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Aaj ka Kanya Rashifal · Virgo Moon sign

Kanya Rashifal for Monday 20 July 2026: Virgo Moon Sign

Monday 20 July 2026

The Stars of Kanya, with the Moon and Planets on 20 Jul

SinghKanyaTulaUttara PhalguniHastaChitraEclipticEastWestUttara Phalguni: DenebolaHasta: AlgorabChitra: SpicaGienah

At 12:00 PM, the Moon is at 24°34′ in Kanya, in Chitra nakshatra, pada 1, 5.7° from the star θ Virginis.

Kanya as the 1st House: Where All Nine Grahas Are on 20 Jul

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Every house is counted from Kanya, so this chart is Kanya's gochar on that day. Positions at 12:00 PM, sidereal (Lahiri). The number in each house is its rashi: 1 for Mesh to 12 for Meen. R after a graha: retrograde.

Kanya on 20 Jul: the Moon is in your 1st (self and body) until 10:25 PM (Supports); 2 of the 9 planets support, 7 need attention.

Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, United States · America/New_York · ·

  • Moon
  • Planet
  • Rahu and Ketu: the Moon's nodes, points without a body
  • Yogatara: the star that marks a nakshatra
  • Star figure lines, drawn by us
  • Ecliptic: the Sun's path
  • Rashi edge
  • Nakshatra edge
  • Brighter stars are drawn larger

The real stars of Kanya's 30° of sky, at their catalogue positions. Only the Moon and the planets move. As seen facing south from India: east is on the left, and the Moon moves from right to left.

The nakshatras on this map and their yogataras
  • Purva Phalguni 133°20′ to 146°40′ Yogatara: Zosma (δ Leonis) · outside this map. Sources: Burgess and Whitney 1860, Calendar Reform Committee 1955, Pingree and Morrissey 1989 and Colebrooke 1807.
  • Uttara Phalguni 146°40′ to 160°00′ Yogatara: Denebola (β Leonis). Sources: Burgess and Whitney 1860, Calendar Reform Committee 1955, Pingree and Morrissey 1989 and Colebrooke 1807.
  • Hasta 160°00′ to 173°20′ Yogatara: Algorab (δ Corvi). Sources: Calendar Reform Committee 1955 and Pingree and Morrissey 1989. Burgess and Whitney 1860 reads it as γ Corvi.
  • Chitra 173°20′ to 186°40′ Yogatara: Spica (α Virginis). Sources: Burgess and Whitney 1860, Calendar Reform Committee 1955, Pingree and Morrissey 1989 and Colebrooke 1807.

Star positions are worked out for the hour from the catalogue (proper motion, parallax and aberration), in the same sidereal frame as the planets, with Lahiri ayanamsa. For the 36 stars compared, Swiss Ephemeris's own star file agrees within 2.4 arc-seconds. The Moon and planets are placed as seen from the Earth's centre; from your own place the Moon can look up to about 1° away from its spot here. The figure lines are our own; each yogatara is given by at least two of the sources listed above.

Star positions: Yale Bright Star Catalogue, 5th ed. (Hoffleit & Warren, 1991; NASA HEASARC, public domain). Star names: IAU Working Group on Star Names (CC BY 4.0). Moon and planets: NASA JPL DE440s.

Aaj ka Kanya Rashifal · Virgo Moon sign · Monday 20 July 2026

Kanya Rashifal for 20 Jul: Work, Love and Health

Aaj ka Kanya rashifal, read from your Moon sign. Kanya (कन्या) is the 6th rashi, 150° to 180° of the sidereal zodiac, ruled by Mercury, and it holds Uttara Phalguni padas 2 to 4, all four padas of Hasta and Chitra padas 1 and 2. In English it is called Virgo, but here it means the sign the Moon was in at your birth, not your birthday sign. Every line below names its graha, the house that graha holds from Kanya and the classical verse behind it.

