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Aaj ka Mesh Rashifal · Aries Moon sign

Mesh Rashifal for Sunday 24 January 2027: Aries Moon Sign

Sunday 24 January 2027

The Stars of Mesh, with the Moon and Planets on 24 Jan

MeenMeshVrishabhRevatiAshwiniBharaniKrittikaEclipticEastWestRevati: ζ PisciumAshwini: SheratanBharani: 35 ArietisHamalAlgolMenkar

At 12:00 PM, the Moon is in Singh, outside this map; its next stay in Mesh runs from 11 Feb, 7:12 PM to 14 Feb, 12:58 AM.

Mesh as the 1st House: Where All Nine Grahas Are on 24 Jan

1234Ke 26°5Mo 10°Ma 14°RJu 0°R678Ve 24°910Su 10°Me 24°Ra 26°1112Sa 15°

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

Mesh on 24 Jan: the Moon is in your 5th (children, education and intelligence) all day (Needs attention: house not favourable); 1 of the 9 planets supports, 8 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 Mesh'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
  • Revati 346°40′ to 360°00′ Yogatara: Revati (ζ Piscium). Sources: Burgess and Whitney 1860, Calendar Reform Committee 1955, Pingree and Morrissey 1989 and Colebrooke 1807.
  • Ashwini 0°00′ to 13°20′ Yogatara: Sheratan (β Arietis). Sources: Burgess and Whitney 1860, Calendar Reform Committee 1955 and Pingree and Morrissey 1989. Colebrooke 1807 reads it as α Arietis.
  • Bharani 13°20′ to 26°40′ Yogatara: 35 Arietis. Sources: Burgess and Whitney 1860 and Pingree and Morrissey 1989. Calendar Reform Committee 1955 reads it as 41 Arietis.
  • Krittika 26°40′ to 40°00′ Yogatara: Alcyone (η Tauri) · outside this map. 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 Mesh Rashifal · Aries Moon sign · Sunday 24 January 2027

Mesh Rashifal for 24 Jan: Work, Love and Health

Aaj ka Mesh rashifal, read from your Moon sign. Mesh (मेष) is the 1st rashi, 0° to 30° of the sidereal zodiac, ruled by Mars, and it holds all four padas of Ashwini, all four padas of Bharani and Krittika pada 1. In English it is called Aries, 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 Mesh and the classical verse behind it.

1 of the 9 planets supports · 8 need attention

On 24 Jan for Mesh, 1 of the 9 planets supports, 8 need attention. The Moon in Singh, your 5th (children, education and intelligence), until Monday 25 Jan, 8:15 PM: classically not a favourable house.

Jupiter in Singh, your 5th (children, education and intelligence), until 3:01 PM: classically a favourable house; classical reading: children, prosperity and goodwill.

The Moon in Singh, your 5th (children, education and intelligence), until Monday 25 Jan, 8:15 PM: classically not a favourable house; classical reading: slow progress in work.

The Sun in Makar, your 10th (career and karma), until 12 Feb, 11:39 PM: classically a favourable house, but the Sun is in Makar, whose lord Saturn is not its natural friend, so its support is muted; classical reading: success in work.

Mars in Singh, your 5th (children, education and intelligence), until 9 Mar, 1:43 PM: classically not a favourable house; classical reading: children's needs and health.

Mercury in Makar, your 10th (career and karma), until Wednesday 27 Jan, 5:04 PM: classically a favourable house, but Venus in your 8th holds it back (vedha), so its support is held back; classical reading: comfort and gains.

Venus in Vrishchik, your 8th (research and hidden matters), until Friday 29 Jan, 8:12 AM: classically a favourable house, but the Moon, Mars and Jupiter in your 5th hold it back (vedha), so its support is held back; classical reading: money and comforts.

Saturn in Meen, your 12th (expenses, foreign lands and moksha), until 2 Jun, 7:58 PM (EDT): classically not a favourable house; classical reading: low spirits.

Rahu in Makar, your 10th (career and karma), until 24 May 2028, 5:38 AM (EDT): classically not a favourable house by most texts (favourable in Phaladeepika 26.2).

Ketu in Kark, your 4th (mother, home and happiness), until 24 May 2028, 5:38 AM (EDT): classically not a favourable house; classical reading: unease.

The day changes at 3:01 PM, when Jupiter moves into Kark; both parts are shown.

Work, Love and Health

Work and Money?

Work and Money: needs attention: the Sun, Mercury, Rahu and Saturn.

The Sun in Makar, your 10th (career and karma), until 12 Feb, 11:39 PM: classically favourable for success in work, but the Sun is in Makar, whose lord Saturn is not its natural friend, so its support is muted.

Mercury in Makar, your 10th (career and karma), until Wednesday 27 Jan, 5:04 PM: classically favourable for gains, but Venus in your 8th holds it back (vedha), so its support is held back.

