Date of creation: 2023-06-05
See the Download page for the release package and the updated package list for manual compilation with configure.
Bug fixes are
Fixes are among others
See also the issue list on Github.
The software is licensed under the GNU Public License and is free for private and commercial use. Details about the license can be found on the Maitreya's License page.
Maitreya supports both. And in deed, both branches of astrology are essentially two different views of the same thing.
In this scripture the sage instructs his disciple on many topics of Vedic astrology.
The Installation page contains a deeper description of compilation and installation on various platforms.
| Platform | Type | Download Link |
|---|---|---|
| Windows | Installer | Maitreya-winsetup-8.0.1b.exe |
| Mac OS X | Disk Image | maitreya8-mac-8.0.1b.dmg |
| Linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish), Mint 21 (Vanessa, Vera) | Debian package/amd64 | maitreya8_8.0.1b_amd64.deb |
| All | Source code | maitreya8-8.0.1b.tar.bz2 |
| All | Source code | maitreya8-8.0.1b.tar.gz |
| All | Source code | maitreya8-8.0.1b.zip |
| Version | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Current Release | Github Release 8 |
| 7 | Old Stable Release | Github Release 7 |
| 6 | Legacy Release. Still included in some older operating systems | Github Release 6 |
Nevertheless the version in official repositories may be out of date.
If you want to use the version provided on this website, you can proceed as follows: download the Debian package (*.deb). Open the download directory in a file manager (e.g. Nautilus) and double click the downloaded package. Click the install button.
The startup icon can be found in the application menu (Accessories).
Alternatively, open a console window, change to the download directory and enter the following commands.
The program depends upon wxWidgets 2.8 or 3.0 (headers and libraries), the corresponding packages must be installed. The fontconfig package is required, too.
The following command can be pasted to the console on Ubuntu 20 and related (Mint etc.):
The Installation page contains more information about compilation.
| Section | Contents |
|---|---|
| Maitreya's License | The software is free for private and commercial use. This page contains the detailed conditions. |
| Release Notes | Summary of main changes |
| Installation | Details of compilation and installation on various platforms. |
| Getting Started Guide | Basic philosophy |
| Shortcuts | Keyboard and mouse shortcuts |
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Different printout types can be configured. This new feature allows e.g. a multi page printout with several Vargas or Dasas.
| Platform | Compiler | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Arch Linux | gcc 7.1.1 and clang 4.0 | Development platform | Mac OS X Yosemite | Apple LLVM version 6.0 | Build platform for Mac OS images (*.dmg) |
| Windows 8 | MinGW gcc 4.9.3 | Build platform for Windows installer (*.exe) |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial) | gcc 5.4.0 | Build platform for Ubuntu packages (*.deb) |
| FreeBSD 11 | clang 3.8.0 | Testing, see note below |
| OpenBSD 6 | gcc 4.2.1 | Testing |
| Cent OS 7 | gcc 4.8.5 | Testing |
| Fedora 25 | gcc 6.3.1 | Testing |
| OpenSUSE 42.2 | gcc 4.8.5 | Testing |
Example list for wx 3.0 installation on Ubuntu is
Other platforms have only 2 or 3 such packages. On Redhat/Fedora the wx packages are called wxGTK and wxGTK-dev.
We recommend Unicode packages if your platform provides Ansi and Unicode versions of the software. If not mentioned, Unicode will most likely be the default.
You can also compile wx from source code, see the wxWidgets Site.
Additional dependencies are
If you want to change this, type
where <directory> could be something like '/usr' or '/opt'.
If the configure script complains about a wrong automake version you can run the autogen.sh script to create the automake stuff from scratch. Automake and aclocal must be installed in that case.
The wx-config script is essential for the platform dependent compiler switches. configure must find it, otherwise the program will not compile. wx-config is searched in various standard directories. If configure doesn't find your wx-config, start configure with the option
The resulting executable (src/gui/maitreya8.bin) will be quite big. You can strip if you don't want debugging informations (strip src/gui/maitreya8.bin).
The font "Saravali.ttf" from the directory "src/fonts" must be installed on your system.
This is done automatically by 'make install' and can be done manually as follows
The binaries and headers are available in the packages libswe0 resp. libswe-dev.
The packages can be used for compilation of Maitreya.
Data files for the swiss ephemeris are available in the packages
The script wx-config is named wxgtk2u-3.0-config. The configure command looks like
First step: install MinGW. This is straight forward. Read the corresponding MingGW documentation.
Second step: Installation of wxWidgets
Get the source code for wxWidgets from wxWidgets.org. You can fetch either the windows packages (like wx-msw) or the wxAll package. Unpack the source code. Documentation is under doc/msw.
Go to the the root directory of the wxWidgets source code distribution.
Type
You can also leave the option --disable-shared. You will then get a shared library of wxWidgets. The release will be bigger then.
If everything goes well, you'll have a ready-to-use wxWidgets installation.
You can test your installation by compiling one of the samples (e.g. sample minimal). Just go to the directory, type
and start the example.
Third step: Installation of Maitreya
Create a directory for the source code tree, e.g. c:\maitreya. Enter this directory.
Unpack the source code archive
Type
Hope that everything's going well.
The executable (src/gui/maitreya.8exe) will be quite big. You can strip if you don't want debugging informations (strip src/gui/maitreya.exe).
These files are located in the msys or mingw directory. It's okay to copy them to the place where the executable or Maitreya is located. Probably you can also copy them to the windows directory, try it.
The following steps work on Mac OS X Yosemite with wxWidgets-3.0.3: download wxWidgets source package, unpack it. Create folder for build, change to folder and call configure and make
Create the disk image with
Minimal steps
| Action | View Type | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Right Click | All | Open Context Menu | Mouse Wheel | Graphical Chart (Vedic and western) | Toggle Skin | Mouse Wheel | Graphical Dasa, Dasa Tree View and Text Views | Scroll | Shift + Mouse Wheel | Graphical Dasa | Toggle Antardasa Level | Ctrl + Mouse Wheel | Graphical Dasa | Increase/decrease Zoom |
| Description | Accelerator |
|---|---|
| Vedic Mode | V |
| Western Mode | W |
| Close Window | Ctrl+W |
| Close Window | Escape |
| Close File | Shift+Ctrl+W |
| Edit Horoscope Data | B |
| Animate Chart | Shift+Ctrl+A |
| Save | Ctrl+S |
| Save As | Ctrl+A |
| PDF Chart | Ctrl+P |
| Quick PDF Chart | Shift+Ctrl+P |
| Description | Accelerator | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| New | Ctrl+N | Single or multiple accorinding to config |
| New Single View | Shift+Ctrl+N | Always single type |
| Multiple Child Choice | Shift+Ctrl+M | Always multiple type |
| Multiple Child | Ctrl+M | Choice for multiple view type |
| Open | Ctrl+O | Open a file |
| Exit | Ctrl+Q | Leave the application |
| Configuration | C | OS X: Cmd+, |
| Atlas | L | |
| Hora | H | |
| Ephemeris | E | |
| Eclipse | Ctrl+E | |
| Partner | P | |
| Yoga Editor | Ctrl+Y | |
| Documentation (Web) | F1 | Internet connection required |
| About | Shift+F1 |
| Description | Accelerator |
|---|---|
| Ashtakavarga | A |
| Dasa Tree | D |
| Dasa Tree Composite | Ctrl+D |
| Graphical Dasa | G |
| Sarvatobhadra | S |
| Shadbala | Ctrl+B |
| Solar | Ctrl+T |
| TextView | T |
| Transit | R |
| Uranian | U |
| Varga Summary | Ctrl+V |
| Western Chart | 0 |
| Yoga | Y |
| Description | Accelerator |
|---|---|
| Rasi (D-1) | 1 |
| Navamsa (D-9) | 2 |
| Hora (D-2) | 3 |
| Drekkana (D-3) | 4 |
| Chaturtamsa (D-4) | 5 |
| Sastamsa (D-6) | 6 |
| Saptamamsa (D-7) | 7 |
| Ashtamsa (D-8) | 8 |
| Dasamsa (D-10) | 9 |
| Dvadasamsa (D-12) | Shift+0 |
| Shodasamsa (D-16) | Shift+1 |
| Vimsamsa (D-20) | Shift+2 |
| Siddhamsa (D-24) | Shift+3 |
| Bhamsa (D-27) | Shift+4 |
| Trimsamsa (D-30) | Shift+5 |
| Chatvarimsamsa (D-40) | Shift+6 |
| Akshavedamsa (D-45) | Shift+7 |
| Shastiamsa (D-60) | Shift+8 |
| Ashtottaramsa (D-108) | Shift+9 |
| Dvadas-Davadamsa (D-144) | Shift+Ctrl+0 |
| Bhava | Shift+Ctrl+1 |
| Section | Subsection | Contents |
|---|---|---|
| General Views | General Views/Basic Horoscope View | Basic list of objects (planets etc.) and their astrological properties |
| General Views/Text View | Various text representations for Vedic and western astrologers | |
| General Views/Transit View | Transits, directions and several arc methods | |
| General Views/Solar View | Chart of yearly Solar return | |
| Vedic Views | Vedic Views/Vedic Chart View | Graphical charts in Vedic mode |
| Vedic Views/Varga View | Summary of Varga charts and their strength evaluation | |
| Vedic Views/Sarvatobhadra View | Sarvatobhadra Chakra (Sbc) | |
| Vedic Views/Dasa Views | Dasas (periods) in various types | |
| Vedic Views/Yoga View | Combinations of planets in Vedic Chart | |
| Vedic Views/Ashtakavarga View | Strength according to chapter 66 ff. of Parasara Hora Shastra | |
| Vedic Views/Shadbala View | Another source of strength according to Parasara | |
| Western Views | Western Views/Western Chart View | Circular display in western mode |
| Western Views/Uranian View | Display relations of objects according to Uranian astrology |
| Section | Subsection | Contents |
|---|---|---|
| Other Astrological Views | Other Astrological Views/Partner View | Vedic and western views for combination of two charts |
| Other Astrological Views/Ephemeris View | Information about the monthly ephemeris | |
| Other Astrological Views/Eclipse View | Solar and Lunar Eclipses | |
| Other Astrological Views/Hora View | Lord of the hour according to Vedic astrology | |
| Dialogs | Dialogs/Data Dialog | Enter personal birth data, location and time zone |
| Dialogs/Atlas Dialog | Directory of worldwide locations and their coordinates |
The view contains the positions of the astrologic objects and their properties. For further information see the articles on Astrological Objects and Astrological Properties.
Remark: text output can be stored in a file: right click the text output and select one of the commands in the Export submenu. The output format can be either HTML (plain or formatted), plain text or csv.
| Section | Contents |
|---|---|
| Base Data | Comprehensive View of birth data and basic attributes of the horoscope. |
| Arabic Parts | Summary of all Arabic Parts. A selection of these objects can be shown in either western or Vedic chart. |
| Ashtakavarga | Textual view of Asthtakavarga, see the Ashtakavarga page. |
| Astronomical | High precision display of longitudes and latitudes. This page can be used for detailed view into calculation. |
| Bhava | Shows the houses according to Vedic astrology. Cusps and Sandhis are showin in a single table. The second table shows the house position of the objects. This is done according to configuration, i.e. either relative to cusps or sandhi. |
| Dasa (Short) | Short representation of Dasas, see the Nakshatra Dasas and Kalachakra Dasa pages. The dasa type can be selected in the toolbar. |
| Dasa Compact | Dasa presentation in a table containing Antardasas and the current Pratyantardasa. Dasa type can be selected in the toolbar. |
| Dasa Long | Comprehensive Dasa presentation. Dasa type can be selected in the toolbar. |
| Jaimini | See Jaimini Astrology |
| Krishnamurti Paddhati | See Krishnamurti Paddhati |
| Nakshatra | Comprehensive view of the Nakshatra based properties. See the Nakshatras and Asta Koota pages. |
| Shadbala | Textual view of Shadbala, see the Shadbala page. |
| Varga | Textual view of Vargas, see the Vargas (Divisions) page. |
| Vedic Aspectarium | See Drishtis (Aspects) |
| Vedic Planets | This page contains basic planetary positions in Vedic view. |
| Western Aspectarium | Overview of aspects in western astrology. For configuration of aspect types and orbes see Configuration: Western Astrology/Aspects |
| Western Planets | This page contains basic planetary positions in western view. |
Remark: exact time of return is different for calculations with and without Ayanamsa.
The chart is displayed either in South, North and East Indian style.This option and many others can be changed in the Configuration: Vedic Astrology/Vedic Chart dialog.
Several calculation options (e.g. Hora, Drekkana mode, friends, Varga signification) can be configure in the Configuration: Vedic Astrology/Vedic Calculation dialog.
Each Varga chart has its own keyboard shortcut for startup (e.g. Rasi=1), see the Shortcuts page.
Fields under the mouse pointer can be zoomed or highlighted, this can be changed in the config dialog.
See the Vargas (Divisions) page in the Articles section.
Semantic of SBC is similar to Varga chart (replace Rasi by Nakshatra) and therefore the view works similar.
Vedhas can be shown similar to aspects in Vedic Varga charts. Benefic (B) and malefic (M) property of Nakshatras (depend on the Moon) can be toggled in the the Configuration: Vedic Astrology/Vedic Chart dialog.
There are several configuration options for Kalachakra Dasa, see the sections Kalachakra Dasa and Configuration: Vedic Astrology/Vedic Calculation.
The Dasas are
Remark: Lagna Vimsottari calculation is always done according to the length method.
Entry Chart Action: The entry chart button is activated if a Dasa is selected in the tree view. You may click the button to create a new chart based upon the underlying entry time.
Remark: default colors are implemented according to Jataka Parijata II 21/23. They can be changed in the User Interface Configuration/Colors Panel.
There are three kinds of text output
Nabahasa Yogas are quite important. Each chart has a ruling Nabhasa Yoga determining the conditions of the person's life. The ruling Yoga is always the most complex one (if more than one Yoga matches).
Example: someone has all planets in houses 7, 8, 9 and 10, Sakti Yoga (all planets in 4 continous houses from th 7th) matches as well as Kedara (all planets in 4 signs). The ruling Yoga is Sakti.
Lunar Yogas: the Moon is the most important ruler of the mind. So Lunar Yogas give the hint for general mental disposition of the person.
Mixed results mostly show their effect during the corresponding Dasas. So Yogas have a static view on the person's life; Dasas can tell us the time of the events.
Nakshatra based Yogas can only match in Rasi chart.
Relations are
There are two different view of events
It contains the pair and triple events that will match within a given year. Calculation is done according to Solar arc.
The view depends upon two charts. Select the desired charts from the partner choice boxes.
More information can be found on the Asta Koota page.
Chart 1 is the groom, chart 2 is the bride.
Medridian is the midpoint, too. Ascendant of the composite calculated according to Meridian.
See the Uranian Astrology section for informations about Uranian astrology.
Sunrise and sunset can be configured in the General Configuration/Ephemeris tab of the configuration dialog.
The first half is the bright part of the month (Sukla Paksha), the second half is the dark half of the month (Krishna Paksha).
Remark: The Tithi of a day is defined to be the Tithi at sunrise. So a birth before sunrise has the Tithi of the day before!
Each Lunar position has a K.P. lord and sublord. These lords change from time to time, e.g. on a Nakshatra change of the Moon. The K.P. event view of Maitreya's ephemeris view calculates these events.
Classical K.P. astrology uses only Vimsottari Dasa. But the program calculates K.P. events for general Nakshatra Dasas, too. This feature is intended for research purposes.
The built-in atlas is a database for a huge amount of wordlwide location data.This page describes the user interface of the Atlas Dialog.
