🪷 केतु · Ketu (Ketu (South Node))

केतु · Ketu
Traditional reference attributes and calculated positions. These labels do not identify a graha with Bhagavān, measure a person’s soul or mind, predict events, diagnose health, or prescribe remedies.

Graha · Tejas (Fire, ash-like) · Tamas (mokṣa-leaning) · Neuter · No direction (mokṣa-axis)-direction · Vimśottarī 7 yrs

Today's transit (2026-08-26)

Rāśi (sign)Siṃha
NakshatraMaghā · pāda 3
Sidereal longitude129.3282°
MotionDirect (mārgī)

Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta (Bhāskara-II 4-step iteration · Lahirī ayanāṁśa)

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Note: Ketu (South Node) is the descending (south) lunar node — a computed shadow-point, not a physical body. Always retrograde · 18.6-year cycle through the zodiac.

Received reference attributes

Alternate names
Śikhī · Mokṣa-kāraka · Dhvajaḥ
Ruling rāśi(s)
Exalted
Scorpio (Vṛścika) [some say Sagittarius]
Debilitated
Taurus (Vṛṣabha) [some say Gemini]
Friends
Mars · Venus · Saturn
Enemies
Sun · Moon
Neutrals
Mercury · Jupiter
Special aspects
7th + houses 5 & 9 (Parāśara dṛṣṭi)

Significations (kāratva)

Cross-references

Sources and Connected Readings

Continue from Ketu (South Node)'s reference attributes, present transit, calculated chart context, and traditional significations to the Jyotiṣa index, computation boundary, separate Gītā reader, and calculator.

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📚 See Also

📖 References

  1. Vidhyamitra received Jyotiṣa reference dataset — Graha names, relationships, dignities, aspects, and significations require edition-level verification before stronger textual attribution
  2. Sūrya-Siddhānta calculation model — Local model behind the displayed position calculations
  3. Vidhyamitra interpretation boundary — Reference attributes and computed positions do not establish destiny, divine identity, spiritual rank, health diagnosis, or remedies
Categories: Vedic Astronomy · Grahas (Planets) · Jyotiṣa Reference · Tejas (Fire, ash-like) Element · Tamas (mokṣa-leaning) Guṇa · Received Reference Dataset