Rahu Transit in Purva Bhadrapada
Rahu in Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra. Times are Nepal Time (GMT +5:45).
- Now
- Rahu is in Purva Bhadrapada, since 11 Aug 1913, 02:00, until 30 Jun 2044, 00:22.
- Typical stay
- about 130 years 11 months
Rahu in Purva Bhadrapada: every entry and exit
8 stays between 1900 and 2100, to the minute.
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug 1913, 02:00 | 19 Apr 1914, 16:38 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1913 |
| 17 Mar 1932, 13:02 | 24 Nov 1932, 03:40 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1932 |
| 23 Oct 1950, 00:18 | 1 Jul 1951, 14:56 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1950 |
| 29 May 1969, 11:37 | 5 Feb 1970, 02:16 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1969 |
| 3 Jan 1988, 23:15 | 11 Sep 1988, 13:54 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1988 |
| 10 Aug 2006, 10:41 | 19 Apr 2007, 01:20 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 2006 |
| 16 Mar 2025, 22:10 | 23 Nov 2025, 12:49 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 2025 |
| 22 Oct 2043, 09:43 | 30 Jun 2044, 00:22 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 2043 |
What Rahu in Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra means
Purva Bhadrapada belongs to Jupiter, and its deity is Aja Ekapada, the one-footed goat, counted among the Rudras in some lists. Its symbols are the front legs of a funeral cot and a sword. Three padas lie in Aquarius and the fourth in Pisces. Jupiter is neutral toward Rahu in the usual lists, and Saturn, owner of the Aquarius padas, is its friend.
Rahu enters at the fourth pada, in Pisces, and moves backward into Aquarius, leaving from the first pada after about eight months. The true node sometimes runs direct for a few weeks, and the stay is then split into two visits. The themes are austerity, fierce conviction, the fire of tapas, funeral rites, and the sword that cuts both ways.
Rahu inflates conviction into fanaticism. Causes gather zealots, spiritual practice turns severe, and a person may burn for an idea that is half understood. Ketu stands in Uttara Phalguni during the Pisces pada and the third pada of Aquarius. For the first two padas it sits in Purva Phalguni, withdrawing from contracts and then from pleasure.
From the Moon, the Pisces pada favours Capricorn, Libra and Taurus, who hold Rahu in the third, sixth and eleventh named by Phaladeepika. For the Aquarius padas the favoured signs are Sagittarius, Virgo and Aries. Pisces and Aquarius Moons carry Rahu in the first. Virgo and Leo Moons meet Ketu in the first and Rahu in the seventh.
What is shown is the heat of one's belief. Tapas turns the fire on oneself, and fanaticism turns it on others.
The remedy is Durga and Om Ram Rahave Namah, with a teacher consulted on Thursday before any severe vow is taken. Parashara prescribes mantra and dana for Rahu; the traditional gifts are dark cloth, sesame and oil on Saturday. No intoxicants, and no fasting past what the body allows.