Supported filter wildcards are
The favourite country list can be configured in the General Configuration/Atlas dialog.
| Node | Subnode | Contents |
|---|---|---|
| General Configuration | General Configuration | Standard style (Vedic/western), standard location. |
| General Configuration/Ephemeris | Fine grained configuration of calculation options. | |
| General Configuration/Multiple Views | Enable multiple views and choose their style | |
| General Configuration/Atlas | Selection of database, import of data, manage favourite countries. | |
| General Configuration/Printout | Standard printout, options for PDF creation and PDF viewer. | |
| General Configuration/Animation | Frequency, step length and interval for animated charts. | |
| User Interface Configuration | User Interface Configuration/Sheets and Tables | Manage styles of sheets and tables. |
| User Interface Configuration/Planets and Signs | Visual presentation of astrological objects and zodiacal signs. | |
| User Interface Configuration/Fonts | Fonts used for text views, charts and printout. | |
| User Interface Configuration/Colors | Global color configuration. | |
| User Interface Configuration/Toolbar | Buttons in the main toolbar and their order. | |
| Configuration: Vedic Astrology | Configuration: Vedic Astrology/Objects and Properties | Objects used in Vedic astrology; options for main view |
| Configuration: Vedic Astrology/Vedic Chart | Styles of Vedic charts. | |
| Configuration: Vedic Astrology/Vedic Calculation | Calculation options for Vedic astrology. | |
| Configuration: Western Astrology | Configuration: Western Astrology/Objects and Properties | Objects used in western astrology, options for main view. |
| Configuration: Western Astrology/Western Chart | Styles of western charts. | |
| Configuration: Western Astrology/Western Calculation | Calculation options for western astrology. | |
| Configuration: Western Astrology/Aspects | Display of aspects and theirs orbes in western chart and text views. | |
| General Configuration/Miscellaneous | Several global options |
Many views have the option to change the type later.
You can open the atlas dialog if you click the button Search Location. Alternatively you can enter the first letters of a location name and type Enter.
Time zone and daylight savings values are shown on the right side. These values are read only and taken from the system configuration.
A instruction for installation of the data files can be found in the section on Ephemeris Data Files.
The atlas dialog is described on the Dialogs/Atlas Dialog page.
The panel below the input field shows if the selected file is valid.
The default import file is located in the directory "atlas/geonames1000.sql". It contains an extract of the geonames.org atlas DB (worldwide cities with more than 1000 inhabitants).
Supported import formats are
The button "change countries" opens a dialog for the configuration of favourite countries.
This feature works only if a valid database file is selected.
Paper format - choose the desired paper format for the PDF output.
Ask on owerwrite - whether a dialog prompt will be shown before existing PDF files are overwritten.
This option can be used to print additional information (like name of astrologer) in the PDF documents. The footer will be printed at the bottom of the first page.
You can use pre-defined variables to print additional information on the fly
This tab contains general options that influence the general behaviour of the application.
5 types of fonts are supported
Remark: restart of the application is recommended after font changes.
Display of colors can be activated/deactivated in the western chart tab resp. Vedic chart tab or the corresponding chart context menus.
The underlying Dasa can be selected in the left upper choice box. Dasas can be of Rasi (sign based) or Graha (planet) type.
Background images can only be used if the stipple background style is selected. Background images must be located in the pictures directory, see Directory Layout.
This tab affects the display of the toolbar in the application window.Available items can be selected and sorted with the arrow buttons between the list boxes.
The first page contains the configuration for astrological objects (i.e. bodies like planet, nodes) and their properties.Most of these options can be changed on already opened charts: right click the chart and chose the option from the menu.
More detailed descriptions can be found on the Astrological Objects and Astrological Properties pages.
You can configure the display of Vedic charts on this page. The preview on the right side shows immediately the result.Several of these options can be changed on already opened charts: right click the chart and chose the option from the menu.
See Drishtis (Aspects) for information about aspects in Vedic astrology.
The first page contains the configuration for astrological objects (i.e. bodies like planet, nodes) and their properties.Most of these options can be changed on already opened charts: right click the chart and chose the option from the menu.
More detailed descriptions can be found on the Astrological Objects and Astrological Properties pages.
You can configure the display of western charts on this page. The preview on the right side shows immediately the result.Several of these options can be changed on already opened charts: right click the chart and chose the option from the menu.
See the pages on Ayanamsa and House Systems.
This tab affetcs calculation and display of aspects in the aspectarium and western charts.Display of each aspect can be switched on and off. The orbis is the maximal event distance between two objects.
Parallel aspect is based upon the declination (not longitude) of the planets. Antiparallel aspect occurs if two objects have the same declination value in different directions (e.g. 10° North vs. 10° south).
| Section | Contents |
|---|---|
| Git | Source code repository access for developers |
| Directory Layout | Directory layout of configuration, location database etc. |
| Atlas Database | Internal about the storage of atlas data |
| Character Sets | Information about character sets on various platforms |
| Symbol Font | Astrological glyphs needed by the program |
There are three respositories available.
| Repo | URL | Contents |
|---|---|---|
| Version 8 | https://github.com/martin-pe/maitreya8 | Current release and development |
| Version 7 | https://github.com/martin-pe/maitreya7 | Old stable release |
| Version 6 | https://github.com/martin-pe/maitreya6 | Legacy release, still included in some older Linux or UNIX distributions |
| Type | Contents | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRAMDIR | Binaries | |||||||||||||
| DATADIR | Basic data directory | |||||||||||||
| RESOURCESDIR | Configs for charts etc. | |||||||||||||
| LANGUAGEDIR | Translations | |||||||||||||
| CONFIGDIR | personal configuration | |||||||||||||
| Type | Platform | Directory | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRAMDIR | Windows | c:\Program Files (x86)\Maitreya8 | Depends on language and installation. |
| Linux + UNIX | $prefix/bin | Prefix is usually /usr/local (GNU) or /usr (most Linuxes) | |
| Mac OS x | Maitreya8.app/Contents | ||
| DATADIR | Windows | PROGRAMDIR | |
| Linux + UNIX | $prefix/maitreya8 | ||
| Mac OS x | Maitreya8.app/Resources | ||
| RESOURCESDIR | Windows | PROGRAMDIR\resources | |
| Linux + UNIX | DATADIR/resources | ||
| Mac OS x | DATADIR | ||
| LANGUAGEDIR | Windows | PROGRAMDIR | |
| Linux + UNIX | $prefix/share/locale | With subdirectories for language and messages, e.g. /usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES | |
| Mac OS x | DATADIR | ||
| CONFIGDIR | Windows | c:\Users\username\.maitreya-8.0 | Depends on user name and Windows version |
| Linux + UNIX | $HOME/.maitreya-8.0 | Depends on user name | |
| Mac OS x | $HOME/.maitreya-8.0 | Depends on user name |
The file stores most parameters of the configuration dialog and several convenience options, e.g. window sizes. The file is read on startup and written when the application closes. It can be saved using the menu command Extras→Save Configuration, too.
This is a SQLite3 database file. It is created from an SQL dump geonames1000.sql in DATADIR/atlas on the first startup of the atlas dialog.
See the Atlas Database page for more information.
In the source code tree the global files are located under src/resources.
Order of files: first the global directory is read in alphabetical order, then the local directory.
| Item | Directory | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| Western Charts | wchart | |
| Multiple Views | mview | |
| Vedic Charts | vchart | |
| Printout | ||
| Yogas | yogas | Only local files are used. They are copied on the first startup |
| Dasa Texts | dasas |
Example
Start the command line tool and show a list of available tables.
Example steps
The table "geonames" has a column "usercode" with values
Maitreya supports Unicode character sets since release 4.0. Old version have Ansi charsets. This code page change may lead to several problems.
Older versions of the location database had Ansi format; the new database has Unicode format. Solution: open the database file "locations.dat" in a Unicode capable editor (like Word on Windows or gedit on Linux). Save the file in Unicode UTF-8 format. The problem should disappear then.
Same for astrological data files "*.mtx" etc.
Problems in Unicode charset display can be a result of Windows configuration.
On Windows XP, additional support for Unicode languages can be installed as follows:
Start →Settings → Control Panel → Regional Options and Language Options.
In the Languages tab, check the Supplemental language support option(s) you want. Setting both options will install all optional fonts. This option adds fonts as well as system support for those languages.
Installation on Windows 2000 is similar.
Example
If not, try to set the language manually:
export LANG=te for Bource Again Shell or setenv LANG te for csh.
Or try export LANG=te_IN (may work on some systems like Fedora 5).
Russian language should be configured with export LANG=ru_RU, German lang with de_DE, etc.
Sample output of the symbol font.
The font file name is Saravali.ttf, the file is usually located in the subdirectory fonts. The exact location is described in the Directory Layout chapter.
Alternativly, the font file can be copied to the directory $HOME/.fonts.
| Section | Contents |
|---|---|
| Printing Charts | Generate PDF output and print it. |
| Translation | How to translate the program |
| Feature Requests | Contribute to the improvement of the program |
| History of the Program | History of the program from first steps until now |
| [error:link documentation/users not found] | Who uses the program |
The program generates Pdf files and stores them to the file system. These files can be viewed with a standard Pdf viewer like xpdf or Acrobat Reader.
The type of printout can be configured in the configuration dialog or in the print configuration dialog.
| No. | Printout Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vedic Default | List of Planets including Nakshatras, Rasi and Navamsa Chart, Vimsottari Dasa (similar to old 3.x printout). |
| 2 | Western Default | List of planets, western chart (similar to old 3.x printout). |
| 3 | Vedic KP | Like (1) but with KP lords. |
| 4 | Western Uranian | Like (2) but with Uranian planets, no houses. |
| 5 | Vedic Comprehensive | Multipage printout with various Vargas, Vimsottari and Kalachakra Dasa. |
| Language | Code | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| English | en | default language |
| French | fr | |
| German | de | |
| Hungarian | hu | |
| Italian | it | |
| Polish | pl | |
| Romanian | ro | |
| Russian | ru | |
| Spanish | es | |
| Tamil | ta | not complete |
| Telugu | te | update required |
| Singalese | si | Only chart graphics |
Linux/OS x, UNIX: you must configure the environment variable LANG. The required command on the (Bash-) shell looks like
| Language | LANG |
|---|---|
| English (default) | en_US.UTF-8 |
| German | de_DE.UTF-8 |
| Polish | pl_PL.UTF-8 |
| Russian | ru_RU.UTF-8 |
| Telugu | te_IN.UTF-8 |
Please restart the application after changing the language.
It can also be downloaded from the Github source code repository. The root URL of the repository is http://github.com/martin-pe/maitreya8/tree/master/po.
Open the configuration file which is located in in the configuration directory, see the Directory Layout chapter. Find the key General/langList. Add the code of your language with space separation.
Start the program and open the configuration dialog. Your language should be visible in the language list.
Make a new directory named like the code of your language in the program's folder, e.g.
c:\Program Files\Maitreya\LANG.
Copy the file maitreya8.pot to that directory an rename it to LANG.po.
automake && autoconf && configure && make
The compiler will complain about missing header entries. Add these entries and try again.
Note: if you want to test your translation from the source code tree: create a directory
named like the language code in the gui directory. Go into that directory and link the gmo file to maitreya8.mo,
e.g.
ln -s ../../po/lang.gmo maitreya8.mo.
Open the LANG.po file and translate the messages. There about 1000 messages. Compile the message catalogue to lang/maitreya8.mo (Windows) or lang.gmo (Linux/Unix) and test your translation.
You are encouraged to publish your translation for the benefit of the community.
Note: Non European languages should use a Unicode character set (UTF-8).
Nevertheless the software is a compromise to fit the needs of astrologers. The focus of the development of the software is on the following points
Rules for the improvement of the software are
The development of Maitreya started in the midst of the nineties.
The program was divided into two parts. One part calculated western charts and midpoints,
the other calculated Vedic charts, Vargas and Dasas.
Programming language was Turbo Pascal. This version was later ported to C++.The screenshots below show the two programs (about 1996).
Next version started in 1998 and was a port to Linux and the Qt framework.
This version integrated western and Vedic features for the first time.This version used the Swiss Ephemeris for calculation and had several features of the later public release, e.g. the tree based Dasa view, Vargas, the text view, Ephemeris and Hora.
Version 2 was rewritten in November 2003. This version was based on wxWidgets and was the fundament of the first public release.
Release 3.0 was the first public version, released in April 2004. Focus was on public usability.Release 3.1 (August 2004): new columns in Vedic main window, location dialog, Vedic partner chart (Ashtakoota).
Release 3.2 (December 2004): Sarvatobhadra view, eclipses, conditional Dasas, improved configuration.
Release 4.1 (August 2006): several small improvements and bug fixes.
Release 4.2 (April 2007): new astrological objects, styles in western chart.
| Section | Contents |
|---|---|
| Astrological Objects | Luminaries, planets, nodes and other bodies |
| Astrological Properties | Summary of various astrological properties like dignities etc. |
| House Systems | House systems and their configuration |
| Calculation | Horoscope calculation and ephemeris. |
| Ayanamsa | Difference between tropical and siderial zodiac. |
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Dignities of Planets | Basic properties of planetary dignities in Vedic astrology |
| Vargas (Divisions) | 16+ classical divisions of the zodiac |
| Hora | Astrological fundaments of Hora |
| Nakshatras | 27/28 constellations or Lunar mansions |
| Krishnamurti Paddhati | Basics of KP astrology |
| Upagrahas and Kala Velas | Support for Upagraha and Kala Vela calculations |
| Drishtis (Aspects) | Graha and Sputa Drishti |
| Jaimini Astrology | Support for Jaimini calculations |
| Ashtakavarga | Another source for planetary strength evaluation |
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Nakshatra Dasas | Vimsottari, Yogini and Conditional Dasas |
| Kalachakra Dasa | Wheel of Fortune in Vedic astrology |
| Asta Koota | Partner chart matching in Vedic astrology |
| Sarvatobhadra | Nakshatra based technique from ancient times |
| Shadbala | Planetary strength according to Hora Shastra |
All objects are usable in both Vedic and western astrology. Configuration of display takes place in the configuration dialog (permanently) or context menu of detail windows (temporarily).
Please note that there are many different names for the planets in Vedic astrology. This summary contains only the most common ones.
| Name (Western) | Name (Vedic) | Type | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Surya, Ravi | Star | - |
| Moon | Chandra | Moon | - |
| Mercury | Budha | Planet | - |
| Venus | Shukra | Planet | - |
| Mars | Mangala | Planet | - |
| Jupiter | Guru | Planet | - |
| Saturn | Shani | Planet | - |
| Name (Western) | Name (Vedic) | Type | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon head | Rahu | Fictitious | Other names: ascending node, northern node |
| Dragon tail | Ketu | Fictitious | Other names: descending node, southern node |
Remark Some of these objects are only available if Swiss Ephemeris Data files are installed properly, see the Ephemeris Data Files page.
| Name | Type | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| Uranus | Planet | - |
| Neptune | Planet | - |
| Pluto | Dwarf planet | - |
| Name | Type | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| Cupido | Fictitious | - |
| Hades | Fictitious | - |
| Zeus | Fictitious | - |
| Kronos | Fictitious | - |
| Apollon | Fictitious | - |
| Admetos | Fictitious | - |
| Vulkanus | Fictitious | - |
| Poseidon | Fictitious | - |
Ephemeris data files are required for calculation of these objects (except Lilith), see the Ephemeris Data Files page.
| Name | Type | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| Chiron | Asteroid | - |
| Pholus | Asteroid | - |
| Ceres | Dwarf planet | - |
| Pallas | Asteroid | - |
| Juno | Asteroid | - |
| Vesta | Asteroid | - |
| Lilith | Fictitious | Moon apogee |
Behaviour of Kalavelas can be configured in the Configuration: Vedic Astrology/Vedic Calculation page of the configuration dialog.
