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Ketu nakshatra calculator

Which nakshatra is your Ketu in? Enter your birth details to see its nakshatra, pada and star lord, and what that combination means.

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How this calculator works

The 27 nakshatras divide the zodiac into lunar mansions of 13°20′, each ruled by one of the nine grahas and split into four padas of 3°20′. Where Ketu falls among them colours how its themes show up: its motives and the way it acts.

Ketu moves slowly and backwards, staying in each nakshatra for about eight months, so everyone born in the same months shares it; its house and the planets it joins make it personal.

Calculated in your browser from the same chart as our free Kundli: sidereal zodiac, Lahiri ayanamsa, whole-sign houses, mean node. The numbers match our free Kundli exactly.

Background

Ketu is the Moon's descending node, the point exactly opposite Rahu. In the myth it is the body without a head; in astrology it is what we already know so well that we no longer need to think about it — instinct, inherited skill, detachment and the pull toward what lies beyond the world. Ketu in Astrology: The South Node's Myth, Meaning and Dasha →

Questions

How is the nakshatra of Ketu found?

From its sidereal longitude: the zodiac’s 360° divided into 27 nakshatras of 13°20′, each with four padas of 3°20′. We use the Lahiri ayanamsa.

Is Ketu’s nakshatra the same as my birth nakshatra?

No. Your birth nakshatra is the Moon’s. Ketu’s nakshatra describes how that planet in particular expresses itself.

Do I need my birth time?

Rarely: Ketu moves slowly enough that the nakshatra is usually the same all day. The house needs the time.