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• Moon → stays about 2.25 days in one sign and completes the zodiac in about 27.3 days.

• Mercury → stays about 15–30 days in one sign and completes the zodiac in about 1 year.

• Venus → stays about 23–30 days in one sign and completes the zodiac in about 1 year.

• Sun → stays about 30 days in one sign and completes the zodiac in about 1 year.

• Mars → stays about 45–60 days in one sign and completes the zodiac in about 2 years.

• Jupiter → stays about 1 year in one sign and completes the zodiac in about 12 years.

• Saturn → stays about 2.5 years in one sign and completes the zodiac in about 29.5 years.

• Rahu → stays about 18 months in one sign and completes the zodiac in about 18 years.

• Ketu → stays about 18 months in one sign and completes the zodiac in about 18 years.

• Uranus → stays about 7 years in one sign and completes the zodiac in about 84 years.

• Neptune → stays about 14 years in one sign and completes the zodiac in about 165 years.

• Pluto → stays about 12–31 years in one sign and completes the zodiac in about 248 years.

Afflicted in Jyotish means a planet’s natural functioning is disturbed, stressed, distorted, blocked, or pressured by other chart factors.

A strong planet can still be afflicted. Strength ≠ purity.

Example: Sun in Leo = strong. But if Rahu, Saturn, Mars, Ketu, etc. heavily influence it, the Sun may become unstable or distorted in expression.

Main ways a planet gets afflicted:

1. Close conjunction with malefics

• Rahu = obsession, distortion
• Saturn = pressure, fear, suppression
• Mars = aggression, conflict
• Ketu = detachment, fragmentation

Closer degrees = stronger affliction.

Approx rule: 0–3° = extremely strong 3–6° = strong 6–10° = moderate 10°+ = mild

Example: Sun 10°, Rahu 11° = intense affliction. Sun 10°, Rahu 28° = much weaker.

2. Harsh aspects Malefics aspecting a planet create pressure.

Examples: Saturn → insecurity, delay, authority struggles Mars → anger, ego clashes Rahu → obsession, instability Ketu → confusion, detachment

3. Weak placement Affliction becomes worse if the planet is already weak. Example: Sun in Libra + Saturn aspect is harder than Sun in Leo + Saturn aspect.

4. Difficult houses 6th, 8th, and 12th houses intensify struggle, psychological pressure, loss, or instability.

5. Multiple afflictions This is what astrologers mean by “heavily afflicted.”

Example: Sun conjunct Rahu

• Saturn aspect
• 8th house
• weak Moon

Now the Sun is under pressure from several directions.

Benefics can reduce affliction: Especially Jupiter.

Example: Sun–Rahu in Leo without Jupiter: ego instability, obsession, validation hunger.

Sun–Rahu in Leo with Jupiter: charisma, vision, controlled ambition.

Affliction does NOT automatically mean failure or bad character.

Afflicted planets often create:

• ambition
• intensity
• resilience
• psychological depth
• massive worldly impact

Many famous people have afflicted charts because friction creates drive.

A clean planet = stable expression. A strong but afflicted planet = powerful but internally conflicted expression.

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observed ppl have rahu merc worse than rahu ketu for ppl with combusted merc.

guess why?

few of the most powerful, aggressive & successful politicians of the world has this. they have ran through their sun dasha before entering politics.

hint : Libra signifies harmony and balance in relationships.

I'll explain with two case studies in my next post on this weekend

need interpretations

her ascendant jupiter is sitting exalted in 5th house giving her karmic successful political career. 🤯 she does have similar 10th H to Donald trump. this 10H is also ruled by ascendant. 🤯 so classic and early political success.

1. sun rahu conjunction in aries where mars is in taurus, venus exalted but Jupiter Debilitated & saturn in Scorpion- person A

2. sun rahu conjunction in Taurus venus in cancer and moon Debilitated - person B

3. sun rahu conjunction in leo - person C

who has the most powerful conjunction? and why?

Dear All -

i have a request. it is important.

i am building a raw archive of interpretations backed by valid evidences from our own practice.

would you all contribute to it? you may DM me.

~ Prakriti Sharma