![]() ![]() Ketu rules the Scorpio zodiac sign together with Mangala (traditional ruling planet).Īstronomically, Rahu and Ketu denote the points of intersection of the paths of the Sun and the Moon as they move on the celestial sphere, and do not correspond to a physical planet. This coincides with the precessional orbit of moon or the ~18-year rotational cycle of the lunar ascending and descending nodes on the earth's ecliptic plane. Personified as a deity, Rahu and Ketu are considered to be the two halves the immortal asura (demon) Svarbhanu, who was beheaded by the god Vishnu.Īs per Vedic astrology, Rahu and Ketu have an orbital cycle of 18 years and are always 180 degrees from each other orbitally (as well as in the birth charts). ![]() 'south') lunar node in Vedic, or Hindu astrology. Ketu ( Sanskrit: केतु, IAST: Ketú) ( ) is the descending (i.e. Oṃ Viprachitti Putra Simhika Putra Om Navagraha Ketave Namaḥ ![]()
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