Ketu Transit in Bharani
Ketu in Bharani nakshatra. Times are Nepal Time (GMT +5:45).
- Now
- Ketu is in Bharani, since 21 Jul 1901, 21:53.
Ketu in Bharani: every entry and exit
9 stays between 1900 and 2100, to the minute.
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 2013, 17:50 | 3 Nov 2013, 08:29 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 2013 |
| 2 Oct 2031, 05:20 | 9 Jun 2032, 19:59 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 2031 |
| 8 May 2050, 16:54 | after 2100 | — | 2050 |
Show the other 6 stays, 1900 to 2100
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 1901, 21:53 | 30 Mar 1902, 12:31 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1901 |
| 26 Feb 1920, 08:52 | 3 Nov 1920, 23:30 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1920 |
| 2 Oct 1938, 20:06 | 11 Jun 1939, 10:44 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1938 |
| 9 May 1957, 07:23 | 15 Jan 1958, 22:02 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1957 |
| 14 Dec 1975, 18:44 | 22 Aug 1976, 09:22 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1975 |
| 21 Jul 1994, 06:23 | 29 Mar 1995, 21:01 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1994 |
What Ketu in Bharani nakshatra means
Bharani lies in Aries, ruled by Venus, with Yama as its deity and the yoni as its symbol. Venus is neutral toward Mars, and Ketu takes Mars's relationships by the Kujavat rule, so the lord neither helps nor hinders. Mars owns the sign and welcomes the graha. Yama and Ketu share one office, the ending of a state so another can begin.
The stay runs around seven months, backward from the fourth pada to the first. A direct spell of the true node can cut it into two visits. Bharani carries, bears and delivers, and its themes are birth, death, restraint, sexuality and the discipline of holding a burden until its time.
Ketu here sets the burden down. Responsibilities carried out of habit lose their hold, and the person may feel guilty about the relief. Old attachments end without drama, and matters of fertility and the reproductive organs come into focus. Rahu stands in Vishakha for the first half of the stay and in Swati for the second.
- Aquarius, Scorpio and Gemini Moons have Ketu in the third, sixth and eleventh, Phaladeepika's favourable houses for Saturn and the nodes.
- Aries Moons carry Ketu in the first and Rahu in the seventh, and should watch the head and the marriage.
- Libra Moons have Rahu on the lagna and Ketu in the seventh, where a partner grows quiet or distant.
- Taurus Moons meet Ketu in the twelfth and Virgo Moons in the eighth; read the lagna the same way.
What is shown is how one holds what must end. Ketu in Bharani asks whether the ending is allowed or resisted, and the answer is the whole transit. The remedy is Ganesha and Om Kem Ketave Namah, with tarpana for those who have gone. The dana for Ketu is a blanket, sesame or food for dogs, given on Tuesday.