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01 / THE COURSE
The KP Astrology Course
Work through 13 lessons with step-by-step explanations, reference tables, and practice exercises with explained answers.
Astrological traditions use the positions of celestial bodies as a framework for interpretation. A chart records calculated positions. The meanings assigned to them belong to the tradition being studied.
Krishnamurti Paddhati (KP), developed by K. S. Krishnamurti, studies precise positions through signs, nakshatras, and their smaller subdivisions. This course begins with how to read the chart, then moves into how KP students interpret it.
Reading a chart as a student
Separate what you can look up from what you interpret. A chart might place the Moon at 15° Taurus. The degree is a chart value. Rohini is the nakshatra at that degree. Any meaning you give that placement belongs to a particular astrology tradition. Keep all three statements separate in your notes.
What KP adds
Think of a position as an address. A sign gives a broad part of the zodiac. A nakshatra gives a smaller interval, and a sub gives a finer interval within the nakshatra. Each interval has its own ruler. In later lessons, you will connect those rulers with houses and examine planetary periods called dashas.
A natal chart is calculated using birth date, time, and place. In the North Indian layout, the houses occupy fixed positions on the page. Begin with the top diamond, which represents House 1, and read the sign shown there as the Ascendant sign.
A sign is a 30° division of the zodiac. A house is a chart division calculated for the time and place. In a KP cuspal chart, note the exact degree at which a house starts and look up which planets fall within its boundaries.
Read the chart in three passes
Find the Ascendant first and mark House 1. In the North Indian layout, follow the fixed house positions counter-clockwise. Then read the sign numbers inside those positions. If the first house contains 2, the sign there is Taurus. Finally, read each planet’s position and keep its degree with the entry.
Why a cusp table matters
A sign chart lets you see which sign a planet occupies. A KP cusp table gives the beginning degree of each house. Suppose the first cusp is at 12° Taurus and the second at 8° Gemini. A planet at 3° Gemini lies in the first house in this example. It has entered Gemini, and the next house begins five degrees later.
12 houses at a glance
12 houses at a glance
House
Traditional topics
1
Self and appearance
2
Family and resources
3
Communication and short journeys
4
Home and foundations
5
Creativity and children
6
Service and daily work
7
Partnerships
8
Shared resources and change
9
Higher study and long journeys
10
Profession and public role
11
Gains and fulfilment
12
Expenses, retreat and distance
If House 1 contains sign number 2, what is rising?
Taurus. The number identifies the sign while its position in the diagram identifies the house.
The zodiac has twelve equal 30° signs. The nine Jyotish grahas include the Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, and the two lunar nodes Rahu and Ketu.
When reading a row, separate the graha being described, the sign containing its position, and the house containing that position. For Mars in Taurus, Mars is the graha and Venus is the sign ruler. The house comes from the chart.
Use sign ownership
Read the sign number, map it to a sign, and look up that sign’s ruler. For example, sign 8 is Scorpio, which Mars rules in this course. If the Moon is in sign 8, the planet being described is the Moon and its Sign Lord is Mars. Use the house position from the chart for a third, separate piece of information.
Read Rahu and Ketu as nodes
Rahu and Ketu are the two lunar nodes, calculated from the intersection of the Moon’s orbital plane and the ecliptic. They appear as grahas in the chart and receive their own nakshatra and sub positions. The beginner sign-ruler table uses the seven classical rulers.
The same 360° zodiac is divided into 27 nakshatras of 13°20′. Each contains four equal padas of 3°20′. A nakshatra can span two zodiac signs, so use the precise degree when looking it up.
The nakshatra occupied by the Moon at birth is called the Janma Nakshatra. A Moon at 15° Taurus is in Rohini. The zodiac sign is Taurus and the nakshatra is Rohini.
Find a nakshatra and its pada
Start at 0° Aries and count equal spans of 13°20′. Within any nakshatra, count four spans of 3°20′ for the four padas. Rohini begins at 10° Taurus. At 15° Taurus the Moon has travelled 5° into Rohini, which places it in the second pada, from 13°20′ to 16°40′ Taurus.
Follow a nakshatra across a sign boundary
Krittika begins at 26°40′ Aries and ends at 10° Taurus. A position can move from Aries to Taurus while staying in Krittika. Its Sign Lord changes from Mars to Venus at the boundary. The Sun remains its Star Lord throughout Krittika.
Start with an exact sidereal longitude. Find the nakshatra containing it and read that nakshatra’s ruler as the Star Lord. Mars at 15° Taurus is in Venus’s sign and in Rohini, ruled by the Moon.
