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Aaj ka Makar Rashifal · Capricorn Moon sign

Makar Rashifal for Thursday 23 July 2026: Capricorn Moon Sign

Thursday 23 July 2026

The Stars of Makar, with the Moon and Planets on 23 Jul

DhanuMakarKumbhUttara AshadhaShravanaDhanishtaEclipticEastWestShravana: AltairDhanishta: Rotanev

At 12:00 PM, the Moon is in Vrishchik, outside this map; its next stay in Makar runs from Tuesday 28 Jul, 10:20 AM to 30 Jul, 9:08 PM.

Makar as the 1st House: Where All Nine Grahas Are on 23 Jul

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Every house is counted from Makar, so this chart is Makar'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.

Makar on 23 Jul: the Moon is in your 11th (gains and friends) from 9:31 AM (Needs attention: vedha: Venus in your 8th; Vrishchik, its debilitation sign); 3 of the 9 planets support, 6 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 Makar'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 Ashadha 253°20′ to 266°40′ Yogatara: Kaus Media (δ Sagittarii) · outside this map. Sources: Burgess and Whitney 1860, Calendar Reform Committee 1955, Pingree and Morrissey 1989 and Colebrooke 1807. Under Lahiri, this star lies outside its nakshatra's own 13°20′ stretch.
  • Uttara Ashadha 266°40′ to 280°00′ Yogatara: Nunki (σ Sagittarii) · outside this map. Sources: Burgess and Whitney 1860, Calendar Reform Committee 1955 and Pingree and Morrissey 1989. Colebrooke 1807 reads it as τ Sagittarii. Under Lahiri, this star lies outside its nakshatra's own 13°20′ stretch.
  • Shravana 280°00′ to 293°20′ Yogatara: Altair (α Aquilae). Sources: Burgess and Whitney 1860, Calendar Reform Committee 1955, Pingree and Morrissey 1989 and Colebrooke 1807. Under Lahiri, this star lies outside its nakshatra's own 13°20′ stretch.
  • Dhanishta 293°20′ to 306°40′ Yogatara: Rotanev (β Delphini). Sources: Burgess and Whitney 1860 and Calendar Reform Committee 1955. Pingree and Morrissey 1989 reads it as α Delphini. Under Lahiri, this star lies outside its nakshatra's own 13°20′ stretch.

Abhijit, the 28th nakshatra of the older lists, 276°40′ to 280°53′: every source that names its star gives Vega (α Lyrae), far to the north of this map.

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 Makar Rashifal · Capricorn Moon sign · Thursday 23 July 2026

Makar Rashifal for 23 Jul: Work, Love and Health

Aaj ka Makar rashifal, read from your Moon sign. Makar (मकर) is the 10th rashi, 270° to 300° of the sidereal zodiac, ruled by Saturn, and it holds Uttara Ashadha padas 2 to 4, all four padas of Shravana and Dhanishta padas 1 and 2. In English it is called Capricorn, 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 Makar and the classical verse behind it.

3 of the 9 planets support · 6 need attention

On 23 Jul for Makar, 3 of the 9 planets support, 6 need attention. The Moon in Vrishchik, your 11th (gains and friends), until Saturday 25 Jul, 10:05 PM: classically a favourable house, but Venus in your 8th holds it back (vedha), and the Moon is in Vrishchik, its debilitation sign, so its support is held back.

Mars in Vrishabh, your 5th (children, education and intelligence), until 2 Aug, 1:21 PM: classically not a favourable house, but with the Moon in your 11th the texts reverse it (reverse vedha), so the texts count it supportive; classical reading: children's needs and health.

Mercury in Mithun, your 6th (health, work and competition), until 5 Aug, 10:24 AM: classically a favourable house; classical reading: success and standing.

Saturn in Meen, your 3rd (courage and siblings), until 2 Jun 2027, 7:58 PM: classically a favourable house; classical reading: standing, helpers and gains.

The Moon in Vrishchik, your 11th (gains and friends), until Saturday 25 Jul, 10:05 PM: classically a favourable house, but Venus in your 8th holds it back (vedha), and the Moon is in Vrishchik, its debilitation sign, so its support is held back.

The Sun in Kark, your 7th (marriage and partnership), until 16 Aug, 10:29 PM: classically not a favourable house; classical reading: tiring travel and a dip in standing.

Jupiter in Kark, your 7th (marriage and partnership), until 31 Oct, 2:33 AM: classically a favourable house, but Saturn in your 3rd holds it back (vedha), and Jupiter is close to the Sun (combust), so its support is held back; classical reading: your partner's happiness, comfort and good journeys.

Venus in Singh, your 8th (research and hidden matters), until 31 Jul, 11:58 PM: classically a favourable house, but Mars in your 5th holds it back (vedha), and Venus is in Singh, whose lord the Sun is not its natural friend, so its support is held back; classical reading: money and comforts.

