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Shobhana Yoga: Born in the Fifth Nitya Yoga, the Yoga of Splendour

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Shobhana yoga is the fifth of the twenty-seven nitya yogas, running while the sidereal Sun and Moon together total 53 degrees 20 minutes to 66 degrees 40 minutes. What a Shobhana birth means, the meaning of splendour and grace, how the tradition describes the native, Brihaspati as the yoga’s deity, the Sun as its yogi planet, why the duplicate yogi is the Sun for a quarter of Shobhana births and Mercury for the rest, Saturn as avayogi, the five limbs of the panchang compared, what KP makes of it, and two births from practice.

Atiganda Yoga: Born in the Sixth Nitya Yoga, and What Its Caution Means

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Atiganda yoga is the sixth of the twenty-seven nitya yogas, running while the sidereal Sun and Moon together total 66 degrees 40 minutes to 80 degrees, and the second of the nine cautionary yogas. What an Atiganda birth means, what the name really says, what the texts say about the native, Chandra as deity and the Moon as yogi planet, why Mercury is both duplicate yogi and avayogi, how much of the yoga the muhurta caution actually covers, a table of the cautioned portions of all nine yogas, what KP makes of it, and two births from practice.

Sukarma Yoga: Born in the Seventh Nitya Yoga, the Yoga of Good Deeds

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Sukarma yoga is the seventh of the twenty-seven nitya yogas, running while the sidereal Sun and Moon together total 80 degrees to 93 degrees 20 minutes. What a Sukarma birth means, the meaning of good deeds, how the texts describe the native, Indra as the yoga’s deity, Mars as its yogi planet, why the duplicate yogi is Mercury for half of Sukarma births and Venus for the other half, Ketu as avayogi, the link between its yogi nakshatra Chitra and the Lahiri ayanamsa, how six other ayanamsas move the yoga, what KP makes of it, and two births from practice.

Dhriti Yoga: Born in the Eighth Nitya Yoga, the Yoga of Steadiness

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Dhriti yoga is the eighth of the twenty-seven nitya yogas, running while the sidereal Sun and Moon together total 93 degrees 20 minutes to 106 degrees 40 minutes. What a Dhriti birth means, the meaning of steadiness and resolve, how the texts describe the native, the waters as the yoga’s deity, Rahu as its unusual yogi planet, why Venus is both duplicate yogi and avayogi, the nine families of yogas that share a yogi planet, Dhriti in muhurta, what KP makes of it, and two births from practice.

Navami Tithi: Born on the Ninth Lunar Day, the Tithi of Durga

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Navami tithi is the ninth lunar day, when the Moon is ninety-six to 108 degrees past the Sun or past the point opposite it. What a birth on Shukla or Krishna Navami means, how the Moon’s standing has now reversed in each half, Durga and the fierce Rikta tithis, the Sun as the tithi’s planet where the cycle of lords begins again, a reference table of every tithi’s deity, planet, class and burnt signs, Ram Navami and Maha Navami, what KP makes of it, and two births from practice.

Dashami Tithi: Born on the Tenth Lunar Day, the Tithi of Vijayadashami

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Dashami tithi is the tenth lunar day, when the Moon is 108 to 120 degrees past the Sun or past the point opposite it. What a birth on Shukla or Krishna Dashami means, the Moon usually in trine to the Sun in the bright half, Yama as Dharmaraja rather than as a figure of fear, the Purna tithis, the Moon as the tithi’s planet, Leo and Scorpio as the burnt signs, Vijayadashami among the self-auspicious days, Ganga Dussehra, what KP makes of it, and two births from practice.

Ekadashi Tithi: Born on the Eleventh Lunar Day, the Day of the Fast

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Ekadashi tithi is the eleventh lunar day, when the Moon is 120 to 132 degrees past the Sun or past the point opposite it, and the day of the most widely kept fast in the Hindu calendar. What a birth on Shukla or Krishna Ekadashi means, the Moon in each half, the Vishvedevas and Vishnu, the Nanda tithis, Mars as the tithi’s planet, Sagittarius and Pisces as the burnt signs, why Smarta and Vaishnava calendars can list different Ekadashi dates, what KP does with the tithi, and two births from practice.

Dwadashi Tithi: Born on the Twelfth Lunar Day, the Tithi of Vishnu

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Dwadashi tithi is the twelfth lunar day, when the Moon is 132 to 144 degrees past the Sun or past the point opposite it, and the day on which the Ekadashi fast is broken. What a birth on Shukla or Krishna Dwadashi means, the Moon in each half, Vishnu as the tithi’s deity, the Bhadra tithis, Mercury as its planet, Libra and Capricorn as the burnt signs, the tithis on which Vishnu’s avatars are celebrated, Vamana and Govatsa Dwadashi, what KP makes of it, and two births from practice.

Trayodashi Tithi: Born on the Thirteenth Lunar Day, the Day of Pradosh

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Trayodashi tithi is the thirteenth lunar day, when the Moon is 144 to 156 degrees past the Sun or past the point opposite it, and the day of the Pradosh fast for Shiva. What a birth on Shukla or Krishna Trayodashi means, the Moon rising before sunset in the bright half, Kama as the tithi’s deity, the Jaya tithis of victory, Jupiter as its planet, Taurus and Leo as the burnt signs, the Pradosh days of the week, Dhanteras and Anang Trayodashi, what KP makes of it, and two births from practice.

Chaturdashi Tithi: Born on the Fourteenth Lunar Day, the Tithi of Shiva

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Chaturdashi tithi is the fourteenth lunar day, when the Moon is 156 to 168 degrees past the Sun or past the point opposite it: the night before the full moon, or the dark night before the new moon. What a birth on Shukla or Krishna Chaturdashi means, how much of the night the Moon lights in each, Shiva and the last Rikta tithi, Venus as the tithi’s planet, its four burnt signs, the old fear about Krishna Chaturdashi births and Parashara’s shanti, Shivaratri and Anant Chaturdashi, what KP makes of it, and two births from practice.