In KP, start interpretation by examining the houses signified by the Star Lord, including the house it occupies. Then consider the planet’s own placement and ownership and the relevant cusp and sub-lord.
Find the Star Lord in four steps
Record the precise sidereal longitude, locate its nakshatra, read the lord of that nakshatra, and then inspect that lord’s chart connections. The nine lords repeat in this order: Ketu, Venus, Sun, Moon, Mars, Rahu, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury. The cycle begins again at Magha and Mula.
Follow the Moon in the Mars example
Mars at 15° Taurus is in Rohini, so the Moon is its Star Lord. In a hypothetical chart, if the Moon occupies House 4, record that Mars has a star-based link to House 4. Also record Mars’s own house and ownership separately. Lesson 9 shows how to organise these links into a significator list.
Each 13°20′ nakshatra contains nine unequal subs. A sub’s span is its lord’s Vimshottari years divided by 120, multiplied by 13°20′. Start each nakshatra’s sequence with its own Star Lord.
Ashwini starts at 0° Aries. Its Ketu sub ends at 0°46′40″, and its Venus sub runs from that point up to 3° Aries. At 2° Aries the three lords are Mars for the sign, Ketu for the star, and Venus for the sub.
Work out a sub span
Convert 13°20′ to 48,000 arcseconds. Divide by 120 to get 400 arcseconds per Vimshottari year. Ketu has seven years, so its span is 2,800 arcseconds, or 0°46′40″. Venus has twenty years, so its span is 8,000 arcseconds, or 2°13′20″.
Build the first two Ashwini intervals
Ashwini begins with Ketu. Add Ketu’s span to 0° Aries to find the start of Venus at 0°46′40″. Add Venus’s span to reach 3° Aries, where the Sun sub begins. Treat each starting boundary as included in the new interval. Record the Star Lord and Sub Lord side by side before interpreting the chart.
Who rules the first sub in Rohini?
The Moon. The first sub starts with the nakshatra’s own lord.
A cusp is the exact degree where a house begins. The course uses Placidus cusps, so houses can vary in size and a house can extend across a sign boundary. Record the chart’s time, place, and calculation settings before comparing cusp rows.
Read the sign, nakshatra, and sub for the cusp’s exact degree. The lord of that sub is the Cuspal Sub Lord (CSL). For a teaching cusp at 2° Aries, the lookup from Lesson 6 gives Venus as CSL.
Read the second cusp at 12° Libra
First identify Libra and its ruler Venus. The cusp falls in Swati, beginning at 6°40′ Libra and ruled by Rahu. The first sub, Rahu, ends at 8°40′. Jupiter’s sub ends at 10°26′40″, and Saturn’s runs until 12°33′20″. At 12° Libra the cuspal sub-lord is Saturn.
Follow the cuspal sub-lord into the chart
Record the result as House 2 · Venus / Rahu / Saturn. If your topic involves House 2, next trace Saturn’s star and chart connections and compare them with other relevant houses. A planet’s own Sub Lord is obtained by looking up the planet’s degree. A Cuspal Sub Lord is obtained by looking up the cusp’s degree.
Does a Placidus house always cover exactly 30°?
No. The distance from one cusp to the next can vary.
Twenty-seven nakshatras with nine subs each give 243 subdivisions. Six subdivisions cross sign boundaries and each is split into two table entries, yielding 249 rows.
Find the entry containing the exact degree, then read its sign, star, and sub lords. The opening Aries entry begins at 0° and gives Mars, Ketu, and Ketu. For horary, the chosen number is used to look up the question Ascendant.
Read one split interval
The Rahu sub in Krittika starts at 29°13′20″ Aries and ends at 1°13′20″ Taurus. The table gives it one row before 30° Aries and another beginning at 0° Taurus. The rows read Mars / Sun / Rahu and Venus / Sun / Rahu respectively. This is one of the six sign splits in the course table.
Use the table in both directions
For a planet or cusp, start with a sidereal degree and find the containing row. For the course’s horary number method, start with the chosen row number and read the starting degree and the three lords. Keep the degree to seconds when working near a boundary, and check the chart’s calculation settings before comparing results.
