Following up on Saturn and Rahu articles, here are some generic effects on Ketu and its Maha dasa (MD). As mentioned before, these are generic in nature. They can be applied broadly to individual horoscopes with the disclaimer that in any individual horoscope, a multitude of factors will affect the final outcome for a given horoscope and hence ‘Generic’ rules can not be blindly applied to each horoscope.
1) Ketu MD will be better for individuals with lagna and rashi (moon sign) as Cancer, Leo, Scorpio and Pisces.
2) For Capricorn lagna, ketu co rules 11th house and if conjunct of aspected by a strong Mars, can give monetary gains
3) Ketu conjunct any yoga karaka planet (example mars for Cancer/ Leo ascendants and Venus for Saturn ruled ascendants) will give excellent results in its MD
4) Typically Ketu conjunct Jupiter is a very good combination which gives a balanced and spiritual thought process, satisfaction in life and if related to 2nd house or 11th house in a horoscope, big monetary gains or money inflow
5) In contrast, Ketu conjunct Saturn or in same nakshatra as Saturn (trinal to Saturn) gives a detached and serious mind which has a tendency to austerity in life. If venus involves in the mix, being the karaka for material pleasures, the combination of Saturn- Ketu- Venus can produce a saintly person with a detached mentality towards worldly comforts.
6) Saturn closely conjunct with Ketu and having no aspect of a benefic like Jupiter or Venus will surely give severe troubles in the career of a native (Saturn is karaka of work and ketu is a karaka of moksha or the loss of worldly pursuits of pleasures/ comforts/ day to day hustling/ job)
7) Ketu should be considered exalted in Scorpio and Saggitarius and Mooktrikona in Pisces
8) Ketu should be considered debilitated in Taurus and Gemini
9) Ketu will internalize the energy of any planet it conjuncts. Example – Ketu conjunct Mars will magnify the energy levels of Mars but instead of inflating anger/ ego or aggression, it will make the individual highly controlled in emotions and the native will be able to channelize their energy towards any goal they set out to achieve
10) Ketu with Moon gives strong powers of concentration and a personality which appears cold and detached in terms of emotions. If this combination happens in a fixed sign like Taurus or Leo, the person will appear extremely placid and cold in their emotional nature
11) Ketu with Mercury will give good mathematical skills if Mercury is strong and the person has a good analytical and penetrative mind which can make for good lawyers, professors and researchers
12) Ketu in Lagna and or close to moon also gives psychic/ intuition powers
13) Whenever Ketu and Mars are in conjunction (especially within 5 degrees) in the 1st, 6th, 8th or 11th houses, the chances of accidents/ surgeries goes very high. If this combination is not aspected by Jupiter/Venus and is aspected by Saturn, the accident/ injury can be lethal in intensity
14) Ketu MD usually brings a period of 7 yrs when a person can feel dis-satisfied in their career and general growth. Typically changes of any kind don’t come easily at all and a person can find hard to change status-quo in life
15) During Ketu MD, when Ketu transits over the natal degree of Saturn, Ketu, Rahu or Mars in a chart, negative events, especially of a sudden nature can be expected
16) As per point # 15 above, whenever Ketu transits over a planet, sudden effects related to its rulership can be predicted. Example Ketu transiting right over the 9th lord when Ketu MD is running can trigger very sudden effects related to father/ boss/ guru or employer
17) Ketu in its own nakshatra (which will be the 1st nakshatra in the fiery signs of Aries, Leo and Saggi) becomes very intense. Further, such a ketu tends to have a tendency to separate the person from the relative or significations the said bhaav signifies. Example for a Leo ascendant, if Ketu is in saggi in its own nakshatra, there will be a tendency for Ketu to give problems related to children (5th bhaav) and if Jupiter the lord of 5th is ill placed/ weak, then Ketu can give tragic results related to the child of a native (especially male child)
18) Ketu is a karaka for sudden events and accidents. Its position is 6th and 8th house if close to the bhaav Madhya (close to the most effective point of the house) will always tend to predispose an individual to accidents and injuries/ surgeries
19) Ketu conjunct the Sun or Moon can give problems with eyes/ eyesight. With the Sun it also gives a predisposition to have bone fractures in life and problems with the spine. If sun and ketu are conjunct and well placed/ strong in dignity, the Ego and nature of a person is highly spiritual and balanced and their father might also be a spiritually inclined person.
20) Best positions for Ketu for material achievements is 3rd, 6th and 11th. For spiritual progress, Ketu in 12th is great when strong and aspected by Jupiter or Saturn
21) Ketu is highly unstable and explosive in 8th house and pre-disposes a person to secretive acts/ questionable actions which can bring trouble eventually to the native and his finances
22) When Ketu-Sun-Mars all combine in the 6th or 8th house, there can be death and destruction from Fire/ weapons or even wild animals
23) Ketu combined with Jupiter, Saturn and Venus foretells a saint of a high order
24) As with Rahu, the placement and dignity of the rashi and Nakshatra depositor of Ketu is of vital importance along with planets that conjunct and aspect Ketu to determine the final outcome of Ketu in a horoscope. Stronger the dignity and placement of the dipositors, better the results Ketu will provide in its dasas
25) Generically Ketu will act like Mars and hence the Yogas Mars is involved in the horoscope along with the dignity of Mars in the horoscope will ascertain the outcome of Ketu
26) Since Ketu dasa is sandwiched between Mercury (17 yrs) and Venus (20 yrs), if mercury and venus are strong benefics in a chart, the dasa of Ketu will also tend to provide positive results. Likewise if Mercury and venus are negative in a chart, the 7 yrs of Ketu will tend to underperform even if Ketu is otherwise well placed
27) Ketu placed in the 7th house will give a delay in marriage and a lack of interest in marriage/ partner even after marriage. If this Ketu is also conjunct venus and Mars, there will be a complete lack of interest in physical desires in the native which will effect the marriage and their partner in a negative manner
Hi VS,
#14 talks about Ketu MD being a negative time period. Have you ever come across a chart of a person who gained financial heights and prosperity during Ketu MD? For such an outcome, would Ketu have to be exalted in 3H/6H/11H?
Thanks
Hi Pinky
These are obviously generic rules which can be applied as a broader brush paint but need lots of finer strokes to complete the picture. These finer strokes are the rest of the planets.
Yes, Ketu MD can lead to financial success and I have seen plenty of such cases. Any exalted planet helps. But malefics are generally good in upaachya bhavs of 3,6 and 11. Even in 10th, a strong Ketu can give lots of rise and success to an individual. However such an individual, regardless of their material achievement in profession, works in a detached manner to their day to day job.
always look at the conjunctions of the nodes. When functionally benefic planets aspect or conjunct them, good results are given by the nodes in their dasas. Very important is the dignity of the rasi lord and nakshatra lord of the depositor of the nodes too.
-vs
The worst years of my life was from 5-12 that left a lasting impression on me . My Ketu is exalted and in the 11 th combined with Guru and moon in Scorpio . Despite moon and mars being in parivarthana , the Kethu MD was singularly a bad period for me . After that all the others have been excellent .
Can you please suggest why there is problem for not getting any job.
Male, DOB 09-May-1981, Time : 15:30, Place – Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Had very good job. Lost it in Jan 2013. Had to go to court for remaining money from employer. But got it finally. Since then, not finding any job. Also money not coming in. Big problem. Please help !!! Any remedies? Thanks.
Hi
sorry to hear about your problems. But I dont do personal readings anymore.
If I start doing them again, I will let you know for sure
Thanks,
Vs
Hello Vs 🙂
I am native of LEO ASC . My rahu is placed in saggitarius in U. Ashadha which lord is exalted in 9th house. jupiter is placed in cancer with moon. Rahu is getting aspect from mars which is placed in 11th house. so sir, my question is will this rahu and ketu is producing any raj yoga ?? if not, will these two nodes give any good result in their respective dasha period ??
Hi Shuvodip
The real analysis will be from a complete analysis of your horoscope ofcourse. From the bare minimum you have portrayed, the answer is yes – the nodes will get functionality of Mars which is a Yoga Karaka for Leo ascendant.
however here are the things you should also look at-
1) What are the degrees between ketu and mars (closer the stronger)
2) Rahu and Ketu in this case are in signs where they generally act as debilitated
3) other aspects including partial aspects on rahu and ketu will also be important (look at the bhav aspects article for more info)
unfortunately I will not look into the horo for a more detailed analysis but you can look at the above 3 points as a starting point for a deeper analysis into your own horoscope
Best,
VS
Thank you sir, for the reply 🙂
If Ketu is in Nak of Rahu and Rahu is in Nak of Ketu. This axis is occuring in say 3rd-9th houses. what does it mean.
Ketu in 9th house
Rohit-
Focus on the rashi lords of the nodes and see where the rashi lords are placed and with what dignity.
Also important is any other planet in the 3-9 axis as the nodes will amplify and represent the significations of that house lord as well.
