Rahu in Swati Nakshatra (Rahu in स्वाती)

Swati, the 15th of the 27 nakshatras, covers 186°40′ – 200°00′ of the sidereal zodiac, wholly inside Libra. Swati is ruled by Rahu itself — one of the three nakshatras Rahu rules, with Ardra and Shatabhisha — so Rahu in Swati stands in its own star, and there is no second graha’s view to read at the level of the nakshatra.

Rahu in Swati, Pada by Pada

By rashi, Rahu is in a friend's sign in all four padas of Swati, because the whole nakshatra lies in Libra. By navamsa the four padas fall in Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. Rahu’s strongest navamsa in Swati is pada 3 (Aquarius, in a sign it co-lords), and its weakest are padas 1 (Sagittarius, in a neutral sign) and 4 (Pisces, in a neutral sign).

The classical table of deepest exaltation and debilitation degrees covers the seven grahas and gives Rahu none, so for Rahu in Swati 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 Swati, 2026–2028

Rahu does not enter Swati 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 Swati is 5 nakshatras further, counted backwards, the way the nodes move. So Rahu in Swati is, for these years, a birth-chart placement and not a transit anyone can wait for.

Swati as the Setting for Rahu

In the nakshatra tables Swati’s deity is listed as Vayu and its symbol as coral; its gana is Deva, and the muhurta texts put it in the Chara class (movable). Those belong to Swati whichever graha is in it, and they are read on the Swati page. What changes with Rahu is everything above: the dignities in Libra, its own lordship of Swati, and the dates. None of it is a prediction for anyone born with Rahu in Swati; 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 Libra; Rahu in all 27 nakshatras is on the Rahu nakshatra table. For the nakshatras themselves, see the 27 nakshatras guide and our Swati article.

The Other Grahas in Swati