Yogas in a kundli
how each forms, and how common it is

A yoga is a combination of grahas, houses and signs that the texts tie to a result. Here are the yogas and doshas checked in every kundli on this site, each with its rule and how often it formed in 8,349 real births.

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Pancha Mahapurusha yogas

Yoga	How it forms	In real births
Hamsa Yoga	Jupiter stands in a kendra (1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house from the lagna) while sitting in its own sign (Sagittarius or Pisces) or its exalted sign (Cancer). Both conditions have to hold in the same placement.	8.9%
Malavya Yoga	Venus stands in a kendra (1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house from the lagna) while sitting in its own sign (Taurus or Libra) or its exalted sign (Pisces).	9.3%
Ruchaka Yoga	Mars stands in a kendra (1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house from the lagna) while sitting in its own sign (Aries or Scorpio) or its exalted sign (Capricorn).	7.2%
Bhadra Yoga	Mercury stands in a kendra (1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house from the lagna) while sitting in Gemini or Virgo — both its own sign and, for Virgo, its exalted sign.	5.2%
Shasha Yoga	Saturn stands in a kendra (1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house from the lagna) while sitting in its own sign (Capricorn or Aquarius) or its exalted sign (Libra).	11.1%

Raja yogas

Yoga	How it forms	In real births
Raja Yoga	A lord of a kendra (the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house) joins a lord of a trikona (the 1st, 5th or 9th): in the same sign, by exchanging signs, or by aspecting each other. A one-way aspect does not count. It is named by the houses it joins, such as a 1-5 or 9-10 Raja Yoga. Dharma Karmadhipati, Lakshmi Yoga and a yogakaraka graha are named forms of it, each with its own page.	86.2%
Lakshmi Yoga	Either of two routes forms it. (1) The lagna lord is strong — exalted, in moolatrikona, in its own sign, or placed in a kendra or trikona house (1st, 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th, 10th) — and the 9th lord is strong (exalted, moolatrikona or own sign) and itself placed in a kendra or trikona house. (2) Venus sits in its own sign (Taurus or Libra) or exalted sign (Pisces) in a kendra, and the 9th lord is either strong or placed in a kendra.	10%
Dharma Karmadhipati Yoga	The 9th lord and the 10th lord, when they are different planets, stand conjunct in the same sign.	15.8%
Yogakaraka	One planet rules both a kendra house (4th, 7th or 10th — the 1st is excluded, since the lagna lord always rules it) and a trikona house (5th or 9th — the 1st is excluded here too).	50.1%

Dhana yogas

Yoga	How it forms	In real births
Dhana Yoga	A lord of one wealth house (the 2nd, 5th, 9th or 11th) joins the lord of another: in the same sign, by exchanging signs, or by aspecting each other. It is named by the houses it joins, such as a 2-11 Dhana Yoga. Vasumati, Shankha, Saraswati, Lakshmi-Narayana and Maha Yoga are named wealth yogas with their own pages.	66.7%
Saraswati Yoga	Jupiter, Venus and Mercury are all placed in one of the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th or 10th houses, and Jupiter is exalted, in moolatrikona or in its own sign.	5.3%
Shankha Yoga	The 5th lord and the 6th lord both stand in a kendra house (1st, 4th, 7th or 10th) counted from the lagna.	14.7%
Vasumati Yoga	At least two of Jupiter, Venus and Mercury occupy the upachaya houses (3rd, 6th, 10th or 11th) counted from the Moon. It reads strongest when all three are there.	26.8%
Lakshmi-Narayana Yoga	Venus stands in a kendra (same sign, or 4th, 7th or 10th) counted from Jupiter. It reads strongest when Venus and Jupiter share the very same sign.	35.2%
Maha Yoga	The lagna lord is exalted while the 9th lord sits in its own sign, or the 9th lord is exalted while the lagna lord sits in its own sign — the two lords must be different planets.	1.7%