2 of the 9 planets support · 7 need attention

On 20 Jul for Kanya, 2 of the 9 planets support, 7 need attention. The Moon in Kanya, your 1st (self and body), until 10:25 PM: classically a favourable house.

The Moon in Kanya, your 1st (self and body), until 10:25 PM: classically a favourable house; classical reading: comfort and good food.

The Sun in Kark, your 11th (gains and friends), until 16 Aug, 10:29 PM: classically a favourable house; classical reading: standing, honour, gains and health picking up.

Mars in Vrishabh, your 9th (fortune, dharma and father), until 2 Aug, 1:21 PM: classically not a favourable house; classical reading: standing, money and low energy.

Mercury in Mithun, your 10th (career and karma), until 5 Aug, 10:24 AM: classically a favourable house, but Mercury is in Mithun, its own sign, and also close to the Sun (combust); classical reading: comfort and gains.

Jupiter in Kark, your 11th (gains and friends), until 31 Oct, 2:33 AM: classically a favourable house, but Jupiter is in Kark, its exaltation sign, and also close to the Sun (combust); classical reading: gains and health picking up.

Venus in Singh, your 12th (expenses, foreign lands and moksha), until 31 Jul, 11:58 PM: classically a favourable house, but Venus is in Singh, whose lord the Sun is not its natural friend, so its support is muted.

Saturn in Meen, your 7th (marriage and partnership), until 2 Jun 2027, 7:58 PM: classically not a favourable house; classical reading: strain in relationships and tiring travel.

Rahu in Kumbh, your 6th (health, work and competition), until 25 Nov, 7:16 AM (EST): classically a favourable house, but Mars in your 9th holds it back (vedha), so its support is held back; classical reading: happiness and gains.

Ketu in Singh, your 12th (expenses, foreign lands and moksha), until 25 Nov, 7:16 AM (EST): classically not a favourable house.

The day changes at 10:25 PM, when the Moon moves into Tula; both parts are shown.

Work, Love and Health

Work and Money?

Work and Money: supports: the Sun; needs attention: Mercury, Rahu, Jupiter, Venus and Ketu.

The Sun in Kark, your 11th (gains and friends), until 16 Aug, 10:29 PM: classically favourable for standing, honour and gains.

Mercury in Mithun, your 10th (career and karma), until 5 Aug, 10:24 AM: classically favourable for gains, but Mercury is in Mithun, its own sign, and also close to the Sun (combust).

Rahu in Kumbh, your 6th (health, work and competition), until 25 Nov, 7:16 AM (EST): classically favourable for gains, but Mars in your 9th holds it back (vedha), so its support is held back.

Jupiter in Kark, your 11th (gains and friends), until 31 Oct, 2:33 AM: classically favourable for gains, but Jupiter is in Kark, its exaltation sign, and also close to the Sun (combust).

Venus in Singh, your 12th (expenses, foreign lands and moksha), until 31 Jul, 11:58 PM: classically a favourable house, but Venus is in Singh, whose lord the Sun is not its natural friend, so its support is muted; the texts name no separate result of it for work and money.

Ketu in Singh, your 12th (expenses, foreign lands and moksha), until 25 Nov, 7:16 AM (EST): classically not a favourable house; the texts name no separate result of it for work and money.

Love and Family?

Love and Family: needs attention: Saturn.

Saturn in Meen, your 7th (marriage and partnership), until 2 Jun 2027, 7:58 PM: classically not favourable for relationships.

Health?

Health: supports: the Moon; needs attention: Rahu.

The Moon in Kanya, your 1st (self and body), until 10:25 PM: classically favourable for comfort and good food.

Rahu in Kumbh, your 6th (health, work and competition), until 25 Nov, 7:16 AM (EST): classically a favourable house, but Mars in your 9th holds it back (vedha), so its support is held back; the texts name no separate result of it for health.

Moon Strength for Kanya on 20 Jul

Chandrabala, Chandrashtama and Tarabala

Until 10:25 PM (since Saturday 18 Jul, 2:29 PM): the Moon in Kanya, your 1st (self and body); Chandrabala present.

