Dates and degrees
| Same sign | 17 August 2026 to 16 September 2026 (Simha / Leo) |
|---|---|
| Closest approach | 23 August 2026, 00:00 Nepal time, 0°07' apart |
| Nakshatra at closest | Magha |
| Sun | 5°26' Simha, moolatrikona |
| Ketu | 5°34' 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 Sun and Ketu meeting in Simha means
Sun and Ketu share the sign of Simha (Leo) from 17 August 2026 to 16 September 2026. They are closest, 0°07' apart, on 23 August 2026, 00:00 Nepal time, at about 5°30' 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 with the Sun is the other eclipse pair. Where Rahu inflates the ego, Ketu hollows it out. The native tends to feel indifferent to status even while capable of earning it, and often has a thin or interrupted relationship with the father. Spiritual or research interests sit close to the surface. Confidence comes and goes without obvious cause.
Simha is regal warmth and creative leadership. Here Sun is in its moolatrikona 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 Sun 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 Sun or Ketu, because a transit repeats what the dasha lord is already saying. And people born with Sun and Ketu together in their own chart, in any house, whose natal promise is activated for the duration of the same-sign window.
Sun 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 Sun and Ketu it is children, romance, study and speculation that carries the pair's character: Ketu with the Sun in the 5th house gives an intuitive, detached intellect drawn to research, mantra or the occult, and a thin or interrupted story of children and romance. Those born with Sun and Ketu together in the 5th house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.
Gain: Intuitive research and spiritual intelligence.
Watch: Delay or loss concerning children.
Natal version: Sun 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 Sun and Ketu it is home, mother and peace of mind that carries the pair's character: Ketu with the Sun in the 4th house gives detachment from home and property, a mother who is absent, unwell or spiritually inclined, and a heart that finds peace only in inner work. Those born with Sun and Ketu together in the 4th house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.
Gain: Inner peace through spiritual practice.
Watch: Loss or renunciation of home and property.
Natal version: Sun 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 Sun and Ketu it is effort, siblings and short journeys that carries the pair's character: Ketu with the Sun in the 3rd house gives quiet, sudden courage without display, an intuitive communicator who says little, and a thin bond with siblings. Those born with Sun and Ketu together in the 3rd house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.
Gain: Fearless, unannounced effort.
Watch: Estrangement from siblings.
Natal version: Sun 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 Sun and Ketu it is money, speech and family that carries the pair's character: Ketu with the Sun in the house of wealth loosens the grip on money and family: the native earns but does not cling, may lose or renounce assets, and speaks little or in an unusual way. Those born with Sun and Ketu together in the 2nd house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.
Gain: Detachment from money; contentment with less.
Watch: Losses through indifference.
Natal version: Sun 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 Sun and Ketu it is you, your body and your decisions that carries the pair's character: Ketu hollows the Sun on the lagna: the native is capable but indifferent to status, often thin or wiry, and carries a faint sense of not fully belonging to their own life. Those born with Sun and Ketu together in the 1st house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.
Gain: Quiet authority without ego and depth in healing or research.
Watch: Low self-worth and a tendency to abandon positions as they ripen.
Natal version: Sun 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 Sun and Ketu it is expenses, foreign lands, sleep and letting go that carries the pair's character: Ketu is at home in the 12th: with the Sun it gives strong moksha inclination, spiritual depth, detachment from status and a father who is absent or spiritual. Those born with Sun and Ketu together in the 12th house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.
Gain: Moksha inclination and spiritual depth.
Watch: Loss of status and vitality.
Natal version: Sun 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 Sun and Ketu it is gains, friends and ambitions that carries the pair's character: Ketu with the Sun in the 11th house gives gains that arrive without pursuit, few friends and those spiritual, and detachment from ambition. Those born with Sun and Ketu together in the 11th house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.
Gain: Unsought gains.
Watch: Few friends.
Natal version: Sun 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 Sun and Ketu it is career, status and authority that carries the pair's character: Ketu with the Sun in the 10th house gives a career of quiet authority in research, healing, spirituality or technical mastery, with indifference to fame and a tendency to leave positions at their height. Those born with Sun and Ketu together in the 10th house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.
Gain: Mastery without need for recognition.
Watch: Leaving positions prematurely.
Natal version: Sun 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 Sun and Ketu it is fortune, father, faith and long journeys that carries the pair's character: Ketu with the Sun in the 9th house gives spiritual detachment, a father who is absent or spiritual, moksha inclination and fortune that the native does not chase. Those born with Sun and Ketu together in the 9th house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.
Gain: Spiritual dharma and pilgrimage.
Watch: An absent father.
Natal version: Sun 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 Sun and Ketu it is sudden change, shared money and the hidden that carries the pair's character: Ketu with the Sun in the 8th house gives deep occult and spiritual insight, detachment from status, sudden losses accepted with calm, and a father who is absent or lost. Those born with Sun and Ketu together in the 8th house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.
Gain: Occult and spiritual depth.
Watch: Loss or absence of the father.
Natal version: Sun 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 Sun and Ketu it is marriage, partners and the public that carries the pair's character: Ketu with the Sun in the 7th house gives detachment in marriage: a spouse who is spiritual, absent or emotionally distant, partnerships that dissolve without drama, and a native who does not quite invest in partnership. Those born with Sun and Ketu together in the 7th house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.
Gain: A spiritual or undemanding partner.
Watch: Emotional distance in marriage.
Natal version: Sun 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 Sun and Ketu it is work, health and rivals that carries the pair's character: Ketu with the Sun in the 6th house gives victory over enemies without effort, healing and diagnostic skill, and a detached service attitude. Those born with Sun and Ketu together in the 6th house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.
Gain: Healing skill and effortless victory.
Watch: Mysterious health complaints.
Natal version: Sun and Ketu in the 6th house.
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