Rahu Transit in Uttara Bhadrapada
Rahu in Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra. Times are Nepal Time (GMT +5:45).
- Now
- Rahu is in Uttara Bhadrapada, since 2 Dec 1912, 11:22, until 22 Oct 2043, 09:43.
- Typical stay
- about 130 years 11 months
Rahu in Uttara Bhadrapada: every entry and exit
8 stays between 1900 and 2100, to the minute.
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Dec 1912, 11:22 | 11 Aug 1913, 02:00 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1912 |
| 9 Jul 1931, 22:23 | 17 Mar 1932, 13:02 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1931 |
| 13 Feb 1950, 09:39 | 23 Oct 1950, 00:18 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1950 |
| 19 Sep 1968, 20:59 | 29 May 1969, 11:37 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1968 |
| 27 Apr 1987, 08:36 | 3 Jan 1988, 23:15 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 1987 |
| 1 Dec 2005, 20:02 | 10 Aug 2006, 10:41 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 2005 |
| 8 Jul 2024, 07:31 | 16 Mar 2025, 22:10 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 2024 |
| 12 Feb 2043, 19:04 | 22 Oct 2043, 09:43 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 8 months | 2043 |
What Rahu in Uttara Bhadrapada nakshatra means
Uttara Bhadrapada is Saturn's nakshatra in Pisces, Jupiter's sign. Ahirbudhnya, the serpent of the deep, is its deity, and its symbols are the back legs of a funeral cot and twins. Saturn is Rahu's friend in the usual lists and Jupiter is neutral. The deity is a serpent like Rahu itself, and this is one of Rahu's quieter stars.
The stay is about eight months, backward from the fourth pada to the first. When the true node runs direct for some weeks, the stay splits into two visits. The themes are depth, patience, the wisdom that comes late, the discipline of withdrawal, and the waters beneath the waters.
Rahu here goes deep and stays. Long research, long retreats and long illnesses are the pattern, and a sadhana begun under this transit tends to hold. Ketu stands in Hasta at the same time and moves back into Uttara Phalguni for the second half of the stay. The feet, the lymph and the sleep need care.
How far one is willing to go down is the measure here. Ahirbudhnya lives at the bottom, and Rahu in this star takes the mind there to see what holds the surface up.
Worship Durga, and light a sesame oil lamp on Saturday for Saturn, whose star this is. Recite Om Ram Rahave Namah, keep a fixed hour for practice, and take no intoxicants. Parashara's graha shanti calls for mantra and dana, and for Rahu the dana is dark cloth, sesame and oil on Saturday.
Capricorn, Libra and Taurus Moons and lagnas receive Rahu in the third, sixth and eleventh, the houses Phaladeepika allows to Saturn and to Rahu. Pisces Moons carry Rahu in the first and feel a pull toward solitude, foreign shores and the inner life. Virgo Moons have Ketu in the first and Rahu in the seventh. Aries and Leo Moons hold Rahu in the twelfth and eighth.