Kanya (Virgo) monthly rashifal: January 2018 - Good
The monthly rashifal for Kanya (Virgo) Moon sign for January 2018. Every planet is counted from your Moon sign, with the dates it changes sign or direction, so you can see how the month unfolds.
This month leans in your favour. The planets that help you are well placed compared with most months, so it is a good time to move plans forward.
How the month runs
First half: 1 January to 15 January
GoodThis stretch looks supportive overall.
Jupiter and Venus work in your favour here, helping with money, family and speech as well as home, family peace and property.
Saturn, Ketu, Mars, Sun and Mercury ask you to go carefully with home, family peace and property as well as studies, children and creative plans.
Rahu and Mercury would help with income, gains and friends as well as home, family peace and property, but are held back for now, so expect results to come slowly.
Things shift around 6 January, 13 January and 14 January; see the dates to note below.
Second half: 16 January to 31 January
GoodThis stretch looks supportive overall.
Jupiter, Mars and Venus work in your favour here, helping with money, family and speech as well as effort, courage and short trips.
Saturn, Ketu, Mars, Sun and Mercury ask you to go carefully with home, family peace and property as well as studies, children and creative plans.
Rahu and Mercury would help with income, gains and friends as well as home, family peace and property, but are held back for now, so expect results to come slowly.
Things shift around 17 January, 28 January and 31 January; see the dates to note below.
Saturn in your 4th house
Go carefullyAreas of life:Family and home
Saturn stays in Sagittarius all month.
Saturn stands for hard work, discipline, duty and patience. It rewards steady effort and slows down shortcuts.
Saturn in your 4th house can bring unease at home and delays in property matters. Take family responsibilities patiently.
What it means for you
- Family and home: small frictions at home are possible; patience and kind words help.
Jupiter in your 2nd house
GoodAreas of life:MoneyFamily and home
Jupiter stays in Libra all month.
Jupiter stands for growth, wisdom, guidance, good fortune, children and teachers. It is the year's main helper.
Jupiter in your 2nd house favours money and family. Savings tend to grow and your words carry weight.
What it means for you
- Money: income and gains tend to improve; a good time to plan savings.
- Family and home: a settled, comfortable time at home.
Rahu in your 11th house
Held backAreas of life:Money
Rahu stays in Cancer all month.
Rahu stands for ambition, hunger for more, the new and the unusual. It can bring sudden openings and restlessness.
Rahu in your 11th house brings gains, new contacts and ambitions fulfilled. A good time to widen your circle.
For now Sun obstructs Rahu's good results (vedha), so bold moves need extra care before they succeed.
What it means for you
- Money: gains are possible, but delays are likely; do not count on them yet.
Ketu in your 5th house
Go carefullyAreas of life:LearningRelationships
Ketu stays in Capricorn all month.
Ketu stands for letting go, detachment and the inner life. It can bring quiet insight and a pull away from worldly matters.
Ketu in your 5th house can bring confusion in studies and worries about children. Avoid hasty choices.
What it means for you
- Learning: focus can scatter; take one subject at a time and revise well.
- Relationships: misunderstandings come easily; listen more and give others room.
Mars in your 2nd house
Go carefullyAreas of life:MoneyFamily and home
Mars is in Libra until 17 January.
Mars stands for energy, drive, courage and how you handle conflict.
Mars in your 2nd house can bring sharp words and unexpected spending. Guard your savings and choose your words carefully at home.
What it means for you
- Money: spending can rise; avoid large purchases, lending and risky bets.
- Family and home: small frictions at home are possible; patience and kind words help.
Mars in your 3rd house
GoodAreas of life:Career
Mars moves into Scorpio on 17 January.
Mars stands for energy, drive, courage and how you handle conflict.
Mars in your 3rd house brings courage and drive. Bold efforts, competitions and short trips tend to succeed, and siblings may help.
What it means for you
- Career: work tends to be noticed; a good time to take on more or put ideas forward.
Sun in your 4th house
Go carefullyAreas of life:Family and home
Sun is in Sagittarius until 14 January.
The Sun stands for confidence, authority, recognition and your relationship with your father and people in charge.
The Sun in your 4th house can unsettle home life. Small family frictions and unease about property are possible; patience at home helps.
What it means for you
- Family and home: small frictions at home are possible; patience and kind words help.
Sun in your 5th house
Go carefullyAreas of life:LearningRelationships
Sun moves into Capricorn on 14 January.
The Sun stands for confidence, authority, recognition and your relationship with your father and people in charge.
