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Definitions of rahu in various dictionaries:

noun - a Hindu demon who swallows the sun causing eclipses

RAHU - Rhu (Sanskrit: )() is one of the nine major astronomical bodies (navagraha) in Indian texts. Unlike the other eight, Rhu is not a real astronomical b...

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Possible Crossword Clues
Demon start to rage and horrify us
Sun-swallowing demon of Hindu myth
Imprisoned in Exeter, a human demon
Hindu demon taking in the sun?
Demon that swallows the sun or moon causing eclipses in Hindu mythology

Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles
Nov 22 2016 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword
Jan 27 2013 The Telegraph - General Knowledge
Sep 11 2009 Wall Street Journal
Aug 13 2003 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword
Apr 11 2002 The Telegraph - Cryptic

Possible Dictionary Clues
In Hindu mythology, the demon that is supposed to be the cause of the eclipses of the sun and moon.
a demon who swallows the sun causing eclipses

Geographic Matches
Rahu, Neuquen, ARGENTINA
Rahu, Maharashtra, INDIA
Rahu, Saaremaa, ESTONIA

Rahu description
Rhu (Sanskrit: )() is one of the nine major astronomical bodies (navagraha) in Indian texts. Unlike the other eight, Rhu is not a real astronomical body but a shadow entity, one that causes eclipses and is the king of meteors. Rahu represents the ascend of the moon in its precessional orbit around the earth. * Rhu is usually paired with Ketu. The time of day considered to be under the influence of Rhu is called Rhu kla and is considered inauspicious.As per Vedic astrology Rahu and Ketu have an orbital cycle of 18 years and are always 180 degrees from each other orbitally (as well as in the birth charts). This coincides with the precessional orbit of moon or the ~18 year rotational cycle of the lunar ascending and descending nodes on the earths ecliptic plane. This also corresponds to a saros, a period of approximately 223 synodic months (approximately 6585.3211 days, or 18 years, 11 days, 8 hours), that can be used to predict eclipses of the Sun and Moon. * Astronomically, Rahu and Ketu de

Rahu description

Rhu (Sanskrit: )() is one of the nine major astronomical bodies (navagraha) in Indian texts. Unlike the other eight, Rhu is not a real astronomical body but a shadow entity, one that causes eclipses and is the king of meteors. Rahu represents the ascend of the moon in its precessional orbit around the earth.
* Rhu is usually paired with Ketu. The time of day considered to be under the influence of Rhu is called Rhu kla and is considered inauspicious.As per Vedic astrology Rahu and Ketu have an orbital cycle of 18 years and are always 180 degrees from each other orbitally (as well as in the birth charts). This coincides with the precessional orbit of moon or the ~18 year rotational cycle of the lunar ascending and descending nodes on the earths ecliptic plane. This also corresponds to a saros, a period of approximately 223 synodic months (approximately 6585.3211 days, or 18 years, 11 days, 8 hours), that can be used to predict eclipses of the Sun and Moon.
* Astronomically, Rahu and Ketu de

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