Rahu in Mula Nakshatra (Rahu 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, so Rahu in Mula stands in Ketu’s star.

Neither node’s row in the friendship lists names the other, so for Rahu in Mula there is no entry in either direction between Rahu and its star lord, and this page does not supply one. The other two nakshatras Ketu rules, Ashwini and Magha, put Rahu under the same star lord.

Rahu in Mula, Pada by Pada

By rashi, Rahu 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. Rahu’s strongest navamsa in Mula is pada 2 (Taurus, exalted on the commoner reckoning), and its weakest are padas 1 (Aries, in an enemy's sign) and 4 (Cancer, in an enemy's sign).

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 Rahu 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 Rahu none, so for Rahu in Mula 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 Mula, 2026–2028

Rahu does not enter Mula 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 Mula is the next nakshatra, counted backwards, the way the nodes move. So Rahu in Mula is, for these years, a birth-chart placement and not a transit anyone can wait for.

Mula as the Setting for Rahu

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 Rahu is everything above: the dignities in Sagittarius, the relation to Ketu, and the dates. None of it is a prediction for anyone born with Rahu 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 Rahu in Sagittarius; Rahu in all 27 nakshatras is on the Rahu nakshatra table. For the nakshatras themselves, see the 27 nakshatras guide and our Mula article.

The Other Grahas in Mula