Sun Transit in Vishakha

Indra and Agni share Vishakha, the triumphal arch and the potter's wheel, and Jupiter rules it. Three padas lie in Libra and the fourth in Scorpio. At the fourth pada the Sun enters Mars's sign at Vrischika Sankranti and comes out of debilitation. Jupiter and Mars are both the Sun's friends, and the graha gains strength through the stay.

Vishakha is purpose. Over about two weeks the Sun's significations recover their aim after Swati, a father presses for results, and anyone with a post is asked what it is for. Indra gives the drive and Agni the heat.

The Libra padas keep the Sun weak in the sign, so the first ten days show ambition without full means. The Scorpio pada gives the means. A project begun in this fortnight tends to be pushed hard.

Read from the Moon or the lagna, the Libra padas give Leo, Taurus, Capricorn and Sagittarius the third, sixth, tenth and eleventh, and in the Scorpio pada those houses pass to Virgo, Gemini, Aquarius and Capricorn. Libra and then Scorpio Moons carry the Sun in the first. Sagittarius Moons meet it in the twelfth once it enters Scorpio.

The transit shows what a person wants and how far they will go for it. Vishakha is mishra, a mixed nakshatra, and the fortnight weighs a wish against its price.

Offer water to the rising Sun with Om Suryaya Namah. For Indra and Agni, keep a homa or a lamp through the fortnight. Give copper on Sunday, name one goal for the stay, and leave the rest until the Sun has moved on.