राहु मकर और केतु कर्क राशि में — दिसंबर 2026

Rahu and Ketu are not planets at all. They are the two points where the Moon's path crosses the Sun's path — the lunar nodes. Eclipses only happen when the Sun and Moon are near them, which is why the myth of Rahu swallowing the Sun grew up around these points.

They always move backwards through the zodiac, always exactly opposite each other, and spend about eighteen months in each sign.

The dates

Since 18 May 2025, Rahu has been in Kumbha (Aquarius) and Ketu in Simha (Leo).

In early December 2026, Rahu moves back into Makara (Capricorn) and Ketu into Karka (Cancer). By the mean-node calculation the change is on 5 December 2026. They stay until about June 2028, when Rahu moves into Dhanu and Ketu into Mithuna.

Why panchangs give different dates

There are two ways to calculate the nodes:

• The mean node smooths out the Moon's wobble and moves steadily backwards. Most traditional Indian panchangs use it.
• The true node follows the actual crossing point, which rocks back and forth by up to about a degree and a half.

Near a sign boundary this difference can move the ingress by days or even a few weeks. Neither is wrong; they answer slightly different questions. Our tools use the mean node, as most panchangs do.

Rahu in Makara

Makara is Saturn's sign, and Rahu is said to act like Saturn. It tends to work well here: ambition, structure, government, large organisations and long-term projects. The shadow side is hunger for status and a willingness to cut corners to get it.

Ketu in Karka

Karka is the Moon's sign — home, mother, emotional security. Ketu detaches. Its time here is often felt as restlessness at home, a pull towards spiritual practice, or a quiet re-thinking of what "security" means.

Which Moon signs feel it most

Transits of the nodes are traditionally counted from the Moon sign. Rahu and Ketu are considered favourable in the 3rd, 6th and 11th from the Moon.

Here is the house each node occupies from every Moon sign from December 2026:

Moon sign	Rahu (Makara) from Moon	Ketu (Karka) from Moon
Mesha	10th	4th
Vrishabha	9th	3rd
Mithuna	8th	2nd
Karka	7th	1st
Simha	6th	12th
Kanya	5th	11th
Tula	4th	10th
Vrishchika	3rd	9th
Dhanu	2nd	8th
Makara	1st	7th
Kumbha	12th	6th
Meena	11th	5th

The traditionally strong placements are Rahu in the 3rd, 6th or 11th (Vrishchika, Simha, Meena) and Ketu in the 3rd, 6th or 11th (Vrishabha, Kumbha, Kanya).

Makara and Karka Moon signs carry the nodes on the Moon itself — a period that asks for calm and good advice rather than impulsive decisions. Mithuna and Dhanu have the nodes across the 2nd and 8th, which traditionally calls for care with money, speech and health.

Remedies

The tradition offers simple, low-cost remedies for a difficult node transit:

• For Rahu: Om Ram Rahave Namah, Durga worship, and donating to sanitation workers or people who work at night.
• For Ketu: Om Kem Ketave Namah, Ganesh worship, and feeding stray dogs.
• A Rahu–Ketu shanti pooja at the time of the transit.

Gomed and Lahsuniya are strong stones and should only be worn after an astrologer has looked at where Rahu and Ketu sit in your birth chart.

Common questions

Is this connected to eclipses? Yes. Eclipses always happen near the nodes, so the eclipses of 2027 will fall across the Makara–Karka axis.

Is Rahu always bad? No. Rahu gives worldly drive and unconventional success. A well-placed Rahu in a birth chart is often seen in people who rise quickly in technology, politics and foreign lands.

See where the nodes sit in your own chart with the free kundli.

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