A horoscope (also called Chart or Kundali) is a map of planets

at a particular time from a particular place.

A KP horoscope typically contains position of 12 planets

(including Rahu, Ketu, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto) and 12
houses.

12 planets are used in KP namely Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury,

Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.

As Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are of comparatively recent

discovery; usage of these planets is not as extensive as other 9
planets.

Please note that Rahu and Ketu are not planets in terms of
modern astronomy, as they don't have any physical existence.

Rahu and Ketu are mere mathematical points. Due to this reason,
they are also sometimes called as shadow planets.
Each planet owns certain signs and stars (nakshatras) as follows

Planet Sign(s) Owned Stars (Nakshatras) Owned by the Planet

Name by the Planet
Sun Leo Kritika, Uttaraphalguni, Uttarashadha
Moon Cancer Rohini, Hasta, Sravana
Mars Aries, Mrigasira, Chitra, Dhanshita
Scorpio
Mercury Gemini, Aslesha, Jyehsta, Revati
Virgo
Jupiter Sagittarius, Punarvasu, Visakha, Poorvabhadrapada
Pisces
Venus Taurus, Libra Bharani, Poorvaphalguni, Poorvashadha
Saturn Capricorn, Pushya, Anuradha, Uttarabhadrapada
Aquarius
Rahu Aridra, Swati, Satabisha
Ketu Aswini, Magha, Moola

See that Rahu and Ketu have not been allotted any sign
ownership.

Note that each of the nine planets has been given ownership of 3
stars.

As Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto were not part of the ancient Hindu
astrology, they have not been given ownership of any sign or any
star.

As per Western astrology, Uranus owns Capricorn, Neptune owns

Pisces and Pluto own Scorpio.
Houses

There are 12 houses in astrology.

Houses are also referred as Bhava or Ghar in Hindu astrology.

Every house in astrology has been assigned certain

significations.

For example,
1st house is for self, health,
2nd house for family, finance,
3rd house for brother, courage,
4th house is for mother, conveyance and so on.

In the astrology, if a house is good, you will get good results

related to the house.

For example, if the 1st house is good in your horoscope, your

health will be good.

On the contrary, if the first house is bad, the health will be

affected and one can even have a short life.

There are rules to identify whether you will get good results or
bad results pertaining to a house in your life.

What is generally assigned to each house?

First House
Birth, head, physical body, limb, physical features, livelihood

Second House
Wealth, food, right eye, what one eats or drinks, face, eye,
speech, family, property

Third House
Courage, firmness, bad thoughts, breast, ear, especially right
ear, prowess(ability,skill), brother or sister - younger one,
heroism, mental strength

Fourth house
House, home, land, relation, mother, vehicle, happiness, water,
learning
Fifth House
Intellect, children, son, belly, traditional law, virtuous acts
previously done

Sixth House
Debt, wounds, disease, enemy, sin, a wicked act, fear,
humiliation

Seventh House
Desire, love, passion, cohabitation, partner, public, wife or
husband, dowry

Eighth House
Life, longevity, mental pain, defeat or insult, sorrow, scandal,
ill-repute, death, impurity, obstacle, danger

Ninth House
Guru or preceptor, father, auspicious, previous life , worship,
penance, virtue, grandson, prayer, spiritual initiation, noble
family, fortune

Tenth House
Livelihood, kingdom, work, commerce, trade, business, rank or
position, good conduct, honor, sacrifice, command, quality,
wealth, occupation

Eleventh House
Profit or gain, income, all kinds of receipts, acquisition,
gain, desire, passion, fulfillment of one's desire, wealth or
riches, brothers and sisters - elder one, friends

Twelfth House
House of disappearance, bondage, loss, negation, bed, sin,
poverty, penury, loss, decline, misery, left eye, leg, defect
The names of the 12 houses and the areas of life represented by
them are:

1. Lagna - Nature of Native, Appearance, Health, Character,

Purpose of Life, behavior,[4] birth,[5] limbs,[6] head[7]
2. Dhana - Wealth, Family, Domestic Comforts, Early Education,
Inheritance, Speech,[8] moveable asssets[9]
3. Parakrama - Younger Brothers and Sisters, Communication
(Talking, Writing, Business Documents),[10] Intelligence,
fine arts[11] Short Journeys, "great prowess (physical and
mental)," [12] hands, arms, shoulders [13]
4. Suhṛda - Mother, Emotions, Education, Home, Property and
Land, Surrounding in Old Age, vehicles,[14] the chest[15]
5. Suta - Children, Lovers,
Recreation[16] Devotion,[17] Speculation and Gambling,[18] the
belly,[19] accumulated karma[20]
6. Ripu/Roga - Diseases,[21] Maternal uncle and aunt,
Litigation, Servants, Mental Worries, Enemies, Foreigners,
small intestine,[22]
7. Kāma - Spouse, Business Partner,
Death,[23] Respect,[24] passion,[25] groin [26]

