Ketu Transit in Gemini
- Now
- Ketu was last in Gemini 17 Nov 2009 to 6 Jun 2011.
- Next
- Enters Gemini on 24 Jun 2028 and leaves on 11 Jan 2030.
- Typical transit
- about 1.5 years (median of 10 transits)
Gemini holds 3 nakshatras: Mrigashira (padas 3 to 4), Ardra and Punarvasu (padas 1 to 3). See Ketu in Mrigashira, Ketu in Ardra and Ketu in Punarvasu.
Ketu in Gemini: every entry and exit
Ketu returns to Gemini about every 19 years. That makes 10 transits between 1900 and 2100. Every entry and exit is below, to the minute.
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov 2009, 14:1514:00 IST | 6 Jun 2011, 17:1316:58 IST | about 1.5 years | 2009 |
| 24 Jun 2028, 01:4501:30 IST | 11 Jan 2030, 04:4304:28 IST | about 1.5 years | 2028 |
| 29 Jan 2047, 13:1913:04 IST | 17 Aug 2048, 16:1716:02 IST | about 1.5 years | 2047 |
Show the other 7 entries and exits, 1900 to 2100
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov 1916, 05:3205:17 IST | 7 Jun 1918, 08:2808:13 IST | about 1.5 years | 1916 |
| 25 Jun 1935, 16:3416:19 IST | 11 Jan 1937, 19:3019:15 IST | about 1.5 years | 1935 |
| 30 Jan 1954, 03:5103:36 IST | 19 Aug 1955, 06:4706:32 IST | about 1.5 years | 1954 |
| 5 Sep 1972, 15:1014:55 IST | 25 Mar 1974, 18:0717:52 IST | about 1.5 years | 1972 |
| 13 Apr 1991, 02:4902:34 IST | 30 Oct 1992, 05:4605:31 IST | about 1.5 years | 1991 |
| 5 Sep 2065, 00:5500:40 IST | 25 Mar 2067, 03:5303:38 IST | about 1.5 years | 2065 |
| 11 Apr 2084, 12:3512:20 IST | 29 Oct 2085, 15:3415:19 IST | about 1.5 years | 2084 |
What Ketu in Gemini means
Gemini belongs to Mercury, and a few texts give this sign as Ketu's fall. Ketu, the headless graha, is uncomfortable in the sign of the tongue. For about a year and a half speech, learning, trade, siblings and short travel lose their usual ease, and what was held for cleverness loosens.
Rahu stands in Sagittarius, hungry for grand beliefs and foreign teachers. Ketu in Gemini withdraws from small talk, detail and the daily traffic of information. The person may find words fail at the wrong moment, or that they have nothing to say. Silence, chosen deliberately, is what this axis gives.
The nakshatras are Mrigashira, Ardra and Punarvasu. Ketu moves backward and enters at Punarvasu, ruled by Jupiter, which opens the stay on sound speech. Ardra, ruled by Rahu, is the middle third and the most unsettling, with sudden breaks in communication and plans. Mrigashira, ruled by Mars, closes the transit with a search that has turned inward.
Ketu's favourable transit houses, the third, sixth and eleventh from the Moon, fall to Aries, Capricorn and Leo Moon signs. Gemini Moons carry Ketu in the first house and feel scattered, forgetful and detached from their own opinions. Sagittarius Moons have Rahu in the first and Ketu in the seventh, where partnership loses conversation. Scorpio Moons meet Ketu in the eighth and Cancer Moons in the twelfth, and the lagna is read the same way.
The transit brings a person's dependence on words into view, and how much confidence rested on talking their way through. Misunderstandings with siblings and neighbours, and nervous complaints, are the outer risks.
The remedy is mauna and study. Keep a period of silence each day, worship Ganesha, and recite Om Kem Ketave Namah. Parashara's graha shanti gives Ketu dana, and a blanket or food for dogs is the traditional form. Write more than you speak during this transit.
Ketu in Gemini for each Moon sign
| Moon sign | House | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Aries | 3rd | Favourable |
| Taurus | 2nd | Needs care |
| Gemini | 1st | Needs care |
| Cancer | 12th | Needs care |
| Leo | 11th | Favourable |
| Virgo | 10th | Needs care |
| Libra | 9th | Needs care |
| Scorpio | 8th | Needs care |
| Sagittarius | 7th | Needs care |
| Capricorn | 6th | Favourable |
| Aquarius | 5th | Needs care |
| Pisces | 4th | Needs care |
Counted from the natal Moon, following Phaladeepika. Read the ascendant the same way. Vedha and the birth chart can change the result.
Questions about Ketu in Gemini
Is Ketu in Gemini right now?
No. Ketu was last in Gemini 17 Nov 2009 to 6 Jun 2011.
When does Ketu next enter Gemini?
Enters Gemini on 24 Jun 2028 and leaves on 11 Jan 2030.
How long does Ketu stay in Gemini?
About 1.5 years, the median of 10 transits between 1900 and 2100. Ketu returns to Gemini about every 19 years.
Which nakshatras are in Gemini?
Gemini holds 3 nakshatras: Mrigashira (padas 3 to 4), Ardra and Punarvasu (padas 1 to 3).