What are Rahu and Ketu : Astrological and Astronomical reason Generally we know Rahu and Ketu are

shadow planets which disturbs human life. A strologers discuss a lot about these two lunar nodes but they hardly know what a ctually they are? In astrology whatever is affecting human s life from our solar s ystem is known as planets. Scientifically we know Sun is a star and Moon is sate llite but in astrology we consider them as planets because they affect on us . R ahu and Ketu have no physical body but they are considered as planets, they have no lordship of signs but they own Nakshtras. Rahu and Ketu are like a black hol e in the space, they observe everything what is close to them, they gives result as per their placement of that house, signs, planets conjunctions, planetary as pects, nakshtra , etc. So Rahu and Ketu are the most powerful planets in this Ka liyuga , they are nothing but they takes the energy from above sources and becom e more powerful like a black hole. they are not even planets but just two imagin ary astronomical points in the Zodiac. We will try to understand what is Rahu and Ketu in both Astrological and Astron omical way. Astronomical Reason : As we know every planet, satellite, stars are rotating an d revolving , like moon to earth , Earth to Sun.. like this.. The Revolving path of Sun, is called Ecliptic. The moon is revolving around the earth and the Moon 's path is inclined to the Ecliptic by 05*09. So Moon cross the Ecliptic 2 times while revolving around the earth,.The point where Moon crosses the ecliptic whe n it travels from south to north is known as Rahu, the North or the ascending node . The point where Moon crosses the ecliptic while it travels from north to south is known as Ketu, the South or descending node. So these two intersection points are Rahu and Ketu. These two lunar nodes have clubs of magnetic and gravitationa l forces. That s why They rule electricity, magnetic areas, hidden things, hidden disease in human life. Astrological Reason : Rahu and Ketu comes in the picture during the churning of the Ocean in the Hindu traditional story. there is a tale of terrible battle be tween deities and demons, both starts fighting with each other for Amrit (immort al nectar) . The deities prayed lord Vishnu to solve this problem. Lord Vishnu c hanged his appearance as a beautiful woman Mohini . The demons was impressed by thi s beautiful lady Mohini . Mohini (Vishnu) asked deities as well as demons to stand in a queue . One of the demons named Swarbhanu understood the secret of Vishu and he changed his look as a deity and stand in the line of the deities. Swarbhanu a lso takes the Amrit with other deities.The two deities Sun and Moon recognized h im that he was a demon. Sun and Moon informed lord Vishnu .Lord Vishnu strangled Swarbhanu by Sudarshan Chakra in two parts but till that time Swarbhanu had tak en Amrita, so he became immortal. The Head is called Rahu and rest body is calle d Ketu. The demon Swarbhanu (Rahu and Ketu) takes their revenge from Sun and Moon, that is called Eclipse..