Open all 249 reference rows
Open all 249 reference rows
Row
Sign
Start (included)
End (excluded)
Sign Lord
Star Lord
Sub Lord
1
Aries
0°00′00″
0°46′40″
Mars
Ketu
Ketu
2
Aries
0°46′40″
3°00′00″
Mars
Ketu
Venus
3
Aries
3°00′00″
3°40′00″
Mars
Ketu
Sun
4
Aries
3°40′00″
4°46′40″
Mars
Ketu
Moon
5
Aries
4°46′40″
5°33′20″
Mars
Ketu
Mars
6
Aries
5°33′20″
7°33′20″
Mars
Ketu
Rahu
7
Aries
7°33′20″
9°20′00″
Mars
Ketu
Jupiter
8
Aries
9°20′00″
11°26′40″
Mars
Ketu
Saturn
9
Aries
11°26′40″
13°20′00″
Mars
Ketu
Mercury
10
Aries
13°20′00″
15°33′20″
Mars
Venus
Venus
11
Aries
15°33′20″
16°13′20″
Mars
Venus
Sun
12
Aries
16°13′20″
17°20′00″
Mars
Venus
Moon
13
Aries
17°20′00″
18°06′40″
Mars
Venus
Mars
14
Aries
18°06′40″
20°06′40″
Mars
Venus
Rahu
15
Aries
20°06′40″
21°53′20″
Mars
Venus
Jupiter
16
Aries
21°53′20″
24°00′00″
Mars
Venus
Saturn
17
Aries
24°00′00″
25°53′20″
Mars
Venus
Mercury
18
Aries
25°53′20″
26°40′00″
Mars
Venus
Ketu
19
Aries
26°40′00″
27°20′00″
Mars
Sun
Sun
20
Aries
27°20′00″
28°26′40″
Mars
Sun
Moon
21
Aries
28°26′40″
29°13′20″
Mars
Sun
Mars
22
Aries
29°13′20″
30°00′00″
Mars
Sun
Rahu
23
Taurus
0°00′00″
1°13′20″
Venus
Sun
Rahu
24
Taurus
1°13′20″
3°00′00″
Venus
Sun
Jupiter
25
Taurus
3°00′00″
5°06′40″
Venus
Sun
Saturn
26
Taurus
5°06′40″
7°00′00″
Venus
Sun
Mercury
27
Taurus
7°00′00″
7°46′40″
Venus
Sun
Ketu
28
Taurus
7°46′40″
10°00′00″
Venus
Sun
Venus
29
Taurus
10°00′00″
11°06′40″
Venus
Moon
Moon
30
Taurus
11°06′40″
11°53′20″
Venus
Moon
Mars
31
Taurus
11°53′20″
13°53′20″
Venus
Moon
Rahu
32
Taurus
13°53′20″
15°40′00″
Venus
Moon
Jupiter
33
Taurus
15°40′00″
17°46′40″
Venus
Moon
Saturn
34
Taurus
17°46′40″
19°40′00″
Venus
Moon
Mercury
35
Taurus
19°40′00″
20°26′40″
Venus
Moon
Ketu
36
Taurus
20°26′40″
22°40′00″
Venus
Moon
Venus
37
Taurus
22°40′00″
23°20′00″
Venus
Moon
Sun
38
Taurus
23°20′00″
24°06′40″
Venus
Mars
Mars
39
Taurus
24°06′40″
26°06′40″
Venus
Mars
Rahu
40
Taurus
26°06′40″
27°53′20″
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
41
Taurus
27°53′20″
30°00′00″
Venus
Mars
Saturn
42
Gemini
0°00′00″
1°53′20″
Mercury
Mars
Mercury
43
Gemini
1°53′20″
2°40′00″
Mercury
Mars
Ketu
44
Gemini
2°40′00″
4°53′20″
Mercury
Mars
Venus
45
Gemini
4°53′20″
5°33′20″
Mercury
Mars
Sun
46
Gemini
5°33′20″
6°40′00″
Mercury
Mars
Moon
47
Gemini
6°40′00″
8°40′00″
Mercury
Rahu
Rahu
48
Gemini
8°40′00″
10°26′40″
Mercury
Rahu
Jupiter
49
Gemini
10°26′40″
12°33′20″
Mercury
Rahu
Saturn
50
Gemini
12°33′20″
14°26′40″
Mercury
Rahu
Mercury
51
Gemini
14°26′40″
15°13′20″
Mercury
Rahu
Ketu
52
Gemini
15°13′20″
17°26′40″
Mercury
Rahu
Venus
53
Gemini
17°26′40″
18°06′40″
Mercury
Rahu
Sun
54
Gemini
18°06′40″
19°13′20″
Mercury
Rahu
Moon
55
Gemini