8. Mṛtyu - Death & Longevity, Obstacles,[24] Suffering, Sexual

organs and sexual attractiveness,[27] Occult, Dowry,
Inheritance, Imprisonment, Excretory organs,[28]accidents[29]
9. Bhāgya - Father, Luck, Higher learning, Philosophy &
Religion, Mentor or Guru, Prosperity, Travel, "deeds of
virtue"[30]
10. Karma - Profession, Status & fame, Power, Father,
Mother-in-law, Government, Clothes,[31] Commerce,[32] knees[33]
11. Āya - Friends, Hopes, Earnings, Club or Social
Activities, Elder Brothers and Sisters, Daughter/Son-in-
law, calves, shins and ankles[34]
12. Vyaya - Expenses, Sleep (and convalescence), Sexual
pleasures,[35] Spirituality, Travel & Pilgrimage, Secret
Enemies, Imprisonment, Hospitals, Asylums, Liberation,
 Following is the list of all the 12 Houses, Bhavas , their special names and the
important things they represent.
House/
Various Names Things Represented By Each Of The House/ Bhav
Bhav
This house signifies life, longevity, self, health, nature
Lagnasthan, and appearance of native. Complexion, vitality,
First House
Tanusthan sorrows, gains and profits to younger brothers and his
friends. It governs head and face.
This house indicates inflow of finances, bank position,
right eye, family, early age or boyhood, speech,
sanyas, servants and friends. Self earned wealth, loss
Second Dhana-sthan, or damage, worldly possessions, jewellery,
House Kutumb-sthan grandfather and mother. It also denotes family,
eyesight, understanding with family members,
inheritance, law suits, throat, right eye, domestic
comforts in general.
It denotes younger brothers and sisters and their
relations. It signifies courage, intelligence, education
Bhatru-sthan, up to Higher Secondary level, taste for writing,
Third House
Parakram-sthan ornaments, clothes, short journeys. Signing contracts
and documents etc. Body parts are arms, right ear,
shoulders etc.
This house signifies mother, property, conveyance,
domestic surroundings and happiness. Old age
Fourth Matru-sthan, environments, private affairs, public, inheritance, false
House Sukha-sthan allegations, agriculture land and its produce. It
represents breasts, chest, lung, stomach, elbow joints
etc.
Children, speculation, intellectual status and luck are
gauged from this house. Pleasure, love affairs, lady
Vidya-sthan, Putra-
Fifth House love, legal or illegal amusements, kidnap, rape etc. are
sthan
also checked. Belly, heart, liver, spleen are the body
parts covered by this house.
This house is responsible for enemies, health, service,
servants, uncle, aunts and relations on father's side.
Ripu-sthan, Rog-
Sixth House Food, subordinates, debts, obstacles in life, mental
sthan
worries, theft and calamity etc. The body parts
denoted are kidney, large intestine, uterus and anus.
Matters regarding wife, husband, partnership, external
sex organs, conjugal happiness are checked from 7th
Seventh Bharya-sthan, house. This house also denotes marriage, married life,
House Maraka-sthan love contracts, litigations, divorce, honour and
reputation in foreign country. Body parts are private
parts, uterus, glands etc.
 Diseases, death finances through unfair means,
internal sex organs, longevity, mental pain obstacles,
Eighth dowry of wife, gain from in laws, mode of death,
Mrutyu-sthan
House imprisonment, worries and privations are checked
from 8th house, It indicates body parts as scrotum,
pelvis, seminal vesicles, external genitalia, etc.
This house indicates religion, father, foreign travel,
publicity, preceptor, higher education, learning, writing
Ninth House Bhagya-sthan books, also faith, wisdom, prosperity, powers of
foresight, religious institutions, providential help, etc.
Hips, thighs are body parts.
This important house indicates profession, status in
life, activities outside house, pleasures, honor, power
and authority, Government favor, trade, business,
Karma-sthan, Pitru-
Tenth House command, honor, occupation, adopted son. All
sthan
questions regarding worldly activities and moral
responsibilities. Body parts are knees, joints, bones,
hairs and back.
It accounts for accumulated wealth, elder brothers and
sisters and relations with them. Friends, fluctuating
Eleventh money gains, club or social activities, emotional
Labha-sthan
House attachments, love affairs and friends, honor, social
success etc. Body parts are legs, left ear, teeth, ankle
etc.
It signifies private enemies, pleasures of beds, law
suits, imprisonments, secret works, moksha,
Twelfth
Vyaya-sthan hospitalization, conjugal relations with opposite sex
House
other than legitimate. Sorrows, debts, lost goods etc.
are judged. Body parts are feet, left eye, teeth etc.
Cusps

The point at which two houses meet is called a Cusp.

Starting point of a house is called the cusp of that house.

Sometimes terms 'cusp' and 'house' are used interchangeably.

Lord of the cusp and lord of the house has the same meaning in
KP.

The planet that owns the sign that falling on the cusp of a
house is called the owner or the lord of the house.

Please note that the terms 'owner of a house' and 'house lord'
are used interchangeably in astrology.

If the cusp of the first house falls in sign Aries, Mars is the
owner of the sign Aries. So we will say that first house lord is
Mars.

Similarly, if cusps of the second and third house fall in Taurus

sign which is owned by Venus, we will say that the second house
and third house are owned by Venus.

Some of the astrologers from the classical astrology background

will find this unusual that both second and third house are
owned by Venus. This happens due to the fact that KP follows
unequal house division.
Signs
The whole Universe is divided into 12 equal parts and each part
is referred to as a sign. So there are 12 signs as follows -

1. Aries
2. Taurus
3. Gemini
4. Cancer
5. Leo
6. Virgo
7. Libra
8. Scorpio
9. Sagittarius
10. Capricorn
11. Aquarius
12. Pisces

There are various classification for the signs. These

classifications are sometimes useful in predictions. Some of the
important classifications are as follows -

Classification 1
Fiery Signs: 1.Aries 5. Leo 9. Sagittarius
Earthy Signs: 2.Taurus, 6. Virgo 10. Capricorn
Airy Signs: 3.Gemini, 7. Libra, 11. Aquarius
Watery Signs: 4.Cancer, 8. Scorpio, 12. Pisces

Classification 2
Movable: 1. Aries 4. Cancer 7. Libra 10. Capricorn
Fixed: 2. Taurus 3.Leo 11. Scorpio, 11. Aquarius
Common: Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces

Zodiac Division - Sign, Star and Sub

Zodiac is an imaginary belt encircling the heavens within which
are all the planets. As we know in mathematics a circle is of
360 degree. When this circle is divided into 12 equal parts of
30 degrees, each part is called a sign. We have already talked a
little bit about signs. When this circle is divided in 27 equal
parts of 13 degree 20 minutes, each part is called a Star or a
Nakshatra. If we divide a star further into nine parts, this 9th
division of a star is called a 'Sub'. This 'Sub' is the real
backbone of KP System. We have already talked about the lord of
a sign and the lord of the star above. As lord (owner) of a sign
is called 'Sign lord', similarly lord of a star is called 'Star
lord' and the lord of a sub is called 'Sub lord'. 'Sub lord' is
calculated on the basis of years allocated to each of the 9
planets in Vimshottari Dasha system. The years allocated to each
planet in Vimshottari Dasha System are as follows -

Planet Years
Allocated

Ketu 7

Venus 20

Sun 6

Moon 10

Mars 7

Rahu 18

Jupiter 16

Saturn 19

Mercury 17

TOTAL 120

You can notice the difference in the sequence of the planets noted above. This is the sequence used in Vimshottari Dasa. Ketu is listed first here because
Ketu owns Ashwini star, the first star of the zodiac, followed by Venus, Sun, Moon, Mars, Rahu, Jupiter, Saturn and Mercury.