Likewise any planet aspecting the nodes will be reflected in the behavior of the nodes. Example saturn in 7th house in this case will aspect ketu in 9th and so ketu will partake effects of the what saturn rules in the horoscope etc.
Thanks
Thanks sir
9th lord in 12th house with 4th, 5th and 7th lord.
3rd lord in 10th lord with lagna lord. Enemity between planets
If ketu aspect on neech bang planet, does it will destroy its significance?
No
If Ketu in 2nd house getting 3rd aspect from Saturn what does it indicate. Are malefics in income and expenditure houses good for natal chart or if this is happening in d9 or d10
Generally malefics are good only in 3,6 11th and to some extent 10th house. But it depends on the functional nature of the planet and aspects on it as well as the dignity of the planet.
for example if for aquarius lagna if ketu is in the 2nd house, it is in the sign of pisces where it is very happy and strong. If jupiter is exalted in the 6th house and fully aspecting both ketu and its 2nd house and saturn is in 12th but also in own sign, this will not give poverty but many riches to the person who might be a millionaire. So no general conclusions are to be drawn
You make a very interesting point about malefics in 3, 6 and 11. Is 10th house not a uppachaya house?
I have seen many confused about Kumbha lagna. As Lagna lord rules both 1st and 12th house. Now assume Sat is in 10th house in its own Nak. and Ketu in 9th house. Is this position of malefics weak. Can Saturn as lagna lord harm the house it sits or aspects Or protects them
Does Ketu in 9th house creates bhagya dosh
Again if Jup aspects Ketu and Ketu aspects Jup. Is that a good combination
please guide.
Jatin, as I just mentioned to another person here, it is impossible to learn astrology by a few tid bits here or there.
Here is a good suggestion – re read most of the chapters I have written in order first to last….you will answer many of your questions. Also intuition develops after looking at many horoscopes. I can not give too many individual responses. Not just because of a lack of time, but also because I get dozens everyday (most of which I delete) and more importantly its the wrong way to learn.
Best learning is via case studies…do as many as you can
as for your this question, for this one I will respond.
1) saturn in scorpio for aquarius ascendant (even if in own nakshatra) will tend to give delayed success (if any) in career. Career can be technical (engineering/ IT etc.) BUT most imporant are aspects (even partial aspects are important). Please read my aspects article to see what partial aspects are
2) saturn if aspected well in this case will give eventual success in career and such a person can even work in a prision or hospital (12th lord in 10th)
3) since saturn is agitated due to being in an enmical sign of scorpio, its aspects will cause more harm(delay) than good. But a planet when aspecting its own house does no damage. In this case the damage will be mostly to 7th house lorded by Sun (enemy of saturn) and marriage can be delayed or denied
but for 2 and 3 above see how strong is mars (depositor of saturn) and how strong is Sun. if for example sun is strong and well placed, saturn will still damage and delay marriage a bit but marriage will survive after some roughness. If sun is very weak then damage is much more and so on…
I have often heard people saying Ketu in 9th create Bhagya dosh. what is your exp while reading charts. what does it mean
Also if Ketu is in Libra or Capricorn. are these enemy signs or good signs for ketu to be in.
Hi Rajesh-
Unfortunately the answer to your questions is – Depends. On what?
on the other 8 planets, the yogas in a horoscope, strengths of planets, divisional charts, nakshatra placements, Ashtakvarga for planets as well as total in a sign, dasas etc.
Ketu in libra or capricorn can be very good as well as very bad. There is no hard and fast rule unfortunately. You will find say ketu in capricorn in horoscopes of millionaires as well as beggars, genius IQ guys and mentally deficient people, healthy people and also terminally ill people.
Astrology can not be learnt by ‘hearing’ a few things here or there. Read all the rules first and then a few more times to get a good mastery. Then starts the real learning. By brute force of case studies. The more you do, better you will become. Once you have seen thousands of horoscopes, which will take years if not decades, you will know a lot of the answers yourself.
Keep up the good work, dont give up, good things come to those who wait and work hard
regards
vivek
Hello, sir I want to ask you something. Does ketu’s conjunction with sun in D10 chart make person unsuccessful in career? Man without any profession?
No
I have a question about point 17. In general, what results would you expect from Kethu Mahadasha if kethu is placed in Sagittarius in his own nakshatra and jupiter is in 4th house (scorpio)? If the native is not married, would you anticipate sudden unexpected negative events in romance or higher education? I do not want to bug you with queries specific to a particular chart but could not resist myself. Mercury (in kethu nakshatra) and Venus (venus nakshatra) are conjoined in the Ascendant.
Saurav – as you might have guessed it is impossible to tell from the given data as the question is too generic and your assumption is right – I cant do individual readings due to a lack of time. Not to encourage more such questions, stand alone this is not a bad configuration for Ketu. In its own nakshatra and exalted in saggi, it will give karaka results and with mercury in the same tara, the person will have a strong memory and intellect and good intuition skills. Mercury if good in bala and not combust/ rashi sandhi can give good calculation/ quantitative and communication skills in this case and a good education as well.
Hello Vivekji – What are the generic effects if the lagna and rashi lord(ME for Mithuna) is deeply combust, retrograde and at 1 degree(rashi sandhi possibly ?) in Libra? Will it be able to play its role as the “LAGNA LORD” and be able to protect and flourish its significations ?
Thanks,
Varun
Varun – go ask a doctor – does a strong headache imply cancer?
answer is it can but it can also mean blood pressure, infection, tumor, stroke or just stress or lack of sleep etc.
you can not isolate individual points like this and look for short cut answers. once you read about all sorts of strengths of a planet, do lots of case studies for rodden ‘AA’ rated charts (google it). That is how you will learn predictive astrology
without knowing any details i can say that dont you see such a mercury will be in a friendly sign, will have a high Istha phala and also virgottam being in first pad of the sign? venus is a strong friend of mercury. Also in this case if venus joins mercury in libra or exchanges signs by being in virgo then you can have a good raj yoga as well.
Again no point in asking this individual questions in a tidbit fashion. Just put brute force practice and learn from case studies. it takes time and patience
Thanks Vivekji.
hiii sir ,
ketu conjuct with moon in ninth house(gemini) and rahu is in 3rd house saggtarius and iam libra ascendant(sun,mars,mercury) ,satrun is in his own house(4th) and venus and jupiter in leo(5th house) ,,,, and my question is this rahu and ketu perform in horroscope…………
thanks in advance sir……………,
the person will make an effort to be noticed by others and make connections/ relationships. but will also suffer from headaches and can be a show off at times to friends and family even though they dont wish to behave in such a manner. they will have an active mind and need to communicate frequently to release their spiritual and nervous energy. ketu will give spirituality to the mind and a mind good for intuition and meditation. accounting/ number related fields can be good for such a person
HI Vivek Ji,
Greetings. I have a specific question on your Ketu posting.
If Ketu happens to be vargottham in Navamsa in Aswini along with Venus in the tenth house
Also if Mars (aries/aswini) and Venus(Taurus) happens to be parivartana in Navamsam.
How does a parivartana affect the combination of Ketu (in this case with Venus), Does it act more like a combination with mars?
Please enlighten
any virgottam planet will have an intensified effect in that rashi as well as bhaav.
for starting astrology, dont consider yogas in navamsa. Focus only on D1
yogas in divisionals are complex and can not be understood easily for beginners in astrology
Ketu conjunct Saturn in 11th house without any benific aspect for a Capricorn ascendent, what kind of karmic obligations in this birth does it represent? What must such an individual do to rectify his karmas, in terms of what actions he should take?
meenakshi – many things need to seen and all the planets and divisionals etc before giving predictions. However stand alone, such a person will tend to be of a spiritual and detached mindset towards life and their job but will also have a tendency to cheat or involve in hidden activities in life for gaining money. But all depends on various aspects (even partial aspects) on the combination as well as operating dasas. there can be some health issue in sexual organs as well as anal area
Dear Vivek ji,
In Ketu MD if Ketu is conjuct with Surya, Mangal & Budh in fourth house. Does it give negative effect in whole MD, specially in finance and profession areas.
You will have to see what Surya mangal and Budh represent in the chart and their degrees of closeness (or lack of) to ketu
also keep in mind in the general sense with 3 fiery planets in the 4th house, there will always be some degree of anger and anguish in the heart/ emotions of the individual (as 4th house represents your internal feelings)
ketu will just reflect the effects of the planets as well as the 4th bhaav and its lord. So that is what you should analyze in detail
Nice read. I am currently in Venus MD and Ketu is currently transiting over my Venus in Aquarius. I am Scorpio Ascendant. Any insights?
Hi Lola,
I dont provide personal readings. however to give a generic answer to your very generic question – focus will be on a good balance between work place and home life as the axis 4-10 is vital for you in this dasa and transit. you will be more focused on work than home life which can at times imbalance the work life balance till the dasa and transit combo lasts. also important is when ketu is degree wise close to natal venus when the effects are more pronounced. If married, there will be stress in marriage. if not married then any relationships will likely suffer a little bit
Thank you.
