Notes: In the horoscope for the USA, transit 6th house ruler, Jupiter, remains closely conjunct the 4th house ruler, Venus. This is likely the cause of debts, disputes, mental tension, health and legal issues, and civil unrest — relative to property*, the weather, and domestic peace through the national election, especially August 15 – October 15 when they are closest together.
Additionally, Mars, ruling the 10th house of “karma”, is under the close influence of Ketu through Oct. 23rd. This is likely to cause issues relative to property*, the workforce, the military and police, and national intelligence agencies.
Be careful and patient, take care of your family, and do your best to avoid conflict. The best use of this transit is to connect your physical energy with your spiritual practices.
* 79 Large Fires in 10 Western States.
NOTE: RAHU AND KETU MOVE INTO TAURUS AND SCORPIO, RESPECTIVELY, ON SEPT. 19TH FOR 18 MONTHS. SEE BELOW FOR THE IMPACT FOR EACH RISING SIGN.
Where the Vedic Astrology Planets are this Week
Sun transits Virgo, from 00:03 to 07:28°. This connects leaders, physicians, administrators and governments with stocks, business, writing, computers, technology, communications, intellectual property and earthy projects.
Moon is waning/waxing and transits Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, and into Sagittarius. The new Moon is in Virgo, Sept. 17th at 6:00 a.m. Moon, in Scorpio, is debilitated, Sept. 21 – 22. Watch your emotional state and be vigilant around volatile persons.
Mars transits its own sign, Aries, from 03:40 to 02:31°. Mars is in retrograde motion until November 13th. The adverse effects are only for Taurus, Virgo, and Scorpio horoscopes, and only when Mars is within 5 degrees of the rising sign degree (in any house) or another planet by aspect or conjunction.
Mars is also under the close 5th aspect of Ketu, until Oct. 23rd (with the most difficult time being Oct. 4 – 20). This is a vulnerable time for sports, surgeons, the military, police, property, construction, engineering, executives, et al. There may also be an increase in strokes, brain tumors or physical injuries.
Mercury transits its own sign, Virgo, from 12:44 to 22:58°. Mercury is outside the orb of influence of other planets. This should be helpful for stocks, business, writing, computers, technology, communications, and intellectual property.
Jupiter transits its own sign, Sagittarius, from 23:17 to 23:27°. Jupiter is outside the orb of influence of other planets and is in good strength. This should be helpful for law, religion, education and consultants.
Venus transits Cancer, from 17:55 to 25:51°. Venus is outside the orb of other planets. This enlivens creative, maternal, and nourishing qualities and is favorable for women, luxuries, entertainment, and the fine, healing and performing arts.
Saturn transits its own sign, Capricorn, from 01:18 to 01:12°. Saturn is in retrograde motion, May 11 – Sept. 29. The adverse effects are only for Cancer, Virgo and Pisces horoscopes (including USA) – and only when Saturn is within 5 degrees of the rising sign degree (in any house) or another planet by aspect or conjunction.
Rahu and Ketu transit out of Gemini and Sagittarius, (where they have been for 18 months, since March 23, 2019) and into Taurus and Scorpio, respectively, on September 19 at 10:59 p.m. CDT – and where they will be for another 18 months, until Nov. 28th at 3:59 p.m. See below for their impact for each rising sign.
The Impact of the Transit Planets for each “Rising Sign” (not “Sun Sign”)
Aries: Take care of your pets, children and investments. Be of service to others. Connect partnerships with property. Redecorate your home and consider that new car. You have the power to manage debts, disputes or health issues. Take action – but be patient with setbacks — and focus on your spiritual path through Oct. 23rd.
Rahu and Ketu will be in your 3rd and 9th houses, respectively, for 18 months. Focus on independence, communications and entrepreneurial ventures, along with spiritual practices connected with father figures, your guru, religion, “dharma” and long-distance journeys.
Taurus: Connect property, vehicles, and home life with children, education and investments. Work on independent projects with women and in the fine, healing or performing arts. Be patient with insomnia, intimacy, expenses, separations, institutional life and foreign lands through Oct. 23rd.There may be a marriage, inheritance or windfall before mid-Nov.
Rahu and Ketu will be in your 2nd and 8th houses, respectively, for 18 months. Focus on your wealth, status and family life, along with spiritual practices connected with language, research, mystical sciences and ancient knowledge.
Gemini: Connect entrepreneurial ventures with property and home life. Work out of your home on business, technology and communications. Enjoy your pets, children, education, investments and the women in your life. Income and friendships are under stress through Oct. 23rd. Focus on joint ventures through mid-Nov.
Rahu and Ketu will be in your 1st and 7th houses, respectively, for 18 months. Focus on your health, ambition, appearance, and reputation, along with spiritual practices connected with marriage, partnerships, joint ventures and foreign lands.