In each star, first sub lord is the planet that owns the star and then it is followed by the remaining eight planets in Vimshottari Dasha planet sequence.
For example,

If Ashwini is the star which is owned by Ketu, the first sub lord in Ashwini star will be Ketu, the second sub lord will be Venus, the third sub lord will be of
Sun and so on.
If Bharani is the star which is owned by Venus, the first sub lord in Bharani star will be Venus, the second sub lord will of Sun, the third sub lord will be of
Moon and so on.

You can notice that there is no name given to a sub like we have given the names for signs and stars. What we are mostly cocerned about is the lord of
that sub i.e. sub lord.

The span of a sub lord can be calculated as follows -

Span of a Sub Lord = (Years of Planet in Vimshottari Dasa/ 120) X 13 degree 20 minutes

as 13 degree 20 minutes can also be written as 800 (13 X 60 + 20) minutes, for simplicity of calculation, we can say -

Span of a Sub Lord (in minutes) = (Years of Planet in Vimshottari Dasa/ 120) X 800

based on this we can calculate the span of each sub lord as follows -

Span of a Sub Lord Ketu = (7 / 120) X 800 = 46.6666 = 0 degree 46 minutes 40 seconds
Span of a Sub Lord Venus = (20 / 120) X 800 = 133.3333 = 2 degree 13 minutes 20 seconds
Span of a Sub Lord Sun = (6 / 120) X 800 = 40 = 0 degree 40 minutes 00 seconds
Span of a Sub Lord Moon = (10 / 120) X 800 = 66.6666 = 1 degree 6 minutes 40 seconds
Span of a Sub Lord Mars = (7 / 120) X 800 = 46.6666 = 0 degree 46 minutes 40 seconds
Span of a Sub Lord Rahu = (18 / 120) X 800 = 120 = 2 degree 0 minutes 0 seconds
Span of a Sub Lord Jupiter = (16 / 120) X 800 = 106.6666 = 1 degree 46 minutes 40 seconds
Span of a Sub Lord Saturn = (19 / 120) X 800 = 126.6666 = 2 degree 6 minutes 40 seconds
Span of a Sub Lord Mercury = (17 / 120) X 800 = 113.3333 = 1 degree 53 minutes 20 seconds
Above can be summarized in a tabular format as follows -

Sub Lord Sub Span

Ketu 0°46'40"

Venus 2°13'20"

Sun 0°40'

Moon 1°6'40"

Mars 0°46'40"

Rahu 2°0'0"

Jupiter 1°46'40"

Saturn 2°6'40"

Mercury 1°53'20"

TOTAL 13°20'

To save you from the hassles of calculations, this is a ready reckoner table of Sign, Star, and Sub can be found here.

Note: High school mathematics is involved in the calculation of Sub lord. Don't worry, if you don't understand the calculation part because now-a-days
we have software programs that can do the calculation for you. Also the sub lord calculation table mentioned above can be used for ready reference.

House Grouping
Like Sub, house grouping is another very important concept in KP System. For every important aspect of human life, one house has been given primary
importance and few other houses have been given secondary importance. All these houses together are known as group of houses for an aspect. By the
term ‘aspect of human life’, I mean health, family, profession etc. Let us take an example of marriage, for marriage house number 7th has been given
primary importance. Why? Because 7th house is taken as the house for spouse – husband or wife. If you are coming from the Hindu astrology or Western
astrology background, you will find it familiar. If you don't have any astrology background, you can refer house signification table under the heading
'House' above. House number 2 and 11 are said to be supportive house for marriage. In our traditional astrology, 2nd house is the house for family and
11th house is the house for friends and fulfillment of desire. So we can say that for marriage we have to judge house number 2, 7 and 11. This is house
grouping for marriage. Similarly, we can group houses for other major aspects of our life. I am tabulating house grouping for some of the important
aspects as follows -

Aspect House Groups

Longevity 1, 8, 3

Cure of 1, 5, 11
disease

Education 4, 9, 11

Marriage 2, 7, 11
Child birth 2, 5, 11

Foreign travel 3, 9, 12

Service 2, 6, 10

Gain of money 2, 6, 11

More comprehensive list of house groups can be found at House Grouping section of this wiki.

Good and Bad Houses for Specific Matters

Generally 12th house from any house is considered detrimental to that house and hence negates the results of that house. For example, 2, 7 and 11
houses are the houses that give marriage. 12th House from these houses i.e. 1 (12th from 2), 6 (12th from 7) and 10 (12th from 11) will give opposite
results i.e. denial of marriage or separation, divorce etc., if already married. This is a general rule which requires some modifications on the basis of
sufficient evidence.
Significators Concept

12 houses deal with all aspect of a human life.

A planet can give results related to many houses.

For example, from the section ‘Houses’, we can see that 7th
house is the house for ‘marriage’ whereas 10th house is the
house for ‘job’. Now, one single planet can give both job and
marriage to a person. Assuming Mars is that planet, we will say
that Mars signifies 7th house and 10th house in such a case.

Similarly, results related to a house can be obtained from more

than one planet. Assuming in a chart Mars and Jupiter both can
give Marriage, we will say that 7th house (marriage) is
signified by Mars and Jupiter.

To put in simple language, a planet can signify more than one

house. Also a house can be signified by more than one planet.
From terminology, let us move to the method of finding
significators in the next section.
Finding Significators
Here is the sign, star and sub position for all the planets and cusps for the example chart -

Planet Longitude Sign Star Sub

Name

Sun 269°19'04" Jupiter Sun Rahu

Moon 118°50'32" Moon Mercury Saturn

Mars 258°56'14" Jupiter Venus Rahu

Mercury 283°37'35" Saturn Moon Rahu

Jupiter 277°55'40" Saturn Sun Venus

Venus 316°25'24" Saturn Rahu Venus

Saturn 147°42'35" Sun Sun Moon

Rahu 286°24'40" Saturn Moon Saturn

Ketu 106°24'40" Moon Saturn Jupiter

Cusp Longitude Sign Star Sub

1 001°23'55" Mars Ketu Venus

2 033°46'54" Venus Sun Saturn

3 059°19'19" Venus Mars Saturn

4 083°02'49" Mercury Jupiter Saturn

5 108°59'58" Moon Mercury Ketu

6 141°16'58" Sun Venus Jupiter

7 181°23'55" Venus Mars Mercury

8 213°46'54" Mars Saturn Saturn

9 239°19'19" Mars Mercury Saturn

10 263°02'49" Jupiter Venus Saturn

11 288°59'58" Saturn Moon Mercury

12 321°16'58" Saturn Jupiter Jupiter

A planet when stationed in anyone of the 12 houses, must be
posited in anyone of the 2 1/4 stars only contained in that
house.

