Vedic Astrology

Vyaghata yoga is the thirteenth of the twenty-seven nitya yogas, running while the sidereal Sun and Moon together total 160 degrees to 173 degrees 20 minutes, and one of the nine cautionary yogas. What a Vyaghata birth means, the blow or hindrance in its name, what the texts say about the native, Vayu the wind as deity, Venus as yogi planet, Jupiter as both duplicate yogi and avayogi, a table of three different reckonings of its muhurta caution and how many births each touches, what KP makes of it, and two births from practice.

Harshana yoga is the fourteenth of the twenty-seven nitya yogas, running while the sidereal Sun and Moon together total 173 degrees 20 minutes to 186 degrees 40 minutes, the stretch that straddles the midpoint of the cycle. What a Harshana birth means, the meaning of delight, what the texts expect of the native, Bhaga as deity, the Sun as yogi planet, why Jupiter or Saturn is the duplicate yogi and Saturn the avayogi, a table showing how few births actually fall inside a muhurta caution, what KP makes of it, and two births from practice.

Vishkumbha yoga is the first of the twenty-seven nitya yogas, running while the sidereal Sun and Moon together total 0 to 13 degrees 20 minutes. What a Vishkumbha birth means, why the name means a pillar rather than a pot of poison, how the yoga is calculated, all twenty-seven yogas with their deities and planets, why a panchang and a chart can disagree, why the ayanamsa matters, Yama and Saturn, the yogi point and the avayogi, the first three ghatis in muhurta, what KP makes of it, and two births from practice.

Priti yoga is the second of the twenty-seven nitya yogas, running while the sidereal Sun and Moon together total 13 degrees 20 minutes to 26 degrees 40 minutes. What a Priti birth means, the meaning of the name, what the birth texts say, Vishnu as the yoga’s deity, Mercury as its yogi planet and Mars as its avayogi, where the Moon falls for each birth month, Priti in muhurta, why a panchang and a chart can disagree, what KP makes of it, and two births from practice.

Ayushman yoga is the third of the twenty-seven nitya yogas, running while the sidereal Sun and Moon together total 26 degrees 40 minutes to 40 degrees. What an Ayushman birth means, the blessing Ayushman bhava, what the promise of long life does and does not mean, what the birth texts say, Chandra and Soma as the yoga’s deity, Ketu as its yogi planet, Rahu as its avayogi and the Sun as duplicate yogi, a table of all three for the first fourteen yogas, Ayushman in muhurta, what KP makes of it, and two births from practice.

Saubhagya yoga is the fourth of the twenty-seven nitya yogas, running while the sidereal Sun and Moon together total 40 degrees to 53 degrees 20 minutes. What a Saubhagya birth means, the two senses of the word, good fortune and a married woman’s blessing, how the tradition describes the native, Brahma as the yoga’s deity, Venus as its yogi planet, the Sun as duplicate yogi and Jupiter as an unexpected avayogi, why a yoga lasts anywhere from nineteen to twenty-five hours, Saubhagya and wedding dates, what KP makes of it, and two births from practice.

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 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 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 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.