Ketu Transit in Purva Phalguni
Ketu in Purva Phalguni nakshatra. Times are Nepal Time (GMT +5:45).
- Now
- Ketu is in Purva Phalguni, since 14 Dec 1913, 21:19, until 2 Nov 2044, 19:42.
- Typical stay
- about 130 years 11 months
Ketu in Purva Phalguni: every entry and exit
8 stays between 1900 and 2100, to the minute.
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec 1913, 21:19 | 23 Aug 1914, 11:58 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1913 |
| 21 Jul 1932, 08:21 | 29 Mar 1933, 22:59 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1932 |
| 25 Feb 1951, 19:37 | 4 Nov 1951, 10:16 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1951 |
| 2 Oct 1969, 06:57 | 10 Jun 1970, 21:35 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1969 |
| 8 May 1988, 18:34 | 15 Jan 1989, 09:13 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1988 |
| 14 Dec 2006, 06:00 | 22 Aug 2007, 20:39 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 2006 |
| 20 Jul 2025, 17:30 | 29 Mar 2026, 08:09 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 2025 |
| 25 Feb 2044, 05:03 | 2 Nov 2044, 19:42 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 2044 |
What Ketu in Purva Phalguni nakshatra means
Purva Phalguni lies in Leo, ruled by Venus, with Bhaga as its deity and the front legs of a cot as its symbol. Venus is neutral toward Mars, and Ketu takes Mars's relationships, so the lord neither helps nor harms. The Sun owns the sign and is a friend.
The stay runs about eight months, backward from the fourth pada to the first. A direct spell of the true node can split it into two visits. Rahu stands in Purva Bhadrapada for the first half and in Shatabhisha for the second.
Bhaga gives pleasure, love, marriage, art and the wealth to enjoy them. Ketu here takes the taste out of pleasure without taking the pleasure away. A person may sit at the feast and feel nothing, and this is the transit doing its work. Romance cools or ends, creative work turns inward, and rest becomes withdrawal if it is not watched.
Ketu shows here what one uses pleasure to avoid. When the pleasure stops working, what was avoided is in the room, and the person can finally look at it.
- Gemini, Pisces and Libra Moons receive Ketu in the third, sixth and eleventh, the houses Phaladeepika names favourable for Saturn and the nodes.
- Leo Moons have Ketu on the lagna and Rahu on the partner; the heart and the marriage need care.
- Aquarius Moons carry Rahu on the lagna and Ketu in the seventh.
- Virgo Moons meet Ketu in the twelfth and Capricorn Moons in the eighth, and the lagna is counted the same way.
The remedy is Ganesha and Om Kem Ketave Namah, with Lakshmi honoured on Friday for the lord of the star. Parashara prescribes mantra and dana for Ketu; the traditional gifts are a blanket, sesame or food for dogs on Tuesday.