Rahu in Kumbh, your 2nd (family, wealth and speech), until 25 Nov, 7:16 AM (EST): classically not a favourable house; classical reading: money matters.

Ketu in Singh, your 8th (research and hidden matters), until 25 Nov, 7:16 AM (EST): classically not a favourable house.

The day changes at 9:31 AM, when the Moon moves into Vrishchik; both parts are shown.

Work, Love and Health

Work and Money?

Work and Money: supports: Mercury and Saturn; needs attention: the Moon and Rahu.

Mercury in Mithun, your 6th (health, work and competition), until 5 Aug, 10:24 AM: classically favourable for success and standing.

Saturn in Meen, your 3rd (courage and siblings), until 2 Jun 2027, 7:58 PM: classically favourable for standing, helpers and gains.

The Moon in Vrishchik, your 11th (gains and friends), until Saturday 25 Jul, 10:05 PM: classically favourable for gains, but Venus in your 8th holds it back (vedha), and the Moon is in Vrishchik, its debilitation sign, so its support is held back.

Rahu in Kumbh, your 2nd (family, wealth and speech), until 25 Nov, 7:16 AM (EST): classically not favourable for money.

Love and Family?

Love and Family: needs attention: the Sun, Jupiter and Rahu.

The Sun in Kark, your 7th (marriage and partnership), until 16 Aug, 10:29 PM: classically not a favourable house; the texts name no separate result of it for love and family.

Jupiter in Kark, your 7th (marriage and partnership), until 31 Oct, 2:33 AM: classically favourable for your partner's happiness, but Saturn in your 3rd holds it back (vedha), and Jupiter is close to the Sun (combust), so its support is held back.

Rahu in Kumbh, your 2nd (family, wealth and speech), until 25 Nov, 7:16 AM (EST): classically not a favourable house; the texts name no separate result of it for love and family.

Health?

Health: supports: Mercury.

Mercury in Mithun, your 6th (health, work and competition), until 5 Aug, 10:24 AM: classically a favourable house; the texts name no separate result of it for health.

Moon Strength for Makar on 23 Jul

Chandrabala, Chandrashtama and Tarabala

Until 9:31 AM (since Monday 20 Jul, 10:25 PM): the Moon in Tula, your 10th (career and karma); Chandrabala present.

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

From 9:31 AM until Saturday 25 Jul, 10:05 PM: the Moon in Vrishchik, your 11th (gains and friends); Chandrabala present.

Next Chandrashtama for Makar: from 12 Aug, 8:37 PM to 15 Aug, 12:05 AM.

Tarabala for the nakshatras of Makar

Uttara Ashadha (padas 2–4): Pratyari Tara until 4:13 PM: in round 3 of nine, counted favourable for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.13); in the common panchang table it is not chosen for new work.

Uttara Ashadha (padas 2–4): Sadhaka Tara from 4:13 PM: counted favourable for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–12).

Shravana (padas 1–4): Kshema Tara until 4:13 PM: counted favourable for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–12).

Shravana (padas 1–4): Pratyari Tara from 4:13 PM: in round 3 of nine, counted favourable for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.13); in the common panchang table it is not chosen for new work.

Dhanishta (padas 1–2): Vipat Tara until 4:13 PM: in round 3 of nine, counted favourable for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.13); in the common panchang table it is not chosen for new work.

Dhanishta (padas 1–2): Kshema Tara from 4:13 PM: counted favourable for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–12).

Your Supportive Hours in Columbus

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

From 12:00 AM to 12:28 AM: a good choghadiya, inside your good Chandrabala.

From 5:07 AM to 5:45 AM: Brahma Muhurta, inside your good Chandrabala.

From 8:11 AM to 8:13 AM: Amrit Kalam, inside your good Chandrabala.

From 1:09 PM to 3:27 PM: Abhijit Muhurta and a good choghadiya, inside your good Chandrabala.

What are supportive hours?

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

from 12:00 AM to 12:28 AM · from 5:07 AM to 5:45 AM · from 8:11 AM to 8:13 AM · from 1:09 PM to 3:27 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 Makar Rashifal · Capricorn Moon sign

Sade Sati and Shani Dhaiya for Makar: 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 Makar now: Saturn is in Meen, your 3rd, until 2 Jun 2027. The next, dhaiya (4th), runs from 2 Jun 2027 to 16 Apr 2030.

The next dhaiya (Saturn in the 4th) for Makar 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 Makar Rashifal · Capricorn Moon sign

Why: Each Graha's House from Makar

Each graha, with its rule · from 9:31 AM

  1. Sun? Kark · 7th house Needs attention: house not favourable?

    The Sun in Kark, your 7th (marriage and partnership), until 16 Aug, 10:29 PM: classically not a favourable house; classical reading: tiring travel and a dip in standing.