Rahu in Makar, your 10th (career and karma), until 24 May 2028, 5:38 AM (EDT): classically not a favourable house by most texts (favourable in Phaladeepika 26.2); the texts name no separate result of it for work and money.

Saturn in Meen, your 12th (expenses, foreign lands and moksha), until 2 Jun, 7:58 PM (EDT): 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: Ketu.

Ketu in Kark, your 4th (mother, home and happiness), until 24 May 2028, 5:38 AM (EDT): classically not a favourable house; the texts name no separate result of it for love and family.

Health?

No graha is in your 1st or 6th on 24 Jan, so the texts point to nothing particular for health.

Moon Strength for Mesh on 24 Jan

Chandrabala, Chandrashtama and Tarabala

All day (until Monday 25 Jan, 8:15 PM): the Moon in Singh, your 5th (children, education and intelligence); no Chandrabala from this house.

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

Until 3:01 PM the Moon shares Singh with Mars and Jupiter.

From 3:01 PM the Moon shares Singh with Mars.

Next Chandrashtama for Mesh: from Saturday 30 Jan, 10:52 AM to 1 Feb, 10:52 PM.

Tarabala for the nakshatras of Mesh

Ashwini (padas 1–4): Janma Tara until 4:11 PM: the birth nakshatra again, in round 2 of nine: allowed, but not in the favourable grade (Muhurta Chintamani 4.13); in the common panchang table it is not chosen for new work.

Ashwini (padas 1–4): Sampat Tara from 4:11 PM: counted favourable for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–12).

Bharani (padas 1–4): Atimitra Tara until 4:11 PM: counted favourable for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–12).

Bharani (padas 1–4): Janma Tara from 4:11 PM: the birth nakshatra again, in round 2 of nine: allowed, but not in the favourable grade (Muhurta Chintamani 4.13); in the common panchang table it is not chosen for new work.

Krittika (pada 1): Mitra Tara until 4:11 PM: counted favourable for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–12).

Krittika (pada 1): Atimitra Tara from 4:11 PM: counted favourable for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–12).

Your Supportive Hours in Columbus

None offered for new starts; the reason is inside

The 24 Jan panchang windows and your Moon-strength hours do not overlap, so none is offered; the panchang's windows are listed for reference.

What are supportive hours?

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

from 12:00 AM to 12:44 AM · from 6:45 AM to 6:51 AM · from 10:16 AM to 11:00 AM

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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 Mesh Rashifal · Aries Moon sign

Sade Sati and Shani Dhaiya for Mesh: 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.

Sade Sati, first phase for Mesh: Saturn is in Meen, your 12th, from 29 Mar 2025 to 2 Jun 2027. The whole Sade Sati runs from 29 Mar 2025 to 30 May 2032. Traditionally this passage rewards steady effort, discipline and looking after health.

  • Sade Sati Phaladeepika 26.22–23 · Brihat Samhita 104.39–45

Within this stay, Saturn's effect is classically felt most in the last third of Meen: from 1 Jul 2026 to 20 Aug 2026 and from 10 Mar 2027 to 2 Jun 2027.

  • Felt most Phaladeepika 26.25 · Muhurta Chintamani 4.19

Saturn is one of nine: the verdict for Saturn in your 12th and the other eight grahas are in the table below.

The next dhaiya (Saturn in the 4th) for Mesh runs from 12 Jul 2034 to 27 Aug 2036.

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 Mesh Rashifal · Aries Moon sign

Why: Each Graha's House from Mesh

Each graha, with its rule · until 3:01 PM

  1. Sun? Makar · 10th house Needs attention: Makar, an unfriendly sign?

    The Sun in Makar, your 10th (career and karma), until 12 Feb, 11:39 PM: classically a favourable house, but the Sun is in Makar, whose lord Saturn is not its natural friend, so its support is muted; classical reading: success in work.

    Classical: favourable · In this sign until: 12 Feb, 11:39 PM

  2. Moon? Singh · 5th house Needs attention: house not favourable?

    The Moon in Singh, your 5th (children, education and intelligence), until Monday 25 Jan, 8:15 PM: classically not a favourable house; classical reading: slow progress in work.

    Classical: not favourable · In this sign until: Monday 25 Jan, 8:15 PM

  3. Mars? Singh · 5th house Needs attention: house not favourable?

    Mars in Singh, your 5th (children, education and intelligence), until 9 Mar, 1:43 PM: classically not a favourable house; classical reading: children's needs and health.

    Classical: not favourable · In this sign until: 9 Mar, 1:43 PM

  4. Mercury? Makar · 10th house Needs attention: vedha: Venus in your 8th?

    Mercury in Makar, your 10th (career and karma), until Wednesday 27 Jan, 5:04 PM: classically a favourable house, but Venus in your 8th holds it back (vedha), so its support is held back; classical reading: comfort and gains.