The Sun in your 5th house can cloud judgement in studies, creative work and romance. Think twice before risky moves with money.
What it means for you
- Learning: focus can scatter; take one subject at a time and revise well.
- Relationships: misunderstandings come easily; listen more and give others room.
Mercury in your 3rd house
Go carefullyAreas of life:Career
Mercury is in Scorpio until 6 January.
Mercury stands for communication, learning, trade, paperwork and quick thinking.
Mercury in your 3rd house can bring mix-ups in messages and paperwork. Read before you sign and keep promises small.
What it means for you
- Career: expect more pressure or friction at work; finish what you start and keep a low profile.
Mercury in your 4th house
Held backAreas of life:Family and home
Mercury is in Sagittarius from 6 January to 28 January.
Mercury stands for communication, learning, trade, paperwork and quick thinking.
Mercury in your 4th house brings ease at home and help through family. A good time for study and for household paperwork.
For now Mars obstructs Mercury's good results (vedha), so deals and paperwork may need a second look before they come through.
What it means for you
- Family and home: home matters improve, but slowly.
Mercury in your 5th house
Go carefullyAreas of life:LearningRelationships
Mercury moves into Capricorn on 28 January.
Mercury stands for communication, learning, trade, paperwork and quick thinking.
Mercury in your 5th house can cause misunderstandings with children or in studies. Avoid speculative decisions.
What it means for you
- Learning: focus can scatter; take one subject at a time and revise well.
- Relationships: misunderstandings come easily; listen more and give others room.
Venus in your 4th house
GoodAreas of life:Family and home
Venus is in Sagittarius until 13 January.
Venus stands for love, comfort, beauty, pleasures and partnership.
Venus in your 4th house brings comfort at home and help from friends. Good for improving the home and for family time.
What it means for you
- Family and home: a settled, comfortable time at home.
Venus in your 5th house
GoodAreas of life:LearningRelationships
Venus moves into Capricorn on 13 January.
Venus stands for love, comfort, beauty, pleasures and partnership.
Venus in your 5th house favours romance, creative work and joy through children. Studies of the arts go well.
What it means for you
- Learning: study, training and creative work go well; a good time to begin a course.
- Relationships: warm and easy; a good time for meeting people and making up.
Saturn, Sade Sati and Dhaiya
Kantaka Shani
Saturn is in your 4th house (kantaka Shani, one of the two Dhaiya periods). Home and family matters ask for patience; avoid hurried property decisions.
Remedy for this month
Small, voluntary practices for the planets that ask for the most care this month. They cost nothing and promise no particular outcome; take up only what feels right.
For Saturn, best on Saturday
Saturn is in a testing place for you, touching home, family peace and property.
- Help elderly people or those who do hard physical work, in any way you can.
- Accept that some results come slowly; keep going without forcing the pace.
For Ketu, best on Tuesday
Ketu is in a testing place for you, touching studies, children and creative plans.
- Keep a short daily meditation or prayer practice.
- Simplify where you can; let go of what no longer serves you.
Dates to note
- 6 January 2018
Sign change: 6 January: Mercury moves into Sagittarius, your 4th house.
Mercury moves into a helpful place for you, which supports home, family peace and property.
What to do: use the days after this to start or push forward plans in this area.
- 13 January 2018
Sign change: 13 January: Venus moves into Capricorn, your 5th house.
Venus moves into a helpful place for you, which supports studies, children and creative plans.
What to do: use the days after this to start or push forward plans in this area.
- 14 January 2018
Sign change: 14 January: Sun moves into Capricorn, your 5th house.
Sun moves into a testing place for you, which touches studies, children and creative plans.
What to do: go slower in this area from this date and double-check before you commit.
- 17 January 2018
Sign change: 17 January: Mars moves into Scorpio, your 3rd house.
Mars moves into a helpful place for you, which supports effort, courage and short trips.
What to do: use the days after this to start or push forward plans in this area.
- 28 January 2018
Sign change: 28 January: Mercury moves into Capricorn, your 5th house.
Mercury moves into a testing place for you, which touches studies, children and creative plans.
What to do: go slower in this area from this date and double-check before you commit.
- 31 January 2018
Lunar eclipse: 31 January: a lunar eclipse in Cancer, your 11th house. Keep the day calm and avoid big decisions.
An eclipse falls on income, gains and friends, which makes this a sensitive spot for a few days.
What to do: keep the day quiet and avoid new beginnings, big purchases and signing.
These readings apply to everyone with the Moon in Kanya (Virgo) and describe tendencies only. Your own birth chart, with its houses and periods, can tell a different story.
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