Sir ,if Jupiter and ketu in seventh house in cancer sign in birth chart is good r bad .how to rectify bad effects ? Please suggest me
Horoscope has to be seen fully and not just one or 2 planets. By itself Jupiter exalted in a kendra gives Hamsa mahapurush yoga which is good but being 12th lord in 7th house, some marriage issues can always be there. There can be a feeling of detachment towards marriage as well as sexuality in life
Hi.. Both of my kids have moon-ketu at 11. My son is cancer lagna with the moon-ketu at taurus and daughters virgo lagna with moon-ketu at cancer. Does this indicate any bad things for them and the family? Are these very bad placements?
Dana-
A horoscope has other permutations combinations to check to give a holistic result.
However stand alone, the placements you have mentioned are not bad. They will give an intuitive and focused mind (the closer moon is to ketu) as well as a penchant to gamble/ speculate in stock markets or lottery etc.
But standalone, these are good placements as Moon is strong
Hi, i have ketu conjunct my 7th house lord ( mercury), sun and uranus in my 12th house (in aquarius). What are the effects of ketu here?
Uranus is not considered in Vedic astrology.
effects of ketu can not be seen in isolation. many individuals will have the configuration you speak. Obviously each one will have a different destiny and its path. Hence an individual horoscope needs to be analyzed in detail before giving any predictions
Sir..I asked that question as your 1st point of ketu good for cancer lagna contradicts many people blogs which comments ketu in cancer is bad and in 1st house gives isolation and marriage patner is found to be exploitative as rahu falls in 7th house? So are there any combinations which reverse your 1st point?
Hello
well ketu is a generic malefic. Somewhat of a general combination of Mars and saturn. In lagna, if it is close to bhaav madhya and the lagna lord is ill placed then such a ketu can certainly give health issues, a bad temper and early death depending on the severity of afflictions
however if ketu is in cancer lagna and mars is in either capricorn or aries or even cancer, then ketu will act like mars as well as moon (both functional benefics for the lagna) in 7th mars will be exalted, in 10th mars is mooltrikona with 100% directional strength and in lagna it can be neecha bhanga if moon is strong. In this scenario ketu replicating mars will give raj yoga provided the lagna lord and depositor of ketu is strongly placed as well
Very nice explanation. Thanks.
Sorry, I would like to edit/add to my previous question that I have Saturn in the tenth house in Pisces lagna. Jupiter and Ketu in Cancer. I have read your responses that you’re currently not giving advice based on horoscope reading. I am just wondering if there could be a possibility for a generic response for this combination, specifically about career. thanks!
Hi Deb
yes i dont give personal readings as i do this only as a hobby. I havent ever charged anyone money, idea is to spread knowledge for those who wish to dive into this topic
Jupiter, if placed strongly in 5th or 9th can make a person excel in teaching, education, consulting sort of roles, especially if it rules the 10th or has a connection with the 10th lord
in 5th combining with ketu, it will give a spiritually oriented mind also and good wisdom accumulated over the years. The person will have a benevolent disposition and be sensitive and compassionate in nature
Saturn in close conjunction with ketu in vrischik rashi(vishakha nakshtra)in 4th house for leo lagna..mangal(pubha) is yogakarak but placed in 8th house conjunct chandra in meen rashi(ubha). Shukra in 7th house in kumbha.Lagnesh ravi conjunct guru in 6th house. How will be the ketu mahadasha..considering mangal is good, chandra and guru in veepreet raj yoga, simha lagna and meen chandra but shani with ketu. Shani ketu are already giving delay in marriage.
Hi Dev
I don’t do personal readings. However in general from the combinations that you have mentioned, Ketu will give very negative results and definitively an accident/ surgery in its dasa. Marriage will be delayed even denied during ketu dasa, even if it occurs, will not be smooth
Sir,
I have ketu conjunction with Mars in Gemini in 12th house.I am cancer ascendant.Is it harmful because my 5th Lord is with ketu in 12th house.
mars is generally unhappy in gemini as well as 12th house. Together with ketu will mean rahu in 6th will give some stomach surgery/ injury in rahu dasa
if moon/ sun are in 6 or 12 then injury of the eye is possible too
how close they are to the bhaav madhya will dictate the actual strength of the negativity. It can mean a career in a distant place from home…even some travel abroad for work. IT/ tech work is possible
i dont do personal readings unfortunately but wanted to give you some pointers. thanks
Hi ji
I have Ketu in second house Virgo closely conjunct Mercury – less than one minute apart. Ketu is in the Nakshatra of Sun which is in Magha Leo – the nakshatra of Keu and own sign. So its a nakshatra exchange with lagna Lord. However Saturn is also at end of Leo and in same nakshatra as Ketu/Mercury (uttara) – though not same sign. No other planet except of course Rahu aspects Ketu/Mercury – but Saturn and Sun are both aspected by full moon, jupiter closely conjunct in 7th house. Ketu Mahadasha is coming soon. Will it be good or bad? My health has been poor since onset of mercury mahadasha with serious debilitating lung affliction. (Ketu and Mercury are both in Aquarius navamsa and its exalted mercury in many divisional charts as well as main chart.)
Sorry, i dont do personal readings. My advise to you – little knowledge is dangerous
what you have mentioned is not possible. If ketu is in 2nd house in virgo, then it can not be in magha which is in Leo
please look for astrologers who can guide you with personal readings. thanks
A generic question
Does the presence of rahu or ketu alone in 5th house along with 5th lord in dushtana house and combust jupiter deny childbirth and education?
other aspects and dignities have to be seen. However if Rahu/ ketu are very close to bhaav Madhya in 5th and the 5th lord is poor in dignity as well as karaka Jupiter, this will affect Children
for education (basic) look at 4th
higher education can be seen more from 9th house
Thank you.
So does that mean that while analysing education 5th house is not important rather its primary importance is in analysis of children?
Hi sambit
Each bhaav has multiple significations.
5th house does represent education as well (higher education) and creativity as well as intuition and memory
when you look at Mercury related to 5th, think higher ed
with Jupiter think children
with moon think intuition & memory
with sun think leisure/ stock markets, innovative thought, heart/ spine/ stomach etc.
Thank you for the detailed explanation
I am learning from your answers to others’ questions as well..Thank you again. Would this principle (lagna degree, dignity of lord and bhaav karaka ) apply to any functional malefic?
yes applies to all planets regardless of nature
Can sun with ketu in 12 house in vigro lagna….give luxury in life
No
Venus in Kanya @ 25.16.48 degrees (lord of 2nd and 9th house)
Budha in Kanya @ 10.44.20 degrees (Ucha+retro)
Sun in Kanya @ 00.44.48 degrees
Mangal in Kanya @ 21.55 degrees
Kanya Lagna @12.48 degrees
Is ther a neech bhanga yoga or bhadra yoga or any other implications
yes Bhadra yoga and shukra is neecha bhang
person will be well read, highly intelligent, great verbal and written communication skills. Might be in the technology area related to computers (like IT)and can be a good orator/ author
There will also be tendency to suddenly have a temper at times. More than one surgery/ injury in life
Thanks very Much VS ji…. Really enlightened by your articles…. Can this person learn astrology….. and how will shani dasa be (Shani @ 19 degrees in Karka in 11th house in the nakshatra of Ashlesha….
anyone who makes a sustained and genuine effort can learn astrology with the necessary work put in
Thanks very much VS ji.
I have conjunction of ketu and Mercury in 1st house.
What is its malefic effects. Please tell me.
could mean many things. Like if you have a headache, it could be just stress, it could be dehydration, it could be a stroke or a side effect of a medicine etc. Proper study of astrology takes time like any other science/ field of study
Thank You for replying me.
The last time when I asked you something I did not read this page but now I read it.
what you said {Ketu with Mercury will give good mathematical skills if Mercury is strong and the person has a good analytical and penetrative mind which can make for good lawyers, professors and researchers} is true on me. I have this power in me.
Anyways thank you.
VS ji,
Does a retro planet give result of the Rasi it is placed and also the previous rasi ???
Not really of rasi behind it, though it will have a tendency to have some effects of the previous one, especially if its close in degrees to the previous one (within 6 to 8 degrees of the rashi)
Dear VSji,
In the moon tara system we get the vipat sampat and other categories of nakshatras. My doubt is do i have to consider this in mahadasha / transit interpretation as well.
ex: a planet is very well placed in natal chart but its placed in one of the vipat / naidhana nakshatra then do i interpret that the nakshatra will minimise the effect of the goodness of planet in question whether its a mahadasha phala or transit phala.
ex Shani in 11th house of kanya lagna (@ 19 degree but shani in ashslesha nakshatra). then will this dasha always produce obstacles for the person as ashlesha is a pratyk nakshatr for this person.
