🪷 केतु · Ketu (Ketu (South Node))
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 |
|---|---|
| Nakshatra | Maghā · pāda 3 |
| Sidereal longitude | 129.3282° |
| Motion | Direct (mārgī) |
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta (Bhāskara-II 4-step iteration · Lahirī ayanāṁśa)
Want the calculated position of Ketu (South Node) for supplied birth data? Open the calculator →. Results report coordinates and traditional labels, not destiny or spiritual attainment.
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)
- Mokṣa · vairāgya · detachment
- Past-life saṁskāras · siddhi
- Maternal grandmother · paternal grandfather
- Sudden events · accidents · unexpected gains
- Spiritual insight · jñāna · viveka
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.
📚 See Also
- Scorpio (Vṛścika) [some say Sagittarius] · received exaltation classification · Traditional dataset dignity label for Ketu (South Node); not a measured force or guaranteed result
- Mars · received relationship label · Dataset friendship classification relative to Ketu (South Node); not a personal compatibility verdict
- Venus · received relationship label · Dataset friendship classification relative to Ketu (South Node); not a personal compatibility verdict
- Saturn · received relationship label · Dataset friendship classification relative to Ketu (South Node); not a personal compatibility verdict
- BG 10 Vibhūti-Yoga · complete scripture reader · Separate received chapter; not a mapping of every graha to Krishna
- Jyotiṣa Reference · all 89 elements · Complete encyclopedia of grahas · rāśis · nakshatras · tithis · karaṇas
- Birth-Chart Calculator · Calculate Ketu (South Node)'s position and traditional labels for submitted data
- Calculation method and model boundary · How the local Sūrya-Siddhānta model produces positions
📖 References
- Vidhyamitra received Jyotiṣa reference dataset — Graha names, relationships, dignities, aspects, and significations require edition-level verification before stronger textual attribution
- Sūrya-Siddhānta calculation model — Local model behind the displayed position calculations
- Vidhyamitra interpretation boundary — Reference attributes and computed positions do not establish destiny, divine identity, spiritual rank, health diagnosis, or remedies