Yogas in the birth chart · कुंडली के योग
Kundli yogas: Gajakesari, raj yoga and other common yogas
A yoga is a combination of planets in the birth chart that astrologers read together. Enter your date, time and place of birth to see which of the common yogas below are in your chart, with the planets and houses that form them.
Check the yogas in your Kundli
The checker draws your chart with the same engine as the Kundli calculator and tests each rule on this page. The yogas that need houses from the lagna need the birth time.
Gajakesari yoga
The rule
Jupiter in a kendra (the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house) counted from the Moon. Jupiter with the Moon counts as the 1st. This is the rule most astrologers use; Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra also allows Jupiter in a kendra from the lagna.
How it is commonly read
Commonly read as good judgement, a respected name and support from people around you. Gaja is the elephant and kesari the lion: strength with wisdom.
What weakens or cancels it
The classical texts ask that Jupiter be with or aspected by a benefic and not be debilitated, combust or in an enemy's sign. The checker flags Jupiter or the Moon debilitated, and Jupiter in the 6th, 8th or 12th house from the lagna, which many astrologers also read as weaker. It is a common yoga, so the rest of the chart decides how much it shows.
In the example chart: Present. Jupiter is in the 1st house from the Moon (Mesha).
Budhaditya yoga
The rule
The Sun and Mercury in the same sign.
How it is commonly read
Commonly read as a sharp mind, clear speech and skill with study, writing and business. Budha is Mercury and Aditya the Sun.
What weakens or cancels it
Mercury is never far from the Sun, so this yoga is very common. Many astrologers read it as weak when Mercury is combust, within about 14° of the Sun (12° when Mercury is retrograde), and stronger when the two are further apart.
In the example chart: Not in the example chart.
Vipreet raj yoga
The rule
The lord of the 6th, 8th or 12th house placed in one of those same three houses. From the 6th lord it is called Harsha, from the 8th lord Sarala, from the 12th lord Vimala.
How it is commonly read
Vipreet means reverse. The difficult houses keep each other in check, so it is commonly read as rising after a hard phase, or gaining through a setback.
What weakens or cancels it
When the same planet also rules the lagna, the yoga is usually read as mixed. Many astrologers also look for the lord to be free of other strong planets.
In the example chart: Present. Vimala: the 12th lord, Mercury, sits in the 8th house.
Neech bhang raj yoga
The rule
A debilitated planet whose weakness is cancelled. The cancellations most often quoted: the lord of the sign it is debilitated in, or the planet exalted in that sign, sits in a kendra from the lagna or the Moon; the lord of its debilitation sign is with it or aspects it; or the lord of its exaltation sign sits in a kendra from the lagna or the Moon.
How it is commonly read
Commonly read as strength that comes after struggle: what starts weak becomes a source of success with effort.
What weakens or cancels it
Texts differ on which cancellations count and on how many are needed. A debilitated planet with none of them is simply weak; with one, astrologers still read the rest of the chart before calling it a raj yoga.
In the example chart: Present. Saturn is debilitated in Mesha. Cancelled: Sun, exalted in Mesha, is in the 7th house from the lagna.
Dhan yoga
The rule
The lord of the 2nd or 11th house (the houses of wealth and gains) connected with the lord of the 1st, 2nd, 5th, 9th or 11th house: in the same sign, in each other's signs, or aspecting each other.
How it is commonly read
Commonly read as a capacity to earn and keep money. It shows a potential; how and when it shows depends on the dasha and on effort.
What weakens or cancels it
Read as weaker when the planets involved are debilitated or sit in the 6th, 8th or 12th house.
In the example chart: Not in the example chart.
Pancha Mahapurusha yoga
The rule
Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus or Saturn in its own sign or exalted, and in a kendra from the lagna. The five yogas are Ruchaka (Mars), Bhadra (Mercury), Hamsa (Jupiter), Malavya (Venus) and Shasha (Saturn).
How it is commonly read
Each is commonly read as the best of that planet showing in the person: courage for Ruchaka, intellect for Bhadra, wisdom for Hamsa, grace and comfort for Malavya, discipline and authority for Shasha.
What weakens or cancels it
Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra and most astrologers count it from the lagna, as here; some also count it from the Moon. A planet that is combust or heavily afflicted is read as giving less.
In the example chart: Not in the example chart.
Chandra-Mangal yoga
The rule
The Moon and Mars in the same sign, or opposite each other (each in the 7th from the other, so they aspect each other).
How it is commonly read
Commonly read as drive and a knack for earning, especially through trade and one's own effort, with feelings that run strong.
What weakens or cancels it
Some astrologers count only the two in the same sign. The Moon or Mars debilitated is read as asking for patience.
In the example chart: Not in the example chart.
Kemadruma yoga
The rule
No planet (other than the Sun, Rahu and Ketu) in the 2nd or the 12th house from the Moon, so the Moon stands alone.
How it is commonly read
Commonly read as a need for steady support around you: times when you carry things on your own. It is about the mind finding its footing, and it is one of the yogas most often cancelled.
What weakens or cancels it
Commonly cancelled when a planet (other than the Sun, Rahu and Ketu) is with the Moon or in a kendra from it, when the Moon is in a kendra from the lagna, or when Jupiter aspects the Moon. Texts list these cancellations differently, and a few modern astrologers also count Rahu and Ketu next to the Moon.
