Gochar
Rahu stays in Makar (Capricorn) all through 2027: it entered on 5 December 2026 and leaves on 24 June 2028, 1:30 AM. Rahu is in a favourable house longest for Mesh, Singh, Vrishchik and Meen Moons (365 days of 2027).
Sidereal (Lahiri) rashis; times in India (IST)
| Rashi | Enters | Leaves | Strength there |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makar (Capricorn) | 5 December 2026, 10:32 PM | 24 June 2028, 1:30 AM | — |
Rahu always moves backwards through the rashis (it is always vakri), so it has no vakri season of its own.
The house it is in from each Moon rashi, and how that stay reads
| Moon rashi | House from the Moon through 2027 |
|---|---|
| Mesh (Aries) | 10th |
| Vrishabh (Taurus) | 9th |
| Mithun (Gemini) | 8th |
| Kark (Cancer) | 7th |
| Singh (Leo) | 6th |
| Kanya (Virgo) | 5th |
| Tula (Libra) | 4th |
| Vrishchik (Scorpio) | 3rd |
| Dhanu (Sagittarius) | 2nd |
| Makar (Capricorn) | 1st |
| Kumbh (Aquarius) | 12th |
| Meen (Pisces) | 11th |
Green is a favourable stay, amber mixed, red hard. Open your rashi for the dates, the vedha and the upay.
Phaladeepika, chapter 26, on Rahu’s transit
| From the Moon | Phaladeepika | What the text says |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Not good | Its single word of caution for this transit is sickness, read here as also touching danger to life — the text's warning for this house, not a forecast. |
| 2nd | Not good | Its word of caution for this transit is loss of wealth, given as the text's brief warning for the period, not a forecast for any one person. |
| 3rd | Good | Its word for this transit is simply happiness, one of its more favourable readings for Rahu. |
| 4th | Not good | Its word for this transit is sorrow, given as the text's brief caution for the period, not a forecast for any one person. |
| 5th | Not good | It warns of financial loss during this transit, as the text's brief caution for the period, not a forecast for any one person. |
| 6th | Good | Its word for this transit is happiness, one of its favourable readings for Rahu. |
| 7th | Not good | Its word for this transit is loss, given as the text's brief caution for the period, not a forecast for any one person. |
| 8th | Not good | Its caution for this transit is danger to life, given as the text's warning for the period, not a forecast for any one person. |
| 9th | Not good | Its word for this transit is loss; a further verse counts Rahu here among placements that can also bring loss of honour and wealth, and warns of danger to life, under conditions the text does not spell out further. |
| 10th | Good | Its word for this transit is simply gain, one of the chapter's clearer favourable readings for Rahu's passage through this house. |
| 11th | Good | Its word for this house is simply happiness. |
| 12th | Not good | Its word for this transit is expenditure, given as the text's brief caution for the period, not a forecast for any one person. |
Phaladeepika says a graha transiting an unfavourable house does no harm if it is then in its exaltation or own rashi, and gives its full good results if it is also in a favourable house. The same graha transiting a favourable house gives nothing if it is in debilitation, an enemy's rashi or eclipsed; and if the house is also unfavourable, it gives its bad results in a sharper form. (26.31, 26.32)
Phaladeepika gives the part of a sign where each graha's transit bears fruit: Guru (Jupiter) in the middle third (the 2nd decanate), Shani (Saturn) in the last third, and Rahu throughout his passage through the sign. The verse does not name Ketu. (26.25)
For Rahu’s hard stretches, offered as your faith allows
ॐ राहवे नमः
Om Rahave Namah
108 times on Saturday, with a daan of a coconut and black cloth. Rahu stirs restlessness and sudden turns; the japa is kept to steady the mind.
Gochar 2027 · Transit calendar 2027 · Grahan · Rahu in astrology
Rahu stays in Makar all year.
Every rashi with days in a favourable house: Mesh (365 days), Singh (365 days), Vrishchik (365 days), Meen (365 days).
Not in the usual sense: Rahu always moves backwards, so it has no separate vakri period.
Where every graha is today from your Moon and lagna, with vedha and ashtakavarga.
Transit chart