Thus the planet posited in a star, will

First give the results of the house where this Star lord is
posited and

Secondly, the results of the house or houses owned by the said

star lord.

Now·take the planet which under the sway of a Star Lord. This
planet as said above will offer the results of the house
where it is stationed in the third order

Then, this planet will offer the result of its own house in the
fourth order, provided no other planets
occupy anyone of the these stars of the said planet

Finding Signification of Planets

A planet signifies various houses in the order of strength as follows -

Level 1. House occupied by the star lord of the planet

Level 2. House occupied by the planet itself

Level 3. Houses owned by the star lord of the planet
Level 4. Houses owned by the planet itself

As this signification is in the order of strength, signification at level 1 is more powerful than signification at level 2. Signification at level 2 is more
powerful than signification at level 3 and so on. Level 1 to 4 is usually mentioned as grade A to E signnificators.

Suppose we have to find signification for the planet ‘Mars’ in example chart. Here are the signified houses -
Level 1. Mars’s star lord is Venus who is in house no. 11
Level 2. Mars is in house no. 9
Level 3. Mars’s star is Venus who owns house no. 2, 3, 7
Level 4. Mars owns house no. 1, 8, 9

We can say that Mars signifies houses 11, 2, 3, 7, 9, 1, 8 in this chart.

Let us take another planet ‘Moon’ -

Level 1. Moon’s star lord Mercury is in house no. 10
Level 2. Moon occupies 5th house
Level 3. Moon’s star lord Mercury owns 4th House
Level 4. Moon owns 5th house

So, we can say that Moon signifies houses 10, 4, and 5.

We can tabulate signification of the planets in our example chart as follows -

Planet Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

(star lord's (occupancy) (star lord's (ownership)
occupancy) ownership)
Sun 10 10 6 6

Moon 10 5 4 5

Mars 11 9 2, 3, 7 1, 8, 9

Mercury 5 10 5 4

Jupiter 10 10 6 10

Venus 10 11 2, 3, 7

Saturn 10 6 6 11, 12

Rahu 5 10 5

Ketu 6 4 11, 12
Finding House Significators
Significator for a house in the order of strength are as follows –
Level 1. Planets in the star of occupants of that house
Level 2. Planets in that house
Level 3. Planets in the star of owners of that house
Level 4. Owner of that house

Sigificators are mentioned in the order of strength. It means that the significators at level 1 is more powerful than the significators at level 2. Significators
at level 2 are more powerful than significators at level 3 and so on. Level 1 to 4 is usually mentioned as grade A to E significators.

Let us take an example of house number 6 in our example chart -

Level 1. Planets in the star of the occupant of the 6th house (Saturn) - Ketu
Level 2. Planets in 6th house - Saturn
Level 3. Planet in the star of the owner (Sun) - Sun, Jupiter, and Saturn
Level 4. Owner of 6th house - Sun

so, 6th house significators are Ketu, Sun, Jupiter, and Saturn. (The easy way is to take from the above table of planet significations, i.e. from level 1
column only Ketu for 6th, level 2 column only Saturn for 6th, level 3 column Sun, Jupiter & Saturn, and level 4 column Sun only.)

Let us take another example of house number 10 in the example chart -

Level 1. Planets in the star of the occupants of 10th house i.e. Sun, Jupiter, Mercury, and Rahu - Sun & Saturn (in the star of Sun), no planet in the star
of Jupiter, Moon (in the star of Mercury), Venus (in the star of Rahu)
Level 2. Planets in 10th house - Sun, Jupiter, Mercury, Rahu
Level 3. Planet in the star of the owner (Jupiter) - no planet in the star of Jupiter
Level 4. Owner of 10th house - Jupiter

so, 10th house significators are Sun, Saturn, Moon, Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Rahu

TIP: If there is no planet(s) in the star of significators, significator(s) are considered strong. In above case, as Jupiter doesn’t have any
planet in its star, hence it is a strong significator for 10th house by occupation and also by lordship if the house is empty, which is not so
in this case. By a strong significator we mean that the planet has more chances of giving the result of the house than other significators

We can tabulate house significators in our example chart as follows –

House Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

(in Occupant's star) (Occupants) (in Owner's (Owner)
star)

1 Mars

2 Mars Venus

3 Mars Venus

4 Ketu Moon Mercury

5 Mercury, Rahu Moon Mercury, Moon

Rahu

6 Ketu Saturn Sun, Jupiter, Sun

Saturn

7 Mars Venus

8 Mars

9 Mars Mars

10 Sun, Jupiter, Moon, Sun, Mercury, Jupiter

Venus, Saturn Jupiter, Rahu
11 Mars Venus Ketu Saturn

12 Saturn

NOTE:
1. Planets conjoined or aspected by the above significators (level 1 to 4) are also the 5th level (weakest) significators.
2. As you can notice from above, Sub doesn’t play any role in the process of finding significators.

Significations of Nodes - Rahu & Ketu

Rahu and Ketu are not planet in true sense. These are shadow planets and do not have any physical existance. To understand signification of Rahu and
Ketu, we need to understand the 'agent' nature of these two.

Rahu and Ketu act as an agent of the planet(s) -

(a) the planet conjoining or aspecting

(b) owner planet of the sign in where it is placed

In our example chart, Rahu conjoins Mercury and Jupiter in Capricorn sign. So we can say that Rahu acts as an agent to Mercury and Jupiter. As Rahu is
closer to Mercury than Jupiter, it will represent Mercury more prominently than Jupiter. Capricorn is the sign owned by Saturn, so it will also act as an
agent to Saturn, but even less prominently. Sometimes 'Node act as an agent of planet planet X' is also written as 'Node represents planet X'.

A node signifies the houses -

(a) Level 1 to Level 4 above

(b) Level 1 to Leve 4 of the planets it represents

In our example, Rahu signifies houses 5 and 10 by its own. Rahu also signifies 5, 10, and 4 by being agent of Mercury. Rahu also signifies houses 10 and
6 by being agent of Jupiter but less prominently than by being agent of Mercury. Rahu also signifies houses 10, 6, 11, 12 by being agent of Saturn, but
even less prominently than Jupiter and Mercury.

For practical purpose, we generally take the most prominent agent only in our analysis. In other words, though Rahu acts an agent of Mercury, Jupiter
and Saturn, we will take Mercury only otherwise we will be confused with too many houses signified.

