Ketu Transit in Uttara Bhadrapada
Ketu in Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra. Times are Nepal Time (GMT +5:45).
- Now
- Ketu is in Uttara Bhadrapada, since 15 Aug 1903, 17:47, until 4 Jul 2034, 15:56.
- Typical stay
- about 130 years 11 months
Ketu in Uttara Bhadrapada: every entry and exit
8 stays between 1900 and 2100, to the minute.
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 1903, 17:47 | 23 Apr 1904, 08:25 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1903 |
| 22 Mar 1922, 04:47 | 28 Nov 1922, 19:25 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1922 |
| 26 Oct 1940, 16:01 | 5 Jul 1941, 06:39 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1940 |
| 3 Jun 1959, 03:19 | 9 Feb 1960, 17:57 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1959 |
| 7 Jan 1978, 14:40 | 16 Sep 1978, 05:18 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1978 |
| 14 Aug 1996, 02:19 | 22 Apr 1997, 16:57 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1996 |
| 21 Mar 2015, 13:46 | 28 Nov 2015, 04:25 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 2015 |
| 26 Oct 2033, 01:17 | 4 Jul 2034, 15:56 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 2033 |
What Ketu in Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra means
Uttara Bhadrapada is Saturn's nakshatra in Pisces. Ahirbudhnya, the serpent of the deep, is its deity, and the back legs of a funeral cot its symbol. Saturn is neutral toward Mars, whose relationships Ketu takes, so the lord is indifferent; Jupiter owns the sign and is a friend. Ketu is itself a serpent and meets its own image here.
Around seven months pass in the stay, backward from the fourth pada to the first. The true node's direct spells sometimes split it into two visits. Rahu stands in Hasta for the first half and in Uttara Phalguni for the second.
The themes are depth, patience, renunciation held without bitterness, and the counsel of one who knows the bottom. Sadhana begun in these months takes root and stays. Public life loses its hold, dreams grow instructive, and the person is drawn to water, to quiet and to the long practice.
Uttara Kalamrita names Ketu a karaka for moksha, and Pisces is the sign of moksha. For a person of practice this is one of the most valuable transits of the cycle. For one who leaned on outer supports the same months feel like loss.
Capricorn, Libra and Taurus Moons receive Ketu in the third, sixth and eleventh, the houses Phaladeepika names favourable. Pisces Moons carry Ketu on the lagna and Rahu on the partner, and should watch the feet, sleep and the marriage. Virgo Moons have Rahu on the lagna and Ketu in the seventh. Aries Moons hold Ketu in the twelfth and Leo Moons in the eighth; read the lagna by the same count.
What is shown is how deep one is willing to go. The remedy is Ganesha and Om Kem Ketave Namah, and meditation at a fixed hour before dawn. Parashara prescribes mantra and dana for Ketu; give a blanket, sesame or food for dogs on Tuesday.