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Karka (Cancer) yearly rashifal 2012 - Good

The yearly rashifal for Karka (Cancer) Moon sign for 2012. A year is shaped mostly by the slow planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu, and by the year's eclipses. Each is read here from your Moon sign, with its dates.

This year leans in your favour. The planets that help you are well placed compared with most years, so it is a good time to move plans forward.

How the year runs

  1. First half of the year: 1 January to 30 June

    Good

    This stretch looks supportive overall.

    Saturn, Jupiter and Ketu work in your favour here, helping with effort, courage and short trips as well as income, gains and friends.

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

    Things shift around 7 February, 16 May, 17 May, 21 May, 4 June and 25 June; see the dates to note below.

  2. Second half of the year: 1 July to 31 December

    Good

    This stretch looks supportive overall.

    Saturn, Jupiter and Ketu work in your favour here, helping with effort, courage and short trips as well as income, gains and friends.

    Saturn, Rahu and Ketu ask you to go carefully with home, family peace and property as well as studies, children and creative plans.

    Things shift around 4 August, 4 October, 14 November and 23 December; see the dates to note below.

Saturn in your 4th house

Go carefullyFamily and home

Saturn is in Libra until 16 May 2012.

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.

Saturn in your 3rd house

GoodCareer

Saturn is in Virgo from 16 May 2012 to 4 August 2012.

Saturn stands for hard work, discipline, duty and patience. It rewards steady effort and slows down shortcuts.

Saturn in your 3rd house rewards steady effort. Hard work pays off, rivals give way and new skills take root.

What it means for you

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

Saturn in your 4th house

Go carefullyFamily and home

Saturn moves into Libra on 4 August 2012.

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 carefullyCareer

Jupiter is in Aries until 17 May 2012.

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.

Jupiter in your 11th house

GoodMoney

Jupiter moves into Taurus on 17 May 2012.

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 carefullyLearningRelationships

Rahu is in Scorpio until 23 December 2012.

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 carefullyFamily and home

Rahu moves into Libra on 23 December 2012.

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

GoodMoney

Ketu is in Taurus until 23 December 2012.

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.

What it means for you

  • Money: income and gains tend to improve; a good time to plan savings.

Ketu in your 10th house

Go carefullyCareer

Ketu moves into Aries on 23 December 2012.

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.

Saturn, Sade Sati and Dhaiya

Kantaka ShaniKantaka 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.

Saturn is not in Sade Sati or Dhaiya for your sign during this period.

Remedy for this year

Small, voluntary practices for the planets that ask for the most care this year. They cost nothing and promise no particular outcome; take up only what feels right.

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.

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.

Dates to note

  • 7 February 2012

    7 February 2012: Saturn turns retrograde in Libra, your 4th house. A time to review rather than to begin.

    Saturn slows down over home, family peace and property, so old matters in this area come back for a second look.

    What to do: review, repair and finish old work rather than launching something new.

  • 16 May 2012

    16 May 2012: Saturn moves into Virgo, your 3rd house.

    Saturn 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.

  • 17 May 2012

    17 May 2012: Jupiter moves into Taurus, your 11th house.

    Jupiter moves into a helpful place for you, which supports income, gains and friends.

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

  • 21 May 2012

    21 May 2012: a solar eclipse in Taurus, your 11th house. Keep the day quiet and avoid new beginnings.

    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.

  • 4 June 2012

    4 June 2012: a lunar eclipse in Scorpio, your 5th house. Keep the day calm and avoid big decisions.

    An eclipse falls on studies, children and creative plans, 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.

  • 25 June 2012

    25 June 2012: Saturn turns direct in Virgo, your 3rd house. Delayed matters begin to move again.

    Saturn moves forward again over effort, courage and short trips, 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.

  • 4 August 2012

    4 August 2012: Saturn moves into Libra, your 4th house.

    Saturn moves into a testing place for you, which touches home, family peace and property.

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

  • 4 October 2012

    4 October 2012: Jupiter turns retrograde in Taurus, your 11th house. A time to review rather than to begin.

    Jupiter slows down over income, gains and friends, so old matters in this area come back for a second look.

    What to do: review, repair and finish old work rather than launching something new.

  • 14 November 2012

    14 November 2012: a solar eclipse in Libra, your 4th house. Keep the day quiet and avoid new beginnings.

    An eclipse falls on home, family peace and property, 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.

  • 23 December 2012

    23 December 2012: 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.

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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