In Vedic astrology, Rahu and Ketu come from the same being, not two separate planets. According to the ancient story, during the Samudra Manthan, the demon Swarbhanu disguised himself as a god and drank the nectar of immortality. The Sun and Moon recognized him, and Lord Vishnu cut him into two parts. Because the nectar had already reached his throat, both parts became immortal: the head became Rahu, and the body became Ketu. They are shadow planets, not physical planets. Astronomically, they represent the two points where the Moon’s orbit crosses the Sun’s path — Rahu is the North Node, and Ketu is the South Node. Since they have no physical body, they do not rule any zodiac sign. But wherever they sit in a chart, they strongly influence that house and sign. For example, Ketu in the 2nd house often shows past-life detachment from family, wealth, or food. Rahu and Ketu represent deep karmic lessons, past-life energies, spiritual growth, detachment, and sudden life changes.

Thank you so much for this new and interesting question. To be honest, I didn’t know much about Chiron earlier, but your question encouraged me to look into it, and I found that Western astrology gives it quite a significant place. In Greek mythology, the physical form of Chiron is very similar to the symbol of Sagittarius half human and half horse. Because of this, Chiron is associated with wisdom, healing, and higher knowledge. However, Chiron is not used in Vedic astrology. According to our classical texts, only 9 planets are considered: Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu But where does Chiron-like energy appear in Vedic astrology? Saturn:- life lessons, pain, discipline, karma Ketu:- past-life wounds, detachment, spiritual pain 6th house:- disease, healing, service 8th house:- trauma, deep transformation, hidden pain