Rahu and Ketu Transit Predictions

Rahu in Purva Bhadrapada Pada 4 ~ Finding an emotional escape

Rahu, the shadow planet of desire and rebellion, is in Purva Bhadrapada Pada (part) Four in the sign of Pisces from March 16th to May 18th, 2025.

This pada relates to Cancer in the navamsa chart of relationship and good fortune and gives you emotional insight into your ambitions and a desire to break free of old ties. The Moon-ruled quality also gives you the ability to tune into people and give them support, where you have an intuitive approach to self-development and psychology. Your relationship with family members is subject to change and you may discover something surprising or contrary about your ancestral background.

This nakshatra’s ruler, Ahirbudhnya, the serpent of the depths, favours working on your own transformation, where you get closer to somebody through shared experience and perhaps yoga practice. Rahu has an affinity with Purva Bhadrapada’s burning and purging symbolism, which comes through psychology and meditation, as you clear yourself of emotional baggage. Rahu is implicated in the Solar Eclipse of March 29th, and this date also sees Saturn enter the sign of Pisces, to make a strongly karmic signature.

A real-world issue can become intense and stressful at this point, and you may have to face uncomfortable facts that give you extra maturity. You encounter a powerful or influential character in your career and have a serious conversation with yourself about the lengths you will go to achieve success. This transit may affect your diet and digestion, so take it easy and look after your health, particularly if you are working hard and have little time to rest.

Ketu in Uttara Phalguni Pada 2 ~ Make a difference in the world

Ketu, the shadow planet of mysticism and spirituality, is in Pada (part) Two of Uttara Phalguni from March 16th to May 18th, 2025.

Uttara pada two relates to Capricorn navamsha, which adds a practical and realistic quality to your desire for escape, though there’s a sharp contrast between these two directions. This Saturn-ruled undercurrent adds a disciplined and professional attitude to your search for truth, and you can ground Ketu’s otherworldliness into an effort that makes a real difference in the world. Uttara Phalguni itself is a fun-loving nakshatra whose leisurely approach is challenged now, and you must find a middle way between romance and effort.

You may find grounding and security in a relationship with a partner who acts as a kind of personal manager and motivator. Somebody mature and organized is a great complement to your escapist attitude, even if this is a difficult scenario to reconcile. Uttara’s Shakti of ‘Prosperity Through Partnership’, however, gives the promise of material success when you integrate Ketu’s vision and insight into people. From March 29th – which is also a Solar Eclipse – Ketu also receives the influence of transiting Saturn, which adds even more worldly and realistic energy.

You may initially be discouraged at the heavy nature of this transit, and find responsibility daunting, but there is also a definite opportunity. A serious program of yoga and meditation, or perhaps an extended retreat or pilgrimage, has the required transforming effect, so it pays to be ambitious. The influence of philosophical Jupiter also affects Ketu through this whole transit to give you confidence and readiness to travel and explore.