19°13′20″
20°00′00″
Mercury
Rahu
Mars
56
Gemini
20°00′00″
21°46′40″
Mercury
Jupiter
Jupiter
57
Gemini
21°46′40″
23°53′20″
Mercury
Jupiter
Saturn
58
Gemini
23°53′20″
25°46′40″
Mercury
Jupiter
Mercury
59
Gemini
25°46′40″
26°33′20″
Mercury
Jupiter
Ketu
60
Gemini
26°33′20″
28°46′40″
Mercury
Jupiter
Venus
61
Gemini
28°46′40″
29°26′40″
Mercury
Jupiter
Sun
62
Gemini
29°26′40″
30°00′00″
Mercury
Jupiter
Moon
63
Cancer
0°00′00″
0°33′20″
Moon
Jupiter
Moon
64
Cancer
0°33′20″
1°20′00″
Moon
Jupiter
Mars
65
Cancer
1°20′00″
3°20′00″
Moon
Jupiter
Rahu
66
Cancer
3°20′00″
5°26′40″
Moon
Saturn
Saturn
67
Cancer
5°26′40″
7°20′00″
Moon
Saturn
Mercury
68
Cancer
7°20′00″
8°06′40″
Moon
Saturn
Ketu
69
Cancer
8°06′40″
10°20′00″
Moon
Saturn
Venus
70
Cancer
10°20′00″
11°00′00″
Moon
Saturn
Sun
71
Cancer
11°00′00″
12°06′40″
Moon
Saturn
Moon
72
Cancer
12°06′40″
12°53′20″
Moon
Saturn
Mars
73
Cancer
12°53′20″
14°53′20″
Moon
Saturn
Rahu
74
Cancer
14°53′20″
16°40′00″
Moon
Saturn
Jupiter
75
Cancer
16°40′00″
18°33′20″
Moon
Mercury
Mercury
76
Cancer
18°33′20″
19°20′00″
Moon
Mercury
Ketu
77
Cancer
19°20′00″
21°33′20″
Moon
Mercury
Venus
78
Cancer
21°33′20″
22°13′20″
Moon
Mercury
Sun
79
Cancer
22°13′20″
23°20′00″
Moon
Mercury
Moon
80
Cancer
23°20′00″
24°06′40″
Moon
Mercury
Mars
81
Cancer
24°06′40″
26°06′40″
Moon
Mercury
Rahu
82
Cancer
26°06′40″
27°53′20″
Moon
Mercury
Jupiter
83
Cancer
27°53′20″
30°00′00″
Moon
Mercury
Saturn
84
Leo
0°00′00″
0°46′40″
Sun
Ketu
Ketu
85
Leo
0°46′40″
3°00′00″
Sun
Ketu
Venus
86
Leo
3°00′00″
3°40′00″
Sun
Ketu
Sun
87
Leo
3°40′00″
4°46′40″
Sun
Ketu
Moon
88
Leo
4°46′40″
5°33′20″
Sun
Ketu
Mars
89
Leo
5°33′20″
7°33′20″
Sun
Ketu
Rahu
90
Leo
7°33′20″
9°20′00″
Sun
Ketu
Jupiter
91
Leo
9°20′00″
11°26′40″
Sun
Ketu
Saturn
92
Leo
11°26′40″
13°20′00″
Sun
Ketu
Mercury
93
Leo
13°20′00″
15°33′20″
Sun
Venus
Venus
94
Leo
15°33′20″
16°13′20″
Sun
Venus
Sun
95
Leo
16°13′20″
17°20′00″
Sun
Venus
Moon
96
Leo
17°20′00″
18°06′40″
Sun
Venus
Mars
97
Leo
18°06′40″
20°06′40″
Sun
Venus
Rahu
98
Leo
20°06′40″
21°53′20″
Sun
Venus
Jupiter
99
Leo
21°53′20″
24°00′00″
Sun
Venus
Saturn
100
Leo
24°00′00″
25°53′20″
Sun
Venus
Mercury
101
Leo
25°53′20″
26°40′00″
Sun
Venus
Ketu
102
Leo
26°40′00″
27°20′00″
Sun
Sun
Sun
103
Leo
27°20′00″
28°26′40″
Sun
Sun
Moon
104
Leo
28°26′40″
29°13′20″
Sun
Sun
Mars
105
Leo
29°13′20″
30°00′00″
Sun
Sun
Rahu
106
Virgo
0°00′00″
1°13′20″
Mercury
Sun
Rahu
107
Virgo
1°13′20″
3°00′00″
Mercury
Sun
Jupiter
108
Virgo
3°00′00″
5°06′40″
Mercury
Sun
Saturn
109
Virgo
5°06′40″
7°00′00″
Mercury
Sun
Mercury
110
Virgo
7°00′00″
7°46′40″
Mercury
Sun
Ketu
111
Virgo
7°46′40″
10°00′00″
Mercury
Sun
Venus
112
Virgo
10°00′00″
11°06′40″
Mercury