Strengths of Significators
As mentioned above, a planet gives result of the houses in order of Level 1 to Level 4.

Though we must note that if there is no planet in that planets star, the planet is called self-strength planet and gives results in following order -

Level 2. House occupied by the planet itself

Level 1. House occupied by the star lord of the planet

Level 4. Houses owned by the planet itself

Level 3. Houses owned by the star lord of the planet
Ruling Planets (RP)
Ruling Planets (RP) is a divine tool to help astrologers. As the name suggests, Ruling Planets are the planets that rule a particular moment. KP System
considers total 5 ruling planets in the order of strength as follows -

1. Ascendant Star Lord

2. Ascendant Sign Lord
3. Moon Star Lord
4. Moon Sign Lord
5. Day Lord

Ruling Planets are generally used in conjunction with birth charts or horary charts. Sometimes RPs also have some other independent applications
like predicting minor events and rectification of birth time.

Rahu and Ketu act as agents to other planets. Please see section "Shadow Planets - Rahu and Ketu" below for more information.

Day lord for each day is as follows -

Day Day
Lord

Sunday Sun

Monday Moon

Tuesday Mars

Wednesday Mercury

Thursday Jupiter

Friday Venus

Saturday Saturn

Suppose we have to calculate Ruling Planets at January 18, 2009, 6:00 PM IST at Delhi, India. Here is the Ascendant and Moon position at that time -

Ascendant Longitude : 097°55'37"

Moon Longitude : 189°17'14"

From the "Sign, Star, and Sub Table", we can find Sign lord and Star lord for both the longitude as follows -

Longitude Sign Star

Lord Lord

Ascendant 097°55'37" Moon Saturn

Moon 189°17'14" Venus Rahu

The day on 18th January 2009 was Sunday, so the day lord will be Sun.

So, here are the Ruling planets for the moment (January 18, 2009, 6:00 PM IST at Delhi, India) -

Ascendant Saturn
Star Lord
Ascendant Moon
Sign Lord

Moon Star Rahu

Lord

Moon Sign Venus

Lord

Day Lord Sun

Note:
1. Hindu day starts from sunrise and last till next sunrise. We have to take 'day lord' according to Hindu day only.
2. The ruling planets in a star or sub of retrograde planets should be discarded from the list of RP.

Selection of Significators
As discussed above, when you are judging particular aspect of life, you have to check significators of the group of houses related to that aspect of life. For
example, if you have to find out the time of marriage, house group is 2, 7 and 11 (see the table above). So, you need to find out significators of house
number 2, 7 and 11. When the person will pass through the dasa of significators of house 2, 7 and 11 together, s/he will get married.

Sometime, you get many significators for judging an aspect of life. For example, if we have to find out, when will the native of the example chart get a
new job. For job, we have to judge 2, 6, 10 and 11. Now here are the significators

2 – Mars, Venus
6 – Sun, Jupiter, Saturn, Ketu
10 – Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Rahu
11 – Mars, Ketu, Venus, Saturn

Now here is the dilemma for the astrologer. All the nine planets are appearing as singinifcator for the job. In such a case, we need to find out the
signifcators which are more powerful that others for that particular aspect of life. As we need to eliminate less powerful significators and keep more
powerful significator, this process is also termed as 'elimination of significators.'

Before we jump into the process of singificator elimination, we should remember these two important points -
* As mentioned above, level 1 significators are powerful than level 2 significators as so on. So, one need to give preference to the higher level
significators
* Again as mentioned above, Planets having no planets in its star is stronger.

We will now discuss three popular elimination methods.

Method 1: Detrimental House Method

The significators of houses detrimental to the aspect under consideration are weaker. For example, house number 1 (12th to 2nd – negation of 2nd) 5
(12th to 6) and 9 (negation to 10th) are detrimental houses for the job. In the example chart, significators of house 1, 5, and 9 are as follows –

1 – Mars
5 – Mercury, Rahu, Moon
9 – Mars

As Moon, Mars, Mercury and Rahu are the significators of 1, 5, and 9 as well. These are not powerful enough to give results of house number 2, 6, 10 and
11. So these are the planets that have the possibility of dropping from the significator list of job. If we remove Moon, Mars, Mercury and Rahu from the
significators list, we will left with the following –
Sun, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Ketu
Method 2: Sub-lord method
Remove the significators in the sub of the signifcators of the houses detrimental to the houses under consideration. As mentioned above, house number 1
(12th to 2nd – negation of 2nd) 5 (12th to 6) and 9 (negation to 10th) are detrimental houses for job. Significators of house 1, 5, and 9 are as follows –

1 – Mars
5 – Mercury, Rahu, Moon
9 – Mars

Planets in the Sub of above planets are as follows –

Moon – Saturn is in the Sub of Moon

Mars – There is no planet in the Sub of Mars
Mercury – There is no planets in the Sub of Mercury
Rahu – Sun, Mars and Mercury in the Sub of Rahu

So Saturn, Sun, Mars and Mercury are also weaker significators for job and can be removed from the signifactor list.

Note: Some KP astrologers give more importance to star lord of sub lord rather than sub lord itself.

Method 3: Ruling Planets method

Check the ruling planets for the time of judgment of the horoscope. The ruling planets that are also found in the significators of the house grouping are
the strongest significators. In other words select the planets which are common among singificator for the aspect and ruling planets.

Selection of Fruitful significator: A Step by Step

Approach
This is a step by step approach often recommended in k_p_system yahoogroup. Out of the significators mentioned above and select the fruitful
significators as follows:
1) Significtors which are common with the Ruling Planets,
2) Significators which are posited in the stars of the cuspal sub lords of required houses for a matter under consideration, 2,7,11 for marriage,
3) Significators which are the cuspal sub lords of the required houses,
4) Significators of planets without having any planet in their stars, which are strongest to give the results of the houses by being the sub lord to them.
(Golden Rule: Take the planets which are posited in the sub of the significators whose constellations are not tenanted),
5) Significators appearing many times amongst the Ruling Planets and significators.
6) Ruling Planets or other methods of selecting fruitful significators can to be used in fixing timing of event by DBAS.
Finding out promises in a chart
"For every important aspect of human life, one house has been
given primary importance and few other houses have been given
secondary importance."
Standard rules for prediction are -

1. If the sublord of primary house under consideration is

signifying house group related to the matter under consideration
then the matter is going to fructify and the answer is
positive.
2. On the contrary, if it sublord of primary house is signifying
detrimental houses (see good and bad houses above) alone then
the matter will not fructify
3. But, if it sublord of primary house is signifying house group
as well as detrimental houses then the native will get both the
results in different dasa period.

