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Karka (Cancer) yearly rashifal 2016 - Mixed

The yearly rashifal for Karka (Cancer) Moon sign for 2016. 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 is a mixed year: some areas move easily while others ask for patience. Lean on what is working and take the slower areas one step at a time.

How the year runs

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

    Good

    This stretch looks supportive overall.

    Jupiter and Rahu work in your favour here, helping with money, family and speech as well as effort, courage and short trips.

    Saturn, Rahu and Ketu ask you to go carefully with studies, children and creative plans as well as money, family and speech.

    Things shift around 8 January, 30 January, 9 March, 25 March and 9 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.

    Jupiter works in your favour here, helping with money, family and speech.

    Saturn, Jupiter, Rahu and Ketu ask you to go carefully with studies, children and creative plans as well as effort, courage and short trips.

    Things shift around 11 August, 13 August and 1 September; see the dates to note below.

Saturn in your 5th house

Go carefullyLearningRelationships

Saturn stays in Scorpio all year.

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

Saturn in your 5th house can slow studies and creative plans and bring worry about children. 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.

Jupiter in your 2nd house

GoodMoneyFamily and home

Jupiter is in Leo until 11 August 2016.

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.

Jupiter in your 3rd house

Go carefullyCareer

Jupiter moves into Virgo on 11 August 2016.

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

Jupiter in your 3rd house can slow your efforts and bring changes of place. Keep plans flexible and progress steadily.

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 3rd house

GoodCareer

Rahu is in Virgo until 30 January 2016.

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

Rahu in your 3rd house brings courage and bold ideas. Initiative, media work and short trips tend to bring success.

What it means for you

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

Rahu in your 2nd house

Go carefullyMoneyFamily and home

Rahu moves into Leo on 30 January 2016.

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

Rahu in your 2nd house can bring unusual expenses and misunderstandings in family talk. Be careful with money and with promises.

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.

Ketu in your 9th house

Go carefullyLearningSpiritual life

Ketu is in Pisces until 30 January 2016.

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 9th house can bring doubts about faith and about long journeys. Quiet study helps.

What it means for you

  • Learning: focus can scatter; take one subject at a time and revise well.
  • Spiritual life: you may feel low or unsettled; quiet routines and prayer steady the mind.

Ketu in your 8th house

Go carefullyMoney

Ketu moves into Aquarius on 30 January 2016.

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 8th house turns attention to research and deeper questions. Avoid risky money moves.

What it means for you

  • Money: spending can rise; avoid large purchases, lending and risky bets.

Saturn, Sade Sati and Dhaiya

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 Saturn, best on Saturday

Saturn is in a testing place for you, touching studies, children and creative plans.

  • 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 money, family and speech.

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

Dates to note

  • 8 January 2016

    8 January 2016: Jupiter turns retrograde in Leo, your 2nd house. A time to review rather than to begin.

    Jupiter slows down over money, family and speech, 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.

  • 30 January 2016

    30 January 2016: Rahu moves into Leo (your 2nd house) and Ketu into Aquarius (your 8th house).

    The Rahu and Ketu pair moves, changing where you feel restless (money, family and speech) and where you are asked to let go (shared money and sudden changes).

    What to do: give yourself time to settle and avoid sudden big changes in the weeks around it.

  • 9 March 2016

    9 March 2016: a solar eclipse in Aquarius, your 8th house. Keep the day quiet and avoid new beginnings.

    An eclipse falls on shared money and sudden changes, 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 March 2016

    25 March 2016: Saturn turns retrograde in Scorpio, your 5th house. A time to review rather than to begin.

    Saturn slows down over studies, children and creative plans, 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.

  • 9 May 2016

    9 May 2016: Jupiter turns direct in Leo, your 2nd house. Delayed matters begin to move again.

    Jupiter moves forward again over money, family and speech, 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.

  • 11 August 2016

    11 August 2016: Jupiter moves into Virgo, your 3rd house.

    Jupiter moves into a testing place for you, which touches effort, courage and short trips.

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

  • 13 August 2016

    13 August 2016: Saturn turns direct in Scorpio, your 5th house. Delayed matters begin to move again.

    Saturn 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.

  • 1 September 2016

    1 September 2016: a solar eclipse in Leo, your 2nd house. Keep the day quiet and avoid new beginnings.

    An eclipse falls on money, family and speech, 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 Karka (Cancer) and describe tendencies only. Your own birth chart, with its houses and periods, can tell a different story.

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