Moon
Moon
113
Virgo
11°06′40″
11°53′20″
Mercury
Moon
Mars
114
Virgo
11°53′20″
13°53′20″
Mercury
Moon
Rahu
115
Virgo
13°53′20″
15°40′00″
Mercury
Moon
Jupiter
116
Virgo
15°40′00″
17°46′40″
Mercury
Moon
Saturn
117
Virgo
17°46′40″
19°40′00″
Mercury
Moon
Mercury
118
Virgo
19°40′00″
20°26′40″
Mercury
Moon
Ketu
119
Virgo
20°26′40″
22°40′00″
Mercury
Moon
Venus
120
Virgo
22°40′00″
23°20′00″
Mercury
Moon
Sun
121
Virgo
23°20′00″
24°06′40″
Mercury
Mars
Mars
122
Virgo
24°06′40″
26°06′40″
Mercury
Mars
Rahu
123
Virgo
26°06′40″
27°53′20″
Mercury
Mars
Jupiter
124
Virgo
27°53′20″
30°00′00″
Mercury
Mars
Saturn
125
Libra
0°00′00″
1°53′20″
Venus
Mars
Mercury
126
Libra
1°53′20″
2°40′00″
Venus
Mars
Ketu
127
Libra
2°40′00″
4°53′20″
Venus
Mars
Venus
128
Libra
4°53′20″
5°33′20″
Venus
Mars
Sun
129
Libra
5°33′20″
6°40′00″
Venus
Mars
Moon
130
Libra
6°40′00″
8°40′00″
Venus
Rahu
Rahu
131
Libra
8°40′00″
10°26′40″
Venus
Rahu
Jupiter
132
Libra
10°26′40″
12°33′20″
Venus
Rahu
Saturn
133
Libra
12°33′20″
14°26′40″
Venus
Rahu
Mercury
134
Libra
14°26′40″
15°13′20″
Venus
Rahu
Ketu
135
Libra
15°13′20″
17°26′40″
Venus
Rahu
Venus
136
Libra
17°26′40″
18°06′40″
Venus
Rahu
Sun
137
Libra
18°06′40″
19°13′20″
Venus
Rahu
Moon
138
Libra
19°13′20″
20°00′00″
Venus
Rahu
Mars
139
Libra
20°00′00″
21°46′40″
Venus
Jupiter
Jupiter
140
Libra
21°46′40″
23°53′20″
Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
141
Libra
23°53′20″
25°46′40″
Venus
Jupiter
Mercury
142
Libra
25°46′40″
26°33′20″
Venus
Jupiter
Ketu
143
Libra
26°33′20″
28°46′40″
Venus
Jupiter
Venus
144
Libra
28°46′40″
29°26′40″
Venus
Jupiter
Sun
145
Libra
29°26′40″
30°00′00″
Venus
Jupiter
Moon
146
Scorpio
0°00′00″
0°33′20″
Mars
Jupiter
Moon
147
Scorpio
0°33′20″
1°20′00″
Mars
Jupiter
Mars
148
Scorpio
1°20′00″
3°20′00″
Mars
Jupiter
Rahu
149
Scorpio
3°20′00″
5°26′40″
Mars
Saturn
Saturn
150
Scorpio
5°26′40″
7°20′00″
Mars
Saturn
Mercury
151
Scorpio
7°20′00″
8°06′40″
Mars
Saturn
Ketu
152
Scorpio
8°06′40″
10°20′00″
Mars
Saturn
Venus
153
Scorpio
10°20′00″
11°00′00″
Mars
Saturn
Sun
154
Scorpio
11°00′00″
12°06′40″
Mars
Saturn
Moon
155
Scorpio
12°06′40″
12°53′20″
Mars
Saturn
Mars
156
Scorpio
12°53′20″
14°53′20″
Mars
Saturn
Rahu
157
Scorpio
14°53′20″
16°40′00″
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
158
Scorpio
16°40′00″
18°33′20″
Mars
Mercury
Mercury
159
Scorpio
18°33′20″
19°20′00″
Mars
Mercury
Ketu
160
Scorpio
19°20′00″
21°33′20″
Mars
Mercury
Venus
161
Scorpio
21°33′20″
22°13′20″
Mars
Mercury
Sun
162
Scorpio
22°13′20″
23°20′00″
Mars
Mercury
Moon
163
Scorpio
23°20′00″
24°06′40″
Mars
Mercury
Mars
164
Scorpio
24°06′40″
26°06′40″
Mars
Mercury
Rahu
165
Scorpio
26°06′40″
27°53′20″
Mars
