Simha (Leo) monthly rashifal: May 2015 - Go carefully
The monthly rashifal for Simha (Leo) Moon sign for May 2015. 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 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 month runs
First half: 1 May to 15 May
Go carefullyThis stretch asks for patience and care.
Sun and Venus work in your favour here, helping with career and standing as well as income, gains and friends.
Saturn, Jupiter, Rahu, Ketu, Mars, Sun and Venus ask you to go carefully with home, family peace and property as well as spending, rest and the inner life.
Mercury would help with career and standing, but is held back for now, so expect results to come slowly.
Things shift around 2 May, 3 May and 15 May; see the dates to note below.
Second half: 16 May to 31 May
Go carefullyThis stretch asks for patience and care.
Sun and Venus work in your favour here, helping with career and standing as well as income, gains and friends.
Saturn, Jupiter, Rahu, Ketu and Mars ask you to go carefully with home, family peace and property as well as spending, rest and the inner life.
Mercury would help with career and standing, but is held back for now, so expect results to come slowly.
Things shift around 19 May and 30 May; see the dates to note below.
Saturn in your 4th house
Go carefullyAreas of life:Family and home
Saturn stays in Scorpio 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 12th house
Go carefullyAreas of life:Spiritual lifeMoney
Jupiter stays in Cancer all month.
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 2nd house
Go carefullyAreas of life:MoneyFamily and home
Rahu stays in Virgo all month.
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 8th house
Go carefullyAreas of life:Money
Ketu stays in Pisces 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 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.
Mars in your 9th house
Go carefullyAreas of life:LearningSpiritual life
Mars is in Aries until 3 May.
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 carefullyAreas of life:Career
Mars moves into Taurus on 3 May.
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 9th house
Go carefullyAreas of life:LearningSpiritual life
Sun is in Aries until 15 May.
The Sun stands for confidence, authority, recognition and your relationship with your father and people in charge.
The Sun in your 9th house can bring friction with elders, teachers or your father, and delays in long journeys. Keep faith and stay humble.
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.
Sun in your 10th house
GoodAreas of life:Career
Sun moves into Taurus on 15 May.
The Sun stands for confidence, authority, recognition and your relationship with your father and people in charge.
The Sun in your 10th house favours career and standing. Work tends to be noticed, and dealings with seniors and officials go well.
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 10th house
Held backAreas of life:Career
Mercury stays in Taurus all month.
Mercury stands for communication, learning, trade, paperwork and quick thinking.
Mercury in your 10th house favours career, writing and negotiation. Work tends to go smoothly and plans succeed.
For now Ketu obstructs Mercury's good results (vedha), so deals and paperwork may need a second look before they come through.
What it means for you
- Career: the support is there, but recognition comes more slowly than you hope.
Venus in your 10th house
Go carefullyAreas of life:Career
Venus is in Taurus until 2 May.
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.
Venus in your 11th house
GoodAreas of life:Money
Venus is in Gemini from 2 May to 30 May.
Venus stands for love, comfort, beauty, pleasures and partnership.
Venus in your 11th house brings gains, friendship and wishes fulfilled. A good time for social life.
What it means for you
- Money: income and gains tend to improve; a good time to plan savings.
Venus in your 12th house
GoodAreas of life:Spiritual lifeMoney
Venus moves into Cancer on 30 May.
Venus stands for love, comfort, beauty, pleasures and partnership.
Venus in your 12th house brings comforts and pleasant spending. Travel and rest can be enjoyable, though money needs watching.
What it means for you
- Spiritual life: prayer, reflection and helping others feel rewarding.
- Money: income and gains tend to improve; a good time to plan savings.
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 Jupiter, best on Thursday
Jupiter is in a testing place for you, touching spending, rest and the inner life.
- Avoid overpromising and overextending; keep commitments you can meet.
- Seek advice from a trusted elder before large decisions.
Dates to note
- 2 May 2015
Sign change: 2 May: Venus moves into Gemini, your 11th house.
Venus 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.
- 3 May 2015
Sign change: 3 May: Mars moves into Taurus, 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.
- 15 May 2015
Sign change: 15 May: Sun moves into Taurus, your 10th house.
Sun moves into a helpful place for you, which supports career and standing.
What to do: use the days after this to start or push forward plans in this area.
- 19 May 2015
Turns retrograde: 19 May: Mercury turns retrograde in Taurus, your 10th house. A time to review rather than to begin.
Mercury slows down over career and standing, 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 May 2015
Sign change: 30 May: Venus moves into Cancer, your 12th house.
Venus moves into a helpful place for you, which supports spending, rest and the inner life.
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 Simha (Leo) and describe tendencies only. Your own birth chart, with its houses and periods, can tell a different story.
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