Hi
its a good question
however, the nakshatra effect is usually more subtle. It is more relevant for transits
It does work in the mahadasha as well but only in a subtle manner. meaning the effect will not become bad in your example, just perhaps go from a 80 good to say 70 good or so…
VS ji
Thank you VSji…. then i think we should do remedy for that nakshatra (till the transit is over) will also help in minimizing the negative aspect (at whatever level it is), in addition. Correct me of i am wrong.
Also in transit how much to consider i mean percentage wise
no real answer to that. comes with experience. More important in transit is the location from moon, lagna and the other planets. So rahu in 8th will damage lets say the peace of mind, the health and finances. now if its in a friend naksharta (9th nak from moon) the result will be slightly tempered to become better but will remain bad
now if such a rahu is exact trinal nakshatra to moon, the results will be thoroughly bad. so first is transit relative to other planets, then the bhaav from moon and lagna and then the actual nakshtra counted from moon
yes doing a remedy can help a bit
Thanks very much VSji !!!
Lot of doubts cleared. Thanks for the clarity.
Have I hurt you that you are not replying me of my question
What effects are Mercury Square Saturn.
Hi Kuldeep
I have to delete many questions which are either personal reading requests (which I don’t have time to do) or if they are very generic.
you ask – “what are the effects of Mercury square Saturn”
that is like asking – what happens when it is 25 degree celcius outside?
the question is too vague, has no real answer and wont add anything to anyone’s learning – hence was deleted
VS, I was just reading this in full; it is really impressive (of course assuming the things you have stated are true, which I absolutely have faith in).
Sri VS:
Ketu alone in Gemini (5th, 4 degrees), asc degree is 29; what is the indication?
Thanks.
such questions are very diffuse. my responses wont mean much either
just think of this as a debilitated ketu in the 4th bhav from the ascendant. take a close look at mercury. If mercury is weak/ deep combust, this can give health issues related to the chest and make the person anxiety prone with febrile health
Dear sir .i am libra lagana and in my horoscope ketu in 1H.Astrology books mentioned it as bad for the personality.my nawamsa lagna is Arias and ketu in 9 H sagittarius With Jupiter moon and mars.So is ketu beneficial for my lifeaccording to my nawamsa chart
purely ketu (or any other planet) in lagna is not sufficient to give a bad or good personality
the dignity on ketu, as in all other aspects on it. The dignity and placement of lagna lord and all aspects/ conjunctions on it. As well as the placement and dignity of the lord of nakshatra of lagna – these are the basic things you have to first look for to give any judgement on the personality
Gm VS ji,
Regarding transits, To my understanding the transits of Current MD Lord and AD lord has to be given more importance than the general transits (which are very popular Jupiter / Shani / Rahu-Ketu) right.
For Example a jatak undergoing SUN MD and SUKRA AD then the transits of SUN and SUKRA hold more weihtage ( I mean the events in the life of the jatak will be sorrounded by these planets ruled/aspected by these bhavas as per their transit and strength in the chart) and the other major transits will have less importance unless they are aspecting the bhavas represented/ aspected by SUN or SUKRA ).
The order being
Most Weightage (75%) – transits of current MD/AD lords
second Weightage(20%) – major transits like GURU/SHANI/Rahu-Ketu
third Weightage (5%) – other planet transits
Kindly tell me weather my understanding is correct. Thanks in advance.
transit of MD and AD lord is always important
however saturn transit is always most important followed by jupiter and rahu/ketu
slower transits are less important bcoz even if you are running moon MD, do you think your fortunes will fluctuate every 2.5 days? or within 3 weeks for mercury?
since real life events dont materialize that fast..the transit of slower planets will always domminate
however the actual horosocpe, yogas and dasas are what will actually dictate most of the events. Transits only reconfirm or negate an event destined. they dont create anything not in the horoscope
Thanks VSji
Gm VSji,
Came across a concept of YOGI Planet and AVAYOGI planet. Sir can you kindly make us understand the concept and how much importance to be given to it.
It’s an advanced concept
Not much importance to be given to it
ok
This tithi soonya concept also is very confusing
VS Sir, Can you explain the Rasi chart and bhav chalit chart with an example that a planet goes in a different house and how to intepret.
sure, will try to start revamping more articles soon, just have been very busy
as a rule, try to take the actual effects of a planet for all purposes including dasas from the bhava (chalit) chart. The rasi chart is to be used to see the dignity or color of the planet (as in how happy or not it is) …distance from bhav Madhya or what some call the most effective point (same as lagna degree) is how strong the bhav will precipitate the effects of a particular bhav it sits in and aspects.
thanks very much
Makar lagna (start @16 cp 41’48.44″) in Shravana Nak 3 pada
Mars in lagna (15 cp 59′ 46.99″) in shravana Nak 2 pada
Ketu in lagna (17 cp 24′ 35.30″) in shravan Nak 3 pada
Mercury in lagna (5 cp 30′ 28.37″) in Uttarashada 3 pada
Mars and Ketu aspecting 7th house which has Rahu (17 cn 24′ 35.30″) in Ashlesha pada 1
Will she have a happy married life or mars and ketu combination can destroy her husband. ( or even kill her husband) in what dasha or antardasha
right now she is undergoing VENUS_ MOON period (placed in 12 house along with sun)
saturn and guru placed in virgo and guru wins the planetory war)
Moom in Meena (mppn being avayogi and saturn being yogi)
No kuja dosha in this scenario. married life is fine as long as spouse also have rahu ketu axis in 1-7, which is ideal
such people are very disciplined, determined and goal oriented. they have full control on their energy and anger and can be very competitive in nature
Hi VS,
General question.
A malefic planet like Mars is most benefic for Cancer and Leo lagnas, how ever what is its effect of such Mars in malefic house? Does it still give effect of 5th and 10th houses or does it give effect of the house that it is placed in?
What is the effect of Mars in 8th house with Rahu for Cancer lagna? 5th lord being in 8th house, does it deny child birth? Putra karaka is placed in 10th house (Aries).
Any planet will predominantly affect the houses in sits in and aspects. It will also carry forward its functional (house ownership) and generic effects with it. A sum and overlap of these things along with the planets that conjunct or aspect it, is the effects it will finally dispose
Sir: if guru(as functional benefic too)has a close 4th(or 3rd)aspect on rahu; (1)will the maleficence of rahu(&ketu-too) reduce ?? (2)alternatively;if the aspect is on rahu’s depositor-will it be same result as above? (3) will shadowy rahu throw guru’s effect too in it’s own full/partial aspects?? kindly explain. regards.
No to all 3. only when 2 planets in full conjunction do they throw out each others aspects (when they are within 10 degrees)
partial aspects can only slightly alter another planet’s effects
10 degress means 5 degrees in either side ?
kindly quote the sentence here to give me context
Sir: one of your answers(31.5.15)says “partial aspects on rahu,ketu r also Important”. so i got confused,& assumed that effect of partial aspects of benefics on Shadowy-nodes will have partial effects on them(to that extent at least)-in their malefc nature,and aspects.
so,i have been seeking guidance on whether should we consider partial aspets on planets/Shadowy-nodes. thanks,& regards.
Partial aspects and sign (rashi) aspects are important but at a deeper level. They add more color to a known information. For beginners, I don’t advise them as a person will just get confused and start looking at astrology purely mathematically. A computer can do all sorts of complex calculations. Yet it cant be a good astrologer simply because astrology needs a complex understanding of the rules and their actual application on the day to day life. This comes with experience and extensive case studies, which takes time and patience like any other profession
VS Sir: What result does a debilitated planet gives if its dispositor is also debilitated../ or the nakshatra lord of the debilitated planet is also debilitated
say a debilitated venus in the nakshatra of Sun (which is also debilitated)
if planet debilitated and depositor (rashi) also deb. that is really bad. damage occurs in the bhaav and also the bhaav where the depositor is sitting
for nakshatra, the bad effects are more enhanced only during dasa combination of the 2 planets and not all the time. but never good to have a deb planet in sign or nakshatra of another deb planet
Thank you very Much VS ji……….. now more clarity.
My dob is 19/11/1996 at 5.12 pm .kindly predict my about my career
sorry no individual predictions
Is it true that after the age of 40 all the calculations general and transits are to be seen from Moon.
No
thanks…
Thank you note
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Vivek, your time spent in answering so many of my questions is deeply appreciated.
Sri VS:
“Whenever Ketu and Mars are in conjunction (especially within 5 degrees) in the 1st, 6th, 8th or 11th houses, the chances of accidents/ surgeries goes very high”
Why the 11th? I see “recovery from disease” for the 11th, but I can’t relate. Kindly expand. Thanks.
11th is the most evil bhaav in all 12. it is 6th from 6th and can cause accidents/ surgeries and injuries as well as ill health
the recovery from sickness is only when well aspected/ good dignity etc
I also learnt from you that generally planets in the 11th will do well. Can you kindly explain the apparent contradiction? I say “apparent” cos my understanding is not correct. Secondly, about the 6th from the 6th analysis..I have learnt from you about the nth bhaav from a karaka (like 5th from the house from the lagna and the 5th from the karaka of that house). Do we analyze this way (nth bhaav from nth bhaav) for all bhaavs? And why?