    Classical: not favourable · In this sign until: 16 Aug, 10:29 PM

  2. Moon? Vrishchik · 11th house Needs attention: vedha: Venus in your 8th; Vrishchik, its debilitation sign?

    The Moon in Vrishchik, your 11th (gains and friends), until Saturday 25 Jul, 10:05 PM: classically a favourable house, but Venus in your 8th holds it back (vedha), and the Moon is in Vrishchik, its debilitation sign, so its support is held back.

    Classical: favourable · In this sign until: Saturday 25 Jul, 10:05 PM

  3. Mars? Vrishabh · 5th house Supports: reverse vedha: the Moon in your 11th?

    Mars in Vrishabh, your 5th (children, education and intelligence), until 2 Aug, 1:21 PM: classically not a favourable house, but with the Moon in your 11th the texts reverse it (reverse vedha), so the texts count it supportive; classical reading: children's needs and health.

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

  4. Mercury? Mithun · 6th house Supports?

    Mercury in Mithun, your 6th (health, work and competition), until 5 Aug, 10:24 AM: classically a favourable house; classical reading: success and standing.

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

  5. Jupiter? Kark · 7th house Needs attention: vedha: Saturn in your 3rd; combust?

    Jupiter in Kark, your 7th (marriage and partnership), until 31 Oct, 2:33 AM: classically a favourable house, but Saturn in your 3rd holds it back (vedha), and Jupiter is close to the Sun (combust), so its support is held back; classical reading: your partner's happiness, comfort and good journeys.

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

  6. Venus? Singh · 8th house Needs attention: vedha: Mars in your 5th; Singh, an unfriendly sign?

    Venus in Singh, your 8th (research and hidden matters), until 31 Jul, 11:58 PM: classically a favourable house, but Mars in your 5th holds it back (vedha), and Venus is in Singh, whose lord the Sun is not its natural friend, so its support is held back; classical reading: money and comforts.

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

  7. Saturn? Meen · 3rd house Supports?

    Saturn in Meen, your 3rd (courage and siblings), until 2 Jun 2027, 7:58 PM: classically a favourable house; classical reading: standing, helpers and gains.

    Classical: favourable · In this sign until: 2 Jun 2027, 7:58 PM

  8. Rahu? Kumbh · 2nd house Needs attention: house not favourable?

    Rahu in Kumbh, your 2nd (family, wealth and speech), until 25 Nov, 7:16 AM (EST): classically not a favourable house; classical reading: money matters.

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

  9. Ketu? Singh · 8th house Needs attention: house not favourable?

    Ketu in Singh, your 8th (research and hidden matters), 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: until 9:31 AM
  1. Moon? Tula · 10th house Supports?

    The Moon in Tula, your 10th (career and karma), until 9:31 AM: classically a favourable house; classical reading: success and ease.

    Classical: favourable · In this sign until: 9:31 AM

  2. Mars? Vrishabh · 5th house Needs attention: house not favourable?

    Mars in Vrishabh, your 5th (children, education and intelligence), until 2 Aug, 1:21 PM: classically not a favourable house; classical reading: children's needs and health.

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

For Makar, of the 4 slow planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu), 1 supports and 3 need attention.

Aaj ka Makar Rashifal · Capricorn Moon sign

Makar in the Next 30 Days

The next 30 days, each with the house it brings

Changes today

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

26 Jul: Saturn turns retrograde in Meen, your 3rd.

31 Jul, 11:58 PM: Venus moves into Kanya, your 9th (fortune, dharma and father). Classically a favourable house, but Venus is in Kanya, its debilitation sign, so its support is muted; classical reading: happiness and money.

2 Aug, 1:21 PM: Mars moves into Mithun, your 6th (health, work and competition). Classically a favourable house, but Mars is in Mithun, whose lord Mercury is not its natural friend, so its support is muted; classical reading: disputes settling, good health and gains.

5 Aug, 10:24 AM: Mercury moves into Kark, your 7th (marriage and partnership). Classically not a favourable house; classical reading: friction.

9 Aug, 10:23 PM: Jupiter moves out of combustion in Kark, your 7th.

13 Aug, 3:58 PM: Mercury comes close to the Sun (combust) in Kark, your 7th.

16 Aug, 10:29 PM: the Sun moves into Singh, your 8th (research and hidden matters). Classically not a favourable house, but Singh is its own sign, where the texts say it does not work against you.

