Rahu is a shadow planet that often draws a lot of attention from the seekers of Vedic astrology. It is airy by nature and often the notes, illusion, greed, material, desires and ambition.
in Hindu mythology, it is believed that a Demon named Swarbhanu was beheaded by Lord Vishnu, the head of the demon, which was filled with desires, became Rahu, and the body became the shadow planet Ketu.
Rahu is one of the most prominent planets in today’s world. If you want to succeed, make money or become a prominent figure among the masses, then you really need a strong Rahu in your chart, because today your image is not determined by what your true nature is. Instead it depends more on how people perceive you. That is something where Rahu creates a lot of difference because it controls the perception of people. Therefore it is often called a great mimic.
People who go in theatre or are active on stage or in media houses, they have a really good Rahu because they need to act and create a good impression of themselves in public mind.
Modern technology and networking also comes under the domain of Rahu. That is one more reason why in today’s world Rahu plays a dominant roll in determining a person‘s career specially, if the native is dealing in technology, networking or similar field.
Now, let’s check the effect of Rahu placement in various houses of a birth chart.
Rahu in the first house
People with Rahu in the first house, often display sheer obsession with themselves. These people tend to be highly ambitious and are filled with desires. They always work towards advancement of their own self. They can be highly confident and sometimes delusional as well.
Anything they do in their lives will most probably be for their own benefit. These natives are full of pride and have a good tendency to display leadership quality when around other people. Depending on the sign placement the results will vary, but overall this placement gives a self obsessive behaviour.
Rahu in the second house
The second house is the house of wealth and family. Rahu in this place often gives a high desire for accumulating wealth. People with this placement can often have a childhood where they have lacked proper hygiene or care in terms of health.
The eating habits could be bad, but they can be really good with their speech. Sometimes they can portray confidence, even with lesser knowledge when speaking to other people. With this placement of Rahu, if the sign placement is good and the second lord is well placed, people tend to earn and save a lot of money in time.
Malefics like Saturn and Ketu conjunct with Rahu in this placement can cause difficulties specially in early phase of life when it comes to making money.
Rahu in the third house
The third house is the house of siblings, communication, throat and shoulder area, neighbours, basic intelligence and skills.
Rahu performs really well in the third house. Natives with Rahu in the third house are really good at acquiring new skills and they may also have good communication skill.
Depending on the sign placement these skills may be different. Rahu does not gives real strength or power to the native with this placement , but they may project confidence in front of the people. Being an uppacchya house this placement of Rahu gives an opportunity to the native to grow their strength and communication skills overtime.
Rahu in the fourth house
The fourth house is the house of family, comfort, security and mental peace. It is the house of mother and mother like figure. It is the house of nourishment, care and emotions. The fourth house also represents the masses.
In the kaalpurusha kundali, the fourth house is ruled by the planet Moon. Rahu placement in this house is often not considered auspicious since Rahu and moon are not friendly to each other. Here Rahu may disturb the mental peace of the native and often provoke such an emotional state that is difficult to control.
It affects the subconscious mind, or subconscious state of the native. Rahu, in this placement, may cause an unusual attachment to one’s own comfort zone. Hence, the native may find it difficult to stick to their responsibilities.
The placement, however, may give a tendency to work for the people therefore such natives may join NGOs or similar organisations. They have the tendency to care for other people and look out for other’s emotional well-being on cost of their own.
Rahu in the fifth house
The fifth house is the house of progeny, love, romance, theatre, drama, past life karma, and fame. Rahu, can give mixed results in this house.
Rahu is a malefic planet and hence it does not perform very well in the first, fifth and ninth houses, but some times Rahu gives good results in this placement. For example, Rahu is a good mimic and can give skills related to drama and theatre. Also the fifth house is the house of fame hence, natives with this placement can often perform really well in theatre, entertainment sector, or media industry and can attain massive fame if the fifth lord is strong.
When it comes to love and relationship Rahu can give a lot of obsession towards romantic relationship and sometimes can lead to insecurities which may often make the love life of the native very difficult. These people can be very dramatic by nature.
Rahu in the sixth house
The sixth house is the house of disease, debts enemies, regular and mundane activities, service, loans, legal cases, transactions, etc.