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Dhuma | Upagraha |
| Vyatipata | Upagraha |
| Parivesha | Upagraha |
| Chapa | Upagraha |
| Upaketu | Upagraha |
| Kala | Kala Vela |
| Mrityu | Kala Vela |
| Ardhaprahara | Kala Vela |
| Yamaghantaka | Kala Vela |
| Gulika | Kala Vela |
| Mandi | Kala Vela |
Display of Arabic Parts can be configured in the Configuration: Vedic Astrology/Objects and Properties tab resp. Configuration: Western Astrology/Objects and Properties tab of the configuration dialog.
A summary with all Arabic parts and their calculation rule can be seen in the General Views/Text View.
These properties are shown as columns in the basic horoscope views. You can choose which columns to display either permanently in the configuration dialog or temporary in the context menus.
| Property | Vedic/Western | Contents |
|---|---|---|
| Declination | Both | Northern or southern declination relative to the Eclipse |
| 90 Degree Longitude | Western | Longitude modulo 90 degrees. Used in Uranian astrology |
| 45 Degree Longitude | Western | Longitude modulo 45 degrees. Used in Uranian astrology |
| Antiscia | Western | Longitude reflected at the Earth Meridian axis (i.e. Cancer/Capricorn). Used in Uranian astrology |
| Sign Lord | Both | Planet ruling the sign. In Vedic Astrology lords are up to Saturn, in Western astrology up to Pluto. |
| Element | Both | Fire, earth, air or water |
| Sign Quality | Both | Movable, fixed or dual sign. |
| Basic Signification | Vedic | Signification according to Parasara Hora Shastra. Can be edited in the Configuration dialog, see tab Vargas in Configuration: Vedic Astrology/Vedic Calculation. |
| Dignity | Vedic | Exaltation, debilation, Moolatrikona, friendship, see Dignities of Planets. |
| Navamsa D9 | Vedic | Navamsa sign, see Vargas (Divisions). |
| Nakshatra | Vedic | Position in 27 resp. 28 Nakshatra system, see Nakshatras. |
| Nakshatra Pada | Vedic | quarter part (3°20) of the Nakshatra (1..4), see Nakshatras. |
| Krishnamurti lord | Vedic | KP lords and sublords according to Vimsottari Dasa, see Krishnamurti Paddhati. |
| Shastiamsa D 60 | Vedic | Lord of the Shastiamsa, see Vargas (Divisions). |
| Dasa Varga dignities | Vedic | Lord of the Dasa Varga, see Vargas (Divisions). |
| Bhava/House Position | Both | Positions of the planets in houses/Bhava chakra (not Rasi), see House Systems. |
| Jaimini Karakas | Vedic | Atma Karaka, Amatya Karaka etc, see Jaimini Astrology. |
| Ashtakavarga points | Vedic | Points in Rekha chart, see Ashtakavarga. |
See the table below and the Swiss Ephemeris documentation as well.
| No. | Name | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Placidus | Default for western astrology, also used in KP astrology |
| 2 | Koch | Widely used in the USA |
| 2 | Regiomontanus | Similar to Placidus |
| 3 | Campanus | Old house system |
| 4 | Porphyry | Default for Vedic astrology |
| 5 | Equal | Each house has 30 deg. First house starts at the ascendant |
| 6 | Vehlow Equal | Similar to (5), but ascendant is in the middle of 1st house |
| 7 | Axial Rotation | Starts from the Meridian (ARMC). It is used in Uranian Astrology (Meridian house system). |
| 8 | Azimutal/Horizontal | First house in the east |
| 9 | Polich/Page | - |
| 10 | Alcabitus | - |
| 11 | Morinus | - |
| 12 | Krusinski | - |
Chart calculation was a tedious task in the past. E.g. calculation of Dasas or Ashtakavarga took a lot of time. Nowadays modern software can do this job in a quick and satisfiying way, leaving time to the astrologer to concentrate on astrological analysis.
Most commonly used ephemeris of astrological software is Swiss Ephemeris. This ephemeris is quite accurate, but the results of calculations depend strongly upon the calculation options.
This chapter describes only the plain vanilla calculation options. Another important factor (esp. for Vedic astrology) is the Ayanamsa configuration. This type of configuration is described in the Ayanamsa chapter.
| Section | Contents |
|---|---|
| Calculation Options | Options for coordinate systems and time models. |
| Ephemeris Data Files | Instructions for installation of the data files |
| Calculation Examples | Examples showing the effect of several calculation options. |
The calculation options influence the calculation results and should therefore be handled carefully. Parts of the options (e.g. ephemeris time option) are pure research features and should not be used for standard calculation.
The difference between UT and ET can be about one minute of time.
The ephemeris time option can be used to compare the data of Maitreya with standard ephemeris data, e.g. Rosicrucian Ephemeris.
It is recommended to use UT for astrological calculations. ET option is a research feature.
Difference between normal and topocentric coordinates can be up to 1 degree for the Moon. So this option has big influence e.g. on Dasa calculations.
Note: The software only takes into account the longitude and latitude of the birth place. The altitude of the location is neglected. This may give an error of about 2 seconds of arc.
The difference between apparent and true positions is quite small.
Most astrologers (and ephemerids) use apparent positions.
Installation steps are
Precision of Moshier ephemeris is about 1 second of arc. The ephemeris covers the time interval from 3000 BC to 3000 AD.
Data files can be downloaded from Astrodienst Zürich. The data files have time intervals of 600 years each. Maximum time of validity is from 5401 BC to 5399 AD.
The URL of the download directory is ftp://ftp.astro.com/pub/swisseph/ephe/.
| Time Range | Planetary File | Moon File | Asteroid File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5401 BC - 4802 BC | seplm54.se1 | semom54.se1 | seasm54.se1 |
| 4801 BC - 4202 BC | seplm48.se1 | semom48.se1 | seasm48.se1 |
| 4201 BC - 3602 BC | seplm42.se1 | semom42.se1 | seasm42.se1 |
| 3601 BC - 3002 BC | seplm36.se1 | semom36.se1 | seasm36.se1 |
| 3001 BC - 2402 BC | seplm30.se1 | semom30.se1 | seasm30.se1 |
| 2401 BC - 1802 BC | seplm24.se1 | semom24.se1 | seasm24.se1 |
| 1801 BC - 1202 BC | seplm18.se1 | semom18.se1 | seasm18.se1 |
| 1201 BC - 602 BC | seplm12.se1 | semom12.se1 | seasm12.se1 |
| 601 BC - 2 BC | seplm06.se1 | semom06.se1 | seasm06.se1 |
| 1 BC - 599 AD | sepl_00.se1 | semo_00.se1 | seas_00.se1 |
| 600 AD - 1199 AD | sepl_06.se1 | semo_06.se1 | seas_06.se1 |
| 1200 AD - 1799 AD | sepl_12.se1 | semo_12.se1 | seas_12.se1 |
| 1800 AD - 2399 AD | sepl_18.se1 | semo_18.se1 | seas_18.se1 |
| 2400 AD - 2999 AD | sepl_24.se1 | semo_24.se1 | seas_24.se1 |
| 3000 AD - 3599 AD | sepl_30.se1 | semo_30.se1 | seas_30.se1 |
| 3600 AD - 4199 AD | sepl_36.se1 | semo_36.se1 | seas_36.se1 |
| 4200 AD - 4799 AD | sepl_42.se1 | semo_42.se1 | seas_42.se1 |
| 4800 AD - 5399 AD | sepl_48.se1 | semo_48.se1 | seas_48.se1 |
Reference data are
Abbreviations
The following examples configurations are calculated vs. compared with reference sources
| Number | Sun's position | Moon's position | ST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 09'11.765" Cp | 02 24'58.017" Cp | 06:40:45 |
| 2 | 10 09'11.882" Cp | 02 24'59.376" Cp | 06:40:45 |
| 3 | 10 09'12" Cp | 02 25'00" Cp | 06:40:45 |
| 4 | 10 09'32.613" Cp | 02 24'58.751" Cp | 06:40:45 |
| 5 | 10 09'32.616" Cp | 02 24'59.234" Cp | 06:40:45 |
| 6 | 10 09'32.61" Cp | 02 24'59.23" Cp | 06:40:45 |
| 7 | 10 09'11.578" Cp | 02 33'05.018" Cp | 06:40:45 |
If we calculate the same chart e.g. with Lahiri and Raman Ayanamsa, we can get a difference in Vimsottari Dasa balance of 2 years, Kalachakra Dasa will be completely different, and Shastiamsa charts will have no common planetary positions.
There are different opinions about the correct Ayanamsa. The main stream versions of Ayanamsa in Vedic astrology differ about 1:30 degrees. This section exposes the most important versions of Ayanamsa, compares them and gives examples for the effects on Dasa balance.
| Section | Contents |
|---|---|
| Astronomical Basics | Constants for Ayanamsas and their values for standard Ayanamsa like Lahiri, Raman etc. |
| Custom Periods | Definition of custom periods, i.e. of Ayanamsas with fixed offsets and extraordinary ones |
| Examples | Examples showing the influence of Ayanamsa definition on astrological items like Dasa balance. |
This kind of zodiac is called tropical or in sanskrit sayana. Tropical zodiac plays only a small role in Vedic astrology; 99% of calculations depend on the sidereal zodiac. This kind of zodiac has the reference point in the stars. The point 0 Aries is interpreted as the beginning of the sign Aries (or the Nakshatra Aswini) in the sky.
Ayanamsa is the difference between tropical and sidereal zodiac. The actual value is about 23:56, i.e. this value must be deducted from the tropical longitude of each planet to get the sidereal longitude.
There is a movement of the vernal point compared with the stars. The speed of the movement (called precession) is given by Jet Propulsion Laboratoy (Nasa) as
Assumed that the precession is always constant, we get a total period of 25771.4021 years. The tolerance of +-0.04 arcsec/cty implies that the correct value must be between 25771.197 and 25771.716 years.
But we may get a different period if the precession is not constant and has long term fluctuations.
Reference date (called t0) can be any date, most Ayanamsas refer to Jan 1 1900.
Reference Ayanamsa (called ayan_t0) is the Ayanamsa value at the reference date
(e.g. 22:27:37.76 degrees for Lahiri Ayanamsa and Jan 1 1900).
Differences between standard Ayanamsas can be measured in t0 and ayan_t0. The following table gives these values for some standard Ayanamsas. The values are taken from swiss ephemeris. These values for Lahiri, Raman and Krishnamurti are also the built-in defaults of Maitreya.
| Name | t0 (JD) | t0 (Date) | ayan_t0 | ayan_t0 (Deg) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahiri (Chitra Paksha) | 2415020.0 | 1900 Jan 0.5 | 22.46047 | 22:27:37.7 | Spica (Chitra) at 0 Libra |
| De Luce | 2415020.0 | 1900 Jan 0.5 | 26.41305 | 26:24:46.98 | Zeta Piscium (Revati) |
| Raman | 2415020.0 | 1900 Jan 0.5 | 21.01444 | 21:00:52 | Calculation of B.V. Raman |
| Ushashashi | 2415020.0 | 1900 Jan 0.5 | 18.66096 | 18:39:39.46 | Unknown |
| Krishnamurti | 2415020.0 | 1900 Jan 0.5 | 22.363889 | 22:21:50 | Calculation of Krishnamurti |
| Djwhal Khool | 2415020.0 | 1900 Jan 0.5 | 26.9630976 | 26:57:47.15 | Ingress of vernal point into Aquarius in 2117 AD |
| Sri Yukteswar | 2415020.0 | 1900 Jan 0.5 | 21.082222 | 21:04:56 | The Holy Science (see below) |
| JN Bhasin | 2415020.0 | 1900 Jan 0.5 | 21.365556 | 21:21:56 | Unknown |
| Fagan-Bradley | 2433282.5 | 1950 Jan 1 | 24.04204 | 24:02:31.36 | Spica (Chitra) at 29:06:05 Virgo |
This model guides to a period of 25771 years until the vernal point returns to its initial point. But this number can be wrong if the motion of the vernal point has long term fluctuations. Such an effect may be caused by unknown galatical phenomenons or fluctuations in gravitational fields.
Standard configuration of custom Ayanamsa is based upon a reference value at a given date (normally Jan 01 1990 = 2415020.5).
According to the Holy Science the period for the movement of the vernal point is 24,000 years.
Sri Yukteswarji combines the movement of the vernal point with the theory of the Yugas. According to his view Kali Yuga's duration is 2400 years (ascending and descending each 1200), and the start of ascending Kali Yuga begins when the vernal point is 0 Aries. Dwapara Yuga follows and has double duration, each Treta Yuga has 3600 years and each Satya Yuga 4800 years.
Therefore we have the sequence of Yugas shown in the table below.
| Yuga | Duration (Years) | Vernal Point (Start) | Vernal Point (End) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kali (ascending) | 1200 | 00 Aries | 12 Pisces |
| Dwapara (ascending) | 2400 | 12 Pisces | 06 Aquarius |
| Treta (ascending) | 3600 | 06 Aquarius | 18 Scorpio |
| Satya (ascending) | 4800 | 18 Scorpio | 00 Libra |
| Satya (descending) | 4800 | 00 Libra | 18 Cancer |
| Treta (descending) | 3600 | 18 Cancer | 24 Taurus |
| Dwapara (descending) | 2400 | 24 Taurus | 18 Aries |
| Kali (descending) | 1200 | 18 Aries | 00 Aries |
| Total | 24,000 |
Disadvantage of this method is that long term predictions are not correct because the period is wrong.
Disadvantage of the method is that the actual true movement of the vernal point is neglected.
The current precession is too slow to get a period of 24,000 years. So it must be near a minimum. The speed must grow in later periods to get the desired total period.
Possible positions for the minimum could be the point 0 Aries or the point in opposite to the supergalactic center (i.e. around 26 Pisces).
Investigations regarding long term Ayanamsa can be made taking old sources that rely on chitra paksha (i.e. Lahiri) ayanamsa. Most contemporary authors do not rely on old sources and pretend that they are not correctly calculated.
Reference is the chart of His Holyness the 14th Dalai Lama, born Jul 06 1935 11:45 AM local time in Chinghai/Kohonor/Tibet (29:43N, 91:41E).
The Rasi chart is given below.
Loss of residence is indicated by Moon and Venus in 12th house aspected by strong retrograde Saturn, Rahu in 4 and Sun (lord of 12) afflicted by Ketu in 10.
The calculation for Vimsottari Dasa can be seen in the table below.
| Ayanamsa | Moon's Position | Balance at Birth | Start of Moon Dasa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lahiri | 20:37:01 Leo | Venus 9Y 0M 26D | August 01 1950 |
| Krishnamurti | 20:42:48 Leo | Venus 8Y 11M 4D | June 09 1950 |
| Raman | 22:03:46 Leo | Venus 6Y 10M 26D | June 01 1948 |
Lahiri Ayanamsa has Moon/Venus Antardasa from June 1958 until the end of January 1960 (similar Krishnamurti). Raman Ayanamsa has Mars/Rahu in 1959.
There was Manduka gati during the step of Kalachakra from Cancer to Virgo.
This is a severe affliction. Moreover Virgo is occupied by Mars, and the planets in the 12th house give inauspicious influence during the jump.
Jataka Parijata (adhyaya 17, Sloka 95) gives the following interpretation of Manduka Gati in Kalachakra Dasa.
The calculation of the Moon's longitude and Virgo Kalachakra Dasa according to different Ayanamsas is given in the table below.
| Ayanamsa | Moon's Position | Start of Virgo Dasa |
|---|---|---|
| Lahiri | 20:37:01 Leo | October 11 1954 |
| Krishnamurti | 20:42:48 Leo | April 25 1952 |
| Raman | 22:03:46 Leo | November 26 2000 |
Virgo Kalachakra dasa matches in Lahiri and KP Ayanamsa. Lahiri Ayanamsa gives for 1959 Antardasas of Aquarius (afflicted by Saturn) and Capricorn (Deha of the chart, therefore causing bodily pain).
