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Karka (Cancer) monthly rashifal: December 2011 - Go carefully

The monthly rashifal for Karka (Cancer) Moon sign for December 2011. 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 asks for more care than most. Several of the important planets are in testing places, so keep to steady work, avoid hasty decisions and give things time.

How the month runs

  1. First half: 1 December to 15 December

    Go carefully

    This stretch asks for patience and care.

    Saturn, Jupiter, Rahu, Mars, Sun, Mercury and Venus ask you to go carefully with home, family peace and property as well as career and standing.

    Ketu would help with income, gains and friends, but is held back for now, so expect results to come slowly.

    Things shift around 10 December and 14 December; see the dates to note below.

  2. Second half: 16 December to 31 December

    Go carefully

    This stretch asks for patience and care.

    Sun works in your favour here, helping with daily work, rivals and pending tasks.

    Saturn, Jupiter, Rahu, Mars, Sun, Mercury and Venus ask you to go carefully with home, family peace and property as well as career and standing.

    Ketu would help with income, gains and friends, but is held back for now, so expect results to come slowly.

    Things shift around 16 December and 26 December; see the dates to note below.

Saturn in your 4th house

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Areas of life:Family and home

Saturn stays in Libra 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 10th house

Go carefully
Areas of life:Career

Jupiter stays in Aries all month.

Jupiter stands for growth, wisdom, guidance, good fortune, children and teachers. It is the year's main helper.

Jupiter in your 10th house can bring changes and strain at work. Guard your reputation and avoid shortcuts.

What it means for you

  • Career: expect more pressure or friction at work; finish what you start and keep a low profile.

Rahu in your 5th house

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Areas of life:LearningRelationships

Rahu stays in Scorpio all month.

Rahu stands for ambition, hunger for more, the new and the unusual. It can bring sudden openings and restlessness.

Rahu in your 5th house can mislead judgement in studies, romance and investments. Avoid speculation.

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.

Ketu in your 11th house

Held back
Areas of life:Money

Ketu stays in Taurus 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 11th house brings gains and help from unexpected quarters. Wishes can come through quietly.

For now Sun obstructs Ketu's good results (vedha), so results through effort may take longer to show.

What it means for you

  • Money: gains are possible, but delays are likely; do not count on them yet.

Mars in your 2nd house

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Areas of life:MoneyFamily and home

Mars stays in Leo all month.

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.

Sun in your 5th house

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Areas of life:LearningRelationships

Sun is in Scorpio until 16 December.

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.

Sun in your 6th house

Good
Areas of life:Career

Sun moves into Sagittarius on 16 December.

The Sun stands for confidence, authority, recognition and your relationship with your father and people in charge.

The Sun in your 6th house helps you get the better of rivals and pending work. Debts and competition tend to come under control.

What it means for you

  • Career: work tends to be noticed; a good time to take on more or put ideas forward.

Mercury in your 5th house

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Areas of life:LearningRelationships

Mercury stays in Scorpio all month.

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 6th house

Go carefully
Areas of life:Career

Venus is in Sagittarius until 16 December.

Venus stands for love, comfort, beauty, pleasures and partnership.

Venus in your 6th house can bring disputes and disappointments with others. Avoid lending and keep away from quarrels.

What it means for you

  • Career: expect more pressure or friction at work; finish what you start and keep a low profile.

Venus in your 7th house

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Areas of life:Relationships

Venus moves into Capricorn on 16 December.

Venus stands for love, comfort, beauty, pleasures and partnership.

Venus in your 7th house can bring friction in partnerships. Be patient and clear up misunderstandings with your partner early.

What it means for you

  • Relationships: misunderstandings come easily; listen more and give others room.

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 Jupiter, best on Thursday

Jupiter is in a testing place for you, touching career and standing.

  • Avoid overpromising and overextending; keep commitments you can meet.
  • Seek advice from a trusted elder before large decisions.

Dates to note

  • 10 December 2011

    Lunar eclipse: 10 December: a lunar eclipse in Taurus, 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.

  • 14 December 2011

    Turns direct: 14 December: Mercury turns direct in Scorpio, your 5th house. Delayed matters begin to move again.

    Mercury moves forward again over studies, children and creative plans, so what was stuck here starts to move.

    What to do: restart what was paused, and wait a day or two before signing or launching.

  • 16 December 2011

    Sign change: 16 December: Venus moves into Capricorn, your 7th house.

    Venus moves into a testing place for you, which touches partnership and dealings with others.

    What to do: go slower in this area from this date and double-check before you commit.

  • 16 December 2011

    Sign change: 16 December: Sun moves into Sagittarius, your 6th house.

    Sun moves into a helpful place for you, which supports daily work, rivals and pending tasks.

    What to do: use the days after this to start or push forward plans in this area.

  • 26 December 2011

    Turns direct: 26 December: Jupiter turns direct in Aries, your 10th house. Delayed matters begin to move again.

    Jupiter moves forward again over career and standing, so what was stuck here starts to move.

    What to do: restart what was paused, and wait a day or two before signing or launching.

These readings apply to everyone with the Moon in Karka (Cancer) and describe tendencies only. Your own birth chart, with its houses and periods, can tell a different story.

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