Ketu Transit in Shatabhisha
Ketu in Shatabhisha nakshatra. Times are Nepal Time (GMT +5:45).
- Now
- Ketu is in Shatabhisha, since 30 Dec 1904, 23:03, until 19 Nov 2035, 21:14.
- Typical stay
- about 130 years 11 months
Ketu in Shatabhisha: every entry and exit
8 stays between 1900 and 2100, to the minute.
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Dec 1904, 23:03 | 8 Sep 1905, 13:41 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1904 |
| 7 Aug 1923, 10:03 | 15 Apr 1924, 00:41 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1923 |
| 13 Mar 1942, 21:18 | 20 Nov 1942, 11:56 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1942 |
| 18 Oct 1960, 08:36 | 26 Jun 1961, 23:14 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1960 |
| 25 May 1979, 19:57 | 1 Feb 1980, 10:35 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1979 |
| 30 Dec 1997, 07:36 | 7 Sep 1998, 22:15 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1997 |
| 5 Aug 2016, 19:04 | 14 Apr 2017, 09:43 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 2016 |
| 13 Mar 2035, 06:35 | 19 Nov 2035, 21:14 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 2035 |
What Ketu in Shatabhisha nakshatra means
The empty circle of Shatabhisha is Rahu's own, and Ketu, moving through it, sits on its counterpart's ground. Varuna is its deity, a hundred healers its other symbol, and Aquarius, owned by Saturn, its sign. Saturn is neutral toward Mars, whose relationships Ketu takes.
The stay runs around seven months, backward from the fourth pada to the first. The true node's direct spells can split it into two visits. Rahu stands in Purva Phalguni for the first half and in Magha, Ketu's own star, for the second. Each node then stands in the other's star.
Shatabhisha's themes are healing, secrecy, isolation, the vow, the ocean under Varuna, and the illness that teaches. Ketu here empties the circle. The person withdraws, by choice or by a condition that requires rest, and finds the solitude to be the medicine. Healers do steady work under this transit and are tempted to disappear from their own practices.
Habits that numb, drink, screens, the small compulsions, either fall away or bite harder, and the difference is whether one is watching. Varuna's noose, the broken vow, is felt as guilt without an object.
Sagittarius, Virgo and Aries Moons receive Ketu in the third, sixth and eleventh, the houses Phaladeepika names favourable. Aquarius Moons carry Ketu on the lagna and Rahu on the partner, and should watch the calves, the circulation and the marriage. Leo Moons have Rahu on the lagna and Ketu in the seventh. Pisces Moons hold Ketu in the twelfth and Cancer Moons in the eighth, and the lagna is counted the same way.
What is shown is what one hides to function. The remedy is Ganesha and Om Kem Ketave Namah, no intoxicants, and one vow kept small enough to keep. Parashara prescribes mantra and dana for Ketu; give a blanket, sesame or food for dogs on Tuesday.