graha in nakshatra
Rahu in Bharani Nakshatra (Rahu in भरणी)
13°20′ – 26°40′ sidereal · Aries · star of Venus
Bharani, the 2nd of the 27 nakshatras, covers 13°20′ – 26°40′ of the sidereal zodiac, wholly inside Aries. Bharani is ruled by Venus, so Rahu in Bharani stands in Venus’s star.
Rahu’s row in the friendship lists counts Venus a friend; Venus’s row names no node, so the star lord of Bharani has no entry for Rahu, and this page does not supply one. The other two nakshatras Venus rules, Purva Phalguni and Purva Ashadha, put Rahu under the same star lord.
Rahu in Bharani, Pada by Pada
| Pada | Arc | Rahu by rashi | Navamsa | Rahu by navamsa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharani 1 | Aries 13°20′ – 16°40′ | in an enemy's sign | Leo | in an enemy's sign |
| Bharani 2 | Aries 16°40′ – 20°00′ | in an enemy's sign | Virgo | in a friend's sign |
| Bharani 3 | Aries 20°00′ – 23°20′ | in an enemy's sign | Libra | in a friend's sign |
| Bharani 4 | Aries 23°20′ – 26°40′ | in an enemy's sign | Scorpio | debilitated on the commoner reckoning |
By rashi, Rahu is in an enemy's sign in all four padas of Bharani, because the whole nakshatra lies in Aries. By navamsa the four padas fall in Leo, Virgo, Libra and Scorpio. Rahu’s strongest navamsas in Bharani are padas 2 (Virgo, in a friend's sign) and 3 (Libra, in a friend's sign), and its weakest is pada 4 (Scorpio, debilitated on the commoner reckoning).
The classical table of deepest exaltation and debilitation degrees covers the seven grahas and gives Rahu none, so for Rahu in Bharani no degree of special dignity can be located; the sign-level verdicts above carry the hedge the planet pages use for Rahu.
When Rahu Is in Bharani, 2026–2028
Rahu does not enter Bharani at any point between 1 January 2026 and 1 January 2029. It stands in Shatabhisha when the table opens and in Purva Ashadha when it closes, having visited 5 of the 27 nakshatras, and from Purva Ashadha Bharani is 18 nakshatras further, counted backwards, the way the nodes move. So Rahu in Bharani is, for these years, a birth-chart placement and not a transit anyone can wait for.
Bharani as the Setting for Rahu
In the nakshatra tables Bharani’s deity is listed as Yama and its symbol as yoni; its gana is Manushya, and the muhurta texts put it in the Ugra class (fierce). Those belong to Bharani whichever graha is in it, and they are read on the Bharani page. What changes with Rahu is everything above: the dignities in Aries, the relation to Venus, and the dates. None of it is a prediction for anyone born with Rahu in Bharani; the house it occupies and the dasha running decide what the placement does in a chart.
Related Placements
The sign-level reading is on Rahu in Aries; Rahu in all 27 nakshatras is on the Rahu nakshatra table. For the nakshatras themselves, see the 27 nakshatras guide and astrology for beginners.
The Other Grahas in Bharani
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