A month to tread carefully
January 2022: a month to tread carefully for Cancer (2/5). Best days: 2 January, 3 January, 4 January, 5 January, 11 January. Be careful on 26 January, 27 January, 28 January. Helped by Mars and Rahu. Held back by Saturn and Ketu.
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The planets this month
The other grahas, counted from your Moon sign, with what the books say of each house:
| Graha | Sign, house and dates | |
|---|---|---|
| Saturn | in Capricorn — your 7th houseall monthUnfavourable | |
Trouble with your partner, a lot of fear, and tiring trips that lead nowhere. What the book saysPainful: illness of the wife or quarrel with her, many kinds of fear, and fruitless troublesome journeys. Phaladeepika · Ch.26 Gocharaphala, sl. 22-23 (Ojha p.635-637 / PDF 637) | ||
| Jupiter | in Aquarius — your 8th houseall monthBad house, eased by vipreet vedha | |
A hard year: job and money at risk, illness and legal trouble, harsh words costing goodwill, and painful travel. What the book saysConfinement, grief, disease and trouble from thieves and from the state; the native invites contempt by harsh speech; his lustre dims; matters reach the point of losing the job; heavy loss in money and business; bodily suffering grows; a painful long journey within his own country; opposition from the children. Gochar Vichar · GV ch.1 Gochar ka swaroop aur uska aadhaar, Jupiter gochar phal, 8th from the natal Moon (p.20, lines 635-640) | ||
| Rahu | in Taurus — your 11th houseall monthGood house, blocked by vedha | |
Luck runs your way. What the book saysGood fortune. Phaladeepika · Ch.26 Gocharaphala, sl. 24 (Ojha p.637 / PDF 638) Another view: Yavanacharya, as Gochar Vichar gives it An inclination to auspicious acts and a growing taste for charity; but loss of money and of fortune; the children suffer; and loss through friends. Gochar Vichar · GV ch.1 Gochar ka swaroop aur uska aadhaar, Rahu gochar phal, 11th from the natal Moon (p.27, lines 965-967) | ||
| Ketu | in Scorpio — your 5th houseall monthUnfavourable | |
Grief, and money lost. What the book saysGrief and loss of wealth. Phaladeepika · Ch.26 Gocharaphala, matantara chakra row 5 (Ojha p.639-640 / PDF 640-641) | ||
| Mars | in Scorpio — your 5th house1 January – 16 JanuaryBad house, eased by vipreet vedha | |
Fever, pointless anxiety, worry about the children and rows at home. What the book saysFever, worry without cause, trouble about children, agitation, and quarrel with one's own people. Phaladeepika · Ch.26 Gocharaphala, sl. 13-16 (Ojha p.630-632 / PDF 632) | ||
| Mars | in Sagittarius — your 6th house16 January – 31 JanuaryFavourable | |
Money and metal-trade gains, and rivals or opponents are cleared out of the way. What the book saysGain of money, grain, copper and gold; enemies are defeated easily and destroyed; the native's own influence grows. Gochar Vichar · GV ch.1 Gochar ka swaroop aur uska aadhaar, Mars gochar phal, 6th from the natal Moon (p.15, lines 454-456) | ||
| Sun | in Sagittarius — your 6th house1 January – 14 JanuaryFavourable | |
Tasks get done, rivals give way, health picks up, and officials or seniors prove useful. What the book saysWork succeeds and comfort comes; gain of food and clothing; victory over enemies; diseases are destroyed; gain from officials; personal influence grows; grief and delusion end and mind and body stay healthy. Gochar Vichar · GV ch.1 Gochar ka swaroop aur uska aadhaar, Sun gochar phal, 6th from the natal Moon (p.10, lines 251-255) | ||
| Sun | in Capricorn — your 7th house14 January – 31 JanuaryUnfavourable | |
Tension with the spouse, illness at home, business blocked, tiring trips, money and reputation dented. What the book saysDiscord in married life; the wife and children fall ill; failure in undertakings and obstacles in business; painful journeys; stomach and head complaints; mental distress from loss of money and reputation. Gochar Vichar · GV ch.1 Gochar ka swaroop aur uska aadhaar, Sun gochar phal, 7th from the natal Moon (p.11, lines 261-264) | ||
| Venus | in Sagittarius — your 6th houseall month · retrogradeUnfavourable | |
Rivals gain the upper hand and you have to settle; partners quarrel, travel is risky, marriage cools. What the book saysEnemies increase and win, and the native is forced to come to terms with them; quarrels with business partners; loss through accidents while travelling; the wife turns away. Gochar Vichar · GV ch.1 Gochar ka swaroop aur uska aadhaar, Venus gochar phal, 6th from the natal Moon (p.22, lines 706-709) | ||
| Mercury | in Capricorn — your 7th houseall month · retrogradeUnfavourable | |
Low energy, arguments with the partner and friends, and neither trips nor trade turn a profit. What the book saysThe body stays dull and in pain; disputes with the wife; discord with friends and relatives too; fear from the state and loss of money; neither travel nor business brings profit; the native is caught up in worries. Gochar Vichar · GV ch.1 Gochar ka swaroop aur uska aadhaar, Mercury gochar phal, 7th from the natal Moon (p.18, lines 549-553) | ||
Career, money, love and health
| Area | Rating |
|---|---|
Career & work | ★★☆☆☆ |
Money | ★★☆☆☆ |
Love & family | ★☆☆☆☆ |
Health | ★★★☆☆ |
Changes in the sky this month
- 14 JanuarySun enters Capricorn
- 15 JanuaryMercury turns retrograde in Capricorn
- 16 JanuaryMars enters Sagittarius
- 30 JanuaryVenus turns direct in Sagittarius
Sade Sati and Dhaiya
Saturn in your 7th house, which the books also call painful.
Lucky for this period
- Colour
- Red
- Number
- 9
- Direction
- South
From Mars, the graha helping you most in this period.
Remedy
Saturn is the graha to keep calm in this period.
ॐ प्रां प्रीं प्रौं सः शनैश्चराय नमः
Chant 108 times
Worship: Shani Dev and Hanuman · Its day: Saturday · Read: Shani Chalisa
Festivals and vrats this month
- 2 JanuaryPausha Amavasya
- 13 JanuaryPausha Putrada Ekadashi
- 14 JanuaryMakara Sankranti
- 15 JanuaryShani Pradosh
- 17 JanuaryPausha Purnima
- 21 JanuarySankashti Chaturthi
- 28 JanuaryShattila Ekadashi
- 29 JanuaryShani Pradosh
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How this monthly rashifal is made
Read from your Moon sign (rashi), as the books count gochar. The month's rating weighs every graha but the Moon at the middle of the month, with vedha, the same way our yearly page does. Each day of the calendar carries its own daily rating. The results for each house are from Gochar Vichar, Phaladeepika (ch. 26) or Hindu Predictive Astrology. Positions for New Delhi. Your own kundli, with your dasha, says more.
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Questions
How is January 2022 for Cancer (Kark) Moon sign?
January 2022: a month to tread carefully for Cancer (2/5). Best days: 2 January, 3 January, 4 January, 5 January, 11 January. Be careful on 26 January, 27 January, 28 January. Helped by Mars and Rahu. Held back by Saturn and Ketu.
Which days are best for Cancer in January 2022?
Best days: 2 January, 3 January, 4 January, 5 January, 11 January. Be careful on 26 January, 27 January, 28 January.
Is Sade Sati running for Cancer now?
Saturn in your 7th house, which the books also call painful.
What is the lucky colour and number for Cancer in January 2022?
Red, number 9, direction south (Mars).