Viparita Raja yogas

Yoga	How it forms	In real births
Harsha Yoga	The lord of the 6th house sits in any dusthana (6th, 8th or 12th house from the lagna, including the 6th it rules) itself.	24.6%
Sarala Yoga	The lord of the 8th house sits in any dusthana (6th, 8th or 12th house from the lagna, including the 8th it rules) itself.	25.3%
Vimala Yoga	The lord of the 12th house sits in any dusthana (6th, 8th or 12th house from the lagna, including the 12th it rules) itself.	23.3%

Yogas from the Moon

Yoga	How it forms	In real births
Gajakesari Yoga	Jupiter stands in a kendra (same sign, or 4th, 7th or 10th) counted from the Moon's sign. It reads strongest when Jupiter and the Moon share the very same sign, a little less otherwise, and weaker still for each of the Moon or Jupiter that is debilitated.	34%
Sunapha Yoga	Any planet other than the Sun sits in the 2nd house counted from the Moon's sign. It reads stronger if Jupiter or Venus is among them.	32.3%
Anapha Yoga	Any planet other than the Sun sits in the 12th house counted from the Moon's sign. It reads stronger if Jupiter or Venus is among them.	32.6%
Durdhara Yoga	Sunapha Yoga and Anapha Yoga are both present at once — a planet other than the Sun on each side of the Moon, in the 2nd and the 12th house from it.	10.8%
Chandra-Mangal Yoga	The Moon and Mars sit in the same sign.	8.7%
Adhi Yoga	Jupiter, Venus or Mercury occupy the 6th, 7th or 8th house counted from the Moon. It reads stronger the more of those three houses carry a qualifying benefic — weakest with one, strongest with all three.	49.1%

Yogas from the Sun

Yoga	How it forms	In real births
Vesi Yoga	Any planet other than the Moon sits in the 2nd house counted from the Sun's sign. It reads stronger when more than one such planet qualifies.	60.6%
Vosi Yoga	Any planet other than the Moon sits in the 12th house counted from the Sun's sign. It reads stronger when more than one such planet qualifies.	62.4%
Ubhayachari Yoga	Vesi Yoga and Vosi Yoga are both present at once — a planet other than the Moon on each side of the Sun, in the 2nd and the 12th house from it.	33.4%
Budhaditya Yoga	The Sun and Mercury sit in the same sign. It reads strongest in a kendra, a little less in a trikona or other good house, and weakest elsewhere — but Mercury combust (within 14 degrees of the Sun) always reads weak, whatever the house.	51.2%

Exchange yogas

Yoga	How it forms	In real births
Parivartana Yoga	Two planets sit in mutual exchange — each in the sign the other rules. It is called Maha Parivartana when both houses involved are among the good houses (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11), Dainya Parivartana when either house is a dusthana (6, 8, 12), and Khala Parivartana otherwise.	36.1%

Other auspicious yogas

Yoga	How it forms	In real births
Amala Yoga	Jupiter, Venus or Mercury occupies the 10th house counted from the lagna (Amala Yoga) or from the Moon (Amala Yoga from Moon), and that benefic is not debilitated.	34.9%
Chatussagara Yoga	All four kendra houses (1st, 4th, 7th, 10th from the lagna) are each occupied by at least one graha.	5.4%
Mahabhagya Yoga	For a male-recorded chart: born in the day (6 AM to 6 PM), with the Sun, Moon and lagna all in odd signs (Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius, Aquarius). For a female-recorded chart: born at night, with the Sun, Moon and lagna all in even signs.	6.3%
Chamara Yoga	The lagna lord is exalted and stands in a kendra, and Jupiter either sits in the same sign as the lagna lord or aspects it (drishti).	0.3%
Kahala Yoga	The 4th lord and the 9th lord, when they are different planets, stand in a kendra from each other (0, 3, 6 or 9 signs apart).	28.2%
Akhanda Samrajya Yoga	Jupiter rules the 2nd, 5th or 11th house from the lagna, and Jupiter itself stands in a kendra counted from the Moon.	11.7%
Parvata Yoga	At least two of Jupiter, Venus and Mercury stand in kendras from the lagna, and no natural malefic (Sun, Mars, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu) occupies the 6th or 8th house.	10.4%
Subha Kartari Yoga	A natural benefic occupies the 2nd house from the lagna and a natural benefic occupies the 12th house from the lagna, flanking it on both sides.	7.2%
Pushkala Yoga	The lagna lord (not the Moon itself) shares the Moon's sign, and a benefic (Jupiter, Venus or Mercury, other than the lagna lord itself) either sits in that same sign or aspects it (drishti).	4%