As explained in house grouping section, 7th house is the primary house for marriage. 2nd and 11th houses are supportive houses. These three houses
together will be called conductive house group (or simply house group) for marriage. 1st, 6th and 10th house being 12th from the mentioned house
group are detrimental for marriage. If sublord of 7th house is signifying either 7th or 2nd or 11th then the marriage is promised. The person will definitely
marry. This way we can decide the promises related to various aspect of life in a chart.

Timing Events
Once it is decided whether the event is promised in the chart or not, next important step is to find out when the event will take place.

The matter will fructify in the dasa, bhukti and antara of the significators of houses group for the matter under consideration. Significators of main and
supportive houses needs to be found out according to the method given in the section "Finding House Signifcators." Now-a-days all KP software
likehttp://www.MyKundali.com gives you a list of significator, so you need not to worry about significator selection process. The event will happen in the
conjoined period of the signifcators of the house group for the matter under consideration. Among the signficators, you need out possible dasa lord,
bhukti lord and antara lord. If the selected number of sigfinicators are more than three (we require one for dasa, one for bhukti and one for antara), we
need to find out powerful significators among them according to the rules given in "selection of significator" section.

Note: In KP System, only Vimshottari Dasa is used. Other dasas like Yogini, Kalchakra, Ashottari, Chara Dasa etc. are not used.

Generally dasa is for some longer duration. To pin point exact time of happening of an event, we need to see the transit as follows -

1. Dasa, Bhukti and Antara lord should transit through the significators of the houses under consideration to fructify the event.

2. For even finer timing, we need to check transit of Sun and Moon. Sun and Moon should transit through the significators.

Note: Sun transit is considered when the event is likely within a year. Moon transit should be considered for pin-pointing an events up to a month. Lagan
transit should be considered for predicting the event upto hour and minutes.

House Grouping
Not single but multiple houses play role in any event of life. In KP terminology, these groups of houses for the event is
called "House Group". This is also referred as Formula by some KP astrologers. In the table below we need to combine
primary houses and supporting houses to come up with the house grouping for the event. For example, event "Good health"
has 1,11 as house group. Event "Proneness of disease" has house group 1, 6, 8, 12.

There are two uses of the House Grouping table below -

1. Knowing whether the event is promised in one's chart or not

If the cuspal sub lord of primary house signifies primary and supporting houses, the event is promised. Please
read "Chapter 2: Fundamental Principles" to get better understanding.

2. When the event will happen

Events happens when the planet-lords of current dasa (dasa lord, antardasa lord, pratyantardasa lord, sookshma
lord etc.) signifies house group. For example, one has "Good health" when one passes through dasa of the
planets signifies houses 1,11. Similarly, "Proneness to disease" happens when one passes through dasa of the
planets signifies 1,6,8,12. Again, please read "Chapter 2: Fundamental Principles" to get better understanding.

1. Events relating First House.

Type of Query/ Event Primary House Supporting Houses

Good health 1 1,11

Proneness to disease 1 6,8,12

Unnatural Death 1 2,7,Badhaka,12 (8)

Accident 1 8, 12

Suicide 1 Badhaka,2,7,Mars

Success in self efforts 1 11 (6)

Status and Respect 1 10, 11

Short Life 1 2,7,Badhaka

Long Life 1 1,5,8,11

2. Events relating Second House.

Type of Query Primary Supporting Houses

House

Financial Status 2 2,6,11

Obtaining 2 11 (6)
Loans

Obtaining 2 11
Jewellery

Defect in 2 12,8
Speech, Vision

Insurance 2 8,11
claims

Medical claims 2 6,8,11

Opening bank 2 6,11

account

3. Events relating Third House.

Type of Query Primary Supporting Houses

House

Signing a contract 3 6,9,11

Meeting Bank officer for overdraft 3 6,9,11

Filing a court case 3 6,11

Getting Passport, Green card, Visa 3 9,11,12

Starting journey 3 5,9,11

Negotiations 3 9,11 and the cuspal position that represents the

purpose

Change of place- Transfer 3 10,11

Younger co-born proneness to 3 8,10,2

sickness

Computer programmer 3 2,11 (10)

Publication as Profession 3 2,11 (10)

4. Events relating Fourth House.

Type of Query Primary House Supporting Houses

Basic education 4 11

Purchase of property, vehicle, furniture 4 11,12

Sale of property etc. 4 3,5,10

Taking possession of flat, quarter etc. 4 9,11

Laying foundation of a house 4 11

Occupying a new house 4 11

Mother’s proneness to sickness 4 9,11,3

Engineering as subject of study 4 10

Medicine as subject of study 4 6

Law as subject of study 4 6 or 9

Fine arts as Subject of study 4 5

Teaching as Profession 4 2,6,10 (9)

5. Events relating Fifth House.

Type of Query Primary House Supporting Houses

Child Birth 5 2,11

Pregnancy 5 2,11

Love Marriage 5 7,11

Rape 5 8,12

Success in sports 5 6,11

Sports, fine arts, film, speculation as profession 5 2,11 (10)

Caesarean 5 2,8

6. Events relating Sixth House.

Type of Query Primary House Supporting Houses

Disease- Nature & Part 6 Involved cusp

Promise of Loan 6 2,11

Secret activities of Partner 6 5

Success in competition 6 1,11

Success in Litigation 6 1,11

Recovery from disease 6 5,11

Disease unknown in medical science 6 5,11

Medical Practitioner 6 2,11 (10)

Legal profession 6 2,11 (9,10)

7. Events relating Seventh House.

Type of Query Primary House Supporting Houses

Marriage 7 2,11

Second child 7 2,11

Partnership 7 5,11

Theft 7 2,12

Danger from opponents 7 8,12

Loans from Bank 7 6,2,11

Marriage-engagement 7 3,9,11

8. Events relating Eighth House.

Type of Query Primary House Supporting Houses

Criminality as Profession 8 2,11 (10)

Unexpected Gains 8 2,11

Unexpected Loss 8 5,12

Receipt of Gifts 8 6,11

Ornaments or cash from inheritance 8 2,11

Property, vehicle from inheritance 8 4,11

Recovery of lost articles 8 2,6,11

Unnatural death 8 1,12

Death due to sickness 8 6,12

Death due to accident 8 4,12

Depression 8 1,3,12

Committing rape 8 5,12

Surgeons 8 2,11 (10)

