Ancient mythology regards Rahu as a shadowy planet with no real physical existence. It is symbolic of the head of the dragon that was cut by deception. Rahu does not have the sense to distinguish between good and evil and works against the standards of what is considered morally right. It is Rahu’s nature to deceive, tease, give a lot, but also take away even more through deception, illusions and diplomacy.

Hence, Rahu is synonymous with deception. It is a formless planet which is shadowy and acts covertly; but it plays a significant role as it occupies a key position amongst the celestial bodies.

Significance of Rahu in Vedic Natal Astrology

• Rahu is the vital malefic planet, the root cause of illusion & deception in life.
• But a positive Rahu can greatly multiply one’s finances and income. It can propel you to the position of head of an organization and make you a king.
• Rahu makes you involved in material and earthly matters; manifests focus where you are most likely to put your efforts. But in all this, it can also represent insatiable desires. It will be a challenge, but one should curb or control desires to find some balance in life.
• Rahu can create extreme love that can be obsessive, morally corrupt lustful desires, material desires based on greed and obsession.
• Within the body, Rahu, when badly placed, can cause extreme expansion in cells which manifest as obesity and malignancy in tissues.
• A positive Rahu can clear up your path for unprecedented gains.
• Rahu can drive a person’s imagination crazy; can make you attain political fame and instant stardom if you are in the performing arts.

Effects of Rahu in your Horoscope

Rahu, like other planets is judged in many ways and the house placement is one of the several ways it is done. To illustrate, you can read about the effects of Rahu in each of the 12 houses below.

Rahu in 1st house: It influences your personality significantly. The 1st house governs your nature, confidence, fame, and overall welfare in life. Rahu’s placement in this house provides you with a strong imagination power; but a rigid outlook towards life. It also gives you an independent streak that does not make you bow down to anyone. It will give you high ambition irrespective of whether you are pursuing material objects or a spiritual path. A few known personalities with 1st house Rahu are Martin Luther King, Charles Dickens, Glenn Maxwell, Nicola Tesla, Rama Prasad Goenka, and Sushmita Sen.

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Rahu in 2nd house: This position influences your sub-conscious and thinking. The 2nd house governs family, self, finance, values, and material possession. Rahu in 2nd house is beneficial; makes you prosper in life; brings good wealth, name and fame, high status in society; can make you a great singer, influential public speaker, and a plump spouse later in life. This position can also create intense love affairs and deep caring for partner. A few known personalities with 2nd house Rahu are Abraham Benjamin de Villiers, Priyanka Chopra, Hrithik Roshan, Salman Khan, Vicky Kaushal, Tiger Woods, and Steffi Graff.

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Rahu in 3rd house: This position influences your public life and career in a significant manner. It makes you courageous, with strong will-power, better communication skills, blesses you with loving siblings, brings you innovative ideas and radical out of the box thinking. The third house governs your mental health, intelligence, siblings, communication, travel, creativity, and habits.  Rahu in this house makes you talented and blesses you with great skills for wealth accumulation. A few known personalities with 3rd house Rahu are Shah Rukh Khan, Michael Jackson, Dhirubhai Ambani, Kamal Haasan, Ravi Shastri, and Lewis Hamilton.

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Rahu in 4th house: Rahu in 4th house blesses you with a distinct personality or brings several twists and turns in your life. The 4th house governs mental peace, happiness, emotional satisfaction, traditions and culture, home, mother, material possessions, and career of your spouse. This placement of Rahu may create issues with your and your mother’s health. A few known personalities with 4th house Rahu are Vladimir Putin, Serena Williams, Ariana Grande, Aamir Khan, Karisma Kapoor, and Himesh Reshammiya.

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Rahu in 5th house: This position influences your mind and creativity; gives you remarkable management skills and capabilities; also gives you an ego from a very early age. The 5th house governs first conception of child, social inclinations, artistic talents, pleasures, entertainment, recreation, romance and love in life, affairs, and cinema. A few known personalities with 5th house Rahu are Narendra Modi, Jim Carrey, Pele, Steve Jobs, and Mary Kom.

