Navagraha
the nine grahas of a kundli
What each graha rules, the rashis where it is strong and weak, its friends, the houses it looks at, and its upay.
Their rashis: own, exalted, debilitated
where each is at home, strongest and weakest (BPHS chapter 3)| Graha | Own rashi | Exalted (uchcha) | Debilitated (neecha) | Moolatrikona |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surya (Sun) | Singh (Leo) | Mesh (Aries) | Tula (Libra) | Singh (Leo) |
| Chandra (Moon) | Kark (Cancer) | Vrishabh (Taurus) | Vrishchik (Scorpio) | Vrishabh (Taurus) |
| Mangal (Mars) | Mesh (Aries), Vrishchik (Scorpio) | Makar (Capricorn) | Kark (Cancer) | Mesh (Aries) |
| Budh (Mercury) | Mithun (Gemini), Kanya (Virgo) | Kanya (Virgo) | Meen (Pisces) | Kanya (Virgo) |
| Guru (Jupiter) | Dhanu (Sagittarius), Meen (Pisces) | Kark (Cancer) | Makar (Capricorn) | Dhanu (Sagittarius) |
| Shukra (Venus) | Vrishabh (Taurus), Tula (Libra) | Meen (Pisces) | Kanya (Virgo) | Tula (Libra) |
| Shani (Saturn) | Makar (Capricorn), Kumbh (Aquarius) | Tula (Libra) | Mesh (Aries) | Kumbh (Aquarius) |
| Rahu | Kumbh (Aquarius) (BPHS 47.34) | Vrishabh (Taurus) (BPHS 47.34) | Vrishchik (Scorpio) | Mithun (Gemini) (BPHS 47.34) |
| Ketu | Vrishchik (Scorpio) (BPHS 47.34) | Vrishchik (Scorpio) (BPHS 47.34) | Vrishabh (Taurus) | Dhanu (Sagittarius) (BPHS 47.34) |
Exalted: where a graha is at its strongest; debilitated: the rashi opposite, where it is weakest. Moolatrikona: a stretch of a rashi, between own and exalted in strength. Rahu and Ketu are counted lords of no house for a lagna; their rashis are the ones BPHS gives them (47.34), and some sages take Kanya and Meen as their own instead.
Friends, neutrals and enemies
the natural friendships, which a kundli reading starts fromNeutral (sam): neither friend nor enemy. The table is Parashara’s, for the seven grahas. Rahu and Ketu are read by the rashi they sit in and that rashi’s lord; texts differ on their friendships.
Drishti: the houses each graha looks at
counted from the house it sits inDrishti (aspect) is a graha’s glance. The house it looks at feels its influence, for good or ill, as if the graha sat there with less force.
| Graha | Looks at the |
|---|---|
| Surya (Sun) | 7th |
| Chandra (Moon) | 7th |
| Mangal (Mars) | 4th, 7th and 8th |
| Budh (Mercury) | 7th |
| Guru (Jupiter) | 5th, 7th and 9th |
| Shukra (Venus) | 7th |
| Shani (Saturn) | 3rd, 7th and 10th |
| Rahu | 5th, 7th and 9th |
| Ketu | 5th, 7th and 9th |
Rahu and Ketu are given the 5th and 9th besides the 7th, as Guru is, by many astrologers; not every text agrees.
Vakri dates
when each graha turns retrogradeUpay for each graha
mantra, daan, vrat, ratna and Lal KitabCommon questions
3 questionsWhat are the navagrahas?
The nine grahas of Vedic astrology: Surya (Sun), Chandra (Moon), Mangal (Mars), Budh (Mercury), Guru (Jupiter), Shukra (Venus), Shani (Saturn), Rahu and Ketu. Rahu and Ketu are the two points where the Moon’s path crosses the Sun’s, and are read like grahas.
Which graha is exalted in which rashi?
Surya in Mesh (Aries); Chandra in Vrishabh (Taurus); Mangal in Makar (Capricorn); Budh in Kanya (Virgo); Guru in Kark (Cancer); Shukra in Meen (Pisces); Shani in Tula (Libra). For Rahu and Ketu the texts differ; the kundli here follows Vrishabh (Taurus) for Rahu and Vrishchik (Scorpio) for Ketu.
Which day belongs to which graha?
Sunday, Surya; Monday, Chandra; Tuesday, Mangal; Wednesday, Budh; Thursday, Guru; Friday, Shukra; Saturday, Shani. Rahu is worshipped on Saturday and Ketu on Tuesday.
A graha reads the same for everybody. Your chart does not.
Where each graha sits in your kundli, which bhavas it rules for your lagna and which dasha is running decide what it does for you. Make your free kundli to see all nine.
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