Where Chandra is strong and weak, its friends, the houses it looks at, what it does in each bhava and for each lagna, and its upay.
In Vrishabh (Taurus), the degree decides: Chandra is exalted up to 3° and in its moolatrikona (a stretch of a rashi where a graha works most like itself, ranked just below exaltation) from 3° to 30°.
Uchcha: the rashi where a graha is strongest; neech: where it is weakest. Moolatrikona: the rashi where it works most like itself, ranked just below uchcha. Drishti: the graha’s glance; the houses it looks at feel its influence. Mukhi: the number of natural lines on a rudraksha bead. Beej mantra: the graha’s seed sound, chanted with a count.
Karaka of (what it signifies)
Mother, mind, home, travel
Read for
The mind, emotions and the mother
When strong
Peace at home, public goodwill, travel, care from family
When weak or troubled
Mood swings, worry, sleep, the mother’s health
Work it favours
Hospitality, food, nursing, dealing with the public
Lal Kitab is a 20th-century, house-based system: it reads every kundli as if Mesh rose, so its "good" or "hard" is about the house, not about your lagna. Its pakka ghar is the house it treats as a graha’s permanent home. For what the graha is for your own lagna, read Parashara’s table further down. Lal Kitab and Parashara are two different systems, read side by side. Lal Kitab: pakka ghar, rin and upay
| Bhava | Lal Kitab | What it gives there |
|---|---|---|
| 1st house | Good | The Moon in the 1st house gives a charming personality, good imagination, and popularity. The mother is long-lived. |
| 2nd house | Good | The Moon in the 2nd house gives wealth, family happiness, and beautiful eyes. It is very favourable for financial gains. |
| 3rd house | Good | The Moon in the 3rd house gives bravery, good siblings, and success in communication-related fields. |
| 4th house | Good | The Moon in the 4th house (pakka ghar) gives immense happiness from the mother, property, vehicles, and domestic peace. It is a very strong position. |
| 5th house | Good | The Moon in the 5th house gives good children and emotional intelligence. Gains from investment are possible. |
| 6th house | Hard | The Moon in the 6th house makes a person prone to cold, cough, and waterborne ailments. Enemies may cause mental stress. |
| 7th house | Good | The Moon in the 7th house gives a beautiful and supportive spouse. Business partnerships are favourable. |
| 8th house | Hard | The Moon in the 8th house causes emotional turbulence, fear of water, and chronic health issues. The mother's health may suffer. |
| 9th house | Good | The Moon in the 9th house brings luck, spiritual inclination, and long voyages. Fortune improves after marriage. |
| 10th house | Hard | The Moon in the 10th house can make the person overly emotional at work. If the Moon is afflicted, setbacks may come after the age of 24. |
| 11th house | Good | The Moon in the 11th house gives many friends, steady income, and fulfilment of desires. |
| 12th house | Hard | The Moon in the 12th house causes sleep disturbances, eye trouble, and health issues for the mother. Expenditure rises. |
The old texts read one placement at a time and speak of a man; they apply to anyone. In a real kundli, the rashi Chandra sits in, the house’s lord and the grahas that join or look at it decide how much of each reading holds.
Phaladeepika 8.5 holds that a waxing Chandra (Moon), one growing towards full in shukla paksha (the bright fortnight), in the lagna (the ascendant, 1st house) gives a strong constitution and a long life. The text adds fearlessness, great strength and wealth. If Chandra in the lagna is waning, in krishna paksha (the dark fortnight), Phaladeepika holds that these results are reversed. Phaladeepika 8.5
Phaladeepika 8.5 holds that Chandra (Moon) in the 2nd house (the house of wealth and speech) makes a person rich, and either very learned or gentle of speech. The text adds a love of pleasure and some defect in a limb. Phaladeepika 8.5
Phaladeepika 8.5 holds that Chandra (Moon) in the 3rd house (the house of siblings and courage) gives brothers, strength and power. The text adds a strongly sensual nature and a very tight hand with money. Phaladeepika 8.5
Phaladeepika 8.6 holds that Chandra (Moon) in the 4th house (the house of home, mother and comforts) brings happiness and the enjoyment of life's pleasures. The text adds generosity in giving, friends, vehicles and renown. Phaladeepika 8.6
Phaladeepika 8.6 holds that Chandra (Moon) in the 5th house (the house of children and intellect) gives good children and great intelligence. The text adds a rise to the post of minister, an adviser in the seat of power. Phaladeepika 8.6
