Ketu in Mula Nakshatra (Ketu in मूल)

Mula, the 19th of the 27 nakshatras, covers 240°00′ – 253°20′ of the sidereal zodiac, wholly inside Sagittarius. Mula is ruled by Ketu itself — one of the three nakshatras Ketu rules, with Ashwini and Magha — so Ketu in Mula stands in its own star, and there is no second graha’s view to read at the level of the nakshatra.

Ketu in Mula, Pada by Pada

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

Mula pada 1 (Sagittarius 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 Mula 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 Mula 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 Mula, 2026–2028

Ketu does not enter Mula at any point between 1 January 2026 and 1 January 2029. It stands in Purva Phalguni when the table opens and in Ardra when it closes, having visited 6 of the 27 nakshatras, and from Ardra Mula is 14 nakshatras further, counted backwards, the way the nodes move. So Ketu in Mula is, for these years, a birth-chart placement and not a transit anyone can wait for.

Mula as the Setting for Ketu

In the nakshatra tables Mula’s deity is listed as Nirriti and its symbol as tied roots; its gana is Rakshasa, and the muhurta texts put it in the Tikshna class (sharp). Those belong to Mula whichever graha is in it, and they are read on the Mula page. What changes with Ketu is everything above: the dignities in Sagittarius, its own lordship of Mula, and the dates. None of it is a prediction for anyone born with Ketu in Mula; 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 Sagittarius; Ketu in all 27 nakshatras is on the Ketu nakshatra table. For the nakshatras themselves, see the 27 nakshatras guide and our Mula article.

The Other Grahas in Mula