Mercury
Jupiter
166
Scorpio
27°53′20″
30°00′00″
Mars
Mercury
Saturn
167
Sagittarius
0°00′00″
0°46′40″
Jupiter
Ketu
Ketu
168
Sagittarius
0°46′40″
3°00′00″
Jupiter
Ketu
Venus
169
Sagittarius
3°00′00″
3°40′00″
Jupiter
Ketu
Sun
170
Sagittarius
3°40′00″
4°46′40″
Jupiter
Ketu
Moon
171
Sagittarius
4°46′40″
5°33′20″
Jupiter
Ketu
Mars
172
Sagittarius
5°33′20″
7°33′20″
Jupiter
Ketu
Rahu
173
Sagittarius
7°33′20″
9°20′00″
Jupiter
Ketu
Jupiter
174
Sagittarius
9°20′00″
11°26′40″
Jupiter
Ketu
Saturn
175
Sagittarius
11°26′40″
13°20′00″
Jupiter
Ketu
Mercury
176
Sagittarius
13°20′00″
15°33′20″
Jupiter
Venus
Venus
177
Sagittarius
15°33′20″
16°13′20″
Jupiter
Venus
Sun
178
Sagittarius
16°13′20″
17°20′00″
Jupiter
Venus
Moon
179
Sagittarius
17°20′00″
18°06′40″
Jupiter
Venus
Mars
180
Sagittarius
18°06′40″
20°06′40″
Jupiter
Venus
Rahu
181
Sagittarius
20°06′40″
21°53′20″
Jupiter
Venus
Jupiter
182
Sagittarius
21°53′20″
24°00′00″
Jupiter
Venus
Saturn
183
Sagittarius
24°00′00″
25°53′20″
Jupiter
Venus
Mercury
184
Sagittarius
25°53′20″
26°40′00″
Jupiter
Venus
Ketu
185
Sagittarius
26°40′00″
27°20′00″
Jupiter
Sun
Sun
186
Sagittarius
27°20′00″
28°26′40″
Jupiter
Sun
Moon
187
Sagittarius
28°26′40″
29°13′20″
Jupiter
Sun
Mars
188
Sagittarius
29°13′20″
30°00′00″
Jupiter
Sun
Rahu
189
Capricorn
0°00′00″
1°13′20″
Saturn
Sun
Rahu
190
Capricorn
1°13′20″
3°00′00″
Saturn
Sun
Jupiter
191
Capricorn
3°00′00″
5°06′40″
Saturn
Sun
Saturn
192
Capricorn
5°06′40″
7°00′00″
Saturn
Sun
Mercury
193
Capricorn
7°00′00″
7°46′40″
Saturn
Sun
Ketu
194
Capricorn
7°46′40″
10°00′00″
Saturn
Sun
Venus
195
Capricorn
10°00′00″
11°06′40″
Saturn
Moon
Moon
196
Capricorn
11°06′40″
11°53′20″
Saturn
Moon
Mars
197
Capricorn
11°53′20″
13°53′20″
Saturn
Moon
Rahu
198
Capricorn
13°53′20″
15°40′00″
Saturn
Moon
Jupiter
199
Capricorn
15°40′00″
17°46′40″
Saturn
Moon
Saturn
200
Capricorn
17°46′40″
19°40′00″
Saturn
Moon
Mercury
201
Capricorn
19°40′00″
20°26′40″
Saturn
Moon
Ketu
202
Capricorn
20°26′40″
22°40′00″
Saturn
Moon
Venus
203
Capricorn
22°40′00″
23°20′00″
Saturn
Moon
Sun
204
Capricorn
23°20′00″
24°06′40″
Saturn
Mars
Mars
205
Capricorn
24°06′40″
26°06′40″
Saturn
Mars
Rahu
206
Capricorn
26°06′40″
27°53′20″
Saturn
Mars
Jupiter
207
Capricorn
27°53′20″
30°00′00″
Saturn
Mars
Saturn
208
Aquarius
0°00′00″
1°53′20″
Saturn
Mars
Mercury
209
Aquarius
1°53′20″
2°40′00″
Saturn
Mars
Ketu
210
Aquarius
2°40′00″
4°53′20″
Saturn
Mars
Venus
211
Aquarius
4°53′20″
5°33′20″
Saturn
Mars
Sun
212
Aquarius
5°33′20″
6°40′00″
Saturn
Mars
Moon
213
Aquarius
6°40′00″
8°40′00″
Saturn
Rahu
Rahu
214
Aquarius
8°40′00″
10°26′40″
Saturn
Rahu
Jupiter
215
Aquarius
10°26′40″
12°33′20″
Saturn
Rahu
Saturn
216