Very much anticipating your answer to this..cos I am intrigued.
Good and bad is relative
planets in 11th can give gains especially monetary gains..but can also give evil events like accidents, surgeries and sickness. Negative events can happen with mother and other members of the family
Sri VS:
“Ketu conjunct Saturn or in same nakshatra as Saturn (trinal to Saturn)”..
I don’t get the “same nakshatra as Saturn (trinal to Saturn)” part. Can you help? Thx
dont know what the question is. same nakshatra different house will always mean planets are trinal to each other. or in other words 1-5-9
Got it, like Ketu in Pushya and Saturn in Anuradha (both stars ruled by Saturn)..correct me if wrong.
yes
Dear VS,
Ketu conjunct Mars in scorpio in 11th house for a Capricorn ascendent, what kind of karmic obligations in this birth does it represent? Will the individual lack initiative/detached from networking/marketplace? What must such an individual do to rectify his karmas, and what actions he should take to improve the deficiencies? This question only from a ketu conjuct mars stand alone point of view. Thanks
mother has a karmic birth in this case and can have a sudden and violent end
the individual earns money with low effort but is going to go through lots of surgeries and injuries in life
if moon is impacted by this combination but strong, then the person will have intense focusing ability and in general a very determined person in their thoughts
What will be effect of Ketu Dasha for Leo Ascendant, Ketu being place with jupiter in 12th house is in conjunction within 5 degrees in Cancer & being in Durgantara with Jupiter, Ketu is going out & Jupiter is coming in Durgantara in Kota Chakra in Pushya Nakshtra, also Rahu is going out from Stambha in Sravan Nakshtra in Kota Chakra, there is no other aspect on Ketu in Horoscope from any other planet.
Kota chakra concepts are to be utilized more in the context of transit only and not for the natal horoscope
if the above combination occurs in the basic horoscope, it can make for a very spiritual person granted moon is placed well in the chart
Kindly refer to my previous query, Rahu & Ketu both are in incoming stream nakshatras and as they are permanently retrograde they are going out of incoming stream in Kota Chakra, I hope I understood it right.
yes retrograde planets will move in the opposite direction in the kota chakra as opposed to direct ones
Sri VS:
Quoting: “Ketu placed in the 7th house will give a delay in marriage and a lack of interest in marriage/ partner even after marriage”.
Will Ketu’s transit in the 7th have a somewhat lesser but same effect?
Thank you.
yes
Sri VS:
When Ketu is closely conjuct Venus (no saturn in the mix), does it give a lack of sexual desire? If true, if Ketu is within a degree of venus and Ketu wins could it point to even worse problems?
yes
Hello sir my lagna kumbh from lagna 6th house rahu, 8th house guru and sani 11th house sun,Venus,budh,moon 12th house mars and ketu. if mars and ketu are at 12 house what they gives positive or negative please kindly briefly verify my doubt
since mars exalted in this scenario, you will be a fighter who never gives up and will have a strong mentality and the ability to work very hard and long. However these characteristics will be hidden in your personality. there is a possibility of blood and bone marrow health issues
Hi VS, thanks for the great insights here. One question please:
Have you seen Mars Ketu conjunction in Capricorn (both in utarashadha nakshatra) to be “good” in any house? I had once heard someone say that this combination is not desirable in any house. curious to hear your thoughts please. Also, I wonder which lagna and Rasi would this combination be most desirable for (if at all?)?
Look for ward to hearing your views.
Much appreciated.
Yes I have seen it extremely good in many cases. in the 10th bhaav, this will represent a Ruchak Mahapurush yoga for Aries ascendant and will give great results. I personally know 3 people doing great in life with that
Thank you for your thoughts on this.
Just to make sure I follow: in your example (Aries ascendant), it would essentially imply that lagna lord Mars is not considered afflicted by its conjunction with Ketu in the 10th house nor by the 7th aspect of Rahu?
yes
thank you. this is very helpful to know
Hi, Is it guarnteed that a women with Rahu on 1st house and Ketu on 7th house can’t have a good marriage?
No generalization is ever true
Hi sir, My daughter who is Taurus Ascendant has Venus, Saturn and ketu in 4th house. Jupiter in 7th house. Is the combination of three good for her? Specifically for health?
Hi Priya, impossible to answer with incomplete data and unfortunately I dont do personal readings for now. From what you have written here, there are no specific indications to show any harm to health as such, if problems, you should fast on her behalf for 16 fridays for venus
Pieces Guru in 1st house and ketu in 5th house of cancer. The lord of 5th house moon is in3rd house exalted as it is Taurus.
Will the native children be affected in any way?
When will native have children?
Laximinath
I can not say sir, the whole horoscope has to be seen, which unfortunately I can not do right now. You need to consult an astrologer with good knowledge for individual queries. This website and its intent is purely act as a catalyst for learning for budding astrology aspirants
Dear VS,
This is a great article.
Please write similar articles for Mercury,Venus, Juptier and other planets as well.
Thanks and regards,
Dear VS ji,
Please write similar articles for Jupiter, Venis and Mercury as well.
Thank you very much.
Baskaran
Hi sir
I was diagnosed with tuberculosis 2 months from the onset of ketu dasa for which I am still under medications for last 4 years. I have ketu and Jupiter conjunction and ketu exalted in scorpio. Why did illness occur during an important phase of my life . I was just married when I had the disease. This is delaying child birth. Even though ketu exalted this dasha has given nughtmares to me. What could be the season
i can not say without looking at the horoscope and currently not doing individual charts.
I can suggest – look at the association with saturn and rahu and also check mars as the ruler of scoprio. Look at lagna lord and 6th lord and bhaavs for health related issues..
saturn related to moon in 4, 8, 10 or 12 can give a predisposition for lungs involvement which is affected in TB
Does Rahu in 12 from lagna and Ketu in 6th (and 12th from moon), while Saturn in lagna, 5-degree away from Mars in 1st, does this cause life-long health complications of severe kinds? The lady been suffering from slipped-disc and sciatica pain. Any hope of healing?
malefics affecting lagna and lagna lord and the 6th and 6th lord can always give health issues. if the lord of lagna is strong, the problems will be minor. if the lagna lord is very weak, the issues can be severe. Saturn usually gives chronic or long term sickness/ problems
That sucks if it’s life long. It’s disabling situation, being in bed for weeks with sciatica nerve pinching badly, whole leg is disabled, can’t walk, can’t sit, can’t use toilet right, can’t cook well, etc.
Yea, there is Jupiter in simha at 12°
Lagan in simha at 2°
Saturn in simha 29°
Mars in 1st at 4°
Ketu in 6th at 28°
Rahu in 12 at 28°
Moon in 7th at 24°
Venus vakri in vrishabh/10th at 24°
Sun 11/gemini at 18°
Mercury vakri in 12th at 0.5°
Each time Sat-Mars come close or face each other, there are health complications or accidents or financial loss. She is planning to retire from societies and live as a monk. Poor karmas.
mars and rahu are afflicting lagna bhaav Madhya and sun is in 12th bhaav as well (11th rashi). Saturn also afflicting lagna and moon is weak and afflicted. health issues will prevail but there is absolutely nothing wrong in being a monk in life!
Point number 23 :
VS ji,
Why is Saturn included? Saturn with KETU or Saturn aspcti even KETU is not good right?
from a career perspective or day day job situation, it might not be good. However ketu amplifies anything it touches. hence if Saturn energy is amplified…for Venusian and Saturn lagna people, it will be very good from a functional perspective. this combo is also very strong for spirituality. It makes the person a saint by karmic nature, how much it will manifest in this life will depend on many other planetary positions etc.
Thanks much VS ji.
Does this apply to conjunction only? What if KETU aspects Saturn ? Will KETU amplify Saturnian energies in this “aspecting situation” as well?
Please let me know.
Thanks again.
yes it will
Thank you very much VS ji.
Any amount of self reading will not give me this much clarity in this subject ..unless we have a Guru like you to teach us.
THANK YOU AGAIN!
Just correlating another reply of yours regarding RAHU, am I correct in my understanding that RAHU will suck the energy of the conjucting planet whereas KETU does the opposite viz., amplify the energy of the planet in conjunction with KETU or aspected by KETU ?
