Ketu Transit in Shravana
Ketu in Shravana nakshatra. Times are Nepal Time (GMT +5:45).
- Now
- Ketu is in Shravana, since 18 May 1906, 04:20, until 6 Apr 2037, 02:32.
- Typical stay
- about 130 years 11 months
Ketu in Shravana: every entry and exit
8 stays between 1900 and 2100, to the minute.
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 1906, 04:20 | 24 Jan 1907, 18:58 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1906 |
| 22 Dec 1924, 15:20 | 31 Aug 1925, 05:58 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1924 |
| 30 Jul 1943, 02:35 | 6 Apr 1944, 17:13 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1943 |
| 5 Mar 1962, 13:53 | 12 Nov 1962, 04:31 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1962 |
| 10 Oct 1980, 01:14 | 18 Jun 1981, 15:53 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1980 |
| 17 May 1999, 12:54 | 24 Jan 2000, 03:32 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1999 |
| 22 Dec 2017, 00:22 | 30 Aug 2018, 15:01 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 2017 |
| 28 Jul 2036, 11:53 | 6 Apr 2037, 02:32 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 2036 |
What Ketu in Shravana nakshatra means
Shravana is the Moon's nakshatra in Capricorn, with Vishnu as its deity and an ear, or three footprints, as its symbol. The Moon is a friend of Mars, and Ketu takes the Kujavat relationships, so the lord of the star is warm toward the graha. Saturn owns the sign and is neutral.
Around seven months pass in the stay, backward from the fourth pada to the first. A direct spell of the true node can split it into two visits. Rahu stands in Ashlesha for the first half and in Pushya for the second.
Shravana hears. Its themes are listening, learning by the ear, tradition passed by word of mouth, reputation, and the bond between speaker and hearer. Under Ketu the ear turns inward. The person stops wanting to be heard, and the wish for name and fame, which Shravana feeds, goes quiet for a season.
A teacher may leave, or a source of instruction may close, and what was heard over years is finally understood. The ears need care. Silence serves better than speech now, and the most useful sadhana is to listen to one text, read aloud, until it is known.
The stay brings up what one has already heard and never used. The remedy is Ganesha and Om Kem Ketave Namah, and the Vishnu Sahasranama heard in another's voice before it is recited. Parashara prescribes mantra and dana for Ketu; give a blanket, sesame or food for dogs on Tuesday.
Scorpio, Leo and Pisces Moons receive Ketu in the third, sixth and eleventh, the houses Phaladeepika names favourable. Capricorn Moons carry Ketu on the lagna and Rahu in the seventh, and should watch the knees, the ears and the marriage. Cancer Moons have Rahu on the lagna and Ketu on the partner. Aquarius Moons hold Ketu in the twelfth and Gemini Moons in the eighth; read the lagna the same way.