Aquarius
12°33′20″
14°26′40″
Saturn
Rahu
Mercury
217
Aquarius
14°26′40″
15°13′20″
Saturn
Rahu
Ketu
218
Aquarius
15°13′20″
17°26′40″
Saturn
Rahu
Venus
219
Aquarius
17°26′40″
18°06′40″
Saturn
Rahu
Sun
220
Aquarius
18°06′40″
19°13′20″
Saturn
Rahu
Moon
221
Aquarius
19°13′20″
20°00′00″
Saturn
Rahu
Mars
222
Aquarius
20°00′00″
21°46′40″
Saturn
Jupiter
Jupiter
223
Aquarius
21°46′40″
23°53′20″
Saturn
Jupiter
Saturn
224
Aquarius
23°53′20″
25°46′40″
Saturn
Jupiter
Mercury
225
Aquarius
25°46′40″
26°33′20″
Saturn
Jupiter
Ketu
226
Aquarius
26°33′20″
28°46′40″
Saturn
Jupiter
Venus
227
Aquarius
28°46′40″
29°26′40″
Saturn
Jupiter
Sun
228
Aquarius
29°26′40″
30°00′00″
Saturn
Jupiter
Moon
229
Pisces
0°00′00″
0°33′20″
Jupiter
Jupiter
Moon
230
Pisces
0°33′20″
1°20′00″
Jupiter
Jupiter
Mars
231
Pisces
1°20′00″
3°20′00″
Jupiter
Jupiter
Rahu
232
Pisces
3°20′00″
5°26′40″
Jupiter
Saturn
Saturn
233
Pisces
5°26′40″
7°20′00″
Jupiter
Saturn
Mercury
234
Pisces
7°20′00″
8°06′40″
Jupiter
Saturn
Ketu
235
Pisces
8°06′40″
10°20′00″
Jupiter
Saturn
Venus
236
Pisces
10°20′00″
11°00′00″
Jupiter
Saturn
Sun
237
Pisces
11°00′00″
12°06′40″
Jupiter
Saturn
Moon
238
Pisces
12°06′40″
12°53′20″
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
239
Pisces
12°53′20″
14°53′20″
Jupiter
Saturn
Rahu
240
Pisces
14°53′20″
16°40′00″
Jupiter
Saturn
Jupiter
241
Pisces
16°40′00″
18°33′20″
Jupiter
Mercury
Mercury
242
Pisces
18°33′20″
19°20′00″
Jupiter
Mercury
Ketu
243
Pisces
19°20′00″
21°33′20″
Jupiter
Mercury
Venus
244
Pisces
21°33′20″
22°13′20″
Jupiter
Mercury
Sun
245
Pisces
22°13′20″
23°20′00″
Jupiter
Mercury
Moon
246
Pisces
23°20′00″
24°06′40″
Jupiter
Mercury
Mars
247
Pisces
24°06′40″
26°06′40″
Jupiter
Mercury
Rahu
248
Pisces
26°06′40″
27°53′20″
Jupiter
Mercury
Jupiter
249
Pisces
27°53′20″
30°00′00″
Jupiter
Mercury
Saturn
Which lord changes when a sub is split at a sign boundary?
The Sign Lord. The Star Lord and Sub Lord stay the same at that split.
A house significator is a planet linked to a house in the chart. For a chosen house, list A: planets in an occupant’s star; B: occupants; C: planets in the house owner’s star; D: the house owner.
A planet can occur in several levels. If the house is empty, the occupant-based levels can be empty, so continue to ownership links and compare with the relevant cusps and event houses.
Build a sample significator list
Take a hypothetical chart where Saturn occupies House 10 and Venus owns its cusp sign. Mercury occupies a Saturn-ruled nakshatra and the Moon occupies a Venus-ruled nakshatra. For House 10, record Mercury at A, Saturn at B, the Moon at C, and Venus at D. Label the reason beside each planet.
