Rahu enters sidereal Capricorn (Makar) and Ketu enters Cancer (Kark) on 5 December 2026, 10:32 PM IST, and they stay there until 24 June 2028. Below: the exact dates, what the transit means, and its house from each Moon sign.
As of 15 November 2026 this transit is still ahead.
Rahu moves into Capricorn (Makar), a sign of Saturn, and Ketu into Cancer (Kark), the Moon's own sign. The nodes always move backwards through the zodiac and change sign together, about every 18 months.
The old saying "Shanivat Rahu, Kujavat Ketu" holds that Rahu acts like Saturn and Ketu like Mars, so many astrologers read Rahu as comfortable in Saturn's signs. Ketu in the Moon's sign is read as emotional detachment and a pull towards inner life, set against Rahu's worldly ambition across the axis.
Rahu and Ketu are always exactly opposite, so every Moon sign has one node in a house and the other in the house seven signs away.
Rahu and Ketu move backwards, so they cross each sign's nakshatras in reverse order. Each one colours the transit with its own deity and lord.
Rahu moves from your 11th house into your 10th house. Ambition at work: sudden changes and unconventional roles. Classical gochara does not count the 10th among Rahu's favourable houses.
Ketu moves into your 4th house. Home and mother: detachment from domestic life, changes of residence. Classical gochara does not count the 4th among Ketu's favourable houses.
Rahu moves from your 10th house into your 9th house. Beliefs, teachers and the father: questioning, friction, foreign links. Classical gochara does not count the 9th among Rahu's favourable houses.
Ketu moves into your 3rd house. A good house for Ketu: courage, success and helpful short journeys. Classical gochara counts the 3rd a favourable house for Ketu.
Rahu moves from your 9th house into your 8th house. Sudden events and hidden matters: a time for caution and health care. Classical gochara does not count the 8th among Rahu's favourable houses.
Ketu moves into your 2nd house. Money and family: leakages, distance and words that misfire. Classical gochara does not count the 2nd among Ketu's favourable houses.
Rahu moves from your 8th house into your 7th house. Partnerships under strain: misunderstandings, and caution in deals. Classical gochara does not count the 7th among Rahu's favourable houses.
Ketu moves into your Moon sign itself (the 1st house). Ketu over the Moon: detachment, introspection and health care. Classical gochara does not count the 1st among Ketu's favourable houses.
Rahu moves from your 7th house into your 6th house. A good house for Rahu: rivals defeated, health and competition favoured. Classical gochara counts the 6th a favourable house for Rahu.
Ketu moves into your 12th house. Spiritual retreat, expenses and distant places. Classical gochara does not count the 12th among Ketu's favourable houses.
Rahu moves from your 6th house into your 5th house. Children, studies and judgement: confusion and risky speculation. Classical gochara does not count the 5th among Rahu's favourable houses.
Ketu moves into your 11th house. A good house for Ketu: gains and fulfilment, often from quiet sources. Classical gochara counts the 11th a favourable house for Ketu.
Rahu moves from your 5th house into your 4th house. Home and peace of mind: restlessness, property disputes, the mother's health. Classical gochara does not count the 4th among Rahu's favourable houses.
Ketu moves into your 10th house. Career: detachment, a change of direction, work that feels hollow. Classical gochara does not count the 10th among Ketu's favourable houses.
Rahu moves from your 4th house into your 3rd house. A good house for Rahu: courage, initiative and success in bold moves. Classical gochara counts the 3rd a favourable house for Rahu.
Ketu moves into your 9th house. Pilgrimage and inner questioning; distance from teachers or the father. Classical gochara does not count the 9th among Ketu's favourable houses.
Rahu moves from your 3rd house into your 2nd house. Money, family and speech: unexpected expenses and sharp words. Classical gochara does not count the 2nd among Rahu's favourable houses.
Ketu moves into your 8th house. Sudden events and health: caution, with interest in the occult. Classical gochara does not count the 8th among Ketu's favourable houses.
Rahu moves from your 2nd house into your Moon sign itself (the 1st house). Rahu over the Moon: restlessness, anxiety and a hunger for change. Classical gochara does not count the 1st among Rahu's favourable houses.
Ketu moves into your 7th house. Partnerships: distance, misunderstandings and the partner's health. Classical gochara does not count the 7th among Ketu's favourable houses.
Rahu moves from your Moon sign itself (the 1st house) into your 12th house. Expenses, sleep and distant places: a restless, outward-bound phase. Classical gochara does not count the 12th among Rahu's favourable houses.
Ketu moves into your 6th house. A good house for Ketu: rivals, illness and debts are overcome. Classical gochara counts the 6th a favourable house for Ketu.
Rahu moves from your 12th house into your 11th house. Rahu's strongest house: gains, networks and wishes fulfilled. Classical gochara counts the 11th a favourable house for Rahu.
Ketu moves into your 5th house. Children and studies: worry, and a turn to spiritual learning. Classical gochara does not count the 5th among Ketu's favourable houses.
These readings count houses from the natal Moon sign (Chandra rashi), the way Vedic gochara and Sade Sati are traditionally judged. Your Moon sign is not your Sun sign: if you are not sure of it, the free Sade Sati calculator finds it from your date, time and place of birth.
All dates are computed with the Swiss Ephemeris in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri ayanamsa), with Rahu as the mean node, and given in Indian Standard Time. Almanacs that use another ayanamsa or the true node can differ by a few days.
A Moon-sign reading is the same for everyone born with the Moon in that sign. The 12 Months Forecast Report reads Saturn, Jupiter and Rahu-Ketu against your own birth chart, from both your Moon and your Lagna, with a month-by-month table of the year.
On 5 December 2026, 10:32 PM IST: Rahu enters sidereal Capricorn (Makar) and Ketu enters Cancer (Kark). They stay until 24 June 2028.
By classical gochara counted from the Moon sign, Rahu or Ketu falls in a favourable house for Vrishabh, Simha, Kanya, Vrishchik, Kumbh and Meen. A favourable transit is a tendency, not a promise: the birth chart and running dasha decide how much of it shows.
About 18 months. This time from 5 December 2026 to 24 June 2028, about 19 months.