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Rahu in 6th house: This placement of Rahu is highly effective and helpful in all spheres of life; will keep you in the pink of health and, if any health issue crops up, it will heal soon without any or much challenge. This position also protects you from enemies; blesses you with intelligence and courage. The 6th house corresponds to health and wellness, daily routines, even odd jobs. Rahu in this house blesses you with the power to overcome odd situations and bounce back to normal easily. A few known personalities with 6th house Rahu are Angelina Jolie, Vidya Balan, Mel Gibson, Akshay Kumar, Randeep Hooda, and Bill Gates.

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Rahu in 7th house: This placement of Rahu influences your confidence, courage, health, success in professional life, partnership in business, longevity of marriage, etc. The 7th house represents marriage, spouse, relationship, business partner, and adjusting in odd situations. This position of Rahu effects success in your business and career; but there may be setbacks in partnership. This position will also bring you fame and contacts in high places. A few known personalities with 7th house Rahu are Amitabh Bachchan, Sheikh Hasina, David Beckham, Prince William, Deepika Padukone, and Huma Qureshi.

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Rahu in 8th house: Rahu in 8th house works well if professionally you need to be in the secrecy domain - spy, secret agent, detective, etc. It also works well if you practice occult sciences or black magic. It creates a sense of innovativeness in you, blesses you with out of the box thinking and propels you to explore and pursue deep research. The 8th house represents longevity and accordingly depicts related events such as injuries, accidents, major medical issues, etc. Rahu in this house can lure you towards all untoward things and develop the darker side of your personality. A few known personalities with 8th house are Winston Churchill, Bradley Cooper, Lady Diana, Smriti Irani, and Ravi Shankar.

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Rahu in 9th house: Rahu in 9th house may get you higher knowledge and wisdom, higher studies, high profile jobs or business with influential contacts. This position may demand little more effort from you, but luck will always be on your side. The 9th house represents your thoughts, higher education, spiritual inclination, higher learning and higher knowledge, fortune, invention, discovery, exploration, etc. A few known personalities with 9th house Rahu are APJ Abdul Kalam, Charlie Chaplin, Manoj Bajpayee, Agatha Christie, Megan Fox, and Anil Ambani.

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Rahu in 10th house: This placement of Rahu makes you bold and blunt in your speech, a successful mass leader, brings success in speculation or stock market, and is also good for sportspersons or athletes and for people in the advertisement industry. The 10th house represents profession, means of earning, prestige, position, honour, high achievements, father, etc. A few known personalities with 10th house Rahu are Mathew McConaughey, Shahid Kapoor, Sourav Ganguly, Chris Gayel, Amit Shah, and Neha Kakkar.

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Rahu in 11th house: Rahu in 11th house gives you auspicious results, prosperity, courage, and orients you towards riches and luxuries. The 11th house is the house of gains and represents fulfilling of desires; portrays your benevolence and social activities. You will be blessed with great expression skills, hold high and powerful positions in career. A few known personalities with 11th house Rahu are Will Smith, Abraham Lincoln, Lata Mangeshkar, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Baba Ramdev, Neil Armstrong, and Dev Anand.

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Rahu in 12th house: Rahu in 12th house can make you settle permanently in foreign shores; may also subject you to Black Magic which is why you need to be careful. The 12th house governs the ‘unseen realm’ and all things that exist without physical forms - dreams, secrets and emotions; also bed pleasure and immoral relationships. This position is a blessing for those who want to settle abroad. A few known personalities with 12th house Rahu are Lady Gaga, Johnny Depp, Roger Federer, Nelson Mandela, Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford.

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Why should you order a Natal Rahu Report?

It is one of the most useful reports prepared with a focus on the following:

• Highlight aspects of your life that will grow or face challenges due to Rahu.
• Highlight areas of strength & weaknesses connected with Rahu.
• Highlight the energy & EQ (or the deficiency of it) that Rahu brings to your horoscope & your character.
• Highlight special Yogas that Rahu participates in your horoscope, both positive & negative.
• Suggestions on how to use Rahu’s energy for yourself.
• Highlight the number associated with Rahu’s strength, its waxing & waning strength.
• 5,10,15-year forecasts.
• Remedies to mitigate Rahu’s effects on you.

Helpful Tips:

• Highlight aspects of your life that will grow or face challenges due to Rahu.
• Highlight the energy & EQ (or the deficiency of it) that Rahu brings to your horoscope & your character.
• Highlight special Yogas that Rahu participates in your horoscope, both positive & negative.
• Suggestions on how to use Rahu’s energy for yourself.
• 5,10,15-year forecasts.
• Remedies