  • Chandrabala Muhurta Chintamani 4.1 · Phaladeepika 26.2 · Brihat Samhita 104.4

From 10:25 PM until Thursday 23 Jul, 9:31 AM: the Moon in Tula, your 2nd (family, wealth and speech); no Chandrabala from this house.

From 10:25 PM: the Moon in Tula, your 2nd, in the bright half (Shukla paksha); classically the bright-half Moon is supportive in the 2nd, 5th and 9th too.

Next Chandrashtama for Kanya: from 4 Aug, 12:24 PM to 6 Aug, 4:24 PM.

Tarabala for the nakshatras of Kanya

Uttara Phalguni (padas 2–4): Sampat Tara until 9:40 AM: counted favourable for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–12).

Uttara Phalguni (padas 2–4): Vipat Tara from 9:40 AM: not chosen for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–13).

Hasta (padas 1–4): Janma Tara until 9:40 AM: not chosen for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–13).

Hasta (padas 1–4): Sampat Tara from 9:40 AM: counted favourable for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–12).

Chitra (padas 1–2): Atimitra Tara until 9:40 AM: counted favourable for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–12).

Chitra (padas 1–2): Janma Tara from 9:40 AM: not chosen for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–13).

Your Supportive Hours in Columbus

5 windows, from the panchang, inside this rashi's good Chandrabala

From 3:25 AM to 8:10 AM: Amrit Kalam, Brahma Muhurta and a good choghadiya, inside your good Chandrabala.

From 9:59 AM to 11:49 AM: a good choghadiya, inside your good Chandrabala.

From 1:38 PM to 2:07 PM: Abhijit Muhurta, inside your good Chandrabala.

From 4:04 PM to 5:03 PM: Vijaya Muhurta, inside your good Chandrabala.

From 7:56 PM to 8:56 PM: a good choghadiya, inside your good Chandrabala.

What are supportive hours?

The panchang's windows for new work in Columbus (for reference)

from 3:25 AM to 8:10 AM · from 9:59 AM to 11:49 AM · from 1:38 PM to 2:07 PM · from 4:04 PM to 5:03 PM · from 7:56 PM to 8:56 PM

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Every time on this page is in America/New_York. The reading is the same for everyone in this time zone; only the supportive hours follow Columbus's sunrise.

Aaj ka Kanya Rashifal · Virgo Moon sign

Sade Sati and Shani Dhaiya for Kanya: Exact Dates

Sade Sati is Saturn's passage through the 12th, 1st and 2nd signs from the Moon sign, about seven and a half years. Dhaiya is Saturn's passage through the 4th or 8th sign from the Moon sign, about two and a half years.

No Sade Sati or dhaiya for Kanya now: Saturn is in Meen, your 7th, until 2 Jun 2027. The next, dhaiya (8th), runs from 2 Jun 2027 to 16 Apr 2030.

The next dhaiya (ashtama, Saturn in the 8th) for Kanya runs from 2 Jun 2027 to 16 Apr 2030, with Saturn stepping out of it from 19 Oct 2027 to 23 Feb 2028 and 8 Aug 2029 to 5 Oct 2029.

Counted from the Moon sign, as Phaladeepika 26.22–23 and Brihat Samhita 104 do. Each span runs from Saturn's first entry to its final exit, with every pause shown. Classically it is a time for steady effort and patience, not a fixed outcome.

Aaj ka Kanya Rashifal · Virgo Moon sign

Why: Each Graha's House from Kanya

Each graha, with its rule · until 10:25 PM

  1. Sun? Kark · 11th house Supports?

    The Sun in Kark, your 11th (gains and friends), until 16 Aug, 10:29 PM: classically a favourable house; classical reading: standing, honour, gains and health picking up.

