Ketu Transit in Purva Ashadha
Ketu in Purva Ashadha nakshatra. Times are Nepal Time (GMT +5:45).
- Now
- Ketu is in Purva Ashadha, since 3 Oct 1907, 09:36, until 22 Aug 2038, 07:50.
- Typical stay
- about 130 years 11 months
Ketu in Purva Ashadha: every entry and exit
8 stays between 1900 and 2100, to the minute.
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 1907, 09:36 | 11 Jun 1908, 00:14 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1907 |
| 9 May 1926, 20:36 | 16 Jan 1927, 11:15 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1926 |
| 14 Dec 1944, 07:51 | 22 Aug 1945, 22:30 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1944 |
| 21 Jul 1963, 19:10 | 29 Mar 1964, 09:48 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1963 |
| 25 Feb 1982, 06:31 | 3 Nov 1982, 21:10 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1982 |
| 1 Oct 2000, 18:11 | 10 Jun 2001, 08:50 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 2000 |
| 9 May 2019, 05:40 | 15 Jan 2020, 20:18 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 2019 |
| 13 Dec 2037, 17:11 | 22 Aug 2038, 07:50 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 2037 |
What Ketu in Purva Ashadha nakshatra means
Purva Ashadha lies in Sagittarius, ruled by Venus, with Apas, the waters, as deity and a fan or winnowing basket as symbol. Venus is neutral toward Mars, and Ketu takes the Kujavat relationships, so the lord neither helps nor harms. Jupiter owns the sign and is a friend.
The stay runs around seven months, backward from the fourth pada to the first. The true node's direct spells can divide it into two visits. Rahu stands in Punarvasu for the first half and in Ardra for the second.
Purva Ashadha's themes are early victory, the wish to be unbeaten, declaration, debate, and the waters that wash a thing clean. Ketu here brings the winnowing. The basket is shaken and the chaff of old arguments blows off, and what remains is small and heavy and true. The person who needed to win every exchange finds the wish gone, and disagreements end by leaving the room.
Libra, Cancer and Aquarius Moons receive Ketu in the third, sixth and eleventh, the houses Phaladeepika gives as favourable. Sagittarius Moons carry Ketu on the lagna and Rahu on the partner, and should watch the thighs, the liver and the marriage. Gemini Moons have Rahu on the lagna and Ketu in the seventh. Capricorn Moons hold Ketu in the twelfth and Taurus Moons in the eighth; the lagna is read by the same count.
The stay shows how much one needed to be right. Ketu in Purva Ashadha takes the audience away and lets the person hear their own case without applause. Many find there was less in it than they thought.
The remedy is Ganesha and Om Kem Ketave Namah, and water offered each morning for Apas. Parashara prescribes mantra and dana for Ketu; give a blanket, sesame or food for dogs on Tuesday. Speak less in these months, and let the waters settle before any claim is made.