✦ AUG 01 TO OCT 03

Rahu in Dhanishtha Pada 4

Rahu, the shadow planet of desire, is in Dhanishta pada four from August 1st to October 3rd, 2026. This is a new nakshatra in Rahu’s transit through Aquarius, which focuses on material abundance and success, all issues close to Rahu’s way of seeing the world. Dhanishta’s Shakti, or special gift, to Bestow Wealth and Fame, gives you a desire for a complete package of acclaim, reward, and influence, and the prospect of a sudden breakthrough in your career climb.

Pada Four of this asterism relates to Scorpio Navamsha, an intense and transformative place that gives you passionate relationships with mavericks and people on the outside.

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What this looks like in daily life

✦ You may become preoccupied with a particular person or romantic scenario, and in extreme cases, have a desire to possess or control your partner.

✦ Dhanishta is associated with obstacles to relationships, so make sure you are seeing a situation clearly and don’t fall into irrational speculation.

✦ Venturing outside your usual boundaries can be liberating, however, and you take your relating to a different and more freedom-oriented place.

This nakshatra is also ruled by the Ashta (eight) Vasus, the wealth-giving devatas in Vedic mythology, which promise a return when you follow the right path. You must decide where to focus and which roads are most worthwhile and rewarding.

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Dhanishta is also famed for its association with music, and its symbol, The Drum, gives you a sense of rhythm, where Rahu gives you the desire to follow your own beat. This transit takes in two eclipses, August 12th and especially the Lunar event of August 28th, where Rahu is placed close to the Moon, and makes a powerful moment for clearing and intention-setting.

✦ AUG 01 TO OCT 03

Ketu in Magha Pada 2

Ketu, the shadow planet of mysticism and liberation, is in Pada (part) Two of Magha in the sign of Leo from August 1st to October 3rd, 2026. Your mystical quest has a more public, performative quality in this nakshatra, which calls for a balance with Ketu’s naturally quiet and otherworldly style. Pada Two also relates to Taurus navamsha, which brings you a reliably romantic approach in life, where you see fine qualities in your partner and give them a special image to live up to.

In relationships, the underlying Venus rulership gives you balance and wisdom, where you understand friends’ quirks and find people coming to you for company and sympathy.

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What this looks like in daily life

✦ You may also reach a kind of psychic bond with your closest partner, and an unspoken rapport or a desire to support each other on a soul level.

✦ Ketu’s spiritual nature sits well with Magha’s Shakti, ‘The Power to Leave the Body,’ and you investigate deep experience in a realm that can be hard to measure and explain.

✦ Ketu works when you operate to a plan, however, and don’t blindly follow your instinct, where it is easy to mistake impulse for positive action.

Ketu combining with the Sun from August 17th to September 17th softens your egocentric attitude and gives you a desire to help. You may be involved with a cause or spiritual program at this point where you reach for a heightened state of mind.

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This transit also takes in two eclipses, the Solar event of August 12th, and the Lunar eclipse of August 28th, where Ketu is especially influential. These are powerful moments for yoga, meditation, and affirmation, where you set goals, clear obstacles, and get more than usual reward for working on yourself.