Makar Rashifal 2027: the whole year, month by month

Aaj ka Makar Rashifal · Capricorn Moon sign

Makar Rashifal for the Next Day, 24 Jul

Tomorrow (Friday 24 July): the Moon is in Vrishchik, your 11th (gains and friends) all day: classically a favourable house, but Venus in your 8th holds it back (vedha), and the Moon is in Vrishchik, its debilitation sign, so its support is held back.

Open the full rashifal for 24 Jul

Aaj ka Makar Rashifal · Capricorn Moon sign

About Makar Rashi: Lord Saturn, Nakshatras and Name Letters

Lord
SaturnBrihat Jataka 1.6; Saravali 3.11; Phaladeepika 1.6
Symbol
A makara, a sea creature with a deer's faceBrihat Jataka 1.5; Saravali 3.3–4
Kind
Chara (movable)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
Prishthodaya: rises back firstBrihat Jataka 1.10; Saravali 3.24; Jataka Parijata 1.14
Strong
By nightBrihat Jataka 1.10; Saravali 3.24; Phaladeepika 1.8
Kalapurusha limb
The kneesBrihat Jataka 1.4; Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra 4.4; Saravali 3.5–6; Phaladeepika 1.4
Span (sidereal)
270° to 300°Brihat Jataka 1.4; Hora Sara 1.13
Nakshatra padas
Uttara Ashadha 2–4; Shravana 1–4; Dhanishta 1–2Brihat Jataka 1.4; Hora Sara 1.13
Name letters (naam akshar)
Bho Ja Ji Khi Khu Khe Kho Ga GiThe avakahada table, checked against two published tables
Exalted, debilitated, moolatrikona
Mars is exalted (uchcha) in Makar and Jupiter debilitated (neecha).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

Makar Rashi Questions

Who is the lord (swami) of Makar rashi?

Saturn, the lord of Makar, is in Meen on 23 Jul, the 3rd house from Makar, until 2 Jun 2027, 7:58 PM. Saturn rules Makar in every classical text we read: Brihat Jataka 1.6, Saravali 3.11 and Phaladeepika 1.6. Saturn also rules Kumbh.

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

On 23 Jul, the Moon is in Vrishchik; its next stay in Makar runs from Tuesday 28 Jul, 10:20 AM to 30 Jul, 9:08 PM: a child born in those hours has Makar as janma rashi. Makar's nine name syllables, one for each nakshatra pada, are Bho, Ja, Ji (Uttara Ashadha 2–4); Khi, Khu, Khe, Kho (Shravana 1–4); Ga, Gi (Dhanishta 1–2). A name starting with one of them gives Makar as the name rashi, which matches the janma rashi only when the name was chosen from the birth nakshatra.

Which nakshatras are in Makar rashi?

On 23 Jul, the Moon is in Vishakha; its next pass through Makar begins in Uttara Ashadha pada 2, from Tuesday 28 Jul, 10:20 AM. Makar covers 270° to 300° of the sidereal zodiac: Uttara Ashadha padas 2 to 4, all four padas of Shravana and Dhanishta 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 Makar, your birth nakshatra is one of these.

What are Makar rashi people like?

They are described as steady and good-natured, well liked, with a gift for poetry and words; careful with money, fond of travel, unhurried in pace and not fond of the cold. The texts also give them fine eyes. These are the points that at least two of Brihat Jataka 17.10, Saravali 23.65 and Hora Sara 29.10 share. Brihat Jataka 17.13 adds that this picture holds in full only when the Moon, Makar and its lord Saturn 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 Makar rashi?

Neither Sade Sati nor dhaiya is running for Makar on 23 Jul: Saturn is in Meen, the 3rd house from Makar. The next dhaiya (Saturn in the 4th) for Makar 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 Makar rashi?

Jupiter moves into Singh on 31 Oct, 2:33 AM, the 8th house from Makar; Rahu moves into Makar and Ketu into Kark on 25 Nov, 7:16 AM (EST), the 1st and 7th houses from Makar (true node; by the mean node many almanacs print, on 5 Dec); Saturn moves into Mesh on 2 Jun 2027, 7:58 PM, the 4th house from Makar. Saturn, Jupiter and Rahu–Ketu stay in a sign for many months, so their changes set the background for Makar, 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 Makar rashi in English?

On 23 Jul, at 4:46 PM, the Sun is in Leo 1°01′ by the tropical zodiac that birthday signs use, but in Kark 6°47′ by the sidereal zodiac of Vedic astrology. Makar is called Capricorn 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 Capricorn need not have Makar rashi.

Aaj ka Rashifal

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.
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).
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.
Combust (asta)
Lost in the Sun's glare; in a favourable house its support is muted (Phaladeepika 26.32). Guru and Shukra: while not seen from India's reference latitude, 23°11′N (IAE); Mars, Mercury and Saturn by the books' degrees (Surya Siddhanta 9.6–9.8).
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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