Ketu Transit in Libra
Ketu in Libra (Tula). Times are Nepal Time (GMT +5:45).
- Now
- Ketu is in Libra, since 6 Sep 1910, 17:48, until 6 Jun 2042, 04:25.
- Typical stay
- about 131 years 9 months
Ketu in Libra: every entry and exit
8 stays between 1900 and 2100, to the minute.
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 1910, 17:48 | 25 Mar 1912, 20:44 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 1 year 7 months | 1910 |
| 13 Apr 1929, 04:49 | 31 Oct 1930, 07:45 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 1 year 7 months | 1929 |
| 18 Nov 1947, 16:05 | 6 Jun 1949, 19:01 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 1 year 7 months | 1947 |
| 25 Jun 1966, 03:23 | 12 Jan 1968, 06:20 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 1 year 7 months | 1966 |
| 29 Jan 1985, 14:46 | 18 Aug 1986, 17:58 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 1 year 7 months | 1985 |
| 6 Sep 2003, 02:26 | 25 Mar 2005, 05:23 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 1 year 7 months | 2003 |
| 12 Apr 2022, 13:55 | 30 Oct 2023, 16:52 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 1 year 7 months | 2022 |
| 17 Nov 2040, 01:27 | 6 Jun 2042, 04:25 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 1 year 7 months | 2040 |
What Ketu in Libra means
Libra belongs to Venus, and Venus and Ketu do not agree about pleasure. Ketu in Libra works on marriage, partnership, business, courts and the public for about a year and a half. It works by subtraction. Attachment to being paired, approved and agreed with is loosened, and the person learns to stand alone without loneliness.
Rahu stands in Aries, driving the person toward self-assertion, ambition and a loud identity. Ketu in Libra withdraws from compromise and from the give and take of partnership. Marriages feel distant, business partners drift, and the person may prefer their own company. Balance returns when solitude is chosen.
The nakshatras are Chitra, Swati and Vishakha, crossed backward. Vishakha, ruled by Jupiter, opens the stay with purpose found beyond partnership. Swati, ruled by Rahu, is the middle third and the most independent, where Ketu cuts ties that were held from habit. Chitra, ruled by Mars, closes the transit with a clear eye for what the partnership was built on.
Ketu's favourable transit houses, the third, sixth and eleventh from the Moon, fall to Leo, Taurus and Sagittarius Moon signs. Libra Moons carry Ketu in the first house and feel detached from relationships and unsure of their own preferences. Aries Moons have Rahu in the first and Ketu in the seventh, where the partner withdraws as the self expands. Pisces Moons meet Ketu in the eighth and Scorpio Moons in the twelfth, with the lagna counted alongside.
The remedy is Ganesha and the mantra Om Kem Ketave Namah. Parashara's graha shanti gives Ketu dana, and a blanket or food for the needy given on Tuesday is the traditional form. Keep every agreement in writing, and give the partner room.
What is shown is dependence on the other. Ketu in Libra reveals how much of one's peace was held in being agreed with. Contracts and legal matters need care, since Ketu makes one careless with terms.