Rahu in Vedic Astrology
In Vedic astrology (Jyotish) Rahu, the north lunar node, is a chhaya graha, a shadow point rather than a physical planet. It is the significator of amplification and appetite: the pull toward what is unfamiliar, unconventional, or foreign, and the drive to magnify, acquire, and break past a limit. Where Ketu lets go, Rahu reaches for more, and whatever it touches it tends to enlarge.
But Rahu is read differently from the seven planets, and never from its sign alone. Having no light of its own, it is read largely through its dispositor (the ruler of the sign it occupies), the house it sits in, and above all the planets it joins, since it takes strongly on their character. Rahu co-lords one sign, Aquarius, together with Saturn, who remains the primary lord; it owns no other sign, so it never carries two houses. Its dignity is genuinely disputed across the classical schools, so these pages give it a discussion rather than a verdict: you will not see a green “exalted” badge here, because the sources do not agree that there should be one. Each page explains the general placement first, then what changes it, so you can see where the general rule ends and your own chart begins.
Rahu through the 12 houses
The house shows the area of life Rahu amplifies and reaches into, from the 1st house of the self to the 7th of partnership, the 10th of ambition and public role, and the 12th of foreign lands and dissolution.
Rahu through the 12 signs
The sign gives Rahu its register and, more importantly, its dispositor, the planet Rahu is read through. Because node dignity is school-disputed, these pages discuss rather than grade Rahu's exaltation or debilitation in each sign.
Your Rahu
Where is your Rahu, and what does it mean?
These pages explain Rahu in general. Cast your chart to see your own Rahu by sign, house, dispositor, and conjunctions, then ask Vyoma what it means for you.
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Sources & method: classical Jyotish principles including Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, interpreted through VyomaVeda’s structured rules.