The Jyotiṣa Journal — Karma Jyotisha

Rāhu and Ketu Are Always Retrograde, So the Question Is Wrong

Retrograde Rāhu and retrograde Ketu are permanent states, so they cannot mean anything special in a chart. Here is why, and the one real exc

Rucaka, Bhadra, Haṁsa, Mālavya and Śaśa need own sign or exaltation in a kendra. That second condition is where most articles quietly stop r

There are several distinct cancellation conditions for a debilitated graha, and satisfying one of them is not the same as satisfying all of

The D9 grades the strength of what the rāśi chart already promises. Reading it as a standalone marriage chart is the common mistake.

Look up Ekadashi 2027 on two different sites and you will likely find one date a day apart from the other, at least twice in the year. That…

Every nakshatra has a tree assigned to it. The list is a heritage record from ritual practice, and the recensions do not all agree.

A nakṣatra pada and a navāṁśa division are the same 3 degrees 20 minutes of arc. That single fact explains why one nakṣatra reads four diffe

Budha in the fifth places a graha of trained skill inside a house of inherited merit. Here is what that tension actually produces in a life.

Karva Chauth 2027 falls on Tuesday, 19 October. The vrat closes at moonrise, a local event, so one national time cannot be right for everyon

The iṣṭa devatā is derived from the ātmakāraka's navāṁśa position, which is why two people with the same Moon sign get different answers.

Jupiter is kāraka for children and for wisdom, and the 5th house signifies both. That overlap is where the reading gets interesting.

Hanuman Jayanti 2027 falls on 20 April in the Chaitra Pūrṇimā reckoning. Here is why other regions keep a different day and why both are leg