Dates and degrees
| Same sign | 13 November 2026 to 5 December 2026 (Simha / Leo) |
|---|---|
| Closest approach | 15 November 2026, 06:00 Nepal time, 0°01' apart |
| Nakshatra at closest | Magha |
| Mars | 1°05' Simha, friend |
| Ketu | 1°06' Simha, neutral, retrograde |
Sidereal (Lahiri) positions from the Swiss Ephemeris, computed for Kathmandu; the dates hold for South Asia and shift by at most a day elsewhere.
What Mars and Ketu meeting in Simha means
Mars and Ketu share the sign of Simha (Leo) from 13 November 2026 to 5 December 2026. They are closest, 0°01' apart, on 15 November 2026, 06:00 Nepal time, at about 1°05' of Simha in Magha nakshatra. In Jyotish two grahas in one sign are in yuti, and their significations act together for everyone on Earth during these weeks, coloured by the house the sign falls in from each person's Moon.
Ketu is said to act like Mars, so this pair doubles the fire but turns it inward. The native has sharp, sudden energy that appears from nowhere and vanishes as quickly, an aptitude for surgery, martial arts, mathematics or occult work, and a low tolerance for slow processes. Accidents and cuts are the classical warning. There is a quality of the warrior monk.
Simha is regal warmth and creative leadership. Here Mars is in a friend sign, Ketu is in a neutral sign and retrograde, which sets how freely the pair can act.
For the full natal reading of this pair, house by house, see the Mars and Ketu conjunction page.
Who feels this transit most
Three groups notice this transit most. People whose Moon sign or lagna is Simha, for whom it falls in the 1st house. People running the mahadasha or antardasha of Mars or Ketu, because a transit repeats what the dasha lord is already saying. And people born with Mars and Ketu together in their own chart, in any house, whose natal promise is activated for the duration of the same-sign window.
Mars and Ketu in Simha: effects on each rashi (Moon sign)
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Mesha (Aries)5th house from the Moon · children, romance, study and speculation
Transiting the 5th house from the Moon, the conjunction touches children, romance, creativity, study and speculation, the trikona of intelligence. Exams, courtship, a creative project or a child's affairs take the pair's colour, and the urge to gamble on something rises with it. Judgement is the thing to protect. With Mars and Ketu it is children, romance, study and speculation that carries the pair's character: Mars and Ketu in the 5th house give sharp intuitive intelligence in mathematics, surgery or the occult, sudden disruptions concerning children, and romance that ends abruptly. Those born with Mars and Ketu together in the 5th house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.
Gain: Precise, intuitive intelligence.
Watch: Sudden difficulties with children.
Natal version: Mars and Ketu in the 5th house.
Vrishabha (Taurus)4th house from the Moon · home, mother and peace of mind
The 4th house from the Moon is home, mother, property, vehicles and inner peace, and a conjunction transiting it stirs all five. Domestic matters come to the front: repairs, moves, the mother's health, a vehicle, a property decision. Emotional comfort rises or falls with the pair's nature, and sleep tells the native how the transit is going. With Mars and Ketu it is home, mother and peace of mind that carries the pair's character: Mars and Ketu in the 4th house give sudden disruptions at home, a mother who is distant or unwell, property lost or renounced, and a restless heart that finds peace in spiritual practice. Those born with Mars and Ketu together in the 4th house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.
Gain: Detachment from property.
Watch: Sudden domestic disruption.
Natal version: Mars and Ketu in the 4th house.
Mithuna (Gemini)3rd house from the Moon · effort, siblings and short journeys
In the 3rd house from the Moon the conjunction feeds courage, communication, siblings, neighbours and short travel. It is an upachaya house, so even a hard pair tends to produce results through effort here: projects started, messages sent, journeys made. The native feels restless and wants to do something. With Mars and Ketu it is effort, siblings and short journeys that carries the pair's character: Mars and Ketu in the 3rd house give sudden, sharp, unannounced effort and skill in surgery, martial arts, mathematics or the occult. Those born with Mars and Ketu together in the 3rd house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.
Gain: Precision and fearlessness in effort.
Watch: Sudden accidents.
Natal version: Mars and Ketu in the 3rd house.
Karka (Cancer)2nd house from the Moon · money, speech and family
Transiting the 2nd house from the Moon, the conjunction works through income, savings, food, the face and the voice, and the immediate family. Money moves in the direction the pair favours, and the way the native speaks during these weeks has consequences at home. Family gatherings, purchases and financial paperwork take on the pair's character. With Mars and Ketu it is money, speech and family that carries the pair's character: Mars and Ketu in the 2nd house give sharp, sudden speech, money from surgery, engineering, occult or technical work, and a family the native keeps at arm's length. Those born with Mars and Ketu together in the 2nd house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.
Gain: Income from precise technical or healing skill.
Watch: Abrupt losses and cutting speech.
Natal version: Mars and Ketu in the 2nd house.
Simha (Leo)1st house from the Moon · you, your body and your decisions
A conjunction transiting the 1st house from the Moon lands on the native personally: health, appearance, mood and the decisions that set the tone for the coming months. Whatever the pair stands for is felt in the body and in the self-image before it shows anywhere else. It is a period to act deliberately, because choices made now carry the pair's flavour for a long while. With Mars and Ketu it is you, your body and your decisions that carries the pair's character: Mars and Ketu on the lagna produce sudden, sharp energy in a lean body: fearless, precise, impatient and prone to cuts, burns and accidents. Those born with Mars and Ketu together in the 1st house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.