Please let me know.
actually both amplify to some extent. However Ketu does not ‘get in the way’ so to speak. it just amplifies and itself copuies the energy while its own energy is like mars
ketu amplifies internally (in the persons nature and character)
rahu amplifies externally and to some extent spoils the effects of the planet it conjuncts as it sort of eclipses the planet
say mars and ketu together…the person can work super hard, be focused and have a lots of ambition but also patience
rahu with mars…the person can be short tempered and easily pick fights and be violent as the mars energy will manifest more externally now
Hello sir,
My daughter is under ketu MD since 2014 nov..her ketu and 7th lord mars is conjunct in 2nd house for tauras ascendant..and her lagan lord is in 6th house libra…when we can expect her marriage? Her moon sign is xancer and
no idea. Cant speculate and cant do personal readings, i apologize
Is it true that one cannot get married in Ketu mahadasha? what would be the exceptions?
no it is not true. no such sweeping rules. my own sister got married in her ketu MD
Dear Sir. My Asadant Is Leo 10th house lord venus in virgo sighn Rahu in 10th house Please tell me my carrier?
can not say anything sir. the entire chart needs to be analyzed and just 1 or 2 planets can not give anything
Ketu in gemini lagna punarvasu nakshatra. What are the effects especially during ketu md? Thanks
they depend on the rest of the 8 planets, aspects are trinality onto ketu as well as mercury the depositor placement etc. by itself no planet in any rasi can dictate anything
Hello VS:
I am analyzing a case of death by drowning.
The death happened in Ketu dasa towards the end in Mercury bhukti.
Capricorn asc with Rahu in the 1st, Ketu in the 7th ( a malefic in the 7th can become a maraka planet) in Saturn nakshatra, Ketu is weak trinal (134 degrees) to Moon (maraka lord) in Scorpio (Moon is in Mercury nakshtra too). Asc lord close conjunction with 8th lord Sun and Mercury in 6th. (Saturn and agitated by each other and aspect Moon ). Mercury is in Sun’s nakshatra which makes the 8th lord very potent.
In transit, Jupiter is in the 7th and Saturn is in the asc (Rahu is the asc, sudden events?)
Can Ketu/Moon trinality combined with the 8th lord’s aspect on Moon cause drowning despite the weak trinality? How about the Lagna lord’s aspect on the Moon? Can Rahu in lagna add to the suddenness?
Please let me know what you think.
you are thinking correctly now.
Thanks VS. After a little more anlyzing, I conclude the following:
Saturn is lagna lord and its aspect on Moon cannot be bad and Moon is not disturbed – hence Saturn is not a factor.
Sun’s aspect on Moon is also not a factor for the same reason as above.
Ketu is in maraka sthaana and sitting in Ardra. It is Ketu Dasa/Mercury bhukti and Jupiter is transitting over Ketu. So, even if the Ketu-Moon trinality is a bit weak, it’s Ketu’s time to act with full malefic force and is the key factor.
Hello VS,
Greetings of the day!
My ascendant is virgo. Ketu is exalted in 4th house in purva ashada nakshatra placed in sagittarius and aspected by Mars. Jupiter is placed in 2nd house in Libra aspected by sun. Moon in cancer in punsrvasu nakshatra.
My ketu MD will start soon. My question is whether ketu is benefic or malefic in my case and whether there will be serious problem related to my mother,family,property and job. Though ketu is exalted..it is in pratyari nakshatra though the nakshatra lord venus is exalted.
Please ignore the other 2 comment. This one has correct data.
Please share your view.
there will be adverse effects related to marriage/ partnership in ketu MD and mind getting spiritual/ detached due to that
Hello Vivek,
With respect to # 23, Venus + Ketu = saintly person is very counter intuitive because Venus is all about enjoyment and Ketu is all about deprivation and moksha seeking. How than can it create a saintly person ?
Second question I have is that Ketu causes obstacles and impediments. Is this applicable to the planets he is conjunct with or the depositor karaka, or both. And does this obstacle and impediments happen during the dasha of the planets PAC with Ketu.
Your response and thoughts on this is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time and patience.
I believe you have yourself answered your 1st question
ketu and rahu are generally malefic and mysterious in their results. However they also behave much like the rasi lord that they sit in as well as any planet that conjuncts or aspects them. if a functional benefic conjuncts or aspects them, they will give good results
Hello sir
Retrograde Saturn in the 6th house in sagittarius .will it give vipritrajyoga in dasa?
There is no benefic or malefic aspect on it & nakshatra lord is in 9th in pushya.it is in parivertan with saturn.
it can give good results for career but bad results for marriage and health in the long term
Hello VS:
For a Kanya laga, Venus in 2nd. Ketu in 8th in Venus’ star, dispositor Mars in 10th somewhat trinal to Venus (108 deg). 7th lord (with KAD) in 2nd and aspecting
Venus -vely.
Venus still being in MK is good but I am not able to judge it’s aspect (positive?) on Ketu/8th cos of the above.
Can you kindly opine?
If a planet is a functional benefic as well as a natural benefic, then its aspect is always positive no matter what. if its weak for some reason, then its aspect is still benefic – just weaker
Hello VS:
When moon and ketu sit in uttarabdadrapada what is the effect on the persons mind? Pisces is an emotional sign , hence asking
mind can be highly creative, passionate and intelligent. might be very spiritual or religions etc
if affected negatively then might be delusioned, paranoid and suffer mental sickness and sleep disorders and nightmares etc. might be suicidal if aspected by mars and saturn
Sri VS:
Can Ketu close to Jupiter cause indifference/detachment to one’s children even if the 5th lord (say Shukra) is in good dignity?
sometimes but it depends on the 5th lord as well as 5th bhaav and the same from jupiter as well
Hello sir,
I am analyzing a chart of Leo lagna. Moon and Rahu in 12th house cancer wide conjunction. Jupiter tightly conjunct Saturn (less than 1 degree) in 2nd house Virgo. Mars and Mercury tightly conjunct Ketu (less than 1 degree) in 6th house Capricorn. Jupiter, Saturn, mars, mercury, Ketu all sit in moon’s nakshatra and moon is in Jupiter’s nakshatra. Native suffered from intense mental instability/depression/lethargy and lack of motivation throughout Mercury sasha which is coming to an end. Native feels a big change coming with self-esteem and confidence on the rise. Is it safe to say Ketu dasha will bring changes for the better as it’s conjunct exalted yogakaraka and mercury in parivartan with Saturn ?
Thanks in advance
Sunita
it is possible, but anything beyond that is speculation and hence no point for me to go down that path..
Dear Sir,
For Capricorn rising, sun is in libra and saturn in cancer and ketu in Aries.
On personal and professional from what can you expect during Sun-Saturn period and Sun – Ketu period. Venus is not combust.
Please share your views.
Regards, Narayan
it can be good professionally but not personally (marital or relationship matters) that is all that can be deduced in a generic manner from this info
Vivek sir
I have a question with respect to placement of ketu.it is said that kujvat ketu so can it be said that mars is exalted in capricorn so ketu in capricorn is a good placement?
it is a stern combination as both planets are malefics and it can give accidents and surgeries especially if associated with the 6th 8th or 11th houses or their lords. on the other hand if saturn is a functional benefic in the chart and well placed then ketu will give good results
Vivek Sir,
For Capri. Lagna, Ketu is in 3rd house(pieces) being lord of 11th house and 3rd and 12th house depositor(Jupiter) is in 6th house and further 6th house lord (Mercury) is in 8th house. and Lgna lord is in 8th house(Leo)
How I can interpret Ketu and Jupiter in this situation?
Thanks/Regards
follow the trail of any planet. In this case the trail is all about 3,6,8,12 and hence these houses will dominate the results when ketu MD runs
Dear Sri Vivekji,
I will enter Ketu MD soon and have Ketu and Venus conjunct in 12th house of Libra. Could you please just give a quick reply to what results might entail ???
Thank you kindly,
Jackie
the entire chart has to be seen in detail for accurate predictions
generically speaking, you could face issues in relationships/ marriage. Become more spiritual and have foreign travels in the period. likelihood for eye issues/ surgery in the period as well
Sir, it is very informative to read your articles. i have a doubt.
If Rasi-Lord of Rahu has close aspect of strong benefic guru; will it reduce bad effects of rahu afflicting other planets?? to what extent?
pl compare it with situation when such benefic aspect to rahu’s depositor does not exist. thanks in advance. regards.
one learns with experience as to which impact will dominate. planets have both good and bad effects as you have noted. with experience one can decipher which will dominate in which situation
typically planets closer to bhaav madhya, higher over dignity and shadbal and closer to the karakatva of the house will be stronger and also digballi planets like mercury and jupiter in lagna etc.
in 6, 7 and 8th or 12th saturn can more easily dominate others as these are its karaka houses and in 7th it gets directional strength. But as I mentioned earlier, it has to be a complete picture and not just a simple shadbal or placement.
Hi,
If some 1 has ketu, mars and mercury (retro)within first 15degrees in 6th house of gemini for Capricorn ascendant what does it say about the kundali are any of these planets favourable
if they fall in the 6th bhaav in chalit, then potential for a lot of litigation, court cases in life. The person can himself be a lawyer or in the field of law and might have a fighting/ arguing temperament. intestinal surgery is also indicated in life along with digestion problems as well as pain in arms and legs from nerve/ spinal issues
Sir my ketu dasha has to start soon & im afraid bcoz i have to appear for competitive exam. Sir my ketu conjuct saturn in 6th house in pisces & aspected by sun mercury rahu from 12 th house .jupiter placed in 3rd house in Sagittarius but mars debiliated in 10th house in cancer & moon in 2nd house in scorpio & libra ascendant lord venus in 11th house . Sir , is ketu dasha favourable for me & i’m able to crack competitive exam ?