Phaladeepika 8.6 holds that Chandra (Moon) in the 6th house (the house of enemies and disease) brings stomach ailments, humiliation and a lack of learning. As a caution, the text warns of a short life. Phaladeepika 8.6
Phaladeepika 8.6 holds that Chandra (Moon) in the 7th house (the house of marriage and partnership) makes a person pleasant to look at and exceedingly attractive. The text adds the love of a beautiful partner. Phaladeepika 8.6
Phaladeepika 8.7 holds that Chandra (Moon) in the 8th house (the house of longevity and hidden matters) brings illness. The text also counts it among the signs of a short life, which it gives as a caution. Phaladeepika 8.7
Phaladeepika 8.7 holds that Chandra (Moon) in the 9th house (the house of fortune and dharma) gives prosperity, virtue and children. The text adds victory, and success in every undertaking from its very start. Phaladeepika 8.7
Phaladeepika 8.7 holds that Chandra (Moon) in the 10th house (the house of career and conduct) leads a person to good deeds. The text adds that such a person helps the virtuous. Phaladeepika 8.7
Phaladeepika 8.7 holds that Chandra (Moon) in the 11th house (the house of gains) makes a person high-minded and long-lived. The text adds wealth, children and people in one's employ. Phaladeepika 8.7
Phaladeepika 8.7 holds that Chandra (Moon) in the 12th house (the house of loss and expense) makes a person disliked by others and brings misery and insult. The text adds a strong tendency to idleness. Phaladeepika 8.7
| Lagna | Lord of your | For this lagna |
|---|---|---|
| Mesh (Aries) | 4th | Neutral |
| Vrishabh (Taurus) | 3rd | Malefic · Maraka— lord of the 3rd only, not the 2nd or 7th; the verse names it a killer all the same (34.23–24) |
| Mithun (Gemini) | 2nd | Maraka |
| Kark (Cancer) | 1st | Benefic |
| Singh (Leo) | 12th | Maraka— lord of the 12th only, not the 2nd or 7th; the verse names it a killer all the same (34.29–30) |
| Kanya (Virgo) | 11th | Malefic |
| Tula (Libra) | 10th | Neutral · Yoga— gives yoga together with Budh (34.34) |
| Vrishchik (Scorpio) | 9th | Yogakaraka— as the verse names it, together with Surya, the 10th lord (34.35–36) |
| Dhanu (Sagittarius) | 8th | Neutral |
| Makar (Capricorn) | 7th | Malefic— lord of the 7th, but the killer the verse names for this lagna is Mangal (34.39–40) |
| Kumbh (Aquarius) | 6th | Malefic |
| Meen (Pisces) | 5th | Benefic |
The labels, from Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, chapter 34:
Gochar is a graha’s transit: the house Chandra is moving through now, counted from your Moon rashi. Phaladeepika counts Chandra’s transit good in the 1st, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 10th and 11th from the Moon; in the rest it asks for care. The third column is how our Monthly Prediction reads each house.
| Gochar | Phaladeepika | Our Monthly Prediction |
|---|---|---|
| 1st from the Moon | Good | Good: Good food, comforts, peace of mind, recognition |
| 2nd from the Moon | — | Mixed: Money and family on the mind; how it goes depends on your birth Moon |
| 3rd from the Moon | Good | Good: Success, gains, a good standing, happiness |
| 4th from the Moon | — | Mixed: Feeling sensitive, home and mother on the mind |
| 5th from the Moon | — | Mixed: Creative mood, children, feelings come out |
| 6th from the Moon | Good | Good: Good health, happiness, wins over rivals |
| 7th from the Moon | Good | Good: Good relations, happiness, success with people |
| 8th from the Moon | — | Challenging: Mood swings and passing stress Chandrashtama: the two or so days each month the tradition keeps for routine work, not new starts |
| 9th from the Moon | — | Mixed: A devotional, thoughtful mood, a wish to travel |
| 10th from the Moon | Good | Good: Success in work, things get done, recognition |
| 11th from the Moon | Good | Very good: Gains, happiness, success, good friends |
| 12th from the Moon | — | Challenging: Expenses, feelings to work through, rest needed |
Chandra (Moon) is exalted in Vrishabh (Taurus) and debilitated in Vrishchik (Scorpio), and rules Kark (Cancer).
Friends: Surya, Budh. Neutral: Mangal, Guru, Shukra, Shani. Enemies: none.
For Vrishchik (Scorpio) lagna, as Maharishi Parashara names it in Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, chapter 34. A yogakaraka is the best graha a lagna can have. For Vrishchik, the verse names it together with Surya, the 10th lord (34.35–36). For Tula (Libra) lagna he says Chandra gives yoga together with Budh (34.34).
Its ratna is Moti (Pearl) and its day is Monday. Wear the ratna only after your kundli has been checked.
In the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th and 11th houses.
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