Rahu & Ketu Analysis

The shadow planets reveal your karmic story — where you came from and where you're meant to grow in this lifetime.

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Swiss Ephemeris · Lahiri Ayanamsa · AI Interpretation · 3 Chart Styles

Understanding Rahu & Ketu

Rahu (☊ North Node)

Rahu represents where your soul is headed — your dharmic direction in this lifetime. It's unfamiliar territory, so it manifests as intense desire, obsession, and hunger. Wherever Rahu sits, you want it desperately but struggle to feel satisfied.

Think of Rahu as your karmic edge of growth — fascinating, slightly chaotic, and ultimately necessary for your evolution.

Ketu (☋ South Node)

Ketu represents your past-life mastery. These skills come naturally but feel hollow or insufficient for your current life. Ketu's house shows where you tend to withdraw, detach, or feel spiritually drawn.

Ketu is the great dissolver — it strips away illusions, disinterest in material things, and ultimately points toward liberation (moksha).

Rahu in Each House — Key Themes

Rahu in 1st House
Rahu: Obsession with self, identity, appearance. Driven to stand out.
Ketu (7th): Past-life self-focus; this life calls for partnership.
Rahu in 2nd House
Rahu: Drive to accumulate wealth and resources. Speech and voice matter.
Ketu (8th): Let go of past-life attachment to speaking and hoarding.
Rahu in 4th House
Rahu: Intense pull toward home, mother, real estate. Seeking roots.
Ketu (10th): Detached from one's cultural inheritance; foreign/external focus.
Rahu in 7th House
Rahu: Obsession with partnerships and relationships. Marriage as a quest.
Ketu (1st): Past mastery of independence; learning to partner deeply.
Rahu in 10th House
Rahu: Very strong career ambition. Public recognition at all costs.
Ketu (4th): Detachment from career; spiritual calling overrides worldly success.
Rahu in 12th House
Rahu: Foreign lands, isolation, expenditure, and spirituality are magnetic.
Ketu (6th): Liberation, moksha, dissolving into the infinite.