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Planets in Signs and Nakshatras for the week
(Sunday 16h 0600h-Sunday 23rd 0559h)

Coordinated for the City of Colombo, Timezone: + 6 hours from GMT

Ayanamsa /Precession: Chitrapaksa: - 23:53:12

The Sun in Gemini 00*48'-07*29' Muvasirasa to Ada on Saturday @ 0920h.

The Moon in Leo 04*07' on Ma. To Puvapal today @ 2141h. Uttrapal Monday 2015h. Virgo Tuesday 0152h. Hatha Tuesday 1844h. Sitha Wednesday 1710h. Libra Thursday 0424h. Sa Thursday 1539h. Visa Friday 1412h. Scorpio Saturday 0714h. Anura

Saturday 1256h.

Mars in Gemini 18*14'-22*47' Ada to Punavasu Tuesady 2300h.

Mercury in Taurus 09*30'-15*02'. Keti to Rehena Monday 0240h.

Jupiter in Gemini 25*47'-27*18' on Punavasu

Venus in Cancer 07*28'-15*37' on Pushya

Saturn in Taurus 25*24'-26*19' on Muvasirasa

Rahu in Taurus 23*41'-23*18' R [Mean] Muvasirasa to Rehena Saturday 2110h

Ketu in Scorpio 23*41'-23*18' R [Mean] on Deta

Rahu Periods: For day and night

Sun: 05:05-06:34pm/05:17-06:46am

Mon: 07:56-09:25am /08:27-09:56pm

Tue: 03:26-04:55pm/03:57-05:26am

Wed: 12:26noon-01:55pm/12:58-02:27am

Thu: 01:56-03:25pm/02:28-03:57am

Fri:10:56am-12:25/11:28pm -12:57am

Sat: 09:27-10:56am/09:58-11:27pm

FORECAST FOR LAGNA/ASCENDANT Jun 16-22

Nice to begin the week with Moon on the 5th house of fortune, luck and creativity, happiness and prestige. Prestige in the outer world she gives more Thursday and Friday. Seen or aspected by Jupiter that is the best of the week. The Sun your 5th ruler of fortune has now joined Mars and Jupiter. Now this is a most powerful Yoga 1/5/9 house rulers and on the 3rd house adds much prowess, leadership, and sharpens reasoning or cognitive skills plus writing skills.

Reaching goals becomes numero-uno on your agenda for the next few weeks. Note these planets are capable of creating awesome energy. Take care not to overextend yourself. Note also that a loaded 2/8 house axis with malefics [Saturn, Nodes, Mercury] are capable of hurt and be cool when driving Tuesday thru to Thursday sunrise.

With the Sun coming to the 2nd house primarily of financial resources or what accrues thru one's own effort/labour, and joining Mars and Jupiter indicates success especially in import/export or any other trade with foreign connections. So if this your scene direct your energies for the next 2 weeks and change.

On July 5 both Mercury the-money-man and ruler Venus will be on 2nd and 4th houses and that means nice for financial gain, investments, to buy capital assets etc, provided the energies now unfolding in your natal charts are supportive of course. So the $$$ scene looks good and validated by Mercury and Venus. In the interim watch for some unexpected gain and also a surprise loss if not watchful. The planets on 2/8 axis are capable of both.

Venus has gone to your 2nd house to refine your sweet speech, taste and communication, success thru creative work or hobbies, success in learning. The increase in the inflow of material wealth she will help to materialize also has a foreign angle. 7 out of the 9 planets are sitting on travel houses, some long. Definitely there are more short ones assisted by the Sun on your Lagna.

Mars and the Sun can cause awesome energy and if you are not watchful or over-extend yourself a hot 12th house can cause hurt. Note that one area that hurts is intimate relationships as well as business partnerships for the next 3 weeks. The best days of this week are Thursday and Friday when Moon on the 5th house of fortune aspected by Jupiter.

Venus on the Lagna helps make you more beautiful inside and out. Inside because she owns the 4th house of feelings, empathy, desire to do good for others. Your personal appeal gets more magnetic. Makes you more popular, and an inspiration to others. And when ruler Moon gets connected like this Thursday and Friday both your outer world and inner world get well illuminated.

Plus your home environment, of course. And aspected by Jupiter gives elevation in public life, and if you the spiritual type some quality bliss. The Moon similarly gets associated with Mars and Rahu on Tuesday and Wednesday. Mars being the 10th house lord is nice for honour on the workplace.

