Surya + Budha + Ketu / Sun, Mercury and Ketu in Simha (Leo), August 2026

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, Mercury and Ketu it is children, romance, study and speculation that carries the pair's character: Budhaditya Yoga in the 5th house is one of its finest positions: brilliant intelligence, scholarship, success in education, writing and administration, and clever children. Those born with Sun, Mercury and Ketu together in the 5th house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.

Natal version: Sun, Mercury 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, Mercury and Ketu it is home, mother and peace of mind that carries the pair's character: Budhaditya Yoga in the 4th house gives a learned, articulate home, an educated mother, property earned through intellect and a mind that studies in comfort. Those born with Sun, Mercury and Ketu together in the 4th house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.

Natal version: Sun, Mercury 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, Mercury and Ketu it is effort, siblings and short journeys that carries the pair's character: Budhaditya Yoga in the 3rd house is excellent for writers, journalists, speakers, traders and anyone who lives by communication: the native has authority in expression, courage of opinion and a quick, commercial mind. Those born with Sun, Mercury and Ketu together in the 3rd house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.

Natal version: Sun, Mercury 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, Mercury and Ketu it is money, speech and family that carries the pair's character: Budhaditya Yoga in the 2nd house is a wealth yoga for those who earn by speech, writing, accounts, trade or administration. Those born with Sun, Mercury and Ketu together in the 2nd house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.

Natal version: Sun, Mercury 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, Mercury and Ketu it is you, your body and your decisions that carries the pair's character: Budhaditya Yoga on the lagna makes the intellect the centre of the personality: the native is known for cleverness, speech and quick judgement, and looks younger than their years. Those born with Sun, Mercury and Ketu together in the 1st house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.

Natal version: Sun, Mercury 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, Mercury and Ketu it is expenses, foreign lands, sleep and letting go that carries the pair's character: Budhaditya Yoga in the 12th house gives a contemplative, research-minded intellect, success in foreign lands, hospitals, ashrams or back offices, and expenses on education. Those born with Sun, Mercury and Ketu together in the 12th house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.

Natal version: Sun, Mercury 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, Mercury and Ketu it is gains, friends and ambitions that carries the pair's character: Budhaditya Yoga in the 11th house gives gains through intellect, trade, writing or administration, a clever influential network and ambitions realised through communication. Those born with Sun, Mercury and Ketu together in the 11th house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.

Natal version: Sun, Mercury 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, Mercury and Ketu it is career, status and authority that carries the pair's character: Budhaditya Yoga in the 10th house, where the Sun has dig bala, gives a brilliant career in administration, law, writing, commerce or government, fame for intelligence and a father who shapes the profession. Those born with Sun, Mercury and Ketu together in the 10th house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.

Natal version: Sun, Mercury 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, Mercury and Ketu it is fortune, father, faith and long journeys that carries the pair's character: Budhaditya Yoga in the 9th house is one of its best seats: a philosophical, articulate, fortunate mind, higher education, publishing, teaching or law, and a father who is educated or authoritative. Those born with Sun, Mercury and Ketu together in the 9th house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.

Natal version: Sun, Mercury 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, Mercury and Ketu it is sudden change, shared money and the hidden that carries the pair's character: Budhaditya Yoga in the 8th house turns intelligence toward research, the occult, forensics, insurance or inheritance and gives a probing, secretive mind. Those born with Sun, Mercury and Ketu together in the 8th house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.

Natal version: Sun, Mercury 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, Mercury and Ketu it is marriage, partners and the public that carries the pair's character: Budhaditya Yoga in the 7th house gives an intelligent, articulate spouse, partnership through communication or commerce, and a marriage full of talk. Those born with Sun, Mercury and Ketu together in the 7th house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.

Natal version: Sun, Mercury 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, Mercury and Ketu it is work, health and rivals that carries the pair's character: Budhaditya Yoga in the 6th house turns the intellect toward service, law, medicine, accounting or administration and gives victory in disputes through argument. Those born with Sun, Mercury and Ketu together in the 6th house feel this transit most, because it repeats their natal promise.

Natal version: Sun, Mercury and Ketu in the 6th house.