    Classical: favourable · In this sign until: Wednesday 27 Jan, 5:04 PM

  5. Jupiter? Singh · 5th house Supports?

    Jupiter in Singh, your 5th (children, education and intelligence), until 3:01 PM: classically a favourable house; classical reading: children, prosperity and goodwill.

    Classical: favourable · In this sign until: 3:01 PM

  6. Venus? Vrishchik · 8th house Needs attention: vedha: the Moon, Mars and Jupiter in your 5th?

    Venus in Vrishchik, your 8th (research and hidden matters), until Friday 29 Jan, 8:12 AM: classically a favourable house, but the Moon, Mars and Jupiter in your 5th hold it back (vedha), so its support is held back; classical reading: money and comforts.

    Classical: favourable · In this sign until: Friday 29 Jan, 8:12 AM

  7. Saturn? Meen · 12th house Needs attention: house not favourable?

    Saturn in Meen, your 12th (expenses, foreign lands and moksha), until 2 Jun, 7:58 PM (EDT): classically not a favourable house; classical reading: low spirits.

    Classical: not favourable · In this sign until: 2 Jun, 7:58 PM (EDT)

  8. Rahu? Makar · 10th house Needs attention: texts differ?

    Rahu in Makar, your 10th (career and karma), until 24 May 2028, 5:38 AM (EDT): classically not a favourable house by most texts (favourable in Phaladeepika 26.2).

    Classical: not favourable by most texts · In this sign until: 24 May 2028, 5:38 AM (EDT)

  9. Ketu? Kark · 4th house Needs attention: house not favourable?

    Ketu in Kark, your 4th (mother, home and happiness), until 24 May 2028, 5:38 AM (EDT): classically not a favourable house; classical reading: unease.

    Classical: not favourable · In this sign until: 24 May 2028, 5:38 AM (EDT)

The other part of the day: from 3:01 PM
  1. Sun? Makar · 10th house Needs attention: vedha: Jupiter in your 4th; Makar, an unfriendly sign?

    The Sun in Makar, your 10th (career and karma), until 12 Feb, 11:39 PM: classically a favourable house, but Jupiter in your 4th holds it back (vedha), and the Sun is in Makar, whose lord Saturn is not its natural friend, so its support is held back; classical reading: success in work.

    Classical: favourable · In this sign until: 12 Feb, 11:39 PM

  2. Jupiter? Kark · 4th house Supports: reverse vedha: the Moon and Mars in your 5th?

    Jupiter in Kark, your 4th (mother, home and happiness), until 25 Jun, 7:49 PM (EDT): classically not a favourable house, but with the Moon and Mars in your 5th the texts reverse it (reverse vedha), so the texts count it supportive; classical reading: matters with relatives.

    Classical: not favourable · In this sign until: 25 Jun, 7:49 PM (EDT)

  3. Venus? Vrishchik · 8th house Needs attention: vedha: the Moon and Mars in your 5th?

    Venus in Vrishchik, your 8th (research and hidden matters), until Friday 29 Jan, 8:12 AM: classically a favourable house, but the Moon and Mars in your 5th hold it back (vedha), so its support is held back; classical reading: money and comforts.

    Classical: favourable · In this sign until: Friday 29 Jan, 8:12 AM

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

Aaj ka Mesh Rashifal · Aries Moon sign

Mesh in the Next 30 Days

The next 30 days, each with the house it brings

Changes today

On 24 Jan, 3:01 PM: Jupiter moves into Kark, your 4th (mother, home and happiness). Classically not a favourable house, but with the Moon and Mars in your 5th the texts reverse it (reverse vedha), so the texts count it supportive; classical reading: matters with relatives.

Wednesday 27 Jan, 5:04 PM: Mercury moves into Kumbh, your 11th (gains and friends). Classically a favourable house; classical reading: growth, gains and friends.

Friday 29 Jan, 8:12 AM: Venus moves into Dhanu, your 9th (fortune, dharma and father). Classically a favourable house; classical reading: happiness and money.

9 Feb, 12:36 PM: Mercury turns retrograde in Kumbh, your 11th.

12 Feb, 3:05 AM: Mercury comes close to the Sun (combust) in Kumbh, your 11th.

12 Feb, 11:39 PM: the Sun moves into Kumbh, your 11th (gains and friends). Classically a favourable house, but the Sun is in Kumbh, whose lord Saturn is not its natural friend, so its support is muted; classical reading: standing, honour, gains and health picking up.