In the example chart: Not in the example chart.
Raj yoga (kendra and trikona lords)
The rule
The lord of a kendra (the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house) connected with the lord of a trikona (the 1st, 5th or 9th house): in the same sign, in each other's signs, or aspecting each other. A single planet that rules both a kendra and a trikona (other than the lagna) is called a yogakaraka.
How it is commonly read
Kendras are the pillars of the chart and trikonas its fortune, so their lords working together is commonly read as rise in status and work, mostly in the dashas of the planets involved.
What weakens or cancels it
Read as weaker when the planets are debilitated, sit in the 6th, 8th or 12th house, or also rule one of those houses. Because the lagna lord counts as both, many charts have at least one such link.
In the example chart: Present. Mars rules both the 5th and 10th houses: a yogakaraka for this lagna. Moon (1st lord) and Jupiter (6th and 9th lord): together in one sign. Saturn (7th and 8th lord) and Moon (1st lord): together in one sign. Saturn (7th and 8th lord) and Jupiter (6th and 9th lord): together in one sign. Mars (5th and 10th lord) and Jupiter (6th and 9th lord): in each other's signs (exchange).
Worked example: one chart, every yoga
Birth on 11/02/2000 at 17:10 IST in Delhi (the chart our Kundli calculator uses as its example): Karka lagna, Moon in Mesha. The checker finds these yogas:
| Yoga | Result | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Gajakesari yoga | Present | Jupiter is in the 1st house from the Moon (Mesha). |
| Budhaditya yoga | Not in this chart | |
| Vipreet raj yoga | Present | Vimala: the 12th lord, Mercury, sits in the 8th house. |
| Neech bhang raj yoga | Present | Saturn is debilitated in Mesha. Cancelled: Sun, exalted in Mesha, is in the 7th house from the lagna. |
| Dhan yoga | Not in this chart | |
| Pancha Mahapurusha yoga | Not in this chart | |
| Chandra-Mangal yoga | Not in this chart | |
| Kemadruma yoga | Not in this chart | Mars is in the 12th house from the Moon, so the Moon is not alone. |
| Raj yoga (kendra and trikona lords) | Present | Mars rules both the 5th and 10th houses: a yogakaraka for this lagna. Moon (1st lord) and Jupiter (6th and 9th lord): together in one sign. Saturn (7th and 8th lord) and Moon (1st lord): together in one sign. Saturn (7th and 8th lord) and Jupiter (6th and 9th lord): together in one sign. Mars (5th and 10th lord) and Jupiter (6th and 9th lord): in each other's signs (exchange). |
A yoga is a combination in the chart, not a promise. Most charts have several, and how much each one shows depends on the strength of the planets, the dasha running and the rest of the chart. Namieta reads them together.
How the checker works
Planets are sidereal (Lahiri ayanamsa) and houses are whole signs, as in a North Indian Kundli: the lagna sign is the 1st house and each next sign the next house. Rahu is the mean node and Ketu is opposite.
House lords follow the signs: Mars rules Mesha and Vrishchika, Venus Vrishabha and Tula, Mercury Mithuna and Kanya, the Moon Karka, the Sun Simha, Jupiter Dhanu and Meena, Saturn Makara and Kumbha.
Aspects: every planet aspects the 7th sign from itself; Mars also the 4th and 8th, Jupiter the 5th and 9th, Saturn the 3rd and 10th. Two lords are linked when they share a sign, sit in each other's signs, or aspect each other.
The checker does not weigh strength, degrees (except Mercury's distance from the Sun) or divisional charts. It tells you which yogas are present; a reading tells you how much they show.
Related tools: Kundli calculator, pitra dosh check, Manglik dosh, Kaal Sarp dosh and Vimshottari dasha.
Questions about Kundli yogas
What is a yoga in a Kundli?
A yoga is a combination of planets, by sign, house, lordship or aspect, that the classical texts describe with a result. Gajakesari, for example, is Jupiter in a kendra from the Moon. Hundreds are described; this page checks the ones people ask about most.
Is a raj yoga a promise of success?
No. A raj yoga shows a potential, commonly read as rise in status. How much it shows depends on the strength of the planets, the dasha running and effort. Most charts have at least one raj yoga link.
Which is the most common yoga?
Budhaditya yoga, because Mercury always stays close to the Sun and the two share a sign in many charts. Gajakesari is also common: Jupiter is in a kendra from the Moon in about a third of charts.
Is Kemadruma yoga a bad sign?
It is read as a need for steady support, a Moon that stands alone. It is also one of the most often cancelled yogas, and the checker shows the cancellations it finds. It is a point to read, nothing to fear.
When does a yoga give its results?
Mostly in the mahadasha or antardasha of the planets that form it, and when transits support it. The dasha calculator shows which periods are running.
Do I need the birth time?
For Vipreet raj yoga, Dhan yoga, Pancha Mahapurusha and raj yoga, yes: they use houses counted from the lagna. Gajakesari, Budhaditya, Neech bhang, Chandra-Mangal and Kemadruma can be checked from the date alone.