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Aaj ka Vrishchik Rashifal · Scorpio Moon sign

Vrishchik Rashifal for Thursday 21 January 2027: Scorpio Moon Sign

Thursday 21 January 2027

The Stars of Vrishchik, with the Moon and Planets on 21 Jan

TulaVrishchikDhanuVishakhaAnuradhaJyeshthaMulaEclipticEastWestVishakha: ι¹ LibraeAnuradha: DschubbaJyeshtha: AntaresMula: ShaulaSargasLarawagSabikVenus

At 12:00 PM, the Moon is in Mithun, outside this map; its next stay in Vrishchik runs from 30 Jan, 10:52 AM to 1 Feb, 10:52 PM. Also on this map: Venus in Vrishchik.

Vrishchik as the 1st House: Where All Nine Grahas Are on 21 Jan

8Ve 21°910Su 7°Me 19°Ra 26°1112Sa 15°123Mo 25°4Ke 26°5Ma 15°RJu 0°R67

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

Vrishchik on 21 Jan: the Moon is in your 8th (research and hidden matters) until 6:40 PM (Needs attention: Chandrashtama); 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 Vrishchik'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
  • Vishakha 200°00′ to 213°20′ Yogatara: ι¹ Librae. Sources: Burgess and Whitney 1860 and Pingree and Morrissey 1989. Calendar Reform Committee 1955 and Colebrooke 1807 read it as α² Librae. The sources split two and two; the star nearer the Surya Siddhanta's stated position is used.
  • Anuradha 213°20′ to 226°40′ Yogatara: Dschubba (δ Scorpii). Sources: Burgess and Whitney 1860, Calendar Reform Committee 1955, Pingree and Morrissey 1989 and Colebrooke 1807.
  • Jyeshtha 226°40′ to 240°00′ Yogatara: Antares (α Scorpii). 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.
  • Mula 240°00′ to 253°20′ Yogatara: Shaula (λ Scorpii). Sources: Burgess and Whitney 1860 and Calendar Reform Committee 1955. Pingree and Morrissey 1989 reads it as 45 Ophiuchi.

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 Vrishchik Rashifal · Scorpio Moon sign · Thursday 21 January 2027

Vrishchik Rashifal for 21 Jan: Work, Love and Health

Aaj ka Vrishchik rashifal, read from your Moon sign. Vrishchik (वृश्चिक) is the 8th rashi, 210° to 240° of the sidereal zodiac, ruled by Mars, and it holds Vishakha pada 4, all four padas of Anuradha and all four padas of Jyeshtha. In English it is called Scorpio, 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 Vrishchik and the classical verse behind it.

1 of the 9 planets supports · 8 need attention?

On 21 Jan for Vrishchik, 1 of the 9 planets supports, 8 need attention. The Moon in Mithun, your 8th (research and hidden matters), until 6:40 PM: Chandrashtama.

Rahu in Makar, your 3rd (courage and siblings), until 24 May 2028, 5:38 AM (EDT): classically a favourable house; classical reading: happiness and gains.

The Moon in Mithun, your 8th (research and hidden matters), until 6:40 PM: Chandrashtama.

The Sun in Makar, your 3rd (courage and siblings), 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: standing, money and good health, with rivals giving way.

Mars in Singh, your 10th (career and karma), until 9 Mar, 1:43 PM: classically not a favourable house.

Mercury in Makar, your 3rd (courage and siblings), until Wednesday 27 Jan, 5:04 PM: classically not a favourable house; classical reading: competition.

Jupiter in Singh, your 10th (career and karma), until Sunday 24 Jan, 3:01 PM: classically not a favourable house; classical reading: changes at work and money.

Venus in Vrishchik, your 1st (self and body), until 29 Jan, 8:12 AM: classically a favourable house, but the Moon in your 8th holds it back (vedha), so its support is held back; classical reading: comforts and pleasures.

Saturn in Meen, your 5th (children, education and intelligence), until 2 Jun, 7:58 PM (EDT): classically not a favourable house; classical reading: children and money.

Ketu in Kark, your 9th (fortune, dharma and father), until 24 May 2028, 5:38 AM (EDT): classically not a favourable house; classical reading: low spirits.

The day changes at 6:40 PM, when the Moon moves into Kark; both parts are shown.

Work, Love and Health

Work and Money?

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

Rahu in Makar, your 3rd (courage and siblings), until 24 May 2028, 5:38 AM (EDT): classically favourable for gains.

Mars in Singh, your 10th (career and karma), until 9 Mar, 1:43 PM: classically not a favourable house; the texts name no separate result of it for work and money.

Jupiter in Singh, your 10th (career and karma), until Sunday 24 Jan, 3:01 PM: classically not favourable for work and money.

