Kundali Reference
Yogas in Vedic Astrology
The 13 combinations our chart engine looks for in every kundali. Each page states the exact rule it checks — not a looser textbook version — lists which ascendants can have it, and shows whether today’s sky forms it and when that changes.
Moon and conjunction yogas
Formed by where planets sit relative to each other — the ascendant does not matter.
Gaja Kesari Yoga
The elephant and the lion
Gaja Kesari Yoga forms when Jupiter sits in a kendra counted from the Moon — the same sign as the Moon, or the 4th, 7th or 10th sign from it.
Budha-Aditya Yoga
The union of Mercury and the Sun
Budha-Aditya Yoga forms when the Sun and Mercury occupy the same sign, whatever the house.
Chandra-Mangala Yoga
The union of the Moon and Mars
Chandra-Mangala Yoga forms when the Moon and Mars are in the same sign.
Kemadruma Yoga
The Moon left on its own
Kemadruma Yoga, as we check it, forms when no planet other than the Sun, Rahu and Ketu occupies the Moon's own sign or the signs immediately before and after it — the 12th and 2nd from the Moon.
Pancha Mahapurusha yogas
A planet in its own or exaltation sign, in a kendra from the ascendant.
Ruchaka Yoga
Radiant, lustrous
Ruchaka Yoga forms when Mars is in its own sign (Aries or Scorpio) or its exaltation sign (Capricorn) and also in a kendra — the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house — counted from the lagna.
Bhadra Yoga
Auspicious, gracious
Bhadra Yoga forms when Mercury is in Gemini or Virgo — its own signs, Virgo also being its exaltation — and that sign is a kendra, the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house from the lagna.
Hamsa Yoga
The swan
Hamsa Yoga forms when Jupiter is in Sagittarius or Pisces, its own signs, or Cancer, its exaltation, and that sign is the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house from the lagna.
Malavya Yoga
Of the Malava people — refined, cultured
Malavya Yoga forms when Venus is in Taurus or Libra, its own signs, or in Pisces, its exaltation, and that sign falls in the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house from the lagna.
Sasa Yoga
The hare
Sasa Yoga forms when Saturn is in Capricorn or Aquarius, its own signs, or Libra, its exaltation, and that sign is the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house from the lagna.
Lordship yogas
Formed by the lords of particular houses, so they change with the ascendant.
Raja Yoga
The yoga of kings
Raja Yoga, as we check it, forms when the lord of a kendra (1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house) and the lord of a trikona (1st, 5th or 9th) are two different planets standing in the same sign.
Dhana Yoga
The yoga of wealth
Dhana Yoga, as we check it, forms when the lords of two wealth-related houses stand together in one sign, using the pairs 2nd–11th, 2nd–5th, 2nd–9th, 11th–5th and 11th–9th.
Vipareeta Raja Yoga
The reversed royal yoga
Vipareeta Raja Yoga forms when the lord of the 6th, 8th or 12th house is placed in a different one of those three houses — the 6th lord in the 8th or 12th, the 8th lord in the 6th or 12th, or the 12th lord in the 6th or 8th.
Neecha Bhanga Raja Yoga
The royal yoga of cancelled debilitation
Neecha Bhanga Raja Yoga, as we check it, forms when a planet is debilitated and the lord of the sign it occupies — its dispositor — is in a kendra, the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house from the lagna.
FAQ
Yogas — common questions
What is a yoga in Vedic astrology?
A yoga is a specific combination in a birth chart — planets together in a sign, a planet in a particular house or dignity, or the lords of certain houses linked — that classical texts single out as producing a recognisable result. The word means "union" or "joining".
How many yogas are there?
Classical texts describe hundreds. This site detects 13 of the most widely discussed ones in every chart it computes, and each has a page here stating exactly the rule it checks, which ascendants can have it, and whether today's sky forms it.
How do I know which yogas are in my chart?
Enter your date, time and place of birth in the free kundli calculator. It lists every yoga among these that your chart forms, using the same rules described on these pages — then you can ask the AI astrologer what they mean for you.