Ketu Antardasha
Old goals can suddenly lose their pull, creating distance from plans that once mattered. Solitude, study, and endings bring this into focus, so delay irreversible choices and test recurring thoughts against the facts.
In detail
Ketu Antardasha begins when Ketu's assigned subdivision arrives within the current Vimshottari major period and ends when the next subdivision starts. Its duration equals the major-period lord's years multiplied by 7 and divided by 120. Ketu signifies separation, contraction, and inward discrimination, so it loosens attachment to the visible rewards of the larger cycle and can produce withdrawal, relinquishment, or insight. Rahu Antardasha tends toward outward appetite and expansion, whereas Ketu turns the same attention toward detachment and reduction.
FAQ
- How long does Ketu Antardasha last?
- Its duration depends on the enclosing major period. Ketu receives 7/120 of that period's allotted time and remains active from the start of its subdivision until the next one begins, so exact dates must come from the individual's major-period sequence.
- Does Ketu Antardasha always cause separation?
- No, separation is not always a literal breakup or departure. Ketu more broadly reduces attachment to established goals and visible rewards, and only some cases turn that detachment into leaving a relationship, job, or plan; distinguish temporary loss of interest from changed facts before making an irreversible choice.
- How is Ketu Antardasha different from Rahu Antardasha?
- Ketu Antardasha favors detachment, reduction, and inward examination, while Rahu Antardasha directs attention toward appetite, pursuit, and outward expansion. Both can disrupt an established course, but Ketu removes investment and Rahu adds craving, so the direction of behavior is the clearest distinction.