Pooja astrology is complex and just ketu or jupiter or X is not enough to decipher any results. Dont worry too much about planets and give your best effort and hard work. do prayers/ meditation for a calmer mind, which is also indicative of saturn- ketu yoga of mantra sidhi. Unfortunately I dont provide personal readings here. Goodluck!
Sir,
How about jupiter and ketu conjuction in navamsa? I have read somewhere it can give harm to children/lack of interest in children. What’s your opinion on these?
Thank you so much for your wonderful articles.
Hi, I know of no such dictum. Generally speaking when rahu/ ketu conjunct a planet in D1 and if the planet is weakly placed, there can always be damage related to the ownership of that planet in the chart as well as the general significations of the planet
Hi,
My DOB 10.09.84
22:10 Dewas
Will my ketu dasha harmful.
Ketu exalted at 7th with mars.
Hi Manish, I dont do reading here I am sorry
However lately I have started to publish comments like yours instead of deleting them as other astrologers here might wish to reply to you
thanks
Taurus Lagna 3 degrees; Moon in Jupiter’s Poorvabhadra. Ketu dasa starts in Jan 2026!
Ketu is at 7 deg and close to madhya bhaav. It is 13 degrees from Mars, so it not really conjunct. Ketu sits in Anusha ruled by yogakaraka Saturn which is exalted. The affected houses are 7,11,3 (11 & 3 are Ketu’s trinal houses) and 8th since dispositor Mars is in the 8th.
Effect on the 8th:
Since lord of 8th Guru is much closer to madhya bhaav, the effects of Mars on 8th would be far less significant than Guru’s which is good. Also, Mars being a kendra lord would not harm the 8th.
Effect on the 7th:
Ketu will give a bit of detachment from the affairs of the 7th. Since he sits in anusha, expect good things related to 9th and 10th.
Effect on 11th:
Expect some gains since Guru is in his own house and Ketu is in yogakara’s star.
Effect on 3rd: will be overall positive
Hi – I am wondering in any phase of life someone is acting in such a way that they want you to behave bad and have a fight (by going against the basic moral/social principles and you cannot compromise at all) will that cause that relationship/planet to go bad. The action taken by you is morally/socially correct and the other person don’t agree and you are fighting for it.
Example – If you know somebody steals from you( a brother, a friend) and you are fighting for a cause to get the things back and teach them that they don’t have a right to steal which is not theirs. Definitely relationship went rough. In this case will Mars go bad?
Another case — Someone deliberately giving money to us (a close family member), even if we don’t need it(like gifts, jewellery etc) for few years we accepted without knowing their intention thinking that was out of love– later on said no. Does that make Venus bad and all that money be transformed as debts by Venus going to bad house?? Came to know that this was the other person intention– if u give today later on those people will give back in next life. I don’t want to get in debts unknowingly and forcefully. Kindly advise please.
Also some people I know are into the Karma and Re-incarnation theory and kind of depriving the family people.who worked hard and taking their wealth and donating out to others.. Should we object an fight in this case or NOT. Please advise as well.
What if in next life you do not have capability to repay — If we say – I wont accept those gifts and will give money to them – they r not liking it… KIND OF WORRIED. Please help.
the questions you ask, albeit right to ponder philosophically, are not jyotish in nature and hence I will refrain from commenting except that as per the dictums in astrology, one’s own karma should remain blemish free (atleast the willing and known component). Once that is accomplished, the karma of other individuals around oneself, including relatives isnt something one has to directly pay for in context of their own credit/ debit of karma
Dear VS – First of all thank you for your response.
Very confused with lot of information from various sources on my above posting – NOT sure who is giving what for which purpose and what is/will they expect and what we are getting tied to. Could you refer some pointers in philosophical arena to get answers for these questions.
Realized in last two years that it was so much in the other people consciousness that every action/word/deed done is meant to be tied up with a return on later life. Every action they are doing and supposed to be “as a family doing/we without having to say anything”, they r saying I am doing it for U. Here is the food, here r the keys for home/car etc. and putting in our hand.. like they r giving away and we are accepting.
– Am I thinking correct or getting carried away in other people actions?? -Movies and lectures, pravachanams all revolving around this Karma theory.
At 25 or 35 years of age, didn’t experienced this at all -It was Sharing. Last 5-8 years things and people changed and they r doing daan. Didn’t understand for 3-4 years of the meaning of their saying. Feels like drifting away from current life and jumping onto next one in their minds and doing deeds towards that end.
– In a team one just moves away doing this as they learned it and keeping it to them thinking that they r getting benefits in Papa and Punya buckets and the other who was left behind is impacted.
I saw/heard some videos and felt like getting carried away -over and above the means of current life and did halt right away feeling it’ not right.
Should I stop them to be in current life or let them do with whatever actions they do. Not one …multiple with age -> 35+, 55 or 65+ from whatever understanding they have.
I am in no means able to explain or talk through it-Is there a literature that I can give a shot at?
Many questions in this regards – may/may be NOT tied to astrology – Could U be able to provide guidance either thru post or via email /refer someone who can?
Not sure if this is something that can be posted to Public/If not, could you reply in email please.
Or Is this way NOT normal thinking?
Your insights will be very much appreciated.
Regards.
hello,
Unfortunately sir/ ma’am, I did not understand what you are asking? perhaps try asking concisely if you can? thanks!
Hi VS,
In a kundali if someone has ketu in acsendant of virgo lagna and rahu in 7th house pieces and in navamsa rahu in pieces ascendant and keru in 7th house of virgo would such a vargottam rahu and ketu in kundali be bad for Native since ketu aspect and in 7th house is bad for married life..thanks!!
it all depends on the dignity of jupiter, placement of jupiter and other aspects on both the 7th house and jupiter to guage marriage. typically rahu in 7th is not great, but if aspected by benefics and has no aspect from saturn, sun or mars can still be OK for marriage if the lord is strong
Hi,
I must congratulate you on this great effort by sharing your knowledge and have the patience to clear doubts raised by some of the readers, excellent work!
With regards to the above topic – I am Gemini rashi( 46 yr age), Ketu in 12th House ( running MD from 2015 ending in 2022) however excellent time I have had so far. Resigned a month before in Mercury MD( Feb 2015) a very well paid shipping job and joined my wife in her workwear( clothing business) and its been just over 5 years that has seen so much material and must say spiritual growth as well. Always looking for opportunities to learning more that could possibly provide more understanding about life and beyond. Also would like add the desire for more spiritual knowledge is growing everyday and I can feel the direction I am moving into.
I have read similar articles but my experience so far about Ketu has been very satisfying.
Keep up the good work, Congratulations again.
For a Capricorn ascendant native – D1 chart, ketu is in sagittarius with moon aspected by retrograde saturn from libra (10th house).
In D9 chart, Ketu is in gemini (12th house) and rahu sits in sagittarius with jupiter and mercury (in 6th house).
Does it mean that both rahu and ketu are debilitated in D1 and D9 both charts?
Is there a promise of spiritual growth? or is it nullified because of rah/ketu debilitated in D9?
hello impossible to answer without a proper chart reading that I dont do here.
however just because rahu/ketu are debilitated in navamsa means nothing much for the spiritual growth of a person. the strength of 1/5/9 and 12th lords along with saturn and jupiter always play a key role
Hello VS,
First of all, thank you for this selfless service. As a beginner, I would have read the Q&A several times (thanks to the regulars like Sundar) ; every time it adds a new dimension to my understanding. I must say that I am in awe of your articulation skills explaining complex concepts in a simplistic way.
I have a few questions.
1) How do we assess a very close triality? Is it stronger than a relatively milder conjunctions – say for Sagittarius ascendant, Mars (16.42), Ketu (17.26) in Capricorn are in a close trine to Jupiter (16.35), Saturn (16.10) in Virgo. Mercury is also in Capricorn (6.59) forming a Parivartan with Saturn. Do we consider this a 5-planet conjunction with mercury to be relatively loose in this conjunction? Would Saturn get agitated because of Mars, Ketu? Does Parivartan increase the strength of functional malefics (Saturn, Mercury) over functional benefics (Mars, Jupiter)?
