The Sky Ahead, in Jyotish
The next few turnings this tradition tracks, and what each one counts as for Swift.
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Moon enters Purva Ashadha today
The Moon crosses into the nakshatra Purva Ashadha (ruled by Venus), its mood colours the feel of these hours. Invigoration, conviction, pride
For Swift: Counting from your own janma nakshatra (जन्म नक्षत्र, the lunar mansion your natal Moon sits in, Punarvasu) this is the 5th tara, Pratyari (obstacle): unfavourable, the classical star of opposition and friction. This is Tara Bala (ताराबल, 'the strength of the star'), and it is why the same day counts differently for everybody, because everybody starts counting from a different star.
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Mercury turns direct (margi) today
Mercury stations and turns margi (मार्गी, direct) again, its matters resume their forward course.
For Swift: Vakri (वक्री) means a graha turning retrograde, appearing to move backwards against the stars. Jyotish reads a vakri graha as unusually strong rather than weak, its business turned inward and revisited.
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Venus turns direct (margi) tomorrow
Venus stations and turns margi (मार्गी, direct) again, its matters resume their forward course.
For Swift: Vakri (वक्री) means a graha turning retrograde, appearing to move backwards against the stars. Jyotish reads a vakri graha as unusually strong rather than weak, its business turned inward and revisited.
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Vrishchika Sankranti in 3 days
Sankranti (संक्रान्ति): the Sun crosses into the sidereal rashi Vrishchika (Scorpio), turning the solar month. A traditional day for charity (dana) and a fresh solar chapter.
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Shukra enters Tula in 9 days
Shukra (Venus) crosses into the sidereal rashi Tula (Libra). In gochara (गोचर), the Jyotish reading of transits, a graha changing rashi moves it into a new bhava counted from your birth Moon, which is the part of life it works in until it moves on.
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Budha enters Vrishchika in 19 days
Budha (Mercury) crosses into the sidereal rashi Vrishchika (Scorpio). In gochara (गोचर), the Jyotish reading of transits, a graha changing rashi moves it into a new bhava counted from your birth Moon, which is the part of life it works in until it moves on.
Swift's Sky Right Now
Saturn's transit through the tenth house from the Moon (a bhava, or house, counted from where the natal Moon sits) is asking Swift to be more serious about structure and long-term direction; this is steady work, not crisis, and it's teaching patience rather than blocking the way. Jupiter moving through the third house from the Moon brings expansion in communication, learning, and connection with siblings or nearby people; curiosity is well-supported right now, and conversations tend to open doors. The nodal axis, Rahu retrograde in the sixth bhava and Ketu retrograde in the twelfth, is slowly clearing old patterns of anxiety and escapism, making space for a steadier inner life. Mars in the twelfth bhava alongside Ketu can make the inner world feel turbulent or restless, but it's also fuel for deep reflection and spiritual practice if Swift gives it that shape. The Sun transiting the second bhava (the house of resources, family, and self-worth) during the Sun Mahadasha, the main chapter of life running until April 2027, is turning attention toward what Swift actually owns and values, both materially and personally; paired with Venus's sub-period, there is a softness and attractiveness to this work. This is a season for gathering what matters, for being honest about what serves and what doesn't, and for letting the slower planets do their teaching without pushing ahead too hard.
Today itself carries the Chaturthi, the fourth lunar day, a rikta (empty) tithi that tradition reserves for clearing, releasing, and finishing rather than launching new things; the Moon rides Mula, the nakshatra of roots and depth, ruled by Ketu, which invites Swift to look underneath surfaces. Tara Bala, the strength of this day measured from Swift's own birth star, Punarvasu, lands on Kshema, the fourth tara, which promises well-being, safety, and ease; this day is genuinely gentle for Swift in a way it may not be for others born under different stars. Chandra Bala, the Moon's strength measured from the sign of Swift's natal Moon in Gemini, is strong at the seventh position, giving clarity and emotional steadiness; what needs to be said can be said clearly, and what needs to be felt can be felt without confusion.
The Slow Teachers
Saturn is transiting the 10 house from your Moon.
Jupiter is transiting the 3 house from your Moon, opening what that house governs.
Where The Grahas Are Moving Now
Today's transiting grahas, placed in Swift's natal bhavas (houses from the Lagna).
| Graha | Sign | Bhava | Deg |
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| Sun | Libra | 2 | 27.2° |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 4 | 16.9° |
| Mars | Leo | 12 | 0.5° |
| Mercury | Libra | 2 | 10.8° |
| Jupiter | Leo | 12 | 1.4° |
| Venus ℞ | Virgo | 1 | 28.6° |
| Saturn ℞ | Pisces | 7 | 14.4° |
| Rahu ℞ | Aquarius | 6 | 1.2° |
| Ketu ℞ | Leo | 12 | 1.2° |