6th house is also an uppacchya house and hence Rahu performs really well here in fact, the result of Rahu in this house improves in time.
Sixth house Rahu can give good success in the service sector. It can give the drive to win over enemies with proper strategies and mental ability. These natives don’t like to bow down and are continuously working to improve their financial status.
These people can be really good with transactions and micro-management. Hence, they perform really well in sectors dealing with loan, and finances.
Rahu in the seventh house
Seven house is the house of partnership be it, marriage, partnership, or legal partnership.
Rahul in 7th house gives sheer obsession with once marriage partner. The native can be a bit insecure and obsessive about his/her relationship. Even when it comes to legal partnerships, or business partnerships, they are would put a lot of effort in making the relationship work.
The seventh house is also one of the kama bhavas. Hence, Rahu in this placement can give a lot of attraction and inclination towards physical intimacy.
Rahu in the eighth house
The eighth house is one of the most mysterious houses of the birth chart. It represents everything that is hidden, uncertain, and unpredictable. It represents transformation, end and a new beginnings, hidden treasure, unknown obstacles, and chronic illness.
Rahu is itself a planet of illusion and as such when it goes in the eighth house, it creates a lot of unpredictability in the person’s life. Depending on the sign placement such unpredictabilities can increase or decrease.
In this position, if Rahu is well placed, and the depositor is sitting in a benefit position, then you can expect massive success, with less amount of effort. But if the placement is not auspicious, then Rahu dasha can bring a lot of unexpected failures, obstacles and downfalls in life.
This placement can give a lot of fears and phobias, if Rahu is conjunct with Saturn, or Moon. The placement may even give some kind of addiction, especially if Rahu is afflicted. Also, this placement can give an interest in paranormal stuff and occult.
Rahu in the ninth house
The ninth house is the house of bhagya, religion, ancestors, higher education, knowledge and prosperity. It is the house of luck and one of the most auspicious houses in the birth chart.
Rahu is a functional malefic and does not work really well with the energy of Jupiter, who is the Lord of the ninth house in the kaalpurusha Kundali. Therefore, this placement of Rahu in the ninth house is not considered very auspicious.
This placement can bring a sense of rigidity or illusion, when it comes to following one’s own belief, the person may not be able to see the truth. Finding the right teacher becomes a difficult thing with this placement, sometimes the person blindly follows a guru, who may not have the best in their heart.
One must be careful with this placement since Rahu accumulates karma in this life. Bad deeds fone by the native can accumulate a lot of negative karma.
Rahu in the tenth house
The 10th house is the house of karma, social status, career, father, name and fame.
It is also one of the uppacchya houses and therefore Rahu performs really well in this house as well. With this placement of Rahuthe native can be inclined towards improving their social status.
These people perform really well in their career, and their growth improves many folds over time. People with Rahu in the 10th house are quite obsessed with their personal image in the society and they will continuously push themselves out of their comfort zone to improve their social image.
This placement is also really good for massive fame and good social status, given the 10th Lord is disposed well and is strong in the birth chart.
Rahu in the eleventh house
The 11th house is the house of gains, social circle, relatives and extended family, fulfilment of desires, profit and gain, transactions and logistics.
This is the last of the uppacchya houses. Also, it is occupied by the sign of Aquarius in the kaalpurusha kundali. Rahu, which is itself an airy planet performs really well in this house.
Rahu gets the perfect environment to work when it is placed in the 11th house. If the 11th lord is well placed and strong, then Rahu can give good gains and financial success, big social circle, and fulfilment of desires to the native.
This placement of Rahu can make the native innovative, and can give huge success and fame in matters of career.
Rahu in the twelfth house
The 12th house is the last house of the natal chart. It is the house of moksha, expenditure losses, isolation, hospitalisation, mental facilities and foreign travels.
The energy of Rahu does not resonate well with the 12th house as Rahu is a materialistic planet and the 12th house is more of a spiritual realm.
Here, Rahu gives problem at subconscious level, sleepless nights, and deep emotional issues.
This placement can however, be good for research purpose and foreign travel. There can be a lot of expenses or loss of savings. One may do charity but it may not always come from heart.
These are generalised results of Rahu in all houses. But one must check for the dispositor, its strength, and other aspects and conjunctions before reaching at final result.
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