Raman Ayanamsa shows Pisces Dasa from 1949 to 1959, preceded by Simhavalokana from Scorpio to Pisces.
Rolle der Planeten - Sonne - MC - Mond
Transits etc.
TODO finde den Begriff. Transit, Progression und Arc Methods Dynamical oder alles unter transit.
| Name | Rule | Average Speed |
|---|---|---|
| Solar Arc | Sunp; - Sunr | 1 deg/year |
| Lunar Arc | Moonp; - Moonr | 1 deg/month |
| Meridian Arc | MCp; - MCr | 1 deg/day |
| Type | Signification |
|---|---|
| Transits | Running planets at transit date |
| Directions | Key is "1 year = 1 day". The difference of transit date and birth date must be divided by the year length. So directions are the transit dates at that specific date. |
| Solar Arc | This is a shifted mode. Solar position must be calculated for directions ( 1 year = 1 day). difference of progressive Sun and and Sun at birth time will be the reference arc. All objects are shifted by this arc. |
| Reverse Solar Arc | Same as Solar Arc, but in reverse order. |
| Shifted Gravitation Point | |
| Shifted Meridian | |
| Lunar Arc | |
| Constant Arc |
The order from strongest to weakest is
| Planet | Own Signs | Exaltation | Debilation | Moolatrikona |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 10 Aries | 10 Libra | 0-20 Leo |
| Moon | Cancer | 3 Taurus | 3 Scorpio | 4-30 Taurus |
| Mars | Aries, Scorpio | 28 Capricorn | 28 Cancer | 0-12 Aries |
| Mercury | Gemini, Virgo | 15 Virgo | 15 Pisces | 16-20 Virgo |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius, Pisces | 5 Cancer | 5 Capricorn | 0-10 Sagittarius |
| Venus | Libra | 27 Pisces | 27 Virgo | 0-15 Libra |
| Saturn | Capricorn, Aquarius | 20 Libra | 20 Aries | 0-20 Aquarius |
The natural (or permanent) friendships of the planets are
| Planet ↓ | Relationships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | Inimical | Neutral | |||
| Sun | Moon, Jupiter, Mars | Venus, Saturn | Mercury | ||
| Moon | Sun, Mercury | - | Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn | ||
| Mars | Sun, Moon, Jupiter | Mercury | Venus, Saturn | ||
| Mercury | Sun, Venus | Moon | Mars, Jupiter, Saturn | ||
| Jupiter | Sun, Moon, Mars | Mercury, Venus | Saturn | ||
| Venus | Mercury, Saturn | Sun, Moon | Mars, Jupiter | ||
| Saturn | Mercury, Venus | Sun, Moon, Mars | Jupiter | ||
Examples:
Example:
Jupiter in Pisces and Moon in Virgo are temporary enemies because they are mutually in the 7th house.
Remark:
There are different opinions about calculation of temporary friends in higher Varga charts (e.g. Navamsa)
| Permanent | Temporary | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Friend | Friend | Best Friend |
| Neutral | Friend | Friend |
| Friend | Enemy | Neutral |
| Enemy | Friend | Neutral |
| Neutral | Enemy | Enemy |
| Enemy | Enemy | Sworn Enemy |
There are 16 classical Vargas described in Parasara Hora Shastra. Several other Vargas are described in Jaimini Sutra.
Each Varga has a positive number as its division. So Rasi is the Varga of division 1 (D-1), Navamsa is the division of type 9 (D-9), etc.
The names, divisions and main significations (according to Parasara) are listed in the table below.
| Name | Division | Main Signification |
|---|---|---|
| Rasi | 1 | Physique |
| Hora | 2 | Wealth |
| Drekkana | 3 | Coborn |
| Chaturtamsa (Turyamsa) | 4 | Fortunes |
| Saptamansa | 7 | Children |
| Navamsa | 9 | Marriage |
| Dasamsa | 10 | Power and Position |
| Dvadasamsa | 12 | Parents |
| Shodasamsa (Kalamsa) | 16 | Conveyances |
| Vimsamsa | 20 | Worship |
| Chaturvimsamsa | 24 | Learning |
| Bhamsa (Saptavimsamsa) | 27 | Strength and Weakness |
| Trimsamsa | 30 | Evils |
| Khavedamsa (Chatvarimsamsa) | 40 | Auspicous and Inauspicious Effects |
| Akshavedamsa | 45 | General Indications |
| Shastiamsa | 60 | General Indications |
It is likely that other Vargas (like Nadi D-108) will be supported in the future.
| Position | Strength in Points |
|---|---|
| Exaltation Sign | 20 |
| Moolatrikona Sign | 20 |
| Own Sign | 20 |
| Very Friendly Sign (Adhi Mitra) | 18 |
| Friendly Sign (Mitra) | 15 |
| Neutral (Sama) | 10 |
| Enemy (Satru) | 7 |
| Sworn Enemy (Adhi Satru) | 5 |
| Debilation (Neecha) | 0 |
| Planet | Cancer | Leo |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Mars, Jupiter | 0 | 20 |
| Mercury | 20 | 20 |
| Moon, Venus, Saturn | 20 | 0 |
Remark: Parasara (7/13) gives more detailed evaluations based upon the planetary positions in the beginning, middle or end of a Hora. But these rules cannot be applied to higher Varga charts.
Each Varga has a weight. The sum of possible points is always 20.
| Name | Division | Shad Varga | Sapta Varga | Dasa Varga | Shodasa Varga |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasi | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3.5 |
| Hora | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 |
| Drekkana | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 |
| Chaturtamsa | 4 | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Saptamansa | 7 | - | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Navamsa | 9 | 5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3 |
| Dasamsa | 10 | - | - | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Dvadasamsa | 12 | 2 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Shodasamsa | 16 | - | - | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| Vimsamsa | 20 | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Chaturvimsamsa | 24 | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Bhamsa | 27 | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Trimsamsa | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Khavedamsa | 40 | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Akshavedamsa | 45 | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| Shastiamsa | 60 | - | - | 5 | 4 |
| Sum | - | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
See the table below.
| Friendly Divisions | Name |
|---|---|
| 2 | Parijata |
| 3 | Uttama |
| 4 | Gopura |
| 5 | Simhasana |
| 6 | Paravata |
| 7 | Devaloka |
| 8 | Brahmaloka |
| 9 | Sakravahana |
| 10 | Sridhama |
The subsections of this section are
| Section | Contents |
|---|---|
| Hora Meanings | Describes the interpretations |
| Lords | Astrological hour, day, month an year |
| Calculcation | Mathematical details |
This is also the meaning of the Hora explained below.
Day stands for the Sun, night stands for the Moon. The Sun rules the 12 zodiacal signs. The Moon rules the 27 Nakshatras.
So Hora is the science that deals with the 12 Rasis. That's what Saravali is about. There is no discussion of Nakshatras in that scipture.
Parasara explains the meaning of Hora in the illustrious Hora Shastra (3-7) as
So Hora is the science of Grahas (planets) in Rasis (zodiacal signs).
The first sublord of the day is the weekday lord, i.e. the first Hora after sunrise is assigned to that lord.
The order of the sublords is relative to their period in descending order, see the table below.
| Sublord | Approx. Period |
|---|---|
| Saturn | 29.46 Years |
| Jupiter | 11.86 Years |
| Mars | 1.88 Years |
| Sun | 1 Year |
| Venus | 0.62 Years |
| Mercury | 0.24 Years |
| Moon | 27.32 Days |
The list is cyclic, i.e. the next period after the Moon's period is assigned to Saturn.
| Day | Lord |
|---|---|
| Sunday | Sun |
| Monday | Moon |
| Tuesday | Mars |
| Wednesday | Mercury |
| Thursday | Jupiter |
| Friday | Venus |
| Saturday | Saturn |
| No. | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Inverse | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hora | Sat | Jup | Mar | Sun | Ven | Mer | Moo | 3 | Natural Period (inverse) |
| 2 | Dina | Sun | Moo | Mar | Mer | Jup | Ven | Sat | 5 | Days of the week |
| 3 | Masa | Moo | Mer | Ven | Sun | Mar | Jup | Sat | 1 | Natural Period |
| 4 | Varsha | Sun | Mer | Sat | Mar | Ven | Moo | Jup | 6 | Days of the week (inverse) |
| 5 | - | Sat | Ven | Jup | Mer | Mar | Moo | Sun | 2 | - |
| 6 | - | Jup | Moo | Ven | Mar | Sat | Mer | Sun | 4 | - |
For the day: Sun - Venus - Mercury - Moon - Saturn - Jupiter - Mars - Sun - Venus - Mercury - Moon - Saturn (12)
For the night: Jupiter - Mars - Sun - Venus - Mercury - Moon - Saturn - Jupiter - Mars - Sun - Venus - Mercury (12)
where the planets are in their natural order (Sun .. Saturn), i.e. zero is the Sun, 1 is Moon etc.
Example: The year 2004 yields
(2004+3) * 3 = 6021, divided by 7 yields 1. So Moon is the lord of the year.
The table below gives examples for Varsha lords of several years.
| Lord | Examples Years |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1999, 2006 |
| Mercury | 2000, 2007 |
| Saturn | 2001, 2008 |
| Mars | 2002, 2009 |
| Venus | 2003, 2010 |
| Moon | 2004, 2011 |
| Jupiter | 2005, 2012 |
where January is 1 and the planets are again in their natural order (Sun .. Saturn).
Example: November 2006 yields
(12*2006 + 11 +6) * 2 = 48178, divided by 7 yields 4. So Jupiter is the lord of the month.
The table bellow gives examples for Year lords of several years.
| Lord | Examples Months |
|---|---|
| Moon | Jan 2007 |
| Mercury | Feb 2007 |
| Venus | Mar 2007 |
| Sun | Apr 2007 |
| Mars | May 2007 |
| Jupiter | Jun 2007 |
| Saturn | Jul 2007 |
Subsections are
| Section | Contents |
|---|---|
| Constellations | Names and astronomical properties of Nakshatras |
| Nakshatra Basics | Basic Use Cases |
| Nakshatra Effects | Effects of Nakshatras according to Brihat Jataka |
Nevertheless it is written that there are 28 Nakashatras, but the 28th (Abhijit) is hidden in Kali Yuga. So methods that use the 28 Nakshatra system are supposed to be very old. Most important of these is Sarvatobhadra.
Nakshatras have a span of 13°20', so a Pada is 3°20' - which is the span of Navamsa, too. Navamsa and Nakshatra Pada are the same.
Navamsa is the bridge between zodiac (Sun) and the stars (Moon). This is a deeper reason why the Navamsa chart is so closely related to partnership and marriage.
| No. | Nakshatras | Lord | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aswini, Magha, Moola | Ketu | 7 |
| 2 | Bharani, Poorvaphalguni, Poorvashadha | Venus | 20 |
| 3 | Krittika, Uttaraphalguni, Uttarashadha | Sun | 6 |
| 4 | Rohini, Hasta, Sravana | Moon | 10 |
| 5 | Mrigasira, Chitra, Dhanista | Mars | 7 |
| 6 | Ardra, Swati, Satabhisha | Rahu | 18 |
| 7 | Punarvasu, Visakha, Poorvabhadra | Jupiter | 16 |
| 8 | Pushyami, Anuradha, Uttarabhadra | Saturn | 19 |
| 9 | Aslesha, Jyeshta, Revati | Mercury | 17 |
| Name of Nakshatra | Number |
|---|---|
| Janma (birth) | 1 |
| Karmaksha | 10 |
| Sanghatika | 16 |
| Samudayika | 18 |
| Adhana | 19 |
| Vinasana | 23 |
| Jati | 25 |
| Desa | 26 |
| Abhisheka | 27 |
| No. | Nakashtra Name | From | To | Fixed Star (lat.) | Name of Star |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aswini | 0°00' Aries | 13°20' Aries | β Arietis | Sheratan |
| 2 | Bharani | 13°20' Aries | 26°40' Aries | 35 (41) Arietis | |
| 3 | Krittika | 26°40' Aries | 10°00' Taurus | η Tauri (Plejades) | Alcyone |
| 4 | Rohini | 10°00' Taurus | 23°20' Taurus | η Tauri | Aldebaran |
| 5 | Mrigasira | 23°20' Taurus | 6°40' Gemini | λ Orionis | Mintaka |
| 6 | Ardra | 6°40' Gemini | 20°00' Gemini | α Orionis | Betelgeuse |
| 7 | Punarvasu | 20°00' Gemini | 3°20' Cancer | β Geminorum | Pollux |
| 8 | Pushyami | 3°20' Cancer | 16°40' Cancer | δ Cancri | Asellus Australis |
| 9 | Aslesha | 16°40' Cancer | 30°00' Cancer | ε Hydrae | |
| 10 | Makha | 0°00' Leo | 13°20' Leo | α Leonis | Regulus |
| 11 | Purva Phalguni | 13°20' Leo | 26°40' Leo | δ Leonis | Zozma |
| 12 | Uttara Phalguni | 26°40' Leo | 10°00' Virgo | β Leonis | Denebola |
| 13 | Hasta | 10°00' Virgo | 23°20' Virgo | δ Corvi | Algorab |
| 14 | Chittra | 23°20' Virgo | 6°40' Libra | α Virginis | Spica |
| 15 | Svati | 6°40' Libra | 20°00' Libra | α Bootis | Arcturus |
| 16 | Vishakha | 20°00' Libra | 3°20' Scorpio | α² Librae | Zuben El Genubi |
| 17 | Anuradha | 3°20' Scorpio | 16°40' Scorpio | δ Scorpionis | Dschubba |
| 18 | Jyeshta | 16°40' Scorpio | 30°00' Scorpio | α Scorpionis | Antares |
| 19 | Mula | 0°00' Sagittarius | 13°20' Sagittarius | λ Scorpionis | Shaula |
| 20 | Purva Shadha | 13°20' Sagittarius | 26°40' Sagittarius | δ Sagittarii | Kaus Australis |
| 21 | Uttara Shadha | 26°40' Sagittarius | 10°00' Capricorn | ζ (σ) Sagittarii | Nunki |
| 22 | Sravana | 10°00' Capricorn | 23°20' Capricorn | α Aquilae | Altair |
| 23 | Dhanista | 23°20' Capricorn | 6°40' Aquarius | β (α) Delphini | Svalochin |
| 24 | Satabhish | 6°40' Aquarius | 20°00' Aquarius | λ Aquarii | |
| 25 | Purva Bhadra | 20°00' Aquarius | 3°20' Pisces | α (β) Pegasi | Scheat |
| 26 | Uttara Bhadra | 3°20' Pisces | 16°40' Pisces | γ Pegasi | Algenib |
| 27 | Revati | 16°40' Pisces | 30°00' Pisces | ζ Piscium |
The rule is
| No. | Nakashtra Name | From | To | Fixed Star (lat.) | Name of Star |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Uttara Shadha | 26°40' Sagittarius | 6°40' Capricorn | ζ (σ) Sagittarii | Nunki |
| 22 | Abhijit | 6°40' Capricorn | 10°53'20'' Capricorn | α (ε, ζ) Lyrae | Vega |
| 23 | Sravana | 10°53'20'' Capricorn | 23°20' Capricorn | α Aquilae | Altair |
Nakshatra Dasas (like Vimsottari) use the position of the Moon to calculate the Mahadasas, Antardasas at birth time. This is known as one of the most fruitful attempts in Vedic astrology.
K.P. astrology tries to generalize this attempt. Not only the Moon, but all planets are taken into account. So all planets (including house cusps) are treated like the Moon, and their corresponding lords and sublords are calculated. These lords play an important role in K.P. chart interpretation.
But the approach of K.P. lords can be extended to all Nakshatra Dasas. So we can get K.P. lords for Yogini and other Dasas, too.
This research feature is included in Maitreya, see the General Views/Text View or the Other Astrological Views/Ephemeris View page.
