केतु · Dhana Bhava · Panaphara · Maraka
Ketu in the 2nd house
Ketu in the second gives detachment from wealth and from family — money is neither pursued nor kept with much interest, and words are few or oddly direct. The texts note distance from the birth family and speech that can wound without intending to.
What it gives
- •Unattached to money and possessions
- •Speaks the uncomfortable truth
- •Frugal without effort
What to watch
- •Distance from the family of origin
- •Wealth accumulates poorly
- •Blunt speech; eye or dental issues
Where Ketu actually is today
Computed at sunrise for the reference place. A planet sits in a given house for exactly one ascendant at a time — the sign it occupies is the 2nd house of only one lagna.
Ketu right now
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Who has Ketu in the 2nd today
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It depends on your ascendant
The same placement reads differently from each of the twelve ascendants, because the 2nd house is a different sign for each — and Ketu is exalted in one sign and debilitated in another. This table is computed from the classical rulership and dignity tables, not written by hand.
| Ascendant | 2nd house sign | Sign lord | Ketu’s dignity | Ketu rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | Taurus | Venus | Debilitated | — |
| Taurus | Gemini | Mercury | Neutral | — |
| Gemini | Cancer | Moon | Neutral | — |
| Cancer | Leo | Sun | Neutral | — |
| Leo | Virgo | Mercury | Neutral | — |
| Virgo | Libra | Venus | Neutral | — |
| Libra | Scorpio | Mars | Exalted | — |
| Scorpio | Sagittarius | Jupiter | Neutral | — |
| Sagittarius | Capricorn | Saturn | Neutral | — |
| Capricorn | Aquarius | Saturn | Neutral | — |
| Aquarius | Pisces | Jupiter | Neutral | — |
| Pisces | Aries | Mars | Neutral | — |
Strongest from Libra — Ketu is exalted in Scorpio. Weakest from Aries, where it falls in Taurus.
What it aspects from here
From the 2nd house, Ketu aspects the 6th, 8th, 10th houses. Ketu is a shadow body; many schools give it the 5th, 7th and 9th aspects, and some give none. Shown here as the widely used set. An aspect carries the planet's nature into those houses, so a placement is never confined to the house it sits in.
The 2nd house
The second house holds what you gather and keep: money in hand, valuables, and the family you were born into. It also rules speech, which the texts treat as a kind of wealth — the second is a maraka house, and words are among the things that can spend a life.
Karaka: Jupiter · Signifies: accumulated wealth and possessions; speech and what one says; immediate family and dependants; food, face, eyes and early education
Ketu as a planet
Ketu is the south node, Rahu’s opposite: where Rahu grasps, Ketu lets go. The house he occupies is one a person is already skilled in and therefore bored by — mastery without interest. He rules spirituality, moksha, sudden loss and the kind of insight that arrives without being sought.
Nature: Malefic · Karaka of: detachment, moksha and past-life skill
Related placements
FAQ
Ketu in the 2nd house — common questions
What does Ketu in the 2nd house mean?
Ketu in the second gives detachment from wealth and from family — money is neither pursued nor kept with much interest, and words are few or oddly direct. The texts note distance from the birth family and speech that can wound without intending to. The 2nd house (Dhana Bhava) rules accumulated wealth and possessions, speech and what one says, immediate family and dependants, and Ketu is the karaka of detachment, moksha and past-life skill. Classically it is a panaphara, maraka house, which shapes how a malefic planet behaves there.
Is Ketu in the 2nd house good or bad?
It depends on the ascendant, and this is where most articles stop. From an Libra ascendant the 2nd house is Scorpio, where Ketu is exalted. From Aries it is Taurus, where Ketu is debilitated. The table on this page gives the dignity and rulership for all twelve ascendants.
Which houses does Ketu aspect from the 2nd house?
The 6th, the 8th, the 10th houses. Ketu is a shadow body; many schools give it the 5th, 7th and 9th aspects, and some give none. Shown here as the widely used set.
Which ascendant has Ketu in the 2nd house right now?
Exactly one at any moment: the sign Ketu currently occupies is the 2nd house of a single ascendant. The card on this page computes it from today's ephemeris and says when Ketu moves on. In a birth chart, though, what matters is where Ketu stood at your birth — the free kundli calculator gives that.
Does Ketu in the 2nd house affect marriage?
Yes — the 2nd house is one of the houses examined in marriage matching, so a malefic here is weighed carefully. The kundli matching tool checks the whole set rather than a single placement.