Ketu (South Node) mahadasha
By The Astrologic Desk · Editorial and calculation review
Ketu (South Node) rules a 7-year mahadasha in the 120-year Vimshottari cycle. The Moon's nakshatra at birth decides which mahadasha you begin in, and the Moon's exact degree inside that nakshatra decides how much of it remains.
Ketu is the south lunar node, positioned exactly opposite Rahu and computed as Rahu plus 180°. It has no sign rulership. Ketu signifies detachment, inherited mastery and renunciation. Its mahadasha runs seven years. Ketu's house shows where a person is already competent but strangely uninterested in the reward.
During this period the chart tends to foreground detachment, mastery, renunciation, insight. Well supported: Competence that arrived without visible effort. Under stress: Disengagement from what still needs attention.
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