Special attention should be spent to the lords of planets that are not included in the resp. Dasa. E.g. Ketu is not included in Yogini Dasa, so his lords may be interresting indicators for Moksha during Yogini periods.
The rules are given below.
| Name | Calculation Rule | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| Dhuma | Sun + 4 signs 13:20 | - |
| Vyatipata | 12 signs - Dhuma | - |
| Parivesha | Vyatipata + 6 signs | - |
| Chapa | 12 signs - Parivesha | Other name: Indra Dhanus |
| Upaketu | Chapa + 16:40 | Other name: Ketu |
Accordingly the night time (i.e. time from sunset to next sunrise) is divided into eight parts, and the first portion is assigned to the 5th lord of the weekday.
Each of these parts can be assigned to a Kala Vela. Default assignements are: the portion of the Sun ist Kala, Mars is the lord of Mrityu, Jupiter lords Yama Ghantaka, Mercury rules Ardha Prahara and Saturn rules Gulika. Moon and Venus have no Kala Vela portion. Some people say that Mandi is identical to Gulika, others say that Gulika lords the eight portion.
Moreover the portion of the rising part plays an important role: the exact point of the Kala Velas in the zodiac can be the beginning, the middle or the end of the corresponding portion. Most astrologers take the beginning of the parts as reference for calculation.
The zodiacal point of the Kala Velas is the ascending point at the time of the corresponding portion.
The rules are summarized in the table below.
| Name | Default Lord | Default Portion | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kala | Sun | Beginning | - |
| Mrityu | Mars | Beginning | - |
| Ardhaprahara | Mercury | Beginning | - |
| Yamaghantaka | Jupiter | Beginning | - |
| Gulika | Saturn | Beginning | - |
| Mandi | Saturn/Eight Portion | None | Middle of Saturn's portion, middle (or beginning) of 8th etc. |
The configuration has 3 parts:
Graha and Sputa Drishti are based upon the same rules. These rules will be explained in the following sub sections.
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Basics | Common basics of Graha and Sputa Drishti |
| Sphuta Drishti | Calculation of Sputa Drishti |
| Houses | Zodiacal Degrees | Strength | Exceptions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | 180° | 100% | - |
| 4th and 8th | 90° and 210° | 75% | Mars has 100% strength |
| 5th and 9th | 120° and 240° | 50% | Jupiter has 100% strength |
| 3th and 10th | 60° and 270° | 25% | Saturn has 100% strength |
Advantage of Graha drishti are simple calculation and the fact that it can be applied to all higher Varga charts.
The value of the aspect is always between 0 and 60 Virupas.
The rules for calculation are summarized in the table below
| Angle (a) | General Rule | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 30-60 | (a - 30 ) / 2 | - | - | (a - 30 ) * 2 |
| 60-90 | a - 45 | - | - | 45 + (90 - a) / 2 |
| 90-120 | 30 + (120 - a) / 2 | 45 + (a - 90) / 2 | 45 + (a - 90) / 2 | - |
| 120-150 | 150 - a | 2 * (150 - a) | 2 * (150 - a) | - |
| 150-180 | 2 * (150 - a) | - | - | - |
| 180-210 | (300 - a) / 2 | 60 | - | - |
| 210-240 | (300 - a) / 2 | 270 - a | 45 + (a - 210 ) / 2 | - |
| 240-270 | (300 - a) / 2 | - | 15 + 2 * ( 270 - a ) / 3 | a - 210 |
| 270-330 | (300 - a) / 2 | - | - | 2 * (300 - a) |
| 330-360 | 0 | - | - | - |
Eight Karakas are defined
| No. | Karaka Name | Signification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atma Karaka | Self |
| 2 | Amatya Karaka | 2nd Karaka for self |
| 3 | Bhratru Karaka | Coborn |
| 4 | Matru Karaka | Mother |
| 5 | Pitru Karaka | Father |
| 6 | Putra Karaka | Offspring |
| 7 | Gnati Karaka | Relatives |
| 8 | Stree or Dara Karaka | Spouse and husband |
Rahu is always considered in reverse manner: the order of Rahu depends upon the distance from the end of his sign because Rahu is a regrograde planet.
Special Arudhas are
Example: Second house is Capricorn, Saturn is in Pisces. So the distance from the underlying house (Cp) to Saturn is 3 signs. Count 3 signs from Pisces, so Taurus will be the Arudha of the second house.
So Rahu must be taken as lord of Aquarius if Rahu is stronger than Saturn. Same for Ketu: Ketu is the lord of Scorpio if Ketu is stronger than Mars.
Rule: if the lord of the house is in the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house, 4 houses must be deducted from the result.
This rule can be configured in the configuration dialog (vedic calculation tab) of Maitreya.
Most Jaimini astrologers do not follow this rule.
This chapter is not an introduction to Dasas. It is meant as comprehensive summary of their main properties and calculation basics.
Kalachakra Dasa is described in a separate chapter.
Other Dasas are more difficult to use and often have conditions for their applicability. Beginners should not use these Dasas until they have enough experience in Dasa prediction (through Vimsottari, etc.). Details can be found if you follow the links.
| Section | Contents |
|---|---|
| Dasa Balance | How to calculate Dasa balance at birth time. |
| Vimsottari Dasa | Description of Vimsottari and some general notes about Nakshatra Dasas. |
| Yogini Dasa | Famous Dasa, frequently used in North India. |
| Special Nakshatra Dasas | Describes conditional Dasas of Parasara. |
| Combination of Dasas | How to combine different Dasas. |
We give examples for Vimsottari Dasa. Other dasas may be calculated in a similar way.
There are two methods.
We must know the time of entry into birth Nakshatra and the time of entry to the next Nakshatra. The time of birth has to be taken as proportional value in relation to the total time the Moon spends in the birth Nakshatra.
So, let's say birth time is tb, entry time is t1, entry time to next Nakshatra is t2.
The balance b can be calculated with the formula
b = ( tb - t1 ) / ( t2 - t1)
This value must be between 0 and 1 (0 if the birth takes place near the beginning of the Nakshatra, etc). This value must be multiplied by the total time of the first Mahadasa to get the elapsed time.
Example
Male birth at July 6 1935, 11:45 AM local mean time. Location Chinghai/Kohonor Tibet, longitude 91:41:00 E, latitude 29:43:00 N. Universal time of birth is 5:38:16AM.
Moon's position is 20 37'00" leo (Lahiri Ayanamsa). Birth Nakshatra is Purvaphalguni. First Mahadasa is Venus.
Entry time of Moon into Purvaphalguni is Jul 05 14:52:14 UT.
Entry time of Moon into Uttaraphalguni is Jul 06 17:54:04 UT.
We get the equation
b = ( Jul 6 1935 5:38:16 - Jul 05 14:52:14 ) / ( Jul 06 17:54:04 - Jul 05 14:52:14 ) = 0.54631589
The Dasa balance at birth time is therefore 10 years, 11 months and 3.5 days.
The second Mahadasa (Sun) will begin on Aug 1 1944 8:49:08 UT.
The Dasa balance is calculated according to the longitude of the Moon in the birth Nakshatra at the time of birth.
Let the longitude of the Moon in birth chart be lb, start of Nakshatra l1, end of birth Nakshatra l2,
The balance b can be calculated with the formula
b = ( lb - l1 ) / ( l2 - l1 ) = ( lb - l1 ) / 13:20:00
Again this value must be multiplied by the total time of the Mahadasa to get the elapsed time.
Example
Again male birth with Moon's position at 20 37'00" leo (140:37:00).
Start of Nakshatra is 13:20:00 Leo (133:20).
The formula yields
b = ( 140:37:00 - 133:20:00 ) / 13:20:00 = 0.54625
This value has to multiplied by 20 (total period for Venus). So the elapsed time is 10 years 11 months 3 days.
The rest of the Dasa will take 9 years 0 months 27 days. So the second Mahadasa (Sun) will begin on Aug 1 1944 04:52:15 UT.
Remark This example shows only a smooth difference of results. But the difference between these two methods may be larger, say 2-3 days.
This Dasa is extensively described in Parasara Hora Shastra and is called the supreme Dasa of Vedic astrology (together with Kalachakra).
It is a strange fact that some supreme classical texts (Saravali, Brihat Jataka) do not mention this Dasa at all.
Vimsottari is a Nakshatra Dasa that is based upon the position of the Moon in her Lunar mansion. Each Nakshatra has a planet (or Node) as its lord. There are in total 9 lords.
Each of the lords has a fixed period of influence. The total period is of 120 years. Calculation of Dasa balance is described in the chapter above.
The basic rules for this Dasa are given in the next table.
| Dasa Lord | Duration (Years) | Nakshatras |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | 6 | 3, 12, 21 |
| Moon | 10 | 4, 13, 22 |
| Mars | 7 | 5, 14, 23 |
| Rahu | 18 | 6, 15, 24 |
| Jupiter | 16 | 7, 16, 25 |
| Saturn | 19 | 8, 17, 26 |
| Mercury | 17 | 9, 18, 27 |
| Ketu | 7 | 1, 10, 19 |
| Venus | 20 | 2, 11, 20 |
| Sum | 120 |
Example: The Moon's Dasa is of 10 years. Each Antardasa contributes the same proportional value as indicated by the portion of the Mahadasas.
So Moon/Moon will be of 10 * 10/120 years = 10 months.
Moon/Mars will be of 10 * 7/120 years = 0 years 7 months, etc.
It is (similar to Vimsottari) a Nakshatra Dasa that is based upon the position of the Moon in her Lunar mansion.
Each Nakshatra is assigned to a Yogini. Each Yogini has a corresponding planet or Node. There are in total 8 Yoginis. Ketu does not play a role in this Dasa. The total period of Yogini Dasa is 36 years.
The rules for this Dasa are given in the table below.
| Yogini | Dasa Lord | Duration (Years) | Nakshatras |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mangala | Moon | 1 | 6, 14, 22 |
| Pingala | Sun | 2 | 7, 15, 23 |
| Dhanya | Jupiter | 3 | 8, 16, 24 |
| Bhramari | Mars | 4 | 1, 9, 17, 25 |
| Bhadrika | Mercury | 5 | 2, 10, 18, 26 |
| Ulka | Saturn | 6 | 3, 11, 19, 27 |
| Siddha | Venus | 7 | 4, 12, 20 |
| Shankata | Rahu | 8 | 5, 13, 21 |
| Sum | 36 |
We give a summary of Yogini influences
| Yogini | Dasa Lord | Dignity | Signification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mangala | Moon | Benefic | Sucess, prosperity |
| Pingala | Sun | Malefic | Diseases, suffering. Troubles, worries. |
| Dhanya | Jupiter | Benefic | Prosperity, favours. |
| Bhramari | Mars | Malefic | Travels, displacement. Possiblity of success abroad. |
| Bhadrika | Mercury | Benefic | Good results. Career, social status. |
| Ulka | Saturn | Malefic | Obstacles, delays. Grief. |
| Siddha | Venus | Benefic | Wealth, company of opposite sex. |
| Shankata | Rahu | Malefic | Loss, death, diseases. |
These Dasas have conditions for their applicability. So they are only applicable to specific charts.
Some of the conditions are quite restrictive, so the condition for Panchottari Dasa: Lagna and Dvadasamsa Lagna must be in Cancer, this condition matches only for 1/144 of the charts. Other conditions are not so restrictive.
The conditional Dasas are exposed in Parasara Hora Shastra.
| Name of Dasa | Conditions |
|---|---|
| Ashtottari | Rahu is not in Ascendant, Kendra or Trikona |
| Shodshottari | Ascendant in Hora of the Moon in dark half of the month, or Ascendant in Hora of the Sun in the bright half of the month |
| Dvadashottari | Ascendant is in the Navamsa of Venus. Or: Ascendant is in the Navamsa sign of Venus (Shukramsa). |
| Panchottari | Ascendant in Rasi and Dvadasamsa (D12) in Cancer |
| Shatabdika | Ascendant is Vargottama, i.e. Rasi and Navamsa Ascendant occupy the same sign. |
| Chaturashiti Sama | Lord of 10 in 10 |
| Dvisaptati Sama | Lord of Ascendant in 1 or 7 |
| Shat Trimshat Sama | Ascendant in Hora of the Sun for birth during the day, or Ascendant in Hora of Moon for night birth |
We show two possible approaches to get out of this problem.
It follows that one dasa's influence on a particular house just gives a hint that the indicated results may happen. Two such influences give a stronger hint, so the results are quite likely to happen. Three such influences make the astrologer sure that the events will take place.
But life is not so simple. Most charts have different (and contradictory) influences on the particular parts of the native's life. Moreover there may be different qualities of Dasa influences.
The scriptures give a quite unsatisfying answer to this question: they say that the results will be mixed.
Mixed results can mean this or that. Mixed influences on the 4th house can mean that the native's mother will die, he buys a new house and will have a severe accident with his car. Or it means that his mother is well disposed, his house burns down and he buys a new car.
The quantitative approach may be helpful in some cases, but cannot give us satisfying answers to the question of ambivalent influences. But so far we have assumed that all Dasas have the same character.
We give some hints regarding the three major Dasas.
Kalachakra determines the main streams of our lifes. This Dasa doesn't say much about the details of our life.
Hints for prediction are
The natural character of the planets is low (15%).
E.g. the influence of Ulka Yogini (Saturn) is difficult to handle even if Saturn is disposed well.
Kalachakra is (like Vimsottari and Yogini) a Nakshatra based Dasa that depends on the position of the Moon in her Nakshatra. But Kalachakra is the only Navamsa based Nakshatra dasa.
An important contemporary book on this subject is Sumeet Chugh's Yogini and Kalachakra Dasa.
| Section | Contents |
|---|---|
| Basics | Basic facts about this Dasa. |
| Motion of the Chakra | Explains how this Dasa moves through the zodiac. |
| The Four Chakras | Describes the fundamental chakras of Aswini, Bharani, Rohini and Mrigasira. |
| Explaining the Chakras | Tries to explain the underlying ideas of the chakras. |
| Balance at Birth Time | How to calculate the Dasa balance for a given nativity. |
| Antardasas | How to determine the Antardasas for a given nativity. |
| Cycles of the Chakra | Explains the movement of the chakra on Nakshatra and Savya/Apsavya changes. |
| Gatis (Jumps) | Explains the irregular movements like Manduka Gati, etc. |
| Appendix: Chakras | Gives a tabular summary of all available chakras. |
But there are fundamental differences between Kalachakra and other Nakshatra Dasas
There are two main step directions of the chakra: direct and reverse motion. The first is called Savya, the second is called Apsavya.