    Classical: favourable · In this sign until: 16 Aug, 10:29 PM

  2. Moon? Kanya · 1st house Supports?

    The Moon in Kanya, your 1st (self and body), until 10:25 PM: classically a favourable house; classical reading: comfort and good food.

    Classical: favourable · In this sign until: 10:25 PM

  3. Mars? Vrishabh · 9th house Needs attention: house not favourable?

    Mars in Vrishabh, your 9th (fortune, dharma and father), until 2 Aug, 1:21 PM: classically not a favourable house; classical reading: standing, money and low energy.

    Classical: not favourable · In this sign until: 2 Aug, 1:21 PM

  4. Mercury? Mithun · 10th house Needs attention: combust; Mithun, its own sign?

    Mercury in Mithun, your 10th (career and karma), until 5 Aug, 10:24 AM: classically a favourable house, but Mercury is in Mithun, its own sign, and also close to the Sun (combust); classical reading: comfort and gains.

    Classical: favourable · In this sign until: 5 Aug, 10:24 AM

  5. Jupiter? Kark · 11th house Needs attention: combust; Kark, its exaltation sign?

    Jupiter in Kark, your 11th (gains and friends), until 31 Oct, 2:33 AM: classically a favourable house, but Jupiter is in Kark, its exaltation sign, and also close to the Sun (combust); classical reading: gains and health picking up.

    Classical: favourable · In this sign until: 31 Oct, 2:33 AM

  6. Venus? Singh · 12th house Needs attention: Singh, an unfriendly sign?

    Venus in Singh, your 12th (expenses, foreign lands and moksha), until 31 Jul, 11:58 PM: classically a favourable house, but Venus is in Singh, whose lord the Sun is not its natural friend, so its support is muted.

    Classical: favourable · In this sign until: 31 Jul, 11:58 PM

  7. Saturn? Meen · 7th house Needs attention: house not favourable?

    Saturn in Meen, your 7th (marriage and partnership), until 2 Jun 2027, 7:58 PM: classically not a favourable house; classical reading: strain in relationships and tiring travel.

    Classical: not favourable · In this sign until: 2 Jun 2027, 7:58 PM

  8. Rahu? Kumbh · 6th house Needs attention: vedha: Mars in your 9th?

    Rahu in Kumbh, your 6th (health, work and competition), until 25 Nov, 7:16 AM (EST): classically a favourable house, but Mars in your 9th holds it back (vedha), so its support is held back; classical reading: happiness and gains.

    Classical: favourable · In this sign until: 25 Nov, 7:16 AM (EST)

  9. Ketu? Singh · 12th house Needs attention: house not favourable?

    Ketu in Singh, your 12th (expenses, foreign lands and moksha), until 25 Nov, 7:16 AM (EST): classically not a favourable house.

    Classical: not favourable · In this sign until: 25 Nov, 7:16 AM (EST)

The other part of the day: from 10:25 PM
  1. Moon? Tula · 2nd house Supports: reverse vedha: Saturn in your 7th?

    The Moon in Tula, your 2nd (family, wealth and speech), until Thursday 23 Jul, 9:31 AM: classically not a favourable house, but with Saturn in your 7th the texts reverse it (reverse vedha), so the texts count it supportive; classical reading: money matters.

    Classical: not favourable · In this sign until: Thursday 23 Jul, 9:31 AM

For Kanya, of the 4 slow planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu), 0 support and 4 need attention.

Aaj ka Kanya Rashifal · Virgo Moon sign

Kanya in the Next 30 Days

The next 30 days, each with the house it brings

Tuesday 21 Jul, 4:38 AM: Mercury moves out of combustion in Mithun, your 10th.

Thursday 23 Jul, 6:59 PM: Mercury turns direct in Mithun, your 10th.

26 Jul: Saturn turns retrograde in Meen, your 7th.

31 Jul, 11:58 PM: Venus moves into Kanya, your 1st (self and body). Classically a favourable house, but Venus is in Kanya, its debilitation sign, so its support is muted; classical reading: comforts and pleasures.