Use a list to investigate an event
For an employment question, prepare separate lists for Houses 2, 6, 10, and 11, then compare them. Repeated connections show where a planet links several relevant houses. Check each reason against the chart, including ownership, and keep cusp and timing observations alongside the lists.
Where does a planet in the star of a house owner go?
The Vimshottari system uses a 120-year cycle. The birth Moon’s nakshatra identifies the first Mahadasha lord. The fraction of that nakshatra remaining determines the fraction of the lord’s period remaining at birth.
The course uses MD for Mahadasha, BD for Bhukti (Antardasha), and AD for Antara (Pratyantardasha). To study a possible event window, compare all three active lords with the relevant house significators and cuspal links.
Calculate the birth balance
Rohini runs from 10° to 23°20′ Taurus. If the birth Moon is halfway through Rohini, at 16°40′ Taurus, half of the nakshatra remains. The Moon’s full Mahadasha is ten years, so the birth balance in this example is five years. Keep the proportion separate from the calendar dates produced by a calculator.
Read a timing window
For the course’s property example, begin with Houses 4, 11, and 12 and make a list of their significators. Check which of those houses the active Jupiter Mahadasha, Venus Bhukti, and Moon Antara connect to. Write one reason for each link and note missing links or chart context before calling the window worth further study.
At the time of examining the chart, list the Ascendant Star Lord, Ascendant Sign Lord, Moon Star Lord, Moon Sign Lord, and Day Lord. In the course method, use the local sunrise-to-sunrise weekday for the Day Lord.
Compare repeated or relevant RP links with the houses, cusps, significators, and dasha periods already identified. Record the moment and location so the list can be reproduced.
Write the five entries
Suppose the live Ascendant is at 15° Taurus, the Moon at 2° Aries, and the query is examined on Wednesday after local sunrise. The Ascendant gives Moon as Star Lord and Venus as Sign Lord. The live Moon gives Ketu as Star Lord and Mars as Sign Lord. Wednesday gives Mercury as Day Lord.
Compare with the chart under study
Keep the five roles labelled even when the same planet appears twice. Compare the planets with the relevant significators and period lords. If one matches, record which role matched and what house link you are checking. When the result is close to sunrise or a longitude boundary, verify the location and time first.
If it is Wednesday by the calendar but local sunrise has not occurred, which Day Lord applies?
Begin with one specific question. In the course’s number method, the querent selects a number from 1 to 249. The table maps the number to the Prashna Ascendant. The planetary positions come from the time and place of casting.
For an employment question, the course starts with houses 2, 6, 10, and 11. Examine their cusps and significators, then use the Moon and Ruling Planets as supporting clues.
Set up one specific question
Use a question such as “Will I receive an offer for the job I interviewed for?” Write the question, the selected number, and the casting time and location. For number 1, the table begins at 0° Aries and gives Mars / Ketu / Ketu for the Prashna Ascendant. The planets are then read from the chart cast for the recorded moment and place.
Record the reasoning for the job question
Start with 2 for income, 6 for service, 10 for profession, and 11 for fulfilment in this example. Read the relevant cuspal sub-lords, note their house links, and compare the significators and active periods. Keep a separate column for supporting Moon and Ruling Planet observations.
What does the selected number establish?
The Prashna Ascendant and its sign, star, and sub lords through the table.
Define the event, choose the relevant houses, examine their cuspal sub-lords, and prepare the significator list. Then compare the active Mahadasha, Bhukti, and Antara. Use transits and Ruling Planets to refine a window already supported by the chart analysis.
Try the workflow on three course examples: marriage starts with houses 2, 7, and 11; employment starts with 2, 6, 10, and 11; foreign study calls for checking education and travel links together. Write down which chart connections support or complicate the interpretation.
Case study: marriage
Start with Houses 2, 7, and 11. In the handout’s hypothetical example, inspect the seventh cusp and its sub-lord, build significator lists for the three houses, and trace Jupiter Mahadasha, Saturn Bhukti, and Venus Antara. If the chart links support the house group, record that joint period as a candidate and explain which connections led you there.
Compare promotion and foreign study
For a promotion, begin with 2, 6, 10, and 11 and examine the sixth and tenth cusps. For higher study abroad, begin with 3, 9, and 12 and check education and fulfilment links through 4 and 11 as relevant. For either case write a short report with the question, house choice, cusp evidence, significators, period evidence, and remaining uncertainty.
When do you add transits to the analysis?
After establishing the relevant houses and evaluating cusps, significators, and the active dasha periods.