Mesh Rashifal 2027: the whole year, month by month

Aaj ka Mesh Rashifal · Aries Moon sign

Mesh Rashifal for the Next Day, 25 Jan

Tomorrow (Monday 25 January): the Moon is in Singh, your 5th (children, education and intelligence) until 8:15 PM: classically not a favourable house; classical reading: slow progress in work.

Open the full rashifal for 25 Jan

Aaj ka Mesh Rashifal · Aries Moon sign

About Mesh Rashi: Lord Mars, Nakshatras and Name Letters

Lord
MarsBrihat Jataka 1.6; Saravali 3.11; Phaladeepika 1.6
Symbol
A ramBrihat Jataka 1.5; Saravali 3.3–4
Kind
Chara (movable)Brihat Jataka 1.11; Saravali 3.20–21; Phaladeepika 1.9
Odd or even
Odd sign; male (purusha)Brihat Jataka 1.11; Saravali 3.20–21; Phaladeepika 1.9
Direction
EastBrihat 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 headBrihat Jataka 1.4; Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra 4.4; Saravali 3.5–6; Phaladeepika 1.4
Span (sidereal)
0° to 30°Brihat Jataka 1.4; Hora Sara 1.13
Nakshatra padas
Ashwini 1–4; Bharani 1–4; Krittika 1Brihat Jataka 1.4; Hora Sara 1.13
Name letters (naam akshar)
Chu Che Cho La Li Lu Le Lo AThe avakahada table, checked against two published tables
Exalted, debilitated, moolatrikona
The Sun is exalted (uchcha) in Mesh and Saturn debilitated (neecha); Mesh is also Mars'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

Mesh Rashi Questions

Who is the lord (swami) of Mesh rashi?

Mars, the lord of Mesh, is in Singh on 24 Jan, the 5th house from Mesh, until 9 Mar, 1:43 PM. Mars rules Mesh in every classical text we read: Brihat Jataka 1.6, Saravali 3.11 and Phaladeepika 1.6. Mars also rules Vrishchik.

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

On 24 Jan, the Moon is in Singh; its next stay in Mesh runs from 11 Feb, 7:12 PM to 14 Feb, 12:58 AM: a child born in those hours has Mesh as janma rashi. Mesh's nine name syllables, one for each nakshatra pada, are Chu, Che, Cho, La (Ashwini 1–4); Li, Lu, Le, Lo (Bharani 1–4); A (Krittika 1). A name starting with one of them gives Mesh as the name rashi, which matches the janma rashi only when the name was chosen from the birth nakshatra.

Which nakshatras are in Mesh rashi?

On 24 Jan, the Moon is in Magha; its next pass through Mesh begins in Ashwini pada 1, from 11 Feb, 7:12 PM. Mesh covers 0° to 30° of the sidereal zodiac: all four padas of Ashwini, all four padas of Bharani and Krittika pada 1, nine nakshatra padas in all, as every rashi has (Brihat Jataka 1.4, Hora Sara 1.13). If your rashi is Mesh, your birth nakshatra is one of these.

What are Mesh rashi people like?

They are described as courageous and self-respecting, with a quick, restless energy that likes to keep moving; friendly and well liked, light eaters, with round eyes. These are the points that at least two of Brihat Jataka 17.1, Saravali 23.1 and Hora Sara 29.1 share. Brihat Jataka 17.13 adds that this picture holds in full only when the Moon, Mesh and its lord Mars 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 Mesh rashi?

Sade Sati is running for Mesh on 24 Jan, in its first phase: Saturn is in Meen, the 12th house from Mesh. It began on 29 Mar 2025 and ends with Saturn's final exit on 30 May 2032. The next dhaiya (Saturn in the 4th) for Mesh runs from 12 Jul 2034 to 27 Aug 2036. 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 Mesh rashi?

Jupiter moves into Kark on 3:01 PM, the 4th house from Mesh; Saturn moves into Mesh itself on 2 Jun, 7:58 PM (EDT); Rahu moves into Dhanu and Ketu into Mithun on 24 May 2028, 5:38 AM (EDT), the 9th and 3rd houses from Mesh (true node; by the mean node many almanacs print, on 23 Jun 2028). Saturn, Jupiter and Rahu–Ketu stay in a sign for many months, so their changes set the background for Mesh, 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 Mesh rashi in English?

On 24 Jan, at 7:31 AM, the Sun is in Aquarius 4°17′ by the tropical zodiac that birthday signs use, but in Makar 10°03′ by the sidereal zodiac of Vedic astrology. Mesh is called Aries 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 Aries need not have Mesh 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.
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.
Sade Sati
Saturn's passage through the 12th, 1st and 2nd from your Moon sign, about seven and a half years; the name is later tradition, the houses are in Phaladeepika 26.22–23.
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.
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.
Texts differ
The classical texts read this placement differently; we follow most of them and name the text that differs.
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.
Exalted (uchcha)
The sign where a graha is strongest (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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