2 Aug, 1:21 PM: Mars moves into Mithun, your 10th (career and karma). Classically not a favourable house.

5 Aug, 10:24 AM: Mercury moves into Kark, your 11th (gains and friends). Classically a favourable house, but Mercury is in Kark, whose lord the Moon is not its natural friend, so its support is muted; classical reading: growth, gains and friends.

9 Aug, 10:23 PM: Jupiter moves out of combustion in Kark, your 11th.

13 Aug, 3:58 PM: Mercury comes close to the Sun (combust) in Kark, your 11th.

16 Aug, 10:29 PM: the Sun moves into Singh, your 12th (expenses, foreign lands and moksha). Classically not a favourable house, but Singh is its own sign, where the texts say it does not work against you.

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Aaj ka Kanya Rashifal · Virgo Moon sign

Kanya Rashifal for the Next Day, 21 Jul

Tomorrow (Tuesday 21 July): the Moon is in Tula, your 2nd (family, wealth and speech) all day: classically not a favourable house, but with Saturn in your 7th the texts reverse it (reverse vedha), so the texts count it supportive; classical reading: money matters.

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Aaj ka Kanya Rashifal · Virgo Moon sign

About Kanya Rashi: Lord Mercury, Nakshatras and Name Letters

Lord
MercuryBrihat Jataka 1.6; Saravali 3.11; Phaladeepika 1.6
Symbol
A maiden in a boat, with grain in one hand and a flame in the otherBrihat Jataka 1.5; Saravali 3.3–4
Kind
Dvisvabhava (dual)Brihat Jataka 1.11; Saravali 3.20–21; Phaladeepika 1.9
Odd or even
Even sign; female (stri)Brihat Jataka 1.11; Saravali 3.20–21; Phaladeepika 1.9
Direction
SouthBrihat Jataka 1.11; Saravali 3.22; Phaladeepika 1.9
Rising
Shirshodaya: rises head firstBrihat Jataka 1.10; Saravali 3.24; Jataka Parijata 1.14
Strong
By dayBrihat Jataka 1.10; Saravali 3.24; Phaladeepika 1.8
Kalapurusha limb
The waist and hipsBrihat Jataka 1.4; Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra 4.4; Saravali 3.5–6; Phaladeepika 1.4
Span (sidereal)
150° to 180°Brihat Jataka 1.4; Hora Sara 1.13
Nakshatra padas
Uttara Phalguni 2–4; Hasta 1–4; Chitra 1–2Brihat Jataka 1.4; Hora Sara 1.13
Name letters (naam akshar)
To Pa Pi Pu Sha Na Tha Pe PoThe avakahada table, checked against two published tables
Exalted, debilitated, moolatrikona
Mercury is exalted (uchcha) in Kanya and Venus debilitated (neecha); Kanya is also Mercury's moolatrikona sign.Brihat Jataka 1.13–14; Saravali 3.34–36; Phaladeepika 1.6–7

A name rashi is the janma rashi only when the name was chosen from the birth nakshatra's syllable. Each fact is given in at least two classical texts, and where the texts differ both readings are shown. Left out: the element (tattva), which only one of the texts we read gives (Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra 4); and any colour, number or stone for a rashi, which none of them ties to good fortune.

Texts read for this page
  • Brihat Jataka of Varahamihira: Sanskrit with English by M. D. Neely; English by V. Subrahmanya Sastri
  • Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra: English by R. Santhanam, with the Sanskrit text
  • Saravali of Kalyana Varma: English by R. Santhanam
  • Phaladeepika of Mantreswara: English by V. Subrahmanya Sastri
  • Jataka Parijata of Vaidyanatha: English by V. Subrahmanya Sastri
  • Hora Sara of Prithuyasas: English by R. Santhanam

Questions

Kanya Rashi Questions

Who is the lord (swami) of Kanya rashi?