New job offers or change within career is the major indication for the next four weeks. That is your Venus on the 12th house. Yet , hot 10th and 11th houses continue to bring your career/public life and honour/recognition and gain to the center stage. Despite some not very satisfying things happening around your work because of Saturn and Rahu [Saturn will be leaving the 10th house in late July] The Sun, Mars Jupiter conjunction more than compensates with many powerful raja yogas on the 11th house of major gain. Any connection of Lagna, 5th and 9th house rulers have to give fortune, wealth, dignity, power and Divine protection.

The major transit this week is the Sun getting to your 10th house mainly about career and public life. Both the Sun and Mars are traditionally very strong here with full Directional [Dig Bala] strength. Meaning you manifest awesome energy and will go all out to conquer. For the Virgo, there is a downside here. The Sun owns the 12th house [ and therefore his separative quality is doubled,] and Mars being the 8th house ruler can frustrate.

Together they have the capacity to obstruct, and put on hold. This applies to career/public life and also harmony in the home environment. If by chance you feel frustrated on the work-place be cool and sit it out. It will be partly over by Jul 4 and 80 percent by mid-July.

Vedic classics speak highly of the Sun on the 9th house of fortune. If strongly placed in your natal chart it is capable of giving substantial gain "even a kingdom" . Simply and increase in wealth both spiritual and material. The next 12 weeks will see the Sun passing your 9, 10 and 11 houses which is very nice with Jupiter going to 10th followed by Mercury to the 9th house. About Mars going to the 10th on Jul 4 we will discuss later.

This week begins with the Moon on the 11th house [fulfilling job performance], those seeking change in career will be helped Tuesday and Wednesday but the best is when the Moon goes to your Lagna on Thursday and stays there until Saturday morning.

Nice for research and for profound knowledge but may not be great for material wealth, advancement in career, and for general fortune. But excellent for spiritual work like yoga and meditation. In 3 weeks it changes. Ruler Mars and Jupiter go to the 9th house fortune, wealth, power, recognition even from foreign institutions or their representatives.

In mid July the Sun goes to the 9th house. The house of Good Karma gets hot. Don't worry about ruler Mars getting debilitated on the 9th house. Mid-August begins to truly light up the career path. Brings in some substantial material wealth plus gain thru long travel or foreign connections. Damn Pluto on your CPU and cheer your ruler, the commander.

Venus and the Vipareetha Raja Yoga surprise or unexpected gain was discussed last week and this week your 9th house ruler Sun has gone to the 7th house. Definitely more travel and likely long ones. Passion scene has gotten very hot too and that means wedding bells for those who have been seeking. Especially after Mercury gets there on Jul 4 . The long travel or the foreign scene gets another unexpected gain or elevation after July 4 when Mars goes to the 8th house.

More unexpected gain from Jupiter for another year after Jul5 but more important is the protective shield he is able to erect against Rahu, Ketu and Pluto connection with the 12th house of losses, sickness, litigation, conflict. For those into spiritual practices note Ketu on the 12th house is nice and more nice when it is supported by Jupiter

Mars and the Sun may not be good for health [can cause accidents and hurt] but on the plus side they cause great power of endurance and competitiveness. If you happen to run dasha or planetary periods of Jupiter and the Sun there is good chance of sudden elevation of your status. Much passion and romance.

Wedding bells. Venus promotes these plus popularity in the outer world. Saturn, Mercury and Rahu continue to support material wealth. What I wrote last week about subconscious cravings/susceptibility to addictions etc which Rahu is capable of causing on the 5th house can manifest strongly Saturday and Sunday when the Moon is opposed by Rahu.

The wealth scene could get more brighter with the Sun on the 5th and it also causes other powerful yogas for success in the outer world. That is Sun, Mars and Jupiter. Rahu, Ketu and Pluto connection on the 4/10 house axis is the thing to watch for it can cause mix-ups, uncertainty and confused feelings leading to wrong judgments at times especially when the Moon gets in the frame.

Like this weekend. They are nothing major because Jupiter from the 5th house sees your Lagna. This week watch Tuesday and Wednesday. Especially your health and safety. The Moon on the unfavourable 8th house connects with Rahu and Mars.

With the Sun on the 4th house with Mars [2nd house ruler] can cause hurt if running bad dashas. Also clouding over your prestige in career/public life. And that makes ruler Jupiter work over time to stave off those unwanted and unexpected challenges. And he is supported by Mars due to his 9th house rulership. Some tensions with spiritual teachers or other foreign dignitaries.

But that will be for the next 3 weeks only. By then Jupiter goes to the 5th house and sees Lagna in order to protect you. The best this week is Thursday and Friday but it involves research or spiritual angle. Those who are ready the Kundalini Shakthi will be there, waiting for the right moment, to rise.