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Karka (Cancer) yearly rashifal 2013 - Go carefully

The yearly rashifal for Karka (Cancer) Moon sign for 2013. 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 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 year runs

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

    Go carefully

    This stretch asks for patience and care.

    Saturn, Jupiter, Rahu and Ketu ask you to go carefully with home, family peace and property as well as spending, rest and the inner life.

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

    Things shift around 30 January, 18 February, 26 April, 10 May and 31 May; see the dates to note below.

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

    Go carefully

    This stretch asks for patience and care.

    Saturn, Jupiter, Rahu and Ketu ask you to go carefully with home, family peace and property as well as spending, rest and the inner life.

    Things shift around 8 July, 3 November and 7 November; see the dates to note below.

Saturn in your 4th house

Go carefully
Areas of life:Family and home

Saturn stays in Libra all year.

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

Held back
Areas of life:Money

Jupiter is in Taurus until 31 May 2013.

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.

For now Mercury obstructs Jupiter's good results (vedha), so the support it brings may arrive later and more quietly than expected.

What it means for you

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

Jupiter in your 12th house

Go carefully
Areas of life:Spiritual lifeMoney

Jupiter moves into Gemini on 31 May 2013.

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

Jupiter in your 12th house can raise spending and bring a restless, wandering feeling. Good for spiritual practice and charity, less so for big purchases.

What it means for you

  • Spiritual life: you may feel low or unsettled; quiet routines and prayer steady the mind.
  • Money: spending can rise; avoid large purchases, lending and risky bets.

Rahu in your 4th house

Go carefully
Areas of life:Family and home

Rahu stays in Libra all year.

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 10th house

Go carefully
Areas of life:Career

Ketu stays in Aries all year.

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 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 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 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 home, family peace and property.

  • Avoid shortcuts and half-truths, even small ones.
  • Limit restless scrolling and news; spend time on simple, grounding tasks.

Dates to note

  • 30 January 2013

    Turns direct: 30 January 2013: Jupiter turns direct in Taurus, your 11th house. Delayed matters begin to move again.

    Jupiter moves forward again over income, gains and friends, 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.

  • 18 February 2013

    Turns retrograde: 18 February 2013: 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.

  • 26 April 2013

    Lunar eclipse: 26 April 2013: a lunar eclipse in Libra, your 4th house. Keep the day calm and avoid big decisions.

    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.

  • 10 May 2013

    Solar eclipse: 10 May 2013: a solar eclipse in Aries, your 10th house. Keep the day quiet and avoid new beginnings.

    An eclipse falls on career and standing, 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.

  • 31 May 2013

    Sign change: 31 May 2013: Jupiter moves into Gemini, your 12th house.

    Jupiter moves into a testing place for you, which touches spending, rest and the inner life.

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

  • 8 July 2013

    Turns direct: 8 July 2013: Saturn turns direct in Libra, your 4th house. Delayed matters begin to move again.

    Saturn moves forward again over home, family peace and property, 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.

  • 3 November 2013

    Solar eclipse: 3 November 2013: 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.

  • 7 November 2013

    Turns retrograde: 7 November 2013: Jupiter turns retrograde in Gemini, your 12th house. A time to review rather than to begin.

    Jupiter slows down over spending, rest and the inner life, 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.

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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