Mercury, the lord of Kanya, is in Mithun on 20 Jul, the 10th house from Kanya, until 5 Aug, 10:24 AM. Mercury rules Kanya in every classical text we read: Brihat Jataka 1.6, Saravali 3.11 and Phaladeepika 1.6. Mercury also rules Mithun.

Which name letters (naam akshar) belong to Kanya rashi?

On 20 Jul, the Moon is in Kanya, from Saturday 18 Jul, 2:29 PM to 10:25 PM: a child born in those hours has Kanya as janma rashi. Kanya's nine name syllables, one for each nakshatra pada, are To, Pa, Pi (Uttara Phalguni 2–4); Pu, Sha, Na, Tha (Hasta 1–4); Pe, Po (Chitra 1–2). A name starting with one of them gives Kanya as the name rashi, which matches the janma rashi only when the name was chosen from the birth nakshatra.

Which nakshatras are in Kanya rashi?

On 20 Jul, the Moon is in Chitra, one of Kanya's nakshatras, and in its pada 2 until 10:25 PM. Kanya covers 150° to 180° of the sidereal zodiac: Uttara Phalguni padas 2 to 4, all four padas of Hasta and Chitra padas 1 and 2, nine nakshatra padas in all, as every rashi has (Brihat Jataka 1.4, Hora Sara 1.13). If your rashi is Kanya, your birth nakshatra is one of these.

What are Kanya rashi people like?

They are described as truthful and learned, gentle and sweet in speech, of good conduct, with a pleasing face and gaze. These are the points that at least two of Brihat Jataka 17.6, Saravali 23.37 and Hora Sara 29.6 share. Brihat Jataka 17.13 adds that this picture holds in full only when the Moon, Kanya and its lord Mercury are all strong in the birth chart, and Hora Sara 29.13 that a graha joining or aspecting the Moon changes it, so your own kundli says more than the rashi alone.

When do Sade Sati and Shani dhaiya start and end for Kanya rashi?

Neither Sade Sati nor dhaiya is running for Kanya on 20 Jul: Saturn is in Meen, the 7th house from Kanya. The next dhaiya (ashtama, Saturn in the 8th) for Kanya runs from 2 Jun 2027 to 16 Apr 2030, with Saturn stepping out of it from 19 Oct 2027 to 23 Feb 2028 and 8 Aug 2029 to 5 Oct 2029. Each span runs from Saturn's first entry to its final exit, with every pause shown, and is counted from the Moon sign as Phaladeepika 26.22–23 and Brihat Samhita 104 count it. Classically Sade Sati and dhaiya ask for steady effort and patience; neither is a fixed outcome.

When does the time change for Kanya rashi?

Jupiter moves into Singh on 31 Oct, 2:33 AM, the 12th house from Kanya; Rahu moves into Makar and Ketu into Kark on 25 Nov, 7:16 AM (EST), the 5th and 11th houses from Kanya (true node; by the mean node many almanacs print, on 5 Dec); Saturn moves into Mesh on 2 Jun 2027, 7:58 PM, the 8th house from Kanya. Saturn, Jupiter and Rahu–Ketu stay in a sign for many months, so their changes set the background for Kanya, and each change above names the house it brings. The daily reading on this page weighs all nine grahas together, and no rashi has a good or a poor time as a whole.

What is Kanya rashi in English?

On 20 Jul, at 11:12 AM, the Sun is in Cancer 27°56′ by the tropical zodiac that birthday signs use, but in Kark 3°42′ by the sidereal zodiac of Vedic astrology. Kanya is called Virgo in English, yet a rashi is the Moon's sign at birth in the sidereal zodiac, not the birthday sign, so someone whose birthday makes them Virgo need not have Kanya rashi.

