through the 2nd House?

On Budget Day, the auspicious planet Jupiter will transit through the 2nd house. This house represents National Wealth, Government Treasury, Tax Collection, Banking System, Stock Market, Financial Institutions, Money Market, and Trade. Major policy and economic decisions related to these areas can be expected.

Budget 2026: Significance of Moon’s Transit Through the 3rd House

On Budget Day, the Moon will transit through the 3rd house, which already hosts five natal planets. The 3rd house signifies:

• Railways, Roads, River Transport / Vehicles, and Logistics
• Post Office, Media, Internet, Telephone
• Newspapers, Magazines
• Relations with Neighbouring Countries

Therefore, Connectivity, Infrastructure, and the Communication sector will be a crucial part of the Budget.

Role of Ketu & Saturn- A Risk Factor?

Ketu’s Transit in the 4th House & Saturn’s Transit in the 11th House: This will show strict and action-oriented measures in areas such as Agricultural Development, Infrastructure, Mines, Vehicles, Water Resources, Petroleum Products, Dairy, and Silver. In addition to this, strict government measures may be expected in Mutual Funds, Speculation, Institutional Investors, and Brokerage Houses.

Will the Budget’s Merits Be Overshadowed by Public Perception?

India’s natal chart or horoscope has a Taurus Ascendant (Vrishabha Lagna). But when the Budget Speech commences, the rising sign will be an Aries Ascendant (Vyaya Bhava or the House of Expenditures). Meanwhile, Saturn will be transiting with the Ascendant, and the Moon will be in the Saturn constellation (Nakshatra). This implies that when the budget is good, the Finance Minister’s performance may not get full recognition.

Astrological Insights: Sectoral Analysis & Current Challenges

From the planetary positions for the Budget 2026, the following are the analyses of the various sectors and the challenges they may encounter based on the planetary indicators for those sectors:

1. Information Technology (IT)

Astrological Insight: The transiting Sun will be in conjunction with Venus, Mercury, and Mars and will be in the Nakshatra of Shravana. The celestial combination shows the government’s concentration on Information Technology Contracts. It may prove auspicious for the Information Technology sector. The Centralised IT Budget is likely to be highlighted, and there will be some relief in software repairing and maintenance work.

Challenges:

• Global tech spending slowdown
• Tight IT budgets in the US & Europe
• Hiring freezes and margin pressure
• Impact of currency volatility on billing
• Pressure on traditional services due to AI adoption

2. Automobile Sector

Astrological Insight: The position of Venus and Mercury is supposed to be strong for the Auto sector to perform well. In this case, the auto industry will benefit directly. With allocations for the development of infrastructure and roads, the future of the auto industry in India looks bright.

Challenges:

• EV transition cost
• Raw material volatility
• Interest rate sensitivity (auto loans)
• Export uncertainty
• Margin pressure in entry-level segments

3. Pharmaceutical

Astrological Insight: The Sun signifies the Pharma industry. The transiting Sun will move into the 9th house. Also, the Finance Minister may come forward to emphasise and encourage the pharma market on an international level.

Challenges:

• USFDA regulatory pressure
• Price controls (domestic market)
• API dependency on imports
• Margin compression in generics

4. Retail

Astrological Insight: There are a few prominent promises for the sector in the Finance Minister’s briefcase. Quality policy, gradation policy, and consumer policy can be made.

Challenges:

• Uneven rural demand
• Inflation-led cost pressure
• Inventory management issues
• Shift to organised & online retail

5. Banking

Astrological Insight: Mercury represents the banking sector. When it comes to the transit of Mercury, if it is strong, in its 9th house, and in Mega Banking Corporations, we can expect a kind of confusion.

Challenges:

• Credit growth moderation risk
• PSU bank governance issues
• NPA cycle re-emergence concern
• Deposit growth lag
• Treasury income pressure

6. Infrastructure

Astrological Insight: Mars is transiting from the 9th house in contrast to the Moon, Sun, Saturn, Mercury, and Venus. Mars is also the ruler of the 12th house, and India is in its major period of Mars. This could result in some breakthrough news in National Highways, Railways, Airports, Metro, Tier-2 Cities, and Ports.

Challenges:

• Capex execution delays
• State-level spending lag
• Land acquisition & clearance issues
• Rising project costs

7. Metal & Steel

Astrological Insight: Saturn is moving in the 11th house, known as the House of Gains. This defines the Government Revenue and the gains that represent for the masses. When Saturn moves from its own sign, the indications are that there will be a significant possibility of drastic changes in the Metal Steel Sector.