These groups are called
The table below shows how to map Nakshatras to the 4 chakras.
| Number | Nakshatra | Savya/Apsavya | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aswini | Savya | 1. Aswini |
| 2 | Bharani | Savya | 2. Bharani |
| 3 | Krittika | Savya | 1. Aswini |
| 4 | Rohini | Apsavya | 3. Rohini |
| 5 | Mrigasira | Apsavya | 4. Mrigasira |
| 6 | Ardra | Apsavya | 3. Rohini |
| 7 | Punarvasu | Savya | 1. Aswini |
| 8 | Pushyami | Savya | 2. Bharani |
| 9 | Aslesha | Savya | 1. Aswini |
| 10 | Magha | Apsavya | 3. Rohini |
| 11 | Purvaphalguni | Apsavya | 4. Mrigasira |
| 12 | Uttaraphalguni | Apsavya | 3. Rohini |
| 13 | Hasta | Savya | 1. Aswini |
| 14 | Chitra | Savya | 2. Bharani |
| 15 | Swati | Savya | 1. Aswini |
| 16 | Visakha | Apsavya | 3. Rohini |
| 17 | Anuradha | Apsavya | 4. Mrigasira |
| 18 | Jyeshta | Apsavya | 3. Rohini |
| 19 | Mula | Savya | 1. Aswini |
| 20 | Purvashadha | Savya | 2. Bharani |
| 21 | Uttarashadha | Savya | 1. Aswini |
| 22 | Sravana | Apsavya | 3. Rohini |
| 23 | Dhanista | Apsavya | 4. Mrigasira |
| 24 | Satabhisha | Apsavya | 3. Rohini |
| 25 | Purvabhadra | Savya | 1. Aswini |
| 26 | Uttarabhadra | Savya | 2. Bharani |
| 27 | Revati | Savya | 1. Aswini |
| Group | Subgroup | Nakshatras | Savya | 1. Aswini | Aswini, Krittika, Punarvasu, Aslesha, Hasta, Swati, Mula, Uttarashadha, Purvabhadra, Revati |
|---|---|---|
| Savya | 2. Bharani | Bharani, Pushyami, Chitra, Purvashadha, Uttarabhadra |
| Apsavya | 3. Rohini | Rohini, Ardra, Magha, Uttaraphalguni, Visakha, Jyeshta, Sravana, Satabhisha |
| Apsavya | 4. Mrigasira | Mrigasira, Purvaphalguni, Anuradha, Dhanista |
The table shows the Paramayus for Savya/Apsavya chakra depending on the Nakshatra Pada of the birth chart.
| Type/Years | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Savya Chakra | 100 | 85 | 83 | 86 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apsavya Chakra | 86 | 83 | 85 | 100 |
| Rasi | Lord | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Aries, Scorpio | Mars | 7 |
| Taurus, Libra | Venus | 16 |
| Gemini, Virgo | Mercury | 9 |
| Cancer | Moon | 21 |
| Leo | Sun | 5 |
| Sagittarius, Pisces | Jupiter | 10 |
| Capricorn, Aquarius | Saturn | 4 |
But Kalachakra is more complicated: there is a change of signs that depends on the ambiguity of the rasi lords.
Rule: signs having the same lords will be exchanged.
the same thing is shown in the table below. Reverse signs are shown in yellow.
| Step # | Lord | Direct Motion | Reverse Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mars | Aries | Scorpio |
| 2 | Venus | Taurus | Libra |
| 3 | Mercury | Gemini | Virgo |
| 4 | Moon | Cancer | Cancer |
| 5 | Sun | Leo | Leo |
| 6 | Mercury | Virgo | Gemini |
| 7 | Venus | Libra | Taurus |
| 8 | Mars | Scorpio | Aries |
| 9 | Jupiter | Sagittarius | Pisces |
| 10 | Saturn | Capricorn | Aquarius |
| 11 | Saturn | Aquarius | Capricorn |
| 12 | Jupiter | Pisces | Sagittarius |
| Navamsa of the Moon | Amsa in Savya | Amsa in Apsavya |
|---|---|---|
| Aries | Aries | Scorpio |
| Taurus | Taurus | Libra |
| Gemini | Gemini | Virgo |
| Cancer | Cancer | Cancer |
| Leo | Leo | Leo |
| Virgo | Virgo | Gemini |
| Libra | Libra | Taurus |
| Scorpio | Scorpio | Aries |
| Sagittarius | Sagittarius | Pisces |
| Capricorn | Capricorn | Aquarius |
| Aquarius | Aquarius | Capricorn |
| Pisces | Pisces | Sagittarius |
| Nakshatra | Pada | Rasi - Years of the Rasi | P Ayus | Deha | Jeeva | Amsa | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aswini Punarvasu Hasta Mula P Bhadra |
1st | Ari 7 |
Tau 16 |
Gem 9 |
Can 21 |
Leo 5 |
Vir 9 |
Lib 16 |
Sco 7 |
Sag 10 |
100 | Ari | Sag | Ari |
| 2rd | Cap 4 |
Aqu 4 |
Pis 10 |
Sco 7 |
Lib 16 |
Vir 9 |
Can 21 |
Leo 5 |
Gem 9 |
85 | Tau | Can | Tau | |
| 3rd | Tau 16 |
Ari 7 |
Pis 10 |
Aqu 4 |
Cap 4 |
Sag 10 |
Ari 7 |
Tau 16 |
Gem 9 |
83 | Tau | Gem | Gem | |
| 4th | Can 21 |
Leo 5 |
Vir 9 |
Lib 16 |
Sco 7 |
Sag 10 |
Cap 4 |
Aqu 4 |
Pis 10 |
86 | Can | Pis | Can | |
| Bharani Pushyami Chitra P Shadha U Bhadra |
1st | Sco 7 |
Lib 16 |
Vir 9 |
Can 21 |
Leo 5 |
Gem 9 |
Tau 16 |
Ari 7 |
Pis 10 |
100 | Sco | Pis | Leo |
| 2rd | Aqu 4 |
Cap 4 |
Sag 10 |
Ari 7 |
Tau 16 |
Gem 9 |
Can 21 |
Leo 5 |
Vir 9 |
85 | Aqu | Vir | Vir | |
| 3rd | Lib 16 |
Sco 7 |
Sag 10 |
Cap 4 |
Aqu 4 |
Pis 10 |
Sco 7 |
Lib 16 |
Vir 9 |
83 | Lib | Vir | Lib | |
| 4th | Can 21 |
Leo 5 |
Gem 9 |
Tau 16 |
Ari 7 |
Pis 10 |
Aqu 4 |
Cap 4 |
Sag 10 |
86 | Can | Sag | Sco | |
| Krittika Aslesha Swati U Shadha Revati |
1st | Ari 7 |
Tau 16 |
Gem 9 |
Can 21 |
Leo 5 |
Vir 9 |
Lib 16 |
Sco 7 |
Sag 10 |
100 | Ari | Sag | Sag |
| 2rd | Cap 4 |
Aqu 4 |
Pis 10 |
Sco 7 |
Lib 16 |
Vir 9 |
Can 21 |
Leo 5 |
Gem 9 |
85 | Tau | Can | Cap | |
| 3rd | Tau 16 |
Ari 7 |
Pis 10 |
Aqu 4 |
Cap 4 |
Sag 10 |
Ari 7 |
Tau 16 |
Gem 9 |
83 | Tau | Gem | Aqu | |
| 4th | Can 21 |
Leo 5 |
Vir 9 |
Lib 16 |
Sco 7 |
Sag 10 |
Cap 4 |
Aqu 4 |
Pis 10 |
86 | Can | Pis | Pis | |
| Nakshatra | Pada | Rasi - Years of the Rasi | P Ayus | Jeeva | Deha | Amsa | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rohini Magha Visakha Sravana |
1st | Sag 10 |
Cap 4 |
Aqu 4 |
Pis 10 |
Ari 7 |
Tau 16 |
Gem 9 |
Leo 5 |
Can 21 |
86 | Sag | Can | Sco |
| 2rd | Vir 9 |
Lib 16 |
Sco 7 |
Pis 10 |
Aqu 4 |
Cap 4 |
Sag 10 |
Sco 7 |
Lib 16 |
83 | Vir | Lib | Lib | |
| 3rd | Vir 9 |
Leo 5 |
Can 21 |
Gem 9 |
Tau 16 |
Ari 7 |
Sag 10 |
Cap 4 |
Aqu 4 |
85 | Vir | Aqu | Vir | |
| 4th | Pis 10 |
Ari 7 |
Tau 16 |
Gem 9 |
Leo 5 |
Can 21 |
Vir 9 |
Lib 16 |
Sco 7 |
100 | Pis | Sco | Can | |
| Mrigasira P Phalguni Anuradha Dhanista |
1st | Pis 10 |
Aqu 4 |
Cap 4 |
Sag 10 |
Sco 7 |
Lib 16 |
Vir 9 |
Leo 5 |
Can 21 |
86 | Pis | Can | Leo |
| 2rd | Gem 9 |
Tau 16 |
Ari 7 |
Sag 10 |
Cap 4 |
Aqu 4 |
Pis 10 |
Ari 7 |
Tau 16 |
83 | Gem | Tau | Gem | |
| 3rd | Gem 9 |
Leo 5 |
Can 21 |
Vir 9 |
Lib 16 |
Sco 7 |
Pis 10 |
Aqu 4 |
Cap 4 |
85 | Gem | Cap | Tau | |
| 4th | Sag 10 |
Sco 7 |
Lib 16 |
Vir 9 |
Leo 5 |
Can 21 |
Gem 9 |
Tau 16 |
Ari 7 |
100 | Sag | Ari | Ari | |
| Ardra U Phalguni Jyeshta Satabhisha |
1st | Sag 10 |
Cap 4 |
Aqu 4 |
Pis 10 |
Ari 7 |
Tau 16 |
Gem 9 |
Leo 5 |
Can 21 |
86 | Sag | Can | Pis |
| 2rd | Vir 9 |
Lib 16 |
Sco 7 |
Pis 10 |
Aqu 4 |
Cap 4 |
Sag 10 |
Sco 7 |
Lib 16 |
83 | Vir | Lib | Aqu | |
| 3rd | Vir 9 |
Leo 5 |
Can 21 |
Gem 9 |
Tau 16 |
Ari 7 |
Sag 10 |
Cap 4 |
Aqu 4 |
85 | Vir | Aqu | Cap | |
| 4th | Pis 10 |
Ari 7 |
Tau 16 |
Gem 9 |
Leo 5 |
Can 21 |
Vir 9 |
Lib 16 |
Sco 7 |
100 | Pis | Sco | Sag | |
But there is a change of signs that depends on the ambiguity of the lords of the Rasis.
Like a planet with direct and retrograde motion. or like the wheel that goes up and down. or like a pendulum.
| Step # | Lord | Direct Motion | Reverse Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mars | Aries | Scorpio |
| 2 | Venus | Taurus | Libra |
| 3 | Mercury | Gemini | Virgo |
| 4 | Moon | Cancer | Cancer |
| 5 | Sun | Leo | Leo |
| 6 | Mercury | Virgo | Gemini |
| 7 | Venus | Libra | Taurus |
| 8 | Mars | Scorpio | Aries |
| 9 | Jupiter | Sagittarius | Pisces |
| 10 | Saturn | Capricorn | Aquarius |
| 11 | Saturn | Aquarius | Capricorn |
| 12 | Jupiter | Pisces | Sagittarius |
| Pada/Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ari | Tau | Gem | Can | Leo | Vir | Lib | Sco | Sag |
| 2nd | Cap | Aqu | Pis | Sco | Lib | Vir | Can | Leo | Gem |
| 3rd | Tau | Ari | Pis | Aqu | Cap | Sag | Ari | Tau | Gem |
| 4th | Can | Leo | Vir | Lib | Sco | Sag | Cap | Aqu | Pis |
| Pada/Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sco | Lib | Vir | Can | Leo | Gem | Tau | Ari | Pis |
| 2nd | Aqu | Cap | Sag | Ari | Tau | Gem | Can | Leo | Vir |
| 3rd | Lib | Sco | Sag | Cap | Aqu | Pis | Sco | Lib | Vir |
| 4th | Can | Leo | Gem | Tau | Ari | Pis | Aqu | Cap | Sag |
| Pada/Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sag | Cap | Aqu | Pis | Ari | Tau | Gem | Leo | Can |
| 2nd | Vir | Lib | Sco | Pis | Aqu | Cap | Sag | Sco | Lib |
| 3rd | Vir | Leo | Can | Gem | Tau | Ari | Sag | Cap | Aqu |
| 4th | Pis | Ari | Tau | Gem | Leo | Can | Vir | Lib | Sco |
| Pada/Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pis | Aqu | Cap | Sag | Sco | Lib | Vir | Leo | Can |
| 2nd | Gem | Tau | Ari | Sag | Cap | Aqu | Pis | Ari | Tau |
| 3rd | Gem | Leo | Can | Vir | Lib | Sco | Pis | Aqu | Cap |
| 4th | Sag | Sco | Lib | Vir | Leo | Can | Gem | Tau | Ari |
Moon's position is 20 37'00" leo (Lahiri Ayanamsa). Birth Nakshatra is Purva Phalguni 3rd Pada.
The elapsed Pada portion is 0.185031824 (time method).
The birth is in Purva Phalguni 1st Pada. So we have
We deduct the Mahadasa times from this value until the last Mahadasa is greater than the portion.
Calculation of Antardasa duration will be exposed first.
The sum of 8 Antardasa durations must be equal to the duration of the Mahadasa.
See table. First Antardasas (Capricorn to Gemini) are marked yellow, second part is marked green (Taurus to Aquarius).
| Pada | Rasi - Years of the Rasi | Paramayus | Deha | Jeeva | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ari 7 |
Tau 16 |
Gem 9 |
Can 21 |
Leo 5 |
Vir 9 |
Lib 16 |
Sco 7 |
Sag 10 |
100 | Ari | Sag |
| 2nd | Cap 4 |
Aqu 4 |
Pis 10 |
Sco 7 |
Lib 16 |
Vir 9 |
Can 21 |
Leo 5 |
Gem 9 |
85 | Tau | Can |
| 3rd | Tau 16 |
Ari 7 |
Pis 10 |
Aqu 4 |
Cap 4 |
Sag 10 |
Ari 7 |
Tau 16 |
Gem 9 |
83 | Tau | Gem |
| 4th | Can 21 |
Leo 5 |
Vir 9 |
Lib 16 |
Sco 7 |
Sag 10 |
Cap 4 |
Aqu 4 |
Pis 10 |
86 | Can | Pis |
There are different opinions about what happens if the Dasa sequence reaches the last sign of the corresponding group (Jeeva for Savya, Deha for Apsavya). Confusion is worse for the question what happens if the last Dasa of a Pada or a Savya/Apsavya group is reached.
Most methods agree that a jump from one Pada to the next happens in that case.
See table for this example. The corresponding Dasas are marked green.
| Pada | Rasi - Years of the Rasi | Paramayus | Jeeva | Deha | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pis 10 |
Aqu 4 |
Cap 4 |
Sag 10 |
Sco 7 |
Lib 16 |
Vir 9 |
Leo 5 |
Can 21 |
86 | Pis | Can |
| 2nd | Gem 9 |
Tau 16 |
Ari 7 |
Sag 10 |
Cap 4 |
Aqu 4 |
Pis 10 |
Ari 7 |
Tau 16 |
83 | Gem | Tau |
| 3rd | Gem 9 |
Leo 5 |
Can 21 |
Vir 9 |
Lib 16 |
Sco 7 |
Pis 10 |
Aqu 4 |
Cap 4 |
85 | Gem | Cap |
| 4th | Sag 10 |
Sco 7 |
Lib 16 |
Vir 9 |
Leo 5 |
Can 21 |
Gem 9 |
Tau 16 |
Ari 7 |
100 | Sag | Ari |
More complicated are chart with the Moon in the last Pada of Nakshatra or a group of of Nakshatras.
The following rules apply
This method is similar to Antardasa movement.
See table. First Dasas are marked green, second part is marked blue.
| Pada | Rasi - Years of the Rasi | Paramayus | Jeeva | Deha | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pis 10 |
Aqu 4 |
Cap 4 |
Sag 10 |
Sco 7 |
Lib 16 |
Vir 9 |
Leo 5 |
Can 21 |
86 | Pis | Can |
| 2nd | Gem 9 |
Tau 16 |
Ari 7 |
Sag 10 |
Cap 4 |
Aqu 4 |
Pis 10 |
Ari 7 |
Tau 16 |
83 | Gem | Tau |
| 3rd | Gem 9 |
Leo 5 |
Can 21 |
Vir 9 |
Lib 16 |
Sco 7 |
Pis 10 |
Aqu 4 |
Cap 4 |
85 | Gem | Cap |
| 4th | Sag 10 |
Sco 7 |
Lib 16 |
Vir 9 |
Leo 5 |
Can 21 |
Gem 9 |
Tau 16 |
Ari 7 |
100 | Sag | Ari |
See table. The Dasas are marked green.
| Pada | Rasi - Years of the Rasi | Paramayus | Deha | Jeeva | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sco 7 |
Lib 16 |
Vir 9 |
Can 21 |
Leo 5 |
Gem 9 |
Tau 16 |
Ari 7 |
Pis 10 |
100 | Sco | Pis |
| 2nd | Aqu 4 |
Cap 4 |
Sag 10 |
Ari 7 |
Tau 16 |
Gem 9 |
Can 21 |
Leo 5 |
Vir 9 |
85 | Aqu | Vir |
| 3rd | Lib 16 |
Sco 7 |
Sag 10 |
Cap 4 |
Aqu 4 |
Pis 10 |
Sco 7 |
Lib 16 |
Vir 9 |
83 | Lib | Vir |
| 4th | Can 21 |
Leo 5 |
Gem 9 |
Tau 16 |
Ari 7 |
Pis 10 |
Aqu 4 |
Cap 4 |
Sag 10 |
86 | Can | Sag |
The picture below shows the possible jumps.