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Rashifal for the Other 11 Rashis

All 12 rashis on one page

Words used on this page

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Sun
One of the nine grahas: the soul, standing and authority.
Moon
One of the nine grahas: the mind; it leads the day's reading.
Mars
One of the nine grahas: energy, courage and effort.
Mercury
One of the nine grahas: speech, learning and trade.
Jupiter
One of the nine grahas: wisdom, children and growth.
Venus
One of the nine grahas: comfort, relationships and the arts.
Saturn
One of the nine grahas: duty, patience and steady work.
Rahu
One of the nine grahas: the Moon's north node, a shadow graha.
Ketu
One of the nine grahas: the Moon's south node, always opposite Rahu.
Needs attention: both facts
Its own or exaltation sign while close to the Sun (combust): no text read ranks one above the other, so both facts are shown; or the Sun, Mars, Saturn, Rahu or Ketu sharing a favourable Moon's sign (Muhurta Chintamani 4.7).
Gochar (transit)
The movement of the grahas through the signs, read from your Moon sign (Phaladeepika 26.1).
House (bhava)
The count of signs from your Moon sign; the Moon sign itself is the 1st.
Vedha (obstruction)
A favourable transit is held back while another graha sits in its paired house (Phaladeepika 26.3–8).
Reverse vedha (vama vedha)
A transit that asks for patience is counted supportive while another graha sits in its paired favourable house (Muhurta Chintamani 4.4; Narada Samhita 12.8).
Bright half (Shukla paksha)
The waxing fortnight, from the new moon to the full moon; then the Moon is also counted supportive in the 2nd, 5th and 9th (Muhurta Chintamani 4.4; Narada Samhita 13.2).
Chandrabala
The Moon's strength for you, counted from your Moon sign: houses 1, 3, 6, 7, 10 and 11 are good.
Tarabala
The strength of the day's nakshatra for you, counted from your birth nakshatra in rounds of nine.
Retrograde (vakri)
Seen from Earth the graha appears to move backwards; shown as a fact only, as the texts differ on its meaning in transit.
Direct (margi)
The graha moves forward again after a retrograde spell.
Felt most
The third of a sign in which a graha's transit is classically felt most: the Sun and Mars the first, Jupiter and Venus the middle, the Moon and Saturn the last (Phaladeepika 26.25; Muhurta Chintamani 4.19).
Mean-node reckoning
Rahu and Ketu by their average motion, which many almanacs print; its dates can differ from the true node by days.
Panchang windows in your Chandrabala
Abhijit, Amrit Kalam, Brahma Muhurta, Vijaya or a Labh, Shubh or Amrit choghadiya, clear of Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Dur Muhurtam, Varjyam and Bhadra, inside the hours when the Moon is in the 1st, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 10th or 11th from your Moon sign.
Debilitated (neecha)
The sign opposite its exaltation, where a graha is weakest (BPHS ch. 3).
Own sign (swarashi)
A sign the graha rules (BPHS ch. 3).
Unfriendly sign
A sign whose lord the graha naturally counts as hostile (BPHS ch. 3).
Work and Money
Our grouping: read from the 10th, 6th, 3rd, 11th, 2nd and 12th houses from your Moon sign, whose meanings name this area (BPHS ch. 11).
Love and Family
Our grouping: read from the 7th, 4th and 2nd houses from your Moon sign, whose meanings name this area (BPHS ch. 11).
Health
Our grouping: read from the 1st and 6th houses from your Moon sign, whose meanings name this area (BPHS ch. 11).
What supports
A graha in a house the texts count favourable, with nothing holding it back, or counted supportive by reverse vedha (Muhurta Chintamani 4.4).
What needs attention
Every other graha, each with the fact that puts it there: a house the texts do not count favourable, vedha, a debilitation or unfriendly sign, combustion, its own or exaltation sign in an unfavourable house, the Moon's company, or Chandrashtama.
House meaning
What each house stands for (Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 11): 1 self and body, 2 family, wealth and speech, 3 courage and siblings, 4 mother, home and happiness, 5 children, education and intelligence, 6 health, work and competition, 7 marriage and partnership, 8 research and hidden matters, 9 fortune, dharma and father, 10 career and karma, 11 gains and friends, 12 expenses, foreign lands and moksha.

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