Challenges:

• Global demand slowdown
• China price pressure
• Energy cost volatility
• Export duty/policy risk

8. Entertainment

Astrological Insight: Venus will be in conjunction with the Sun, Mercury, and Mars. The growth of Radio stations may continue. Supporting policies for Radio stations regarding new TV channels are in anticipation.

Challenges:

• OTT competition
• Advertising revenue pressure
• Content cost inflation
• Regulatory oversight

9. Telecom

Astrological Insight: Mercury represents this sector. As Mercury is the ruler of the 2nd and 5th house, it will transit through the 9th house in Dhanishta Nakshatra. It signifies that there will be some unpredictable events in this sector.

Challenges:

• High debt levels
• ARPU sustainability
• Spectrum cost burden
• 5G monetisation delay

10. Fertiliser, Pesticide & Agriculture

Astrological Insight: Rahu will move in the 10th house (House of Power), indicating continued confusion in politics and uncertain results. Relief is likely in terms of seeds, agrochemicals, and drip irrigation systems. But pesticides could become a topic of debate in the Parliament.

Challenges:

• Subsidy burden
• Climate variability
• Input cost inflation
• Export restrictions

11. Cement & Real Estate

Astrological Insight: Mars is going to have an effect on the expenditure pattern. India will see its growth story continuing. This Budget is going to be neutral in this sector. The Finance Minister is likely to play it safe.

Challenges:

• Interest rate sensitivity
• Housing affordability
• Inventory overhang (select cities)
• Execution-linked delays

How will the budget potentially benefit salaried employees, the low-income group, and the middle class?

The positions of planets and especially the movement of Jupiter through the 2nd house of wealth and treasury, form a supportive astrological background for the validation of financial relief policies. The most prominent expectations revolve around a possible new 25% tax slab, which would help middle-class taxpayers. Also, the changes in the New Tax Regime are more appealing due to these deductions. The lower-class citizen will see benefits in the infrastructure sector and low-cost housing.

Which specific goods and services are expected to become cheaper, and which are expected to become more expensive?

The expected customs duty harmonisation, which is a result of planetary changes intended to encourage local production, will directly impact prices. Consumer electronics, eco-friendly products such as EVs, and certain pharma companies are expected to be generally more reasonably priced because of the reduced costs of components/customs duties. On the contrary, to align with the ‘Make in India’ initiative, luxury articles, certain manufactured products, and unnecessary imports could witness a price surge.

Historical & Astro-Market Insights for Budget 2026-27

Historically, budgets presented under Cancer or Karka lagna and Pushya nakshatra have had a positive influence on market trends in most years. The budget on 01/02/2026 marks the 8th incident of a budget in Karka lagna. Thus, it indicates continuity in the observed policy influence patterns.

Analysis of the S&P BSE Sensex correlation around recent budgets with similar nakshatras shows a generally positive to neutral market response. This trend also carries occasional, minor negative corrections in the market.

Marco-Economic Context for Budget 2026-27

The Union Budget 2026-27 is being designed in a complex backdrop of global economic uncertainty and high domestic expectations…

The Economic Challenge: The budget is being designed in a globally challenging environment, and the main sectors that are exposed to global protectionism are garments, gems and jewellery, and leather. The government’s key challenge is to ensure that the infrastructure and the economy rapidly grow, as well as the capital expenditures increase investments and jobs.

The Key Focus & Expectations: The budget’s emphasis will be on structural tax reform, including the base expansion, rule simplification, and parallel economy eradication. Overall, the expectation is not a big-bang announcement but policy signals for stability and growth in the Indian economy.

Overall Outlook

The strong combination of Sun, Mercury, Venus, and Mars placed in the 9th house on Budget Day shows that the Finance Minister would be entirely focused on the basic economic parameters of finance, i.e., tax collections, revenue deficit, foreign investments (FDI), and GDP performance. This might include careful disinvestment of public sector enterprises.

Astrollogically, this budget intends for stability and clarity on policy signalling for sustained growth, which has a prominent emphasis on infrastructural growth. Challenging planetary aspects indicate that although fiscal actions are good, there may be political and public recognition for the efforts put in by the Finance Minister.
For investors and markets, the stars indicate a cautious and selective investment strategy in 2026. Market performance is expected to be moderately positive, with selective opportunities in important sectors marked by planetary strength, which are: Infrastructure, IT, Pharmaceuticals, Autos, Banks, Metals, and Agriculture.