9. Events relating Ninth House.

Type of Query Primary House Supporting Houses

Long Journeys 9 3,12

Higher education 9 11 (4)

Second Marriage 9 7,11

Third Child 9 2,11

Father’s proneness to sickness 9 2,4,8

Success in spiritual discipline 9 6,11

Politics as Profession 9 2,6,11 (10)

10. Events relating Tenth House.

Type of Query Primary House Supporting Houses

Service or Business 10 6,7

Commission as Business 10 3,11

Name & Fame 10 1,11

Retirement 10 5,9

Promotion in Service or Business 10 2,6,11

Break in Service 10 5,9

Problems in Business or Service 10 5,8

Suspension in Service 10 5,6 (8)

Compulsory Retirement 10 5,9 (8)

Voluntary Retirement 10 1,5,9

Removal from service 10 5,9 (8)

Export Business 10 2,6,11 (12)

Medical Practitioner 10 2,6,11 (8)

Publications as Profession 10 2,6,11 (3)

Legal Profession 10 2,6,11 (9)

Politics as Profession 10 2,6,11 (9)

Teaching as Profession 10 2,6,11(4,9)

Computer Programmer 10 2,6,11 (3)

11. Events relating Eleventh House.

Type of Query Primary House Supporting Houses

Winning in Love 11 5,7

Satisfaction of Desires 11 1

Sexual relationship with friend 11 7,5

12. Events relating Twelfth House.

Type of Query Primary House Supporting Houses

Repayment of Loan 12 5,8

Recovery of Lost article 12 2,6,11

Secret activities as profession 12 2,11 (10)

Gain in Investment 12 2,6,11

Loss in Investment 12 5,8

Danger from involvement in secret activities 12 7,8

Imprisonment 12 3,8

Receipt of secret documents 12 4,11

Absconding 12 3,8

Success in research 12 6,11

Export Business 12 2,11 (10)

Foreign Travel 12 3,9

KP System is very easy.

It has only 5 principles and once you understood these five

principles, you can predict almost all events of your life.

Here are those five rules -

Rule No. 1. A planet gives its own results. A planet also gives
the results of the lord of its nakshatra/star where the said
planet is positioned.

Rule No. 2. 12th house from any house negates the results of
that house.

Rule No. 3. Results are decided by not a single house but house
group

Rule No. 4. Sub Lord of a planet qualifies/permits the results

of the planet. Without planet's sub lord permits, planet will
not be able to give results.

Rule No. 5. Cuspal sub lord tells you whether the event is
promised or not.
1. Inter-caste marriage : the s/l of VII should be Rahu/Kethu(Kethu will show a lower caste person).
2. Marriage with a Foreigner : The s/l of VII should be Rahu and connected with houses IX and/or XII...
3. Marriage with a widow: The s/l of the VIIIth should be Saturn/Rahu and connected to Venus...
Also,the s/l of VII should signify houses II,VII VIII & XI...
4. Marriage with a much older person : The s/l of the VIIth is Saturn...
5. For a woman to have 2 husbands/marry twice : The s/l of the VIIIth,should signify houses
VIII,II,III,VII,XI & V...
For a man to to have 2 wives : The s/l of the VIIth is Mercury/Jupiter and staioned in a dual sign,and
deposited in the stars of the lords of dual signs...
6. To marry a young widow :The s/l of the VIIIth if Venus,if it is Saturn/Rahu ,an aged widow, if Jupiter,
one will marry a widow with a child...
7. To get property through wife : The s/l of the VIIIth should signify houses II,III,VII & XI...
8. For an early marriage : The s/l of VII & V are posited in fruitful signs(Cancer,Scorpio and Pisces)...
9. To have many wives : If the s/l of VII is Mercury and stationed in Cancer/Scorpio or deposited in the
stars Aslesha or Jyeshta...
10. If the s/l of VII is Jupiter,and connected to houses I,V,VI & VII and(Jup) is aspected by Saturn/Mars,
one will have sex with own daughter.Similarly,connected to houses I,III,VI,VII & XII and Jupiter
stationed in III, and aspected by Mars/Sat one will have sex with his own sister...
11. For no marriage at all : The s/l of VII must signify VI,X & XII...
12. Separation after marriage : The s/l of VII should signify houses II,VII,VI & XII.
13. To marry sister-in-law,when wife is still alive : Two conditions must be fulfilled,first two wives must
be promised in the chart,also, the s/l of IX must signify II,VII & XI...
I sincerely hope I have been able to satisfy you Ramani...
I suggest you buy the excellent treatise ASTROSECRETS & K.P. by K.Subramaniam
1. If the sublord of the VIIth signifies the houses II,VII & XI...marriage during the conjoint periods of the significators gived marriage...and so on is the
general rule...
2. If the s/l of the VIIth signifies Houses II,III,VII & XI, an early marriage is seen.
3. If the s/l of VII signifies II,V,VII & XI...a love marriage is seen...
4. If the s.l of VII signifies V,VI,VII & XII... after marriage separation is seen...
5. If the s/l of VII signifies I,V,VI & XII... love affairs,not ending in marriage are seen.
6. If the s/l of VII signifies V,IX,XII & III, Love affair and subsequent elopement is seen...
7. If the s/l of VII is Merc/Jup and posited in the stars of lords of dual signs,one will have two wives...but only if predominately connected to
II & VII...
8. If the s/l of VII is Merc,and stationed in CANCER or SCORPIO or in the stars Aslesha or Jyeshta,signifying houses II,III,VII,one will
marry many wives...
9. If the s/l of VII is RAHU and posited in Pisces or Gemini,signifying houses II & VII having SATURN'S aspect...one will marry a
widow...
10. If the s/l of the VIIth is Jupiter,connected to the houses I,V,VI & VII,and Jup is posited in V,aspected by Sat/Mars,one will have sex with
his own daughter...Similarly, if connected to houses I,III,VI,VII & XII, and posited in the IIrd house,aspected by Mars/Sat, one will have sex with his own
sister...
.... and so on....
The above is reproduced from the book ASTROSECRETS & K.P.
Second Marriage
Second marriage is indicated if the following two conditions are simultaneously satisfied:

1. The sub-lord of the 7th cusp is deposited in a dual sign or in the constellation of a planet in or owning a dual sign or if the sub-lord of the 7th
cusp is Mercury; and
2. The sub-lord of the 7th cusp is also a significator of either of the houses 2 or 11.

