Planets · 9 of 9
Ketu (Ketu) in Vedic astrology
Detachment, liberation (moksha), spirituality, past karma, sudden breaks, occult knowledge and fevers.
- Sanskrit
- Ketu केतु
- Signifies
- Detachment, liberation (moksha), spirituality, past karma, sudden breaks, occult knowledge and fevers
- Nature
- A natural malefic (a shadow planet)
- Aspects
- The 7th house (many authorities add the 5th and 9th)
- Vimshottari dasha
- 7 years
- Nakshatras ruled
- Ashwini, Magha, Mula
- Traditional gem
- Cat’s eye (we do not sell gemstones)
Ketu in Jyotish
Ketu is the Moon’s south node, always exactly opposite Rahu. Where Rahu craves, Ketu lets go: it is the significator of moksha and of past-life karma. It gives results like Mars, according to its sign and the planets it joins.
Ketu in your chart
Where Ketu sits in your chart (its sign, house, dignity and the planets it joins or aspects) shows how these significations work out for you, and its dasha shows when. See your Ketu in your free kundli, or read chapter 3: the 9 planets.
Sources: Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra and Phaladeepika for the signs, planets and houses; Muhurta Chintamani for the nakshatra classes and the guna milan attributes. Wording is our own.