Manduka Gati happens when the signs Cancer and Leo not have the normal zodiacal order in the chakra.
There are two Manduka jumps
Markati Gati is placed between two Manduka Gati jumps, i.e. in the sequence
Simhavalokan Gati happens if there is a change of direct and reverse motion in the chakra. There are two jumps
| Nakshatra | Pada | Rasi - Years of the Rasi | P Ayus | Deha | Jeeva | Amsa | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aswini Punarvasu Hasta Mula P Bhadra |
1st | Ari 7 |
Tau 16 |
Gem 9 |
Can 21 |
Leo 5 |
Vir 9 |
Lib 16 |
Sco 7 |
Sag 10 |
100 | Ari | Sag | Ari |
| 2rd | Cap 4 |
Aqu 4 |
Pis 10 |
Sco 7 |
Lib 16 |
Vir 9 |
Can 21 |
Leo 5 |
Gem 9 |
85 | Tau | Can | Tau | |
| 3rd | Tau 16 |
Ari 7 |
Pis 10 |
Aqu 4 |
Cap 4 |
Sag 10 |
Ari 7 |
Tau 16 |
Gem 9 |
83 | Tau | Gem | Gem | |
| 4th | Can 21 |
Leo 5 |
Vir 9 |
Lib 16 |
Sco 7 |
Sag 10 |
Cap 4 |
Aqu 4 |
Pis 10 |
86 | Can | Pis | Can | |
| Bharani Pushyami Chitra P Shadha U Bhadra |
1st | Sco 7 |
Lib 16 |
Vir 9 |
Can 21 |
Leo 5 |
Gem 9 |
Tau 16 |
Ari 7 |
Pis 10 |
100 | Sco | Pis | Leo |
| 2rd | Aqu 4 |
Cap 4 |
Sag 10 |
Ari 7 |
Tau 16 |
Gem 9 |
Can 21 |
Leo 5 |
Vir 9 |
85 | Aqu | Vir | Vir | |
| 3rd | Lib 16 |
Sco 7 |
Sag 10 |
Cap 4 |
Aqu 4 |
Pis 10 |
Sco 7 |
Lib 16 |
Vir 9 |
83 | Lib | Vir | Lib | |
| 4th | Can 21 |
Leo 5 |
Gem 9 |
Tau 16 |
Ari 7 |
Pis 10 |
Aqu 4 |
Cap 4 |
Sag 10 |
86 | Can | Sag | Sco | |
| Krittika Aslesha Swati U Shadha Revati |
1st | Ari 7 |
Tau 16 |
Gem 9 |
Can 21 |
Leo 5 |
Vir 9 |
Lib 16 |
Sco 7 |
Sag 10 |
100 | Ari | Sag | Sag |
| 2rd | Cap 4 |
Aqu 4 |
Pis 10 |
Sco 7 |
Lib 16 |
Vir 9 |
Can 21 |
Leo 5 |
Gem 9 |
85 | Tau | Can | Cap | |
| 3rd | Tau 16 |
Ari 7 |
Pis 10 |
Aqu 4 |
Cap 4 |
Sag 10 |
Ari 7 |
Tau 16 |
Gem 9 |
83 | Tau | Gem | Aqu | |
| 4th | Can 21 |
Leo 5 |
Vir 9 |
Lib 16 |
Sco 7 |
Sag 10 |
Cap 4 |
Aqu 4 |
Pis 10 |
86 | Can | Pis | Pis | |
| Nakshatra | Pada | Rasi - Years of the Rasi | P Ayus | Jeeva | Deha | Amsa | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rohini Magha Visakha Sravana |
1st | Sag 10 |
Cap 4 |
Aqu 4 |
Pis 10 |
Ari 7 |
Tau 16 |
Gem 9 |
Leo 5 |
Can 21 |
86 | Sag | Can | Sco |
| 2rd | Vir 9 |
Lib 16 |
Sco 7 |
Pis 10 |
Aqu 4 |
Cap 4 |
Sag 10 |
Sco 7 |
Lib 16 |
83 | Vir | Lib | Lib | |
| 3rd | Vir 9 |
Leo 5 |
Can 21 |
Gem 9 |
Tau 16 |
Ari 7 |
Sag 10 |
Cap 4 |
Aqu 4 |
85 | Vir | Aqu | Vir | |
| 4th | Pis 10 |
Ari 7 |
Tau 16 |
Gem 9 |
Leo 5 |
Can 21 |
Vir 9 |
Lib 16 |
Sco 7 |
100 | Pis | Sco | Can | |
| Mrigasira P Phalguni Anuradha Dhanista |
1st | Pis 10 |
Aqu 4 |
Cap 4 |
Sag 10 |
Sco 7 |
Lib 16 |
Vir 9 |
Leo 5 |
Can 21 |
86 | Pis | Can | Leo |
| 2rd | Gem 9 |
Tau 16 |
Ari 7 |
Sag 10 |
Cap 4 |
Aqu 4 |
Pis 10 |
Ari 7 |
Tau 16 |
83 | Gem | Tau | Gem | |
| 3rd | Gem 9 |
Leo 5 |
Can 21 |
Vir 9 |
Lib 16 |
Sco 7 |
Pis 10 |
Aqu 4 |
Cap 4 |
85 | Gem | Cap | Tau | |
| 4th | Sag 10 |
Sco 7 |
Lib 16 |
Vir 9 |
Leo 5 |
Can 21 |
Gem 9 |
Tau 16 |
Ari 7 |
100 | Sag | Ari | Ari | |
| Ardra U Phalguni Jyeshta Satabhisha |
1st | Sag 10 |
Cap 4 |
Aqu 4 |
Pis 10 |
Ari 7 |
Tau 16 |
Gem 9 |
Leo 5 |
Can 21 |
86 | Sag | Can | Pis |
| 2rd | Vir 9 |
Lib 16 |
Sco 7 |
Pis 10 |
Aqu 4 |
Cap 4 |
Sag 10 |
Sco 7 |
Lib 16 |
83 | Vir | Lib | Aqu | |
| 3rd | Vir 9 |
Leo 5 |
Can 21 |
Gem 9 |
Tau 16 |
Ari 7 |
Sag 10 |
Cap 4 |
Aqu 4 |
85 | Vir | Aqu | Cap | |
| 4th | Pis 10 |
Ari 7 |
Tau 16 |
Gem 9 |
Leo 5 |
Can 21 |
Vir 9 |
Lib 16 |
Sco 7 |
100 | Pis | Sco | Sag | |
| Type | Points | Other Names | Indication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varna Koota | 1 | Social matching | |
| Vashya Koota | 2 | Control, amenability | |
| Dina Koota | 3 | Tara Bala | Health, family happiness |
| Yoni Koota | 4 | Sexual attraction | |
| Graha Maitram | 5 | Rasyadhipathi | Mental affection |
| Gana Koota | 6 | Character matching | |
| Rasi Koota | 7 | Bha Koota | Several general indications |
| Nadi Koota | 8 | Physiological matching, offspring |
So 36 points are possible for traditional Asta Koota matching.
Another interesting Koota is Rajju Koota.
There are four Varnas
| Varna | Element | Moon Signs |
|---|---|---|
| Brahmin | Water | Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces |
| Kshattriya | Fire | Aries, Leo, Sagittarius |
| Vaishya | Air | Gemini, Libra, Aquarius |
| Shudra | Earth | Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn |
| Bride ↓ | Groom | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brahmin | Kshattriya | Vaishya | Shudra | |
| Brahmin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kshattriya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaishya | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Shudra | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Vashya Koota is based upon the comparison of 2 types of animals or human beeings assigned to the sign of the Moon.
The corresponding types are
| Vashya | Moon Signs |
|---|---|
| Quadruped | Aries, Taurus, 1st half of Capricorn |
| Human | Gemini, Virgo, Libra, Aquarius |
| Jalachara | Cancer, Pisces, 2nd half of Capricorn |
| Leo | Leo |
| Scorpio | Scorpio |
| Bride ↓ | Groom | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quadruped | Human | Jalachara | Leo | Scorpio | |
| Quadruped | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Human | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Jalachara | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Leo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Scorpio | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
It is based upon the Tara. In Tara calculation 9 groups of Nakshatras are considered. Each group has a benefic or malefic significance.
Tara can be applied to a single planet (e.g. the Moon) or it can be interpreted for a pair of planets. In Dina Koota the relationship between the Moon positions (i.e. the relationship of Janma Nakshatras) of the couple is evaluated.
The table below shows the Tara types and their assignment to the Nakshatras.
| No. | Tara | Effect | Nakshatras | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cycle 1 | Cycle 2 | Cycle 3 | |||
| 1 | Janma | Benefic | Aswini | Magha | Moola |
| 2 | Sampat | Prosperity | Bharani | Poorvaphalguni | Poorvashadha |
| 3 | Vipat | Obstacles | Krittika | Uttaraphalguni | Uttarashadha |
| 4 | Kshema | Gains | Rohini | Hasta | Sravana |
| 5 | Pratyak | Destruction | Mrigasira | Chitra | Dhanista |
| 6 | Sadhaka | Success | Ardra | Swati | Satabhisha |
| 7 | Vadha | Destruction, Death | Punarvasu | Visakha | Poorvabhadra |
| 8 | Mitra | Benefic | Pushyami | Anuradha | Uttarabhadra |
| 9 | Parma Mitra | Prosperity | Aslesha | Jyeshta | Revati |
Nakshatras 3, 5 and 7 are regarded as malefices.
Repeat the same in reverse order, again 1.5 points are assigned if the remainder is not 3, 5, or 7.
Each Yoni has an animal symbol that describes its character. There are 14 Yonis in total, each one has a male and a female represenation.
Details in the table below.
| Nakshatra | Yoni Name | Inimical Yoni | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Sanskrit | English | |
| Aswini | Satabhisha | Ashwa | Horse | Buffalo |
| Bharani | Revati | Gaja | Elephant | Lion |
| Pushyami | Krittika | Mesha | Sheep (Goat) | Monkey |
| Rohini | Mrigasira | Sarpa | Serpent | Mongoose |
| Moola | Ardra | Swan | Dog | Deer |
| Aslesha | Punarvasu | Marjar | Cat | Rat |
| Magha | Purvaphalguni | Mushak | Rat | Cat |
| Uttaraphalguni | Uttarabhadra | Gow | Cow | Tiger |
| Swati | Hasta | Mahish | Buffalo | Horse |
| Visakha | Chitra | Vyaghra | Tiger | Cow |
| Jyeshta | Anuradha | Mriga | Deer (Hare) | Dog |
| Poorvashadha | Sravana | Vanar | Monkey | Sheep |
| Poorvabhadra | Dhanista | Simha | Lion | Elephant |
| Uttarashadha | Abhijit | Nakul | Mongoose | Serpent |
| Bride ↓ | Groom | Horse | Eleph | Sheep | Serp | Dog | Cat | Rat | Cow | Buff | Tiger | Deer | Monk | Mong | Lion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horse | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Elephant | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Sheep | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Serpent | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dog | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Cat | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Rat | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Cow | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Buffalo | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Tiger | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Deer | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Monkey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Mongoose | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Lion | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
It is based upon the natural friendships of the lords associated with the lords of the corresponding Moon Rasis.
Friendship of planets is described on the Dignities of Planets page.
| Relationship | Points |
|---|---|
| Mutual Friendship | 5 |
| Friend and Neutral | 4 |
| Both Neutral | 3 |
| Friend and Enemy | 2 |
| Neutral and Enemy | 1 |
| Mutual enmity | 0 |
There are 3 Ganas
Nakshatras assigned to the Ganas
| Nakshatras | Gana |
|---|---|
| Aswini, Mrigasira, Punarvasu, Pushyami, Hasta, Swati, Anuradha, Sravana, Revati | Deva |
| Bharani, Rohini, Ardra, Poorvaphalguni, Uttaraphalguni, Poorvashadha, Uttarashadha, Poorvabhadra, Uttarabhadra | Manuj |
| Krittika, Aslesha, Magha, Chitra, Visakha, Jyeshta, Moola, Dhanista, Satabhisha | Rakshas |
| Bride ↓ | Groom | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Deva | Manushya | Rakshasa | |
| Deva | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Manushya | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Rakshasa | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Quality | Points | Mutual Rasi Positions |
|---|---|---|
| Benefic | 7 | 1st, 3rd, 4th, 7th, 10th, 11th |
| Malefic | 0 | 2nd, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 12th |
Nadi matching is important for the health of the children, too.
In Astakoota the Nadis are called Adi, Madhya and Antya. The table below summarizes the three Nadis.
| Koota Name | Ayurvedic Name | English Name |
|---|---|---|
| Adi | Vata | Wind |
| Madhya | Pitta | Bile |
| Antya | Kapha | Phlegm |
| Nadi | Nakshatras |
|---|---|
| Adi | Aswini, Ardra, Punarvasu, Uttaraphalguni, Hasta, Jyeshta, Moola, Satabhisha, Poorvabhadra |
| Madhya | Bharani, Mrigasira, Pushyami, Poorvaphalguni, Chitra, Anuradha, Poorvashadha, Dhanista, Uttarabhadra |
| Antya | Krittika, Rohini, Aslesha, Magha, Swati, Visakha, Uttarashadha, Sravana, Revati |
| Type | Nakshatras | Rajju/Part of Body |
|---|---|---|
| Aroha | Aswini, Magha, Moola | Pada (foot) |
| Bharani, Poorvaphalguni, Poorvashadha | Kati (waist) | |
| Krittika, Uttaraphalguni, Uttarashadha | Nabhi (navel) | |
| Rohini, Hasta, Sravana | Kanta (neck) | |
| Shiro | Mrigasira, Chitra, Dhanista | Shiro (head) |
| Avaroha | Ardra, Swati, Satabhisha | Kanta (neck) |
| Punarvasu, Visakha, Poorvabhadra | Nabhi (navel) | |
| Pushyami, Anuradha, Uttarabhadra | Kati (waist) | |
| Aslesha, Jyeshta, Revati | Pada (foot) |
| Points | Relationship |
|---|---|
| 4 | Different Rajjus, both Aroha |
| 3 | Different Rajjus, mixed type (Aroha/Siro/Avaroha) |
| 2 | Same Rajju, one in Aroha, other in Avaroha |
| 1 | Different Rajjus, both in Avaroha |
| 0 | Same Rajju and same type |
Sarvatobhadra is displayed in the Sarvatobhadra Chakra (SBC). Sbc is a good additional tool for chart reading and Dasa prediction. It gives valuable information about the birth chart and its Nakshatra based positive and negative features. Moreover it gives a key for Gochara (transit) predictions and can thus be used as valuable addition for timing of events.
The Sarvatobhadra technique is supposed to be very old. The fact that Abhijit (the 28th Nakshatra ) plays a role in this technique is a hint that it comes from ancient times.
