Karka (Cancer) monthly rashifal: December 2012 - Good
The monthly rashifal for Karka (Cancer) Moon sign for December 2012. 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 December to 15 December
GoodThis stretch looks supportive overall.
Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Mercury and Venus work in your favour here, helping with income, gains and friends as well as daily work, rivals and pending tasks.
Saturn, Rahu, Sun and Mercury ask you to go carefully with home, family peace and property as well as studies, children and creative plans.
Ketu would help with income, gains and friends, but is held back for now, so expect results to come slowly.
Things shift around 6 December, 11 December and 15 December; see the dates to note below.
Second half: 16 December to 31 December
GoodThis stretch looks supportive overall.
Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Mercury and Venus work in your favour here, helping with income, gains and friends as well as daily work, rivals and pending tasks.
Saturn, Rahu, Ketu, Mars and Mercury ask you to go carefully with home, family peace and property as well as studies, children and creative plans.
Ketu would help with income, gains and friends, but is held back for now, so expect results to come slowly.
Things shift around 18 December, 23 December and 27 December; see the dates to note below.
Saturn in your 4th house
Go carefullyAreas 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 11th house
GoodAreas of life:Money
Jupiter stays in Taurus all month.
Jupiter stands for growth, wisdom, guidance, good fortune, children and teachers. It is the year's main helper.
Jupiter in your 11th house brings gains, recognition and wishes fulfilled. Friends and seniors tend to help.
What it means for you
- Money: income and gains tend to improve; a good time to plan savings.
Rahu in your 5th house
Go carefullyAreas of life:LearningRelationships
Rahu is in Scorpio until 23 December.
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.
Rahu in your 4th house
Go carefullyAreas of life:Family and home
Rahu moves into Libra on 23 December.
Rahu stands for ambition, hunger for more, the new and the unusual. It can bring sudden openings and restlessness.
Rahu in your 4th house can unsettle home life and property plans. Keep things simple at home and check paperwork.
What it means for you
- Family and home: small frictions at home are possible; patience and kind words help.
Ketu in your 11th house
Held backAreas of life:Money
Ketu is in Taurus until 23 December.
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.
Ketu in your 10th house
Go carefullyAreas of life:Career
Ketu moves into Aries on 23 December.
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 10th house can bring a sense of drift at work. Stay focused on your duties.
What it means for you
- Career: expect more pressure or friction at work; finish what you start and keep a low profile.
Mars in your 6th house
GoodAreas of life:Career
Mars is in Sagittarius until 18 December.
Mars stands for energy, drive, courage and how you handle conflict.
Mars in your 6th house helps you overcome rivals and competition. Pending work moves and debts can be reduced.
What it means for you
- Career: work tends to be noticed; a good time to take on more or put ideas forward.
Mars in your 7th house
Go carefullyAreas of life:Relationships
Mars moves into Capricorn on 18 December.
Mars stands for energy, drive, courage and how you handle conflict.
Mars in your 7th house can bring friction with your partner or business associates. Avoid arguments and give others space.
What it means for you
- Relationships: misunderstandings come easily; listen more and give others room.
Sun in your 5th house
Go carefullyAreas of life:LearningRelationships
Sun is in Scorpio until 15 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
GoodAreas of life:Career
Sun moves into Sagittarius on 15 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 4th house
GoodAreas of life:Family and home
Mercury is in Libra until 6 December.
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.
What it means for you
- Family and home: a settled, comfortable time at home.
Mercury in your 5th house
Go carefullyAreas of life:LearningRelationships
Mercury is in Scorpio from 6 December to 27 December.
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.
Mercury in your 6th house
GoodAreas of life:Career
Mercury moves into Sagittarius on 27 December.
Mercury stands for communication, learning, trade, paperwork and quick thinking.
Mercury in your 6th house helps you outwit rivals and finish detailed work. Careful effort tends to be recognised.
What it means for you
- Career: work tends to be noticed; a good time to take on more or put ideas forward.
Venus in your 4th house
GoodAreas of life:Family and home
Venus is in Libra until 11 December.
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 Scorpio on 11 December.
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 Rahu, best on Saturday
Rahu is in a testing place for you, touching studies, children and creative plans.
- Avoid shortcuts and half-truths, even small ones.
- Limit restless scrolling and news; spend time on simple, grounding tasks.
Dates to note
- 6 December 2012
Sign change: 6 December: Mercury moves into Scorpio, 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.
- 11 December 2012
Sign change: 11 December: Venus moves into Scorpio, 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.
- 15 December 2012
Sign change: 15 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.
- 18 December 2012
Sign change: 18 December: Mars moves into Capricorn, your 7th house.
Mars 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.
- 23 December 2012
Sign change: 23 December: Rahu moves into Libra (your 4th house) and Ketu into Aries (your 10th house).
The Rahu and Ketu pair moves, changing where you feel restless (home, family peace and property) and where you are asked to let go (career and standing).
What to do: give yourself time to settle and avoid sudden big changes in the weeks around it.
- 27 December 2012
Sign change: 27 December: Mercury moves into Sagittarius, your 6th house.
Mercury 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.
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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