Ketu in the 5th house of the solar return

Ketu in the 5th house of the solar return sharpens intuition and interest in deep knowledge but makes joy and romance more restrained; the year is better suited to research than to entertainment.

The fifth house of the annual chart is creativity, children, study, romance and intuition. Ketu here turns away from light pleasures, while Rahu in the 11th house strengthens the drive for gains and new connections.

What the year brings

• An interest in astrology, philosophy, mantras, ancient texts.
• Unexpected insights and decisions that are hard to explain logically.
• Creativity becomes less public and more personal.
• Romantic feelings are restrained or experienced in silence.

Children may need more attention this year, although the person sometimes feels a distance. Risky investments are best postponed.

What the result depends on

A strong dispositor of Ketu and a link with Jupiter make the year fruitful for study and spiritual work. An afflicted Ketu brings doubts and disappointment in one's interests. Questions of offspring are decided by the birth chart and the dashas; the solar return only shows the background. The natal basis is Ketu in the 5th house; the area of life — the 5th house of the horoscope.

Comparing the annual and natal charts is easiest when you have an accurate birth chart calculation at hand.