There are only spare references of Sbc in classical scriptures, e.g. a small chapter in Mantreswars's Phala Deepika. Most of the illustrious scriptures (like Hora Shastra, Jataka Parijata, Saravali or Brihat Jataka) do not mention this technique at all.
Subsections of this page are
| Section | Contents |
|---|---|
| Basics | Introduction to the fundamentals. |
| Completing the Chakra | Planets, week days and Rasis in Sbc. |
| Vedhas | Explanation of the Vedhas. |
This is a significant difference to other Nakshatra based chakras. Most of these classical chakras depend on a zodiac of 27 Nakshatras, so they are trigonal because the number 27 has only the divisors 3 and 9.
So the presence of Abhijit plays a key role and gives rise to a rectangular Nakshatra chart composed of 4 * 7 = 28 basic fields.
The counting is clockwise. Aswini is the 6th Nakshatra in the upper row. The other Nakshatras (including Abhijit) follow in regular manner.
The picture below shows the Chakra.
It is written that the Nakshatra Padas in neighborhood to the corners are critical points and must be regarded in a special manner.
The following table gives the zodiacal positions of the corners and their corresponding neighbourhood Padas.
| Corner | Between Nakshatras | Corner Position | Pada Before | Pada After |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right Upper | Bharani - Krittika | 26:40 Ar | 23:20 - 26:40 Ari | 26:40 Ari - 0:00 Tau |
| Right Lower | Aslesha - Makha | 0:00 Leo | 26:40 Can - 0:00 Leo | 0:00 - 2:20 Leo |
| Left Lower | Vishakha - Anuradha | 3:20 Sco | 0:00 - 3:20 Sco | 3:20 - 6:40 Sco |
| Left Upper | Sravana - Dhanishta | 23:20 Cap | 20:00 - 23:20 Cap | 23:20 - 26:40 Cap |
There are two main opinions about the usage of Abhijit.
The weekdays correspond to the native's birthday. The sign of Lagna is another point of importance, e.g. for the health of the native.
The letters correspond to the name of the native or the subject of the query.
The picture below shows the complete Sbc.
Vedhas can be compared with aspects. There are different types of aspects in classical Vedic Astrology: aspects between Rasis (like Graha and Rasi Drishti) and aspects between points of the zodiac (like Sputa Drishti).
Each individual point of the zodiac has three Vedas. The vedha point is reached if we make a proportional consideration (rule of three) regarding the longitude of a planet. E.g. The second degree of Aswini has its opposite point in the second degree of Purvaphalguni (counted from the end): 24 Leo.
Regions of the zodiac can be calulated in a simplar manner, i.e. by taking the start and end point of the region.
Subsections are
| Section | Contents |
|---|---|
| Shadbala Basics | List of Shadbalas and Basics |
| Sthana Bala | Positional strength and five subbalas |
| Dig Bala | directional strength |
| Kala Bala | Temporary strength with six sub Balas |
| Ayana Bala | Equinoctial strength and its calculation (part of of Kala Bala) |
| Cheshta Bala | Motional strength and its calculation |
| Naisargika Bala | Natural strength of planets |
| Drig Bala | Aspectual strength and its calculation |
| Bala Summary | The sum of all Balas is the source for evalutation of their strength |
Strength of Rasi resp. Bhava lords is another important aspect of the chart. Bhavas will have effects according to their strength and the strength of their lords.
Some sources of strength give hints for special purposes: e.g. Digbala gives informations about directions having positive or negative effects.
Parasara gives required values of strength for each planet. Planets meeting these requirements are considered to be strong. These planets will have favourable effects. Planets without strength will prove inauspicious.
There are 5 parts of Sthana Bala. The total Sthana Bala is the sum of these 5 parts.
| No. | Sthana Bala Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uchcha Bala | Strength of exaltation |
| 2 | Saptavargaja Bala | Divisional strength |
| 3 | Ojhajugmariamsa Bala | Placement in odd/even Rasis and Navamsas |
| 4 | Kendradi Bala | Placement in Kendra, succedent or cadent houses |
| 5 | Drekkana Bala | Drekkana placement of planets |
Each planet gets 1 Rupa in exaltation and zero in debilation. Other positions contribute a proportional value.
Rule: Find out the distance between a planet an its debilation point (max is 180). Uchcha Bala (in Virupas) will be one third of this value.
The seven Vargas are
| Placement | Strength (Virupas) |
|---|---|
| Moolatrikona | 45 |
| Onw Rasi | 30 |
| Extreme friend (Adhi Mitra) | 20 |
| Friend (Mitra) | 15 |
| Neutral (Sama) | 10 |
| Enemy (Satru) | 4 |
| Extreme Enemy (Adhi Satru) | 2 |
Theoretical maximum value for Saptavargaja Bala is 45*7=315 Virupas (Planet in Moolatrikona for all Vargas).
Female planets (Moon, Venus) get 15 Virupas if they are placed in even Rasi/Navamsa, zero otherwise.
Male planets (Sun, Mars, Jupiter) and neutral planets (Mercury, Saturn) get 15 Virupas if they are placed in in odd Rasi/Navamsa, zero otherwise.
This calculation must be made for Rasi an Navamsa chart separately, i.e. a planet can get a maximum of 30 Virupas for this kind of strength.
Each planet in angle gets full strength (60 Virupas), planets in succedent houses get 50% of strength (30 Virupas), while planets in cadent houses only get 25% (15 Virupas). There is no distinction between male and female planets etc. in this Bala type.
The table below shows the Kendradi Bala for all houses.
| Type | Houses | Strength (Virupas) |
|---|---|---|
| Kendra (angle) | 1, 4, 7, 10 | 60 |
| Panaphara (succedent) | 2, 5, 8, 11 | 30 |
| Apoklima (cadent) | 3, 6, 9, 12 | 15 |
Male planets get 15 Virupas in first decanate, female planets in 2nd decanate, neutral planets in 3rd decanate. This evalution is valid for all zodiacal signs; there is no distinction between male and female signs.
The table below shows the Drekkana Bala for Rasi positions. The degrees are the Rasi portions of the planets' longitudes (e.g. Mars in 15° Leo will have Drekkana portion of 15° in the table).
| Planets/Degrees | 0° - 10° | 10° - 20° | 20°- 30° |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Mars, Jupiter | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Moon, Venus | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Mercury, Saturn | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Sun and Mars are strong in the 10th, Jupiter and Mercury in the Ascendant, Moon and Venus in the 4th and Saturn in the 7th.
Dig Bala of a planet is the distance between his position and the corresponding point of mimimum strength (in Virupas). Values greater than 180° or 60 Virupas must be deducted from 360° resp. 120 Virupas, so the Dig Bala of a planet must be between zero and 60 Virupas.
The table below shows the strongest and weakest points of Dig Bala for the planets.
| Planets | Strongest | Weakest |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Mars | Meridian | Nadir |
| Mercury, Jupiter | Ascendant | Descendant |
| Moon, Venus | Nadir | Meridian |
| Saturn | Descendant | Ascendant |
2. Let Sun be in 12° Capricorn and Ascendant in 23° Cancer. Dig Bala of the Sun must be calculated from the Descendant i.e. 23° Capricorn
Kala Bala consists of 6 parts.
| No. | Kala Bala Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathonatha Bala | Diurnal/nocturnal strength |
| 2 | Paksha Bala | Strength related to Lunar phase |
| 3 | Tribhaga Bala | Related to portions of the day/night |
| 4 | Varsha-Masa-Dina-Hora Bala | Astrological year (Varsha), month (Masa), day (Dina) and hour (Hora) |
| 5 | Yudhdha Bala | Strength caused by planetary war |
| 6 | Ayana Bala | Equinoctial strength. Some see Ayana Bala as a separate source of strength. |
The Bala must be deducted from 120 if the value exceeds 60.
This method yields a small value if birth takes place near New Moon (irrespective of placement before/after New Moon). Birth near Full Moon will result in high Paksha Bala (~60). Birth near Half Moon will have 30 Virupas.
This method is extended to all planets in Paksha Bala. Benefic planets (Jupiter, Venus) get Paksha Bala Virupas according to this method.
The method of calculation is reverse for malefics (Sun, Mars, Saturn) i. e. the value must be deducted from 60.
The Moon is benefic if birth takes place in the bright half of the month, i.e. birth is between New Moon and Full Moon. Reversely Moon is malefic for birth in the dark half of the month (between Full Moon and New Moon).
Mercury is regarded as malefic if conjunct with a malefic, benefic otherwise.
Each portion of the day resp. night has a lord as its ruler. The lord of the birth time will get full strength (60 Virupas). See table.
| Day/Night | Part | Lord |
|---|---|---|
| Day | 1 | Mercury |
| Day | 2 | Sun |
| Day | 3 | Saturn |
| Night | 1 | Moon |
| Night | 2 | Venus |
| Night | 3 | Mars |
Jupiter always gets 60 Virupas, i.e. each chart will have two planets with 60 Virupas Tribhaga Bala: the lord of birth time and Jupiter. Other planets will have nil Tribhaga Bala.
Astrological fundaments and calculation of this Bala are described on the Hora page.
The strength of this Bala are
The planet with the higher longitude is the winner. The difference of Kala Bala points aquired so far will be redistributed and must be added to the winner's amount and reduced from the loser's amount.
.
Ayana Bala is identical to Cheshta Bala for the Sun (the Sun has no own Cheshta Bala because he is always in Sama motion).
Mercury plays a special role in so far as it is strong with northern as well as southern declination. So Mercury is again the most neutral planet.
All planets (including Mercury) have medium Ayana Bala near the equinoxes.
The planets form 3 groups, each of them having their own rules for Ayana Bala calculation. All planets have 50% Ayana Bala strength (30 Virupas) in the equinoxes (0 Aries and 0 Libra).
The specific rules are
The rule for Ayana Bala calculation is
where eps is the obliquity of the ecliptic (23:27). The rules for addition/subtraction of the Kranti value are
Find out the tropical longitude of a planet i.e. add Ayanamsa to its longitude. Calculate the distance from the nearest equinoxe. This value must be between 0 and 90. There are 3 Khandas (portions) for 3 possible Rasis: 45 (1st sign), 33 (2nd sign) and 12 (3rd sign).
Example: A planet in 10° Pisces has distance 20° from equinoxe (0° Aries) and will get a value of 20/30 * 45 = 30.
2.) Planets in the 2nd sign (30°-60°) will get the Khanda of 45 plus proportional value (of 33) for their longitude in the 2nd sign.
Example: a planet in 10° Scorpio has distance of 40° from equinoxe. So the value is 45+ 10/30 * 33 = 56.
3.) Planets in the 3rd sign (60° - 90°) get a value of 78 (=45+33) plus the portion of the Khanda value (12).
Example: a planet in 15° Cancer has distance 75° from equinoxe. The total value will be 78 + 15/30 * 12 = 84.
The result must be between 0-90. Planets near the equinoxes get a small value (near 0); planets near 0°Cancer or 0°Capricorn get a high value (near 90).
Same vice versa for Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Venus i.e. 90 must be added for for positions between Aries and Virgo; the value must be deducted from 90 for Libra to Pisces.
For Mercury 90 must always be added.
The result must be divided by 3 to get Ayana Bala in Virupas. The value must be between 0 and 60 Virupas.
The calculation rule is
where len is the tropical longitude of the correponding planet/luminary.
The rules for addition/subtraction are the same as above.
The table shows that the results are quite similar; the tolerance is within 2 Virupas.
| Planet | Length | Declination | Method 1 | Method 2 | Method 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 10°22 Taurus | 14°56 N | 49.1 | 48.8 | 49.4 |
| Moon | 29°55 Cancer | 21°12 N | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
| Mars | 07°32 Pisces | 10°12 S | 17.0 | 18.8 | 18.5 |
| Mercury | 15°05 Taurus | 17°36 N | 52.5 | 50.5 | 51.2 |
| Jupiter | 06°57 Cancer | 23°23 N | 59.9 | 59.1 | 59.8 |
| Venus | 26°28 Pisces | 02°29 S | 26.8 | 28.2 | 28.2 |
| Saturn | 25°20 Capricorn | 20°54 S | 56.7 | 56.6 | 57.1 |
This kind of strength applies only to the planets, not to the luminaries. The Cheshta Bala of the Sun is identical to his Ayana Bala; Cheshta Bala of the Moon is her Paksha Bala.
The five planets (Mars ... Saturn) may have 8 different types of motion. They can be in direct motion (slow, normal or accelerated), be stationary or retrograde. Another kind of motion is the introgression into the next/previous sign of the zodiac in accelerated of retrograde motion.
Another kind of retrograde motion is Anuvakra. A planet is in Anuvakra motion if he is retrograde and enters the previous sign in his retrograde motion. Anuvakra planets get 50% of strength (30 Virupas).
The motion is called Mandatara if the speed is slow. Mandatara motion gets 25% of strength (15 Virupas).
The motion is called Manda if the speed is medium. Manda motion gets 50% of strength (30 Virupas).
Normal motion is called Sama. A planet is in Sama motion if his speed is near the average. Sama motion gets 7.5 Virupas and is the weakest of all motions.
Fast direct motion is called Chara. Chara planets get 75% of strength (45 Virupas).
A special Chara motion is Atichara. A planet is in Atichara motion if he is in Chara and enters the next sign of the zodiac. Atichara planets get 50% of strength (30 Virupas).
| Motion | Virupas | Speed (Percent) | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vakra | 60 | < 0 | Must not enter previous sign |
| Anuvakra | 30 | < 0 | Like Vakra. Planet enters previous sign in retrograde motion |
| Vikala | 15 | < 10% of average speed | - |
| Mandatara | 15 | Between 10% and 50% of average speed | - |
| Manda | 30 | Between 50% and 100% of average speed | - |
| Sama | 7.5 | Between 100% and 150% of average speed | - |
| Chara | 45 | > 150% of average speed | Must not enter next sign |
| Atichara | 30 | > 150% of average speed | Like Chara. Planet enters next sign in direct motion |
| Position | Body | Strength (Rupas) | Virupas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun | 7/7 | 60 |
| 2 | Moon | 6/7 | 51.4 |
| 3 | Venus | 5/7 | 42.9 |
| 4 | Jupiter | 4/7 | 34.3 |
| 5 | Mercury | 3/7 | 25.7 |
| 6 | Mars | 2/7 | 17.1 |
| 7 | Saturn | 1/7 | 8.6 |
Drig Bala has a slightly different approach. Aspects are sorted in two groups: benefic and malefic aspects.
Benefics are Jupiter and Venus. Malefics are Sun, Mars and Saturn. Moon is a benefic if birth takes place in the bright half of the month. Mercury is malefic if conjunct with a malefic (including nodes).
Drig Bala needs a rectification of Sputa Drishti. The values for rectification are
Planets with high net Bala will have strong effects. These effects will be auspisious in most cases. But strong planets can also have strong inauspisious effects, especially Saturn and Mars. Planets with low net Bala will prove inauspicious or harmless.
| Planet | Required (Rupas) | Virupas |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | 6.5 | 390 |
| Moon | 6.0 | 360 |
| Mars | 5.0 | 300 |
| Mercury | 7.0 | 420 |
| Jupiter | 6.5 | 390 |
| Venus | 5.5 | 330 |
| Saturn | 5 | 300 |
A planet that has at least the required Shadbala Pinda is considered to be strong and will show favourable results. Nevertheless malefics like Saturn or Mars can give problems and miseries, too.
Planets are arranged in groups. The corresponding planet must match all the requirements in order to be considered as strong.
The table shows the required Balas in Virupas.
| Planets | Sthana Bala | Dig Bala | Kala Bala | Cheshta Bala | Ayana Bala |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Jupiter, Mercury | 165 | 35 | 50 | 112 | 30 |
| Moon, Venus | 133 | 50 | 30 | 100 | 40 |
| Mars, Saturn | 96 | 30 | 40 | 67 | 20 |
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