Moon neutral as 7th lord, Ketu neutral as a shadow planet — a kendra-trikona lord interaction within an angular house (kendra) and growth house (upachaya). This placement creates a professional identity built on the sign of balance, Libra (Tula). The catch: Ketu eclipses the mind, producing a leader who possesses authority but feels entirely severed from the emotional rewards of status.
The Conjunction
Moon serves as the lord of the seventh house (Jaya Bhava), representing partnerships and the public marketplace, situated in the tenth house (Karma Bhava) of career and prestige. Ketu, a shadow planet (chaya graha), acts as the natural significator (karaka) for liberation (moksha) and the dissolution of ego. Because the tenth house for a Capricorn (Makara) ascendant (lagna) is Libra (Tula), both planets occupy a neutral dignity (sama rashi). The dispositor, Venus (Shukra), dictates the refinement of this yoga. This Ketu-Chandra yoga, as described in the Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, suggests a professional life where social interaction is the duty, yet isolation is the internal reality. The Moon’s role as the seventh lord brings others into the career sphere, while Ketu constantly seeks a point of exit from these very connections.
The Experience
To live with Ketu and the Moon in the tenth house is to operate as a high-functioning ghost within the machine of society. There is a profound psychic disconnect between the persona the world perceives and the internal emotional landscape. The mind (Chandra) is shadowed, leading to an instinctive, almost headless approach to authority. This yields a professional who executes duties with surgical precision because they are no longer burdened by the need for public approval or emotional validation. The native navigates the professional world with an eerie intuition, sensing shifts in organizational power before they manifest. This is the memory of past-life status influencing current actions, making the individual feel they have already achieved everything the world currently offers. They are the Spectre of the Square.
In Chitra, the individual carves out a professional identity with technical prowess but feels no joy in the finished form. In Swati, the career moves like the wind, fluctuating between intense social engagement and sudden, unexplained retreats into solitude. In Vishakha, the hunger for achievement remains, yet the native often abandons the goal exactly at the moment of conquest. Mastery comes when the individual accepts that their work is a ritual rather than a destination. They become a vessel for collective karma, acting without the tether of egoic satisfaction. This creates a specialized leader capable of making the difficult, detached decisions that others avoid. The mind is not missing; it is simply elsewhere, anchored in a void that the public cannot penetrate.
Practical Effects
The relationship with the state is characterized by sudden fluctuations and a sense of alienation from bureaucracy. You may find yourself in roles that require handling sensitive or final-stage government matters where emotional neutrality is a prerequisite. There is a risk of sudden exits from administrative positions or unexpected changes in official status due to the volatile nature of the nodes. Both planets aspect the fourth house (Matru Bhava), linking domestic security and property directly to the outcome of these government interactions. Official residences or state-sponsored benefits may be granted and withdrawn with little warning. Success in state dealings requires you to maintain a stoic, detached interface to effectively govern. The native stands as a hollow monument in the center of a silent square.