Gain: Precision, fearlessness and healing or surgical talent.
Watch: Sudden accidents and self-directed anger.
Natal version: Mars and Ketu in the 1st house.
Kanya (Virgo)12th house from the Moon · expenses, foreign lands, sleep and letting go
In the 12th house from the Moon the conjunction works through expenses, foreign lands, hospitals, sleep, isolation and release. Money goes out, sometimes usefully, sometimes not; travel abroad or a retreat suits the period; the native feels a pull to withdraw. It is a window for charity, rest and finishing rather than starting. With Mars and Ketu it is expenses, foreign lands, sleep and letting go that carries the pair's character: Mars and Ketu in the 12th house, where Ketu is at home, give spiritual courage, occult depth, sudden losses accepted with detachment, and accidents in foreign or isolated places. Those born with Mars and Ketu together in the 12th house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.
Gain: Spiritual courage and occult depth.
Watch: Sudden accidents.
Natal version: Mars and Ketu in the 12th house.
Tula (Libra)11th house from the Moon · gains, friends and ambitions
Transiting the 11th house from the Moon, the conjunction touches income, gains, friends, elder siblings and ambitions, the most productive of the upachaya houses. Almost every pair gives something here: money arrives, a wish is fulfilled, a network opens. The only question is what the gain costs. With Mars and Ketu it is gains, friends and ambitions that carries the pair's character: Mars and Ketu in the 11th house give sudden gains through technical or occult skill, few sharp friends, and detachment from ambition. Those born with Mars and Ketu together in the 11th house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.
Gain: Sudden gains through skill.
Watch: Abrupt losses.
Natal version: Mars and Ketu in the 11th house.
Vrishchika (Scorpio)10th house from the Moon · career, status and authority
The 10th house from the Moon is career, reputation, authority and public standing, and a conjunction transiting it brings professional developments: recognition, pressure, a change of role, dealings with bosses or the government. Effort made now is seen. The pair decides whether the attention is welcome. With Mars and Ketu it is career, status and authority that carries the pair's character: Mars and Ketu in the 10th house give careers in surgery, technical mastery, martial arts or occult work, sudden professional changes and indifference to public standing. Those born with Mars and Ketu together in the 10th house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.
Gain: Precision careers in surgery or technology.
Watch: Sudden career breaks.
Natal version: Mars and Ketu in the 10th house.
Dhanu (Sagittarius)9th house from the Moon · fortune, father, faith and long journeys
In the 9th house from the Moon the conjunction feeds fortune, the father, teachers, higher study, faith and long travel. A favourable pair here is one of the best transit windows in the year for luck, pilgrimage and guidance; a difficult pair tests beliefs and the father's health. Opportunities from afar arrive. With Mars and Ketu it is fortune, father, faith and long journeys that carries the pair's character: Mars and Ketu in the 9th house give sudden spiritual conviction, pilgrimage, occult dharma and a father who is absent or lost early. Those born with Mars and Ketu together in the 9th house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.
Gain: Spiritual courage.
Watch: Loss of the father.
Natal version: Mars and Ketu in the 9th house.
Makara (Capricorn)8th house from the Moon · sudden change, shared money and the hidden
Transiting the 8th house from the Moon, the conjunction works underground: inheritance, insurance, a partner's finances, research, secrets and sudden turns. It is the most unpredictable transit house, and even a benefic pair tends to bring change rather than comfort. Depth is available to those who look inward. With Mars and Ketu it is sudden change, shared money and the hidden that carries the pair's character: Mars and Ketu in the 8th house give surgical and occult skill, sudden accidents, sudden gains and a fearless relationship with death and mystery. Those born with Mars and Ketu together in the 8th house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.
Gain: Surgical and occult mastery.
Watch: Sudden accidents.
Natal version: Mars and Ketu in the 8th house.
Kumbha (Aquarius)7th house from the Moon · marriage, partners and the public
The 7th house from the Moon is marriage, partnership, contracts and how the native meets the world one to one. A conjunction transiting it brings relationships into focus: proposals, disputes, agreements, a partner's news. The pair's harmony or heat shows up in the closest relationship first. With Mars and Ketu it is marriage, partners and the public that carries the pair's character: Mars and Ketu in the 7th house give sudden attraction and sudden separation, a spouse who is sharp, spiritual or absent, and Mangal Dosha of an abrupt kind. Those born with Mars and Ketu together in the 7th house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.
Gain: A precise, independent partner.
Watch: Sudden separation.
Natal version: Mars and Ketu in the 7th house.
Meena (Pisces)6th house from the Moon · work, health and rivals
In the 6th house from the Moon the conjunction meets enemies, debts, illness, service and daily work. This upachaya house turns a hard pair into a fighter: disputes are won, debts repaid, rivals outworked. A soft pair is less comfortable here and may bring minor illness or workplace irritation instead. With Mars and Ketu it is work, health and rivals that carries the pair's character: Mars and Ketu in the 6th house give surgical and healing skill, sudden victory over enemies and detachment from conflict, with accidents, cuts and sudden illness as the price. Those born with Mars and Ketu together in the 6th house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.
Gain: Surgical skill.
Watch: Accidents and sudden illness.
Natal version: Mars and Ketu in the 6th house.
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