Cancer: Focus on independent projects with writing, business, technology, communications and intellectual property. Property, vehicles, and fixed assets are forefront. Buy new clothes and upgrade your appearance. Expect success through Sept., but be careful to manage debts, disputes, fire or theft in the workplace through Oct. 23rd. There is support for debts, disputes and finances through mid-Nov.
Rahu and Ketu will be in your 12th and 6th houses, respectively, for 18 months. Focus on retreats, ashrams, institutional life and foreign lands, along with spiritual practices connected with your health, finances and legal matters.
Leo: Focus on your status and family life. Speak up as an authority figure. Business, technology, communications and intellectual property contribute to your success. Connect independent project with retreats, institutions and long-distance ventures, but expect expenses. Take care of father figures and connect with your guru through Oct. 23rd. Enjoy your children, education and investments through mid-Nov.
Rahu and Ketu will be in your 11th and 5th houses, respectively, for 18 months. Focus on income, friendship, and siblings, along with spiritual practices connected with children, education, knowledge, creative projects and investments.
Virgo: Focus on writing, business, technology, communications, and intellectual property. Retreats, ashrams, institutions and foreign lands may be forefront through mid-Oct. Gain from women, luxuries, entertainment and the fine, healing or performing arts. Take care to manage marriage, windfalls or inheritance — and to avoid accidents through Oct. 23rd. Enjoy property, vehicles and home life through mid-Nov.
Rahu and Ketu will be in your 10th and 4th houses, respectively, for 18 months. Focus on your career and professional life, along with spiritual practices connected with home life. (Turn your home into an ashram or place of yoga, prayer, meditation, Vedic chants, etc.)
Libra: Be patient with income, friendships and siblings. There may expenses and separations through mid-Oct. Focus on your career – and connect with women, luxuries, entertainment and the fine, healing and performing arts. Be patient with partnerships through Oct. 23rd. Work on independent projects (teach, publish and advise) through mid-Nov.
Rahu and Ketu will be in your 9th and 3rd houses, respectively, for 18 months. Focus on your father, guru, religion and long-distance travel, along with spiritual practices connected with independence, communications and entrepreneurial ventures.
Scorpio: Expect income and friendships connected with your career, authority figures and large organizations. Gain from writing, business, and communications. Work out of your home on independent projects. Be patient with debts, disputes, health or legal issues through Oct. 23rd. Teach, publish and advise through mid-Nov.
Rahu and Ketu will be in your 8th and 2nd houses, respectively, for 18 months. Focus on research, language, mystical sciences and ancient knowledge, along with spiritual practices connected with your wealth, status and family life. (Speak up on spiritual matters.)
Sagittarius: Expect good fortune in your professional life. Take a leadership at work and ask for a raise or promotion. Gain from research and mystical sciences. There may be a windfall – but be patient with income and friendships. Take care of your children, education and investments and keep your mind on spirituality through Oct. 23rd. Be a guru; teach, publish and advise through mid-Nov.
Rahu and Ketu will be in your 7th and 1st houses, respectively, for 18 months. Focus on marriage, partnerships, joint ventures and foreign lands, along with living and teaching spiritual knowledge.
Capricorn: Connect your career with marriage, partnerships, and joint ventures. Take care of father figures and be patient with setbacks through mid-Oct. Focus on spirituality at home to protect property and domestic peace through Oct. 23rd. There is some support against losses and separations through mid-Nov. Status and family life are with you through April 2022.
Rahu and Ketu will be in your 6th and 12th houses, respectively, for 18 months. Focus on your health, finances and legal matters, along with spiritual practices connected with retreats, ashrams, institutional life and foreign lands,
Aquarius: There may be a windfall, inheritance, or settlement. Connect partnerships with research, language and mystical sciences, but be patient with setbacks through mid-Nov. Connect independent projects with property, and spirituality through Oct. 23rd. Consider a retreat, relocation, or foreign land through April 2022.
Rahu and Ketu will be in your 5th and 11th houses, respectively, for 18 months. Focus on your mind, pets, children, creativity, education and investments, along with spiritual practices connected with income, friendships and siblings.
Pisces: Enjoy relationships, but be vigilant to manage debts, disputes, health or legal issues through mid-Oct. Connect marriage, windfalls, inheritance, legal or insurance settlements with your pets, children, education and investments. There may be setbacks with your status – but speak up on spiritual matters through Oct. 23rd. Teach, publish and advise in the workplace through mid-Nov.
Rahu and Ketu will be in your 4th and 10th houses, respectively, for 18 months. Focus on your parents, property, vehicles, fixed assets and home life, along with spiritual practices in your professional life.
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