Year transit calendar
Ketu Transit 2024: Virgo
Ketu remains in Virgo throughout 2024, with no rashi ingress that year. See the calculated sign occupancy, method and adjacent-year calendars.
Ketu stays in Virgo for all of 2024.
It entered Virgo on 28 Nov 2023 and moves into Leo on 1 Jun 2025.
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Ketu's sign in 2024
Ketu remains in Virgo throughout 2024. No ingress means the planet continues in the sign it occupied at the start of the year; it does not mean there is no transit.
Technical details
| Rashi | Period starts | Period ends (exclusive) |
|---|---|---|
| Virgo | Mon, 1 Jan, 2024, 05:30 am | Wed, 1 Jan, 2025, 05:30 am |
These are UTC calendar-year boundaries shown in the display timezone, not ingress dates. Motion and nakshatra can change during this period.
How to read Ketu transits
Ketu is always in the sign opposite Rahu, so it also stays about 18 months in a sign and completes a cycle in roughly 18.6 years, moving backwards.
Ketu represents detachment, past-life merit, spirituality, research and sudden endings. Its transit is read for letting go and inward focus in the house it occupies.
Ketu's ingress dates are Rahu's dates mirrored to the opposite sign. If you are checking one, check the other, and note any eclipse periods near the shift.
These Ketu gochar dates for 2024 use Lahiri ayanamsa and true lunar nodes. For dasha–transit interpretation relative to a birth chart, book a personal reading.
Planet Transit FAQ
How Vedic gochar timings are calculated and how to read this table.
What is planetary transit (gochar) in Vedic astrology?
Gochar is the current movement of the Navagraha through the sidereal zodiac. When a planet crosses into a new rashi, that exact local datetime is the transit (ingress) timing used for timing analysis.
Which ayanamsa do you use?
All positions use the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa — the same system as our daily Panchang — so Sun and Moon signs stay consistent across tools.
Does my city change planet positions?
Geocentric sidereal longitudes are the same worldwide at a given UTC instant. Your city only converts that instant into local clock time (with DST when applicable).
Are Rahu and Ketu mean or true nodes?
We use true lunar nodes for Rahu and Ketu. Ketu is always opposite Rahu (180° apart).
How accurate are these timings?
Ingress times are computed with modern astronomical models and refined to about one second. Outer planets usually agree with major panchangs within minutes; Moon and nodes can differ slightly between softwares. Use them for planning; verify ritual-critical muhurta separately if needed.