what is rahu and ketu in astronomy?
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Rahu represents the ascension of the moon in its precessional orbit around the earth. ... Astronomically, Rahu and Ketu denote the points of intersection of the paths of the Sun and the Moon as they move on the celestial sphere. Therefore, Rahu and Ketu are respectively called the north and the south lunar nodes.
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Mercury, Venus, and Saturn are friendly planets. Rahu is an enemy of Sun, Moon, and Mars.
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Rahu, the North Node, is assigned the rulership of the sign Aquarius by the sage Parashar, who is one of the prime contributors to the richness of Vedic astrology. Rahu has a nature very similar to that of Saturn, so it can rule either Capricorn or Aquarius.
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If they are in dasha or mahadasha in a horoscope, the native may suffer due to their malefic effects. Both Rahu and Ketu always move in retrograde motion. Rahu represents indulgence. Mental illnesses, theft, losses, death of family members, legal hassles etc are some of its negative aspects.
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Ketu friends planet: Ketu is a friend of Mercury, Venus, and Saturn. Jupiter is neutral in friendship. Sun, Moon, and Mars are Ketu's enemies. ... Cancer and Leo are enemy signs.
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(However other retrograde planets are calculated in the usual way) For e.g. if Rahu Ketu are 15º 24' in a chart, you minus this from 30º and the remaining degrees will be 14º36'. If this degree is greater than of any other planet, then Rahu Ketu will be considered the Atmakaraka.
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If the Rahu and ketu are in the same house of natal chart during transit,they may propogate misfortune and longer stay in the hospital. This is the fast moving malefic planets in natal chart which bring accident during transit or in minor period of mahadasa of Rahu.
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The Babylonians, who lived in modern-day Iraq, were astute observers and interpreters of the heavens, and it is largely thanks to them that our weeks are seven days long. The reason they adopted the number seven was that they observed seven celestial bodies — the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
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The Bible names some half-dozen star groups, but authorities differ widely as to their identity. In a striking passage, the Prophet Amos glorifies the Creator as "Him that made Kimah and Kesil", rendered in the Vulgate as Arcturus and Orion. ... The associated constellation Kesil is doubtless no other than Orion.
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In Tamil and Malayalam, Ardra is referred to as Tiruvātirai and Tiruvātira respectively. Ardra :- It lies completely in Gemini and the ruling planet is Rahu, which is the North lunar node; hence it is a Mercury+Rahu combination.
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Exaltation (Uchcha) and Debilitation (Neecha) Houses: Planets get strength in own house and moolatrikona houses. Exaltation means high strength or high status. Debilitation means weak or low status. Planets acquire high strength in exaltation houses and become weak in debilitation houses.
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According to Vedic Astrology, Rahu-Kaal is considered highly inauspicious for launching any new venture, starting travel or doing auspicious work, otherwise it can bring misfortune, many hurdles and even failure. Important work must be avoided to start during this period .
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The presiding deity for Ardra Nakshatra is Rudra, the Hindu God of Thunder and Destruction, and the ruling planet is Rahu. The combination indicates a mixture of wisdom and passion. ... So, taking all the above points, note that Ardra born natives are born in such a way that they should get married only when they cross 25.
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Kewat is a character in the Hindu epic Ramayana, who had taken Rama, Sita and Lakshman in his boat and crossed the Ganges at the time of exile. This story is described in Ayodhya Kanda of Ramayana. Kewat belonged to the Harivansh Keer society. Kewat was an exclusive devotee of Sri Ramachandra.
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Gajakesari Yoga depicts a relation between Guru (Jupiter) and Chandra(Moon). It occurs when these two Grahas are in a kendra(quadrant) from each other. Simply put, Moon should be in 1-4-7-10 houses from Jupiter or vice-versa. It is also said to occur if Guru is in a kendra (1-4-7-10) from Lagna.
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There are several Bantu myths that are intended to explain, or that elaborate on, the distance between God and men, i.e., the sky and the earth. In many Bantu creation myths the sky and the earth used to be closer to each other, and were separated by God because of some disturbance caused by men.