2) Does the placement of Saturn in upachaya house help to reduce the affliction of other planets, especially Jupiter over time (after the age of 39)? Saturn is a functional malefic with regards to every reference point – ascendant/sun in Sagittarius and moon/AL in Pisces.
thanks for the nice words.
trinality rules of strength are same as conjunction. closer the degrees the stronger it is. if 2 planets are exact 120 degrees apart, they are exact trinal. if they are very close to 120 apart and in same navamsa, they are strongly related, if different navamsa but same nakshatra (nakshatra ruled by same planet) then also they are strongly trinal. If the trinality is more than 13 degrees away (Less than 107 or more than 133) then they are weakly trinal even if in trinal signs
any generic malefic in any upaachya sthaan is good and gets better with age/ time. also any planet past its maturity age, gives more mature (stable) results (eg 36 for saturn) apart from that nothing else can be generalized and is more case specific
Hi VS,
Sometimes when a set of planets are trinal to each other, most of them fall even in same planets nakshatra but some planet just misses out due to a degree. However as a group they remain fairly close to bhav madhya.
Can we say this is fairly strong connection especially in comparison to connection which is not very close to Bhav madhya but all fall in same nakshtra?
Thanks,
MRG
yes same nakshatra makes it stronger. however the degree is important as well – the same as in conjunction. even if 2 planets in same rashi and one is the very end of a nakshatra and the other is very start of next nakshatra and the 2 are only 1 degree apart, the conjunction is still obviously very strong due to the proximity in degrees
Namaste VS,
Have you come across any such real situations wherein the dispositors of both Rahu and Ketu are conjunct and that having given a steep rise or fall to the native?
As an example: Sagittarius lagna, Rahu in 2H and Ketu in 8H, Saturn and Moon conjunct in 6H – will this also form a vipreet rajayoga? Look forward to your views on this. Is it more likely to manifest in Sat-Moon or Moon-Sat dasha?
Thanks.
i dont think I can generalize an answer to your question. however, when the depositors of the nodes combine in the chart, that axis will be activated heavily and thus depending on the yogas/avayogas, there can certainly be steeper ups and downs related to that particular axis
I have Ketu Conjunct Mars in the 2nd house Virgo (Leo Ascendant). Its Rasi depositor, Mercury is in the 12th house combust and conjunct Moon and its Nakshatra depositor, Jupiter is retrograde and in the 7th house aspected by Saturn from the 1st house.
Mars is in the 10th house, Cancer , hence debilitated in the D 9 Chart. However Ketu is in Pisces in D 9, 8th house.
Please comment on the effect of Ketu on the current Mahadasa from the health perspective.
Birth details for reference: Dob 16/07/1950 in Chennai.
hello, I am unable to provide personal readings at this time and, atleast for me, a complete and detailed horoscope analysis is required to be able to take a stab at any predictions and not piecemeal info. thanks
Hello, sir
I have a very general question to ask you.
How will I judge Ketu if the dispositor of Ketu is conjunct Rahu? Since all planets throw a direct aspect to their seventh, will that effect Ketu in anyway?
the depositor planet in this case will be heavily affected by the nodes. if it is sitting strongly in a good bhav, the nodes will give good results
Sir, thank you for your response to my previous question.
Just to confirm, to judge the strength of a planet we check sign, house, navamsa sign, shadbal, aspects and whether it is retrograde, and placements in divisional charts, yes?
Is there anything else I should be checking?
you have to also check the dignity and placements of the rashi, nakshatra and navamsa depositors of the planet as well as their yogas and avayogas in the chart
Hi VS
Just learning so much by reading, re-reading the blog – thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!
I have 2 questions regarding Ketu (both independent and unrelated to each other):
1) In point 21 you mention: “21) Ketu is highly unstable and explosive in 8th house and pre-disposes a person to secretive acts/ questionable actions which can bring trouble eventually to the native and his finances”
***Question 1***: Can you elaborate a bit more about you reasoning behind this, why would Ketu in 8th be so explosive for a person?
2) In point 23 you mention: “23) Ketu combined with Jupiter, Saturn and Venus foretells a saint of a high order”
***Question 2***: What if someone has Ketu conjunct deeply with Venus in a house and Saturn aspecting this 1-7 relationship – so will the statement above, regarding the native being a saint of high order still hold true?
Best Regards
Amit
2 or more planets are connected not just by conjunction or by aspects and so the same effects apply
Does the signification change based on the Ascendant. For example would this combination be same for a Gemini Ascendant (where Ketu is a malefic) or a Cancer Ascendant, where Ketu could be a benefic if aspected by Mars?
Best Regards
Amit
ofcourse. for gemini ascendant, mars is a first grade malefic as well as a natural malefic. also ketu’s relationship with mercury is inimical. if a ketu is fully aspected only by mars for gemini ascendant people, such a ketu can be a high grade malefic/ killer
Sir, I am under the Mahadasha of Ketu and antardasha of Saturn is on and ending in the end of March’2021. I am currently 63 years old and virtually lost my business incurrend heavy losses with some court cases going on by the creditors. Finding difficult to manage my home expenses as I also lost my home also. will this damage continue till the end of my life. My DOB is 11-02.1957, time 7.36PM New Delhi.
I am sorry to hear about your problems. I dont respond to individual chart readings as I get dozens, even hundreds everyday. Usually I delete such comments and dont post them on my website. In your case I will post it as some other astrologers might wish to do the reading for you. Goodluck
Hi Rajesh,
The next dasa will be better after seeing the chart. Lagna lord Sun is in the 6th and will help in litigation since Venus is conjunct Sun. Saturn in Scorpio is aspecting the 6th and being a malefic for Leo, will create some litigation issues.
All the best.
It appears specially the 1 year period from Jun / Jul 2019 through 2020 may have been quite troublesome for you. Without delving into a lot of technical details which may be a bit unnecessary, I think you may have surpassed your most troublesome period and things will start to slowly improve in the second half of 2021, and more so from 2022 onwards. You will see some improvement in financial losses / litigations from 2022 onwards but the stress levels associated with losses in business and litigation may have taken some toll over your health – which you need to be most careful about. Therefore, try doing some good remedy for Sun who being your lagna lord will provide you strength to deal with losses / litigations (note it’s also placed in 6th) and will also protect from ill health. Saturn’s that one planet that stands out as clearly afflicted in your chart and he has given you a ton of suffering (esp. as it relates to losses in business as well as home). You can try fasting on Saturdays too but don’t do too many remedies at the same time. Hope this helps and good luck with everything!
dear abhishek ji
is it equally easy to predict before hand which mahadasha would be very malefic?
after the event, we get biased and connect the dots easily and then we directly come to remedies.
was it clearly predictable that he would face bankruptcy and even loss of residence?
Not sure what you are trying to critique here, but I’ll try to answer in the most straightforward manner possible.
1. Is it equally easy? Ofcourse its not. If jyotish would have been that easy, you would not see people researching it for decades.
2. Do we get biased at times? Ofcourse as humans we do tend to get biased and make mistakes as well, and then learn from them and the cycle goes on. But we don’t stop learning or predicting.
However, I don’t see why connecting the dots is not important. Its a fundamental principle in jyotish that you have to verify atleast some past events if available (i.e. apply some form of desh kaal paatra) before giving out a future prediction
3. Your third question is irrelevant in this context as I’d rather not make a case study out of someone who genuinely reached out in crisis trying to find some solutions to their problems. So my intent was only to help rather than blabber technicalities in my analysis.
Dear Sir
Per you have mentioned ‘ketu mars in 6th can give severe accident’
What would be the impact of ketu mars (close conjunction) in 6th (aquarius), exchanging sign with moon saturn in 3rd (scorpio)? With no aspect of jupiter or mercury or venus.
Can the sign exchange give some relief? Or does it make the matter worse?
Thank you!
good and bad will coexist as in regular life. beyond that it is just personal guesswork
Hello VS ji,
I have been a reader of your blog for quite some time now, and I have learnt an immense amount of knowledge from you, for which I am extremely grateful , thousand pranaams.
I have a question , vis a gemini ascendant, mars is clearly the most severe malefic, ketu too being 6th lord, so what would be the effect of swakshetra mars and exalted ketu conjoining in the 6th house? Since both are malefics it would incline me to say that there could be some accident trouble(which on can possibly further verify from D-16) , but since both planets , being strong malefics for the ascendant , placed in good dignity in an upachaya , yield favourable results? I am often confused about such conjunctions
Pranaam once again
it can make a person very competitive and emotionally strong on the positive side. such people dont give up easily
if aspected by saturn or sun as well then can lead to health issues and litigation and financial issues in life
Hi Sir,
Firstly, I would like to congratulate you for maintaining such an insightful blog. I was wondering if we can understand how planets are working in our chart by carefully observing how our ADs in a particular MD go ? For instance, if I have accurate data of how my Ketu AD or Venus AD in Mercury MD went by, does it give an indication of how MDs of both these planets might pan out ? ( Assuming transits of slow moving planets are not obfuscating those indications )
If we go a step further, and in a particular MD and AD, we observe how we feel and how our life changes for the better or worse in a Pratyantar, can it give an idea of how planets are functioning in a native’s chart ? Here, even the transits of slow-moving planets won’t change in such a short time frame.
yes your thought process is in the right direction
not everything will be exactly 1+1=2 in your method, which you will learn from experience. however, the thought process is still accurate
Okay Sir..thank you