Rahu as matrikaraka

Rahu as matrikaraka makes the theme of the mother and home unusual: the mother may have a difficult or unconventional destiny, and the person often finds their home far from their birthplace or in another culture.

How the degree is counted

For the chara karakas the degree of Rahu is counted backwards from the end of the sign: Rahu at 12° of a sign gets 18°. Which place it takes among the eight karakas is decided by the degrees of the other planets.

An unusual home

Rahu is the significator of the foreign and the new. As matrikaraka it may point to a mother from another milieu or country, with a rare profession, bold ambitions or a changeable life. The relationship with her is intense: it may hold admiration, misunderstanding and periods of distance.

Such a person’s sense of home is often something sought rather than given from birth. Moves, life abroad and unusual kinds of housing are possible. Inner support comes when the person stops measuring their home by other people’s standards.

What softens Rahu

The lord of Rahu’s sign shows what the search for home goes through. An aspect of Jupiter helps to find stability; a conjunction with the Moon makes feelings more anxious. It is useful to compare Rahu’s position with the 4th house.

The dasha of Rahu is often connected with changes of residence. The scheme of the karakas is in the overview, and you can find out your matrikaraka in the chart calculation.