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Mithuna (Gemini) monthly rashifal: January 2017 - Mixed

The monthly rashifal for Mithuna (Gemini) Moon sign for January 2017. 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 is a mixed month: 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 month runs

  1. First half: 1 January to 15 January

    Mixed

    This stretch is a mix of easy and slower going.

    Rahu and Venus work in your favour here, helping with effort, courage and short trips as well as elders, teachers, faith and long journeys.

    Jupiter, Ketu, Mars, Sun and Mercury ask you to go carefully with home, family peace and property as well as elders, teachers, faith and long journeys.

    Saturn would help with daily work, rivals and pending tasks, but is held back for now, so expect results to come slowly.

    Things shift around 8 January and 14 January; see the dates to note below.

  2. Second half: 16 January to 31 January

    Mixed

    This stretch is a mix of easy and slower going.

    Rahu and Venus work in your favour here, helping with effort, courage and short trips as well as elders, teachers, faith and long journeys.

    Saturn, Jupiter, Ketu, Mars, Sun, Mercury and Venus ask you to go carefully with partnership and dealings with others as well as home, family peace and property.

    Saturn would help with daily work, rivals and pending tasks, but is held back for now, so expect results to come slowly.

    Things shift around 20 January, 26 January and 27 January; see the dates to note below.

Saturn in your 6th house

Held back
Areas of life:Career

Saturn is in Scorpio until 26 January.

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

Saturn in your 6th house helps you overcome rivals, debts and long-pending work. Steady service brings rewards.

For now Ketu obstructs Saturn's good results (vedha), so steady work still pays, but more slowly.

What it means for you

  • Career: the support is there, but recognition comes more slowly than you hope.

Saturn in your 7th house

Go carefully
Areas of life:Relationships

Saturn moves into Sagittarius on 26 January.

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

Saturn in your 7th house can bring distance or strain in partnerships and delays in agreements. Patience and fairness help.

What it means for you

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

Jupiter in your 4th house

Go carefully
Areas of life:Family and home

Jupiter stays in Virgo all month.

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

Jupiter in your 4th house can bring worries at home or about family matters. Patience and kindness keep things steady.

What it means for you

  • Family and home: small frictions at home are possible; patience and kind words help.

Rahu in your 3rd house

Good
Areas of life:Career

Rahu stays in Leo all month.

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.

Ketu in your 9th house

Go carefully
Areas of life:LearningSpiritual life

Ketu stays in Aquarius 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 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.

Mars in your 9th house

Go carefully
Areas of life:LearningSpiritual life

Mars is in Aquarius until 20 January.

Mars stands for energy, drive, courage and how you handle conflict.

Mars in your 9th house can bring disagreements with elders and teachers, and setbacks in plans for long journeys. Patience 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.

Mars in your 10th house

Go carefully
Areas of life:Career

Mars moves into Pisces on 20 January.

Mars stands for energy, drive, courage and how you handle conflict.

Mars in your 10th house brings pressure and push at work. Results can come, but clashes with seniors are possible; act with restraint.

What it means for you

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

Sun in your 7th house

Go carefully
Areas of life:Relationships

Sun is in Sagittarius until 14 January.

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

The Sun in your 7th house can strain partnerships and travel plans. Give your partner and business associates more room than usual.

What it means for you

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

Sun in your 8th house

Go carefully
Areas of life:Money

Sun moves into Capricorn on 14 January.

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

The Sun in your 8th house asks for care. Shared money and sudden changes need attention; avoid quarrels and hasty decisions.

What it means for you

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

Mercury in your 7th house

Go carefully
Areas of life:Relationships

Mercury stays in Sagittarius all month.

Mercury stands for communication, learning, trade, paperwork and quick thinking.

Mercury in your 7th house can lead to misunderstandings with your partner or in business deals. Spell things out clearly.

What it means for you

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

Venus in your 9th house

Good
Areas of life:LearningSpiritual life

Venus is in Aquarius until 27 January.

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

Venus in your 9th house favours faith, good deeds and pleasant journeys. Fortune tends to support you.

What it means for you

  • Learning: study, training and creative work go well; a good time to begin a course.
  • Spiritual life: prayer, reflection and helping others feel rewarding.

Venus in your 10th house

Go carefully
Areas of life:Career

Venus moves into Pisces on 27 January.

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

Venus in your 10th house can bring friction at work or a dip in standing. Keep your conduct careful in professional dealings.

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

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

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 Jupiter, best on Thursday

Jupiter is in a testing place for you, touching home, family peace and property.

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

For Ketu, best on Tuesday

Ketu is in a testing place for you, touching elders, teachers, faith and long journeys.

  • Keep a short daily meditation or prayer practice.
  • Simplify where you can; let go of what no longer serves you.

Dates to note

  • 8 January 2017

    Turns direct: 8 January: Mercury turns direct in Sagittarius, your 7th house. Delayed matters begin to move again.

    Mercury moves forward again over partnership and dealings with others, 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.

  • 14 January 2017

    Sign change: 14 January: Sun moves into Capricorn, your 8th house.

    Sun moves into a testing place for you, which touches shared money and sudden changes.

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

  • 20 January 2017

    Sign change: 20 January: Mars moves into Pisces, your 10th house.

    Mars moves into a testing place for you, which touches career and standing.

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

  • 26 January 2017

    Sign change: 26 January: Saturn moves into Sagittarius, your 7th house.

    Saturn 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.

  • 27 January 2017

    Sign change: 27 January: Venus moves into Pisces, your 10th house.

    Venus moves into a testing place for you, which touches career and standing.

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

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

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Mithuna (Gemini) monthly rashifal: January 2017 - Bhavishya