If any of the above two conditions is not satisfied, then second marriage is denied.
(It is to be noted that signification of 7th house is omitted for the purpose of 2nd marriage.)
What is KP System?
KP or Krishnamurti Paddhati is an excellent system of astrological predictions, conceived and created by the great Indian astrology master late Prof. K.S.
Krishnamurti. KP System is based on finer points of Indian and Western astrology and borrows important concepts from many branches of astrology.
Regarded as most accurate system of present time, KP System of astrology is easy to learn and easy to apply. Contrary to classical Hindu astrology, KP
system is systematic and very well defined.

Here are some of the salient points of KP System:

 It divides each Constellation / Star / Nakshatra division into further 9 subdivisions called 'SUBS'. These sub divisions are not equal divisions,
but are as per the Vimshottari Dashas Divisions System.
 KP System uses KP Ayanamsha as opposed to Lahiri Ayanamsha, which is mostly used in Vedic System. The difference between the two is
about 6 minutes.
 KP system uses Cusps which are the house/ bhav beginnings like in Western System, as opposed to House Centres or Bhav Madhyas used in
the Vedic system.
 This system uses Placidus House system which is used very often in Western astrology.

 KP system gives importance to the zodiac divisions on the basis of Constellations / Stars / Nakshatras. A planet in its dasha gives results as
per its Nakshatra-Swami (Star-Lord) rather than the planet itself. Hence the Planet represents the SOURCE, that Planet's Star-Lord
represents the EFFECTS, RESULTS and the Planet's SUB gives an idea of the FINAL DIRECTION of that result.
 KP uses Ruling Planets' methodology which says that the planets at the time of desire and fructification are always the same.
 House characteristics are given more importance than the planetary characteristics.
 KP system discards many popular classical astrology principles like divisional charts and yogas.

(taken from http://www.astrosage.com/kpSystemIntro.asp)

Should I learn Vedic Astrology first before learning KP?

There are pros and cons of starting with Vedic astrology. Vedic astrology is so vast, detailed and hence confusing that you don't know where to stop and
switch to KP. There is always a fear to get confused or get into too much detail. It doesn't mean that Vedic astrology is incorrect, but KP astrology is
simple, better suited to scientific mind, and straight forward comparatively.

So the recommended approach for learning astrology, is to stick to 6 readers. Six books written by Shri K.S. Krishnamurti, inventor of KP System, are
called six readers (http://kpastrology.astrosage.com/Home/resources#TOC-Books-by-Shri-K.-S.-Krishnamurti). You should start with second reader,
fundamental principles of astrology and move gradually to other readers. Second reader is an excellent book for astrology beginners which covers
essential Vedic astrology and prepares ground for KP.

If yo already have basic knowledge of Vedic astrology, then the recommended approach for learning KP is going to be different. In that case, please refer
"How to start learning KP System" section.

Which Dasha to Use?

Dashas are the primary tools in Hindu astrology for timing events. There are various dasha systems used in Hindu astrology for timing of events. Some of
the popular dasha systems are Vimshottari Dasha (Udu Dasha), Ashtottari Dasha, Yogini Dasha, Kalchakra Dasha, and Jaimini Char Dasha, etc. KP
System uses only Vimshottari Dasha.

What is Fortuna in KP Astrology?

Fortuna is a fast-moving sensitive point in astrology. Fortuna is calculated as follows (Page 98, First Reader "Casting The Horoscope" - 1993 edition) -
Longitude of Fortuna = Longitude of Ascendant + Longitude of Moon - Longitude of Sun

Shri K. S. Krishamurthi, the inventor of KP System, mentioned about Fortuna in the second reader, but he really didn't given much detail. The application
and examples are also missing. The general rule is "Fortuna improves the matters of the House where is located." Thus Fortuna in second house
improves one's wealth, family etc. Fortuna in fifth house will improve luck in speculation, in having children etc.

Shri K. S. Krishamurti devoted last chapter in Second Reader "Fundamental Principles of Astrology" for Fortuna and can be found on page no. 341 of 1997
edition. In my opinion, Fortuna is still a topic under research as far as KP System is concerned. These reference articles should be useful -

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/k_p_system/message/227

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/k_p_system/message/12582

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/dreamhouse/attic/lots/about.html

Combustion in KP
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/k_p_system/message/21338

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/k_p_system/message/19631

Oath Chart/ Muhurt Chart in KP

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/k_p_system/message/5804

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/k_p_system/message/5820

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/k_p_system/message/5825

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/k_p_system/message/5873

Homosexuality
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/k_p_system/message/20961

Learning Resources (Free Websites and Software)

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/k_p_system/message/18967

What is your opinion about correspondence course from KP

Stellar Institute (KPSARI) Chennai
It is not recommended. Please check http://groups.yahoo.com/group/k_p_system/message/21767

How to start learning KP System

One person should read one book at a time in following order -

1.

Nakshatra Chintamani & Further Lights on Nakshatra Chintamani by Chandrakant R Bhatt

OR

Krishnamurti Siddhant (in three parts) by Jyotindra Hasbe

OR

Books by Shri Suresh Sahasne

2. KP 6 readers

Reference:

 http://kpastrology.astrosage.com/Home/resources (Books and other learning resources)

 http://kpastrology.astrosage.com/Home/software (KP Software)
 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/k_p_system/message/21767
 http://www.astrocamp.com/vedicastrology/2004/05/kp-astrology-books.html

Any KP software comparison?

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/k_p_system/message/4218

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/k_p_system/message/16006

Which Rahu (& Ketu) calculation is correct - True Rahu or

Mean Rahu?
Check " Mean Node vs True Node.doc" in the file section of the k_p_system forum. The k_p_system forum endorses 'Mean Rahu'.

There are so many ayanamsas - KP (Old), KP (New), KP

straight line ayanamsa. Which ayanamsa to use?
Astrologers are free to use any ayanamsa which gives them correct predictions. The k_p_system forum endorses KP (New) Ayanamsa. KP (New)
ayanamsa is also also written as KPNA.

Original (KP Old) and New KP Ayanamsa (KP New) are the same, except that the Original takes the flat value for the entire year up to the accuracy of
minutes only by a table and the "KP New" calculates the value up to the Date of Birth and accuracy of seconds by a formula.

Source:

1. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/k_p_system/message/19807

2. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