Cancellation yogas

Yoga	How it forms	In real births
Neecha Bhanga Rajyoga	A debilitated planet's debilitation is cancelled when any one of four conditions holds: (1) the lord of its debilitation sign stands in a kendra from the lagna; (2) the planet that gets exalted in that same sign stands in a kendra from the lagna; (3) the lord of the debilitation sign stands in a kendra counted from the Moon; or (4) the debilitated planet is conjunct with, or aspected by, the lord of its own debilitation sign. One record is reported per debilitated planet, naming which condition cancelled it.	38.9%

Difficult yogas and doshas

Yoga	How it forms	In real births
Kemadruma Yoga	No planet besides the Sun, Rahu or Ketu occupies the 2nd or 12th house counted from the Moon. It is cancelled if the Moon itself is in a kendra from the lagna, or if any of Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus or Saturn is in a kendra from the lagna, or if any of those five shares the Moon's own sign.	2.9%
Daridra Yoga	The lord of the 11th house (gains) is placed in the 6th, 8th or 12th house from the lagna.	23.9%
Shakat Yoga	The Moon stands in the 6th, 8th or 12th house counted from Jupiter. It is cancelled when the Moon is also in a kendra (1st, 4th, 7th or 10th) from the lagna.	16.6%
Grahan Yoga	The Sun shares a sign with Rahu or Ketu (Grahan Yoga, Solar), or the Moon shares a sign with Rahu or Ketu (Grahan Yoga, Lunar). Either one forms it.	30.8%
Guru Chandal Yoga	Jupiter shares a sign with Rahu or Ketu.	16.1%
Vish Yoga	The Moon and Saturn share a sign.	8.1%
Shapit Dosha	Saturn and Rahu share a sign.	6.6%
Pitra Dosha	The Sun sits in the 9th or 12th house and shares a sign with Rahu or Ketu, or the Sun sits in the 9th house specifically and shares a sign with Saturn. It reads stronger when the Sun is in the 9th, and a little less when it is in the 12th.	0.1%
Papa Kartari Yoga	A natural malefic occupies the 2nd house from the lagna and a natural malefic occupies the 12th house from the lagna, closing on it like scissors. It is cancelled if a benefic also stands among them in the 2nd or 12th (Mercury counts only when it is not itself conjunct a malefic), or if Jupiter's aspect reaches the lagna from the 1st, 5th, 7th or 9th house.	3.4%

Terms used on these pages

Kendra: The 1st, 4th, 7th and 10th houses, the pillars of a chart.
Trikona: The 1st, 5th and 9th houses, the houses of fortune.
Dusthana: The 6th, 8th and 12th houses, of illness, obstacles and loss.
Exalted, own sign, moolatrikona: A graha’s strongest sign, the signs it rules, and the part of one of them where it does best after exaltation.
Aspect (drishti): Every graha looks at the 7th house from itself; Mars also the 4th and 8th, Jupiter the 5th and 9th, Saturn the 3rd and 10th.

Common questions

What is a yoga in a kundli?

A combination of grahas, houses and signs that the texts read as giving a particular result: a raja yoga for standing, a dhana yoga for wealth, a difficult yoga for a test. It gives its results mostly in the dashas of the grahas that form it.

How many yogas are there?

The texts name hundreds. This site checks 48 yogas and doshas, all listed on this page, in every kundli it draws.

How do I find the yogas in my kundli?

Make your free kundli with your birth date, time and place: it lists the yogas that form, how strongly, and the difficult ones it checked.