Rahu Transit in Capricorn
- Now
- Rahu was last in Capricorn 30 Apr 2008 to 17 Nov 2009.
- Next
- Enters Capricorn on 5 Dec 2026 and leaves on 24 Jun 2028.
- Typical transit
- about 1.5 years (median of 10 transits)
Capricorn holds 3 nakshatras: Uttara Ashadha (padas 2 to 4), Shravana and Dhanishta (padas 1 to 2). See Rahu in Uttara Ashadha, Rahu in Shravana and Rahu in Dhanishta.
Rahu in Capricorn: every entry and exit
Rahu returns to Capricorn about every 19 years. That makes 10 transits between 1900 and 2100. Every entry and exit is below, to the minute.
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2008, 11:1811:03 IST | 17 Nov 2009, 14:1514:00 IST | about 1.5 years | 2008 |
| 5 Dec 2026, 22:4822:33 IST | 24 Jun 2028, 01:4501:30 IST | about 1.5 years | 2026 |
| 12 Jul 2045, 10:2110:06 IST | 29 Jan 2047, 13:1913:04 IST | about 1.5 years | 2045 |
Show the other 7 entries and exits, 1900 to 2100
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 1915, 02:3602:21 IST | 18 Nov 1916, 05:3205:17 IST | about 1.5 years | 1915 |
| 6 Dec 1933, 13:3813:23 IST | 25 Jun 1935, 16:3416:19 IST | about 1.5 years | 1933 |
| 13 Jul 1952, 00:5400:39 IST | 30 Jan 1954, 03:5103:36 IST | about 1.5 years | 1952 |
| 17 Feb 1971, 12:1411:59 IST | 5 Sep 1972, 15:1014:55 IST | about 1.5 years | 1971 |
| 23 Sep 1989, 23:5223:37 IST | 13 Apr 1991, 02:4902:34 IST | about 1.5 years | 1989 |
| 16 Feb 2064, 21:5721:42 IST | 5 Sep 2065, 00:5500:40 IST | about 1.5 years | 2064 |
| 23 Sep 2082, 09:3709:22 IST | 11 Apr 2084, 12:3512:20 IST | about 1.5 years | 2082 |
What Rahu in Capricorn means
Capricorn is Saturn's sign, and Saturn is Rahu's friend in the usual lists. In Saturn's own house Rahu is disciplined and effective. For about a year and a half it amplifies career, ambition, government, public position and large organisations. Sudden rises in status belong to this transit, and so do sudden exposures.
Ketu stands in Cancer, the sign of home and the mother. Rahu drives the person toward achievement, and Ketu loosens the ties to home and feeling. Long hours, foreign postings and distance from family are common. A position may be gained. The reason for wanting it can be forgotten along the way.
The nakshatras are Uttara Ashadha, Shravana and Dhanishta, and Rahu crosses them backward. Dhanishta, ruled by Mars, opens the stay with wealth, ambition and a hunger to be seen at the top. Shravana, ruled by the Moon, is the middle third and favours learning, listening and advancement through connections, and Uttara Ashadha, the Sun's nakshatra, closes the transit with the question of whether it was earned.
From the Moon, Scorpio, Leo and Pisces receive Rahu in the third, sixth and eleventh, the favourable houses. Capricorn Moons carry Rahu in the first house and feel ambition, restlessness and a pull toward unconventional careers. Cancer Moons have Ketu in the first and Rahu in the seventh, where partnership and public life are unsettled. Gemini Moons meet Rahu in the eighth and Aquarius Moons in the twelfth, and the lagna is counted the same way.
Rahu in Capricorn makes status feel like safety and shows how much of a person's worth sits in a title. Overwork and neglect of the body are the outer risks.
- Serve those who work under you, which joins Saturn's remedy to Rahu's.
- Recite Om Ram Rahave Namah, worship Durga, and give dark cloth or sesame on Saturday.
- Keep one evening a week for home and the mother.
Rahu in Capricorn for each Moon sign
| Moon sign | House | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Aries | 10th | Needs care |
| Taurus | 9th | Needs care |
| Gemini | 8th | Needs care |
| Cancer | 7th | Needs care |
| Leo | 6th | Favourable |
| Virgo | 5th | Needs care |
| Libra | 4th | Needs care |
| Scorpio | 3rd | Favourable |
| Sagittarius | 2nd | Needs care |
| Capricorn | 1st | Needs care |
| Aquarius | 12th | Needs care |
| Pisces | 11th | Favourable |
Counted from the natal Moon, following Phaladeepika. Read the ascendant the same way. Vedha and the birth chart can change the result.
Questions about Rahu in Capricorn
Is Rahu in Capricorn right now?
No. Rahu was last in Capricorn 30 Apr 2008 to 17 Nov 2009.
When does Rahu next enter Capricorn?
Enters Capricorn on 5 Dec 2026 and leaves on 24 Jun 2028.
How long does Rahu stay in Capricorn?
About 1.5 years, the median of 10 transits between 1900 and 2100. Rahu returns to Capricorn about every 19 years.
Which nakshatras are in Capricorn?
Capricorn holds 3 nakshatras: Uttara Ashadha (padas 2 to 4), Shravana and Dhanishta (padas 1 to 2).