The nine grahas, 12 rashis and 27 nakshatras at a glance
Last updated
The nine grahasनवग्रह
Jyotish reads the Sun, the Moon, five planets and the two lunar nodes. Seven of them give their names to the days of the week.
- सूर्यSuryaSunSunday
- चन्द्रChandraMoonMonday
- मङ्गलMangalaMarsTuesday
- बुधBudhaMercuryWednesday
- गुरुGuruJupiterThursday
- शुक्रShukraVenusFriday
- शनिShaniSaturnSaturday
- राहुRahuNorth nodeNo weekday
- केतुKetuSouth nodeNo weekday
Signs, strength, dasha years and aspects
The signs each graha rules, where it is exalted and debilitated, its years in the Vimshottari dasha, and the houses it aspects, counted from its own house. These are the same tables your kundli is calculated with.
| Graha | Rules | Exalted in | Debilitated in | Dasha years | Aspects (houses) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surya (Sun) | Leo | Aries | Libra | 6 | 7 |
| Chandra (Moon) | Cancer | Taurus | Scorpio | 10 | 7 |
| Mangala (Mars) | Aries, Scorpio | Capricorn | Cancer | 7 | 4, 7, 8 |
| Budha (Mercury) | Gemini, Virgo | Virgo | Pisces | 17 | 7 |
| Guru (Jupiter) | Sagittarius, Pisces | Cancer | Capricorn | 16 | 5, 7, 9 |
| Shukra (Venus) | Taurus, Libra | Pisces | Virgo | 20 | 7 |
| Shani (Saturn) | Capricorn, Aquarius | Libra | Aries | 19 | 3, 7, 10 |
| Rahu (Rahu) | — | Taurus* | Scorpio* | 18 | — |
| Ketu (Ketu) | — | Scorpio* | Taurus* | 7 | — |
* Rahu and Ketu rule no sign, and schools differ on where they are exalted. This site uses Taurus for Rahu and Scorpio for Ketu, and gives the nodes no aspect. Every graha aspects the 7th house from itself; Mars, Jupiter and Saturn have two more.
Rashis and nakshatras, at a glanceराशि · नक्षत्र
Two grids sit under every kundli: twelve signs of 30° and twenty-seven nakshatras of 13°20′. The signs and nakshatra from the sample chart are marked.
The 12 rashis and their lords
- Mesha1Aries, lord Mars
- Vrishabha2Taurus, lord VenusSample Lagna
- Mithuna3Gemini, lord Mercury
- Karka4Cancer, lord Moon
- Simha5Leo, lord Sun
- Kanya6Virgo, lord Mercury
- Tula7Libra, lord Venus
- Vrishchika8Scorpio, lord Mars
- Dhanu9Sagittarius, lord JupiterSample Moon
- Makara10Capricorn, lord Saturn
- Kumbha11Aquarius, lord Saturn
- Meena12Pisces, lord Jupiter
The 27 nakshatras and their Vimshottari lords
- Ashwini1Ketu
- Bharani2Venus
- Krittika3Sun
- Rohini4Moon
- Mrigashira5Mars
- Ardra6Rahu
- Punarvasu7Jupiter
- Pushya8Saturn
- Ashlesha9Mercury
- Magha10Ketu
- Purva Phalguni11Venus
- Uttara Phalguni12Sun
- Hasta13Moon
- Chitra14Mars
- Swati15Rahu
- Vishakha16Jupiter
- Anuradha17Saturn
- Jyeshtha18Mercury
- Mula19Ketu
- Purva Ashadha20Venus
- Uttara Ashadha21SunSample Moon
- Shravana22Moon
- Dhanishta23Mars
- Shatabhisha24Rahu
- Purva Bhadrapada25Jupiter
- Uttara Bhadrapada26Saturn
- Revati27Mercury