Ketu in Magha Nakshatra (Ketu in मघा)

Magha, the 10th of the 27 nakshatras, covers 120°00′ – 133°20′ of the sidereal zodiac, wholly inside Leo. Magha is ruled by Ketu itself — one of the three nakshatras Ketu rules, with Ashwini and Mula — so Ketu in Magha stands in its own star, and there is no second graha’s view to read at the level of the nakshatra.

Ketu in Magha, Pada by Pada

By rashi, Ketu is in an enemy's sign in all four padas of Magha, because the whole nakshatra lies in Leo. By navamsa the four padas fall in Aries, Taurus, Gemini and Cancer. Ketu’s strongest navamsa in Magha is pada 1 (Aries, in a friend's sign), and its weakest is pada 2 (Taurus, debilitated on the commoner reckoning).

Magha pada 1 (Leo 0°00′ – 3°20′) is gandanta: one of the six padas on the junction of a water sign and the fire sign after it, and Ketu placed in that quarter of Magha sits on the junction itself.

The classical table of deepest exaltation and debilitation degrees covers the seven grahas and gives Ketu none, so for Ketu in Magha no degree of special dignity can be located; the sign-level verdicts above carry the hedge the planet pages use for Ketu.

When Ketu Is in Magha, 2026–2028

• 29 March 2026: Ketu enters Magha, and leaves on 5 December 2026 — 251 days.

That is the one spell Ketu spends in Magha between 1 January 2026 and 1 January 2029, 251 days in all. Over the same span Ketu stands in 6 of the 27 nakshatras. The dates are days only; for Ketu in Magha a minute would be more precise than the ayanamsa behind it.

Inside Magha: what the tables locate there for Ketu

Of the four complete spells Ketu has in the table, in any nakshatra, the shortest is 251 days and the longest 252, and a spell in Magha is level with the shortest.

• 11 July 2026: Ketu meets Venus at 7° Leo, in Magha pada 3.
• 23 August 2026: Ketu meets the Sun at 5° Leo, in Magha pada 2.
• 25 August 2026: Ketu meets Mercury at 5° Leo, in Magha pada 2.
• 12 November 2026: Ketu meets Jupiter at 1° Leo, in Magha pada 1.
• 15 November 2026: Ketu meets Mars at 1° Leo, in Magha pada 1.

Magha as the Setting for Ketu

In the nakshatra tables Magha’s deity is listed as Pitrs and its symbol as throne; its gana is Rakshasa, and the muhurta texts put it in the Ugra class (fierce). Those belong to Magha whichever graha is in it, and they are read on the Magha page. What changes with Ketu is everything above: the dignities in Leo, its own lordship of Magha, and the dates. None of it is a prediction for anyone born with Ketu in Magha; the house it occupies and the dasha running decide what the placement does in a chart.

Related Placements

The sign-level reading is on Ketu in Leo; Ketu in all 27 nakshatras is on the Ketu nakshatra table. For the nakshatras themselves, see the 27 nakshatras guide and our Magha article.

The Other Grahas in Magha