The Sun in Makar, your 3rd (courage and siblings), until 12 Feb, 11:39 PM: classically favourable for standing and money, with an edge over rivals, but the Sun is in Makar, whose lord Saturn is not its natural friend, so its support is muted.

Mercury in Makar, your 3rd (courage and siblings), until Wednesday 27 Jan, 5:04 PM: classically not favourable for competition.

Love and Family?

No graha is in your 7th, 4th or 2nd on 21 Jan, so the texts point to nothing particular for love and family.

Health?

Health: needs attention: Venus.

Venus in Vrishchik, your 1st (self and body), until 29 Jan, 8:12 AM: classically a favourable house, but the Moon in your 8th holds it back (vedha), so its support is held back; the texts name no separate result of it for health.

Moon Strength for Vrishchik on 21 Jan

Chandrabala, Chandrashtama and Tarabala

Until 6:40 PM (since Tuesday 19 Jan, 7:09 PM): the Moon in Mithun, your 8th (research and hidden matters); Chandrashtama.

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

From 6:40 PM until Saturday 23 Jan, 6:24 PM: the Moon in Kark, your 9th (fortune, dharma and father); no Chandrabala from this house.

From 6:40 PM: the Moon in Kark, your 9th, in the bright half (Shukla paksha); classically the bright-half Moon is supportive here, but it shares Kark with Ketu, so its support is muted.

From 6:40 PM the Moon shares Kark with Ketu.

Chandrashtama for Vrishchik: from Tuesday 19 Jan, 7:09 PM to 6:40 PM, the Moon in your 8th.

Next Chandrashtama for Vrishchik: from 16 Feb, 4:05 AM to 18 Feb, 5:13 AM.

Tarabala for the nakshatras of Vrishchik

Vishakha (pada 4): Atimitra Tara until 2:54 AM: counted favourable for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–12).

Vishakha (pada 4): Janma Tara from 2:54 AM: the birth nakshatra again, in round 3 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.

Vishakha (pada 4): Sampat Tara from 11:55 PM: counted favourable for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–12).

Anuradha (padas 1–4): Mitra Tara until 2:54 AM: counted favourable for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–12).

Anuradha (padas 1–4): Atimitra Tara from 2:54 AM: counted favourable for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–12).

Anuradha (padas 1–4): Janma Tara from 11:55 PM: the birth nakshatra again, in round 3 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.

Jyeshtha (padas 1–4): Vadha Tara until 2:54 AM: in the second round of nine, only its first part is set aside (Muhurta Chintamani 4.13), so it is not in the favourable grade; in the common panchang table it is not chosen for new work.

Jyeshtha (padas 1–4): Mitra Tara from 2:54 AM: counted favourable for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–12).

Jyeshtha (padas 1–4): Atimitra Tara from 11:55 PM: counted favourable for new work (Muhurta Chintamani 4.11–12).

Your Supportive Hours in Columbus

1 window, from the panchang, inside this rashi's good Chandrabala

From 9:49 PM to 11:13 PM: Amrit Kalam, inside your good Chandrabala.

What are supportive hours?

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

from 5:55 AM to 6:52 AM · from 12:24 PM to 1:25 PM · from 5:38 PM to 6:40 PM · from 9:49 PM to 11:13 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 Vrishchik Rashifal · Scorpio Moon sign

Sade Sati and Shani Dhaiya for Vrishchik: 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 Vrishchik now: Saturn is in Meen, your 5th, until 2 Jun 2027. The next, dhaiya (8th), runs from 30 May 2032 to 12 Jul 2034.

The next dhaiya (ashtama, Saturn in the 8th) for Vrishchik runs from 30 May 2032 to 12 Jul 2034.

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 Vrishchik Rashifal · Scorpio Moon sign

Why: Each Graha's House from Vrishchik

Each graha, with its rule · until 6:40 PM

  1. Sun? Makar · 3rd house Needs attention: Makar, an unfriendly sign?

    The Sun in Makar, your 3rd (courage and siblings), 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: standing, money and good health, with rivals giving way.

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

  2. Moon? Mithun · 8th house Needs attention: Chandrashtama?

    The Moon in Mithun, your 8th (research and hidden matters), until 6:40 PM: Chandrashtama.

    Classical: Chandrashtama · In this sign until: 6:40 PM

  3. Mars? Singh · 10th house Needs attention: house not favourable?

    Mars in Singh, your 10th (career and karma), until 9 Mar, 1:43 PM: classically not a favourable house.

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

  4. Mercury? Makar · 3rd house Needs attention: house not favourable?

    Mercury in Makar, your 3rd (courage and siblings), until Wednesday 27 Jan, 5:04 PM: classically not a favourable house; classical reading: competition.

    Classical: not favourable · In this sign until: Wednesday 27 Jan, 5:04 PM

  5. Jupiter? Singh · 10th house Needs attention: house not favourable?

    Jupiter in Singh, your 10th (career and karma), until Sunday 24 Jan, 3:01 PM: classically not a favourable house; classical reading: changes at work and money.

    Classical: not favourable · In this sign until: Sunday 24 Jan, 3:01 PM

  6. Venus? Vrishchik · 1st house Needs attention: vedha: the Moon in your 8th?

    Venus in Vrishchik, your 1st (self and body), until 29 Jan, 8:12 AM: classically a favourable house, but the Moon in your 8th holds it back (vedha), so its support is held back; classical reading: comforts and pleasures.

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

  7. Saturn? Meen · 5th house Needs attention: house not favourable?

    Saturn in Meen, your 5th (children, education and intelligence), until 2 Jun, 7:58 PM (EDT): classically not a favourable house; classical reading: children and money.

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

  8. Rahu? Makar · 3rd house Supports?

    Rahu in Makar, your 3rd (courage and siblings), until 24 May 2028, 5:38 AM (EDT): classically a favourable house; classical reading: happiness and gains.

    Classical: favourable · In this sign until: 24 May 2028, 5:38 AM (EDT)

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

    Ketu in Kark, your 9th (fortune, dharma and father), until 24 May 2028, 5:38 AM (EDT): classically not a favourable house; classical reading: low spirits.

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

The other part of the day: from 6:40 PM
  1. Sun? Makar · 3rd house Needs attention: vedha: the Moon in your 9th; Makar, an unfriendly sign?

    The Sun in Makar, your 3rd (courage and siblings), until 12 Feb, 11:39 PM: classically a favourable house, but the Moon in your 9th 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: standing, money and good health, with rivals giving way.

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

  2. Moon? Kark · 9th house Needs attention: house not favourable; reverse vedha: the Sun in your 3rd; the Moon with Ketu?

    The Moon in Kark, your 9th (fortune, dharma and father), until Saturday 23 Jan, 6:24 PM: classically not a favourable house, but with the Sun in your 3rd the texts reverse it (reverse vedha), and it shares Kark with Ketu, so its support is muted; classical reading: a tired mind and official matters.

    Classical: not favourable · In this sign until: Saturday 23 Jan, 6:24 PM

  3. Jupiter? Singh · 10th house Supports: reverse vedha: the Moon in your 9th?

    Jupiter in Singh, your 10th (career and karma), until Sunday 24 Jan, 3:01 PM: classically not a favourable house, but with the Moon in your 9th the texts reverse it (reverse vedha), so the texts count it supportive; classical reading: changes at work and money.

    Classical: not favourable · In this sign until: Sunday 24 Jan, 3:01 PM

  4. Venus? Vrishchik · 1st house Supports?

    Venus in Vrishchik, your 1st (self and body), until 29 Jan, 8:12 AM: classically a favourable house; classical reading: comforts and pleasures.

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

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

Aaj ka Vrishchik Rashifal · Scorpio Moon sign

Vrishchik in the Next 30 Days

The next 30 days, each with the house it brings

Saturday 23 Jan, 8:22 AM: Mercury moves out of combustion in Makar, your 3rd.

Sunday 24 Jan, 3:01 PM: Jupiter moves into Kark, your 9th (fortune, dharma and father). Classically a favourable house; classical reading: fortune, success and children.

Wednesday 27 Jan, 5:04 PM: Mercury moves into Kumbh, your 4th (mother, home and happiness). Classically a favourable house; classical reading: gains and a growing family.

29 Jan, 8:12 AM: Venus moves into Dhanu, your 2nd (family, wealth and speech). Classically a favourable house; classical reading: money and family.

9 Feb, 12:36 PM: Mercury turns retrograde in Kumbh, your 4th.

12 Feb, 3:05 AM: Mercury comes close to the Sun (combust) in Kumbh, your 4th.

12 Feb, 11:39 PM: the Sun moves into Kumbh, your 4th (mother, home and happiness). Classically not a favourable house; classical reading: health and home comforts.

Vrishchik Rashifal 2027: the whole year, month by month

Aaj ka Vrishchik Rashifal · Scorpio Moon sign

Vrishchik Rashifal for the Next Day, 22 Jan

Tomorrow (Friday 22 January): the Moon is in Kark, your 9th (fortune, dharma and father) all day: classically not a favourable house, but with the Sun in your 3rd the texts reverse it (reverse vedha), and it shares Kark with Ketu, so its support is muted; classical reading: a tired mind and official matters.

Open the full rashifal for 22 Jan

Aaj ka Vrishchik Rashifal · Scorpio Moon sign

About Vrishchik Rashi: Lord Mars, Nakshatras and Name Letters

Lord
MarsBrihat Jataka 1.6; Saravali 3.11; Phaladeepika 1.6
Symbol
A scorpionBrihat Jataka 1.5; Saravali 3.3–4
Kind
Sthira (fixed)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
NorthBrihat 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 private parts (guhya)Brihat Jataka 1.4; Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra 4.4; Saravali 3.5–6; Phaladeepika 1.4
Span (sidereal)
210° to 240°Brihat Jataka 1.4; Hora Sara 1.13
Nakshatra padas
Vishakha 4; Anuradha 1–4; Jyeshtha 1–4Brihat Jataka 1.4; Hora Sara 1.13
Name letters (naam akshar)
To Na Ni Nu Ne No Ya Yi YuThe avakahada table, checked against two published tables
Exalted, debilitated, moolatrikona
The Moon is debilitated (neecha) in Vrishchik.Brihat Jataka 1.13–14; Saravali 3.34–36; Phaladeepika 1.6–7
  • Rising: Brihat Jataka 1.10, Saravali 3.24, Phaladeepika 1.8 and Jataka Parijata 1.14 call Vrishchik shirshodaya; printed editions of Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra 4.17 read this verse differently.

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

Vrishchik Rashi Questions

Who is the lord (swami) of Vrishchik rashi?

Mars, the lord of Vrishchik, is in Singh on 21 Jan, the 10th house from Vrishchik, until 9 Mar, 1:43 PM. Mars rules Vrishchik in every classical text we read: Brihat Jataka 1.6, Saravali 3.11 and Phaladeepika 1.6. Mars also rules Mesh.

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

On 21 Jan, the Moon is in Mithun; its next stay in Vrishchik runs from 30 Jan, 10:52 AM to 1 Feb, 10:52 PM: a child born in those hours has Vrishchik as janma rashi. Vrishchik's nine name syllables, one for each nakshatra pada, are To (Vishakha 4); Na, Ni, Nu, Ne (Anuradha 1–4); No, Ya, Yi, Yu (Jyeshtha 1–4). A name starting with one of them gives Vrishchik as the name rashi, which matches the janma rashi only when the name was chosen from the birth nakshatra.

Which nakshatras are in Vrishchik rashi?

On 21 Jan, the Moon is in Punarvasu; its next pass through Vrishchik begins in Vishakha pada 4, from 30 Jan, 10:52 AM. Vrishchik covers 210° to 240° of the sidereal zodiac: Vishakha pada 4, all four padas of Anuradha and all four padas of Jyeshtha, nine nakshatra padas in all, as every rashi has (Brihat Jataka 1.4, Hora Sara 1.13). If your rashi is Vrishchik, your birth nakshatra is one of these.

What are Vrishchik rashi people like?

The texts agree mostly on build: large, striking eyes and well-rounded thighs and knees. All three say early childhood calls for extra care of health, and two describe people who often make their own way early, apart from parents and teachers. These are the points that at least two of Brihat Jataka 17.8, Saravali 23.51 and Hora Sara 29.8 share. Brihat Jataka 17.13 adds that this picture holds in full only when the Moon, Vrishchik 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 Vrishchik rashi?

Neither Sade Sati nor dhaiya is running for Vrishchik on 21 Jan: Saturn is in Meen, the 5th house from Vrishchik. The next dhaiya (ashtama, Saturn in the 8th) for Vrishchik runs from 30 May 2032 to 12 Jul 2034. 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 Vrishchik rashi?

Jupiter moves into Kark on Sunday 24 Jan, 3:01 PM, the 9th house from Vrishchik; Saturn moves into Mesh on 2 Jun, 7:58 PM (EDT), the 6th house from Vrishchik; Rahu moves into Dhanu and Ketu into Mithun on 24 May 2028, 5:38 AM (EDT), the 2nd and 8th houses from Vrishchik (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 Vrishchik, 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 Vrishchik rashi in English?

On 21 Jan, at 9:20 AM, the Sun is in Aquarius 1°18′ by the tropical zodiac that birthday signs use, but in Makar 7°04′ by the sidereal zodiac of Vedic astrology. Vrishchik is called Scorpio 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 Scorpio need not have Vrishchik 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.
Chandrashtama
The Moon in the 8th sign from your Moon sign (Phaladeepika 26.34; Muhurta Chintamani 4.1).
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).
The Moon's company
The grahas in the Moon's sign; the Sun, Mars, Saturn, Rahu or Ketu there mute a supportive Moon (Muhurta Chintamani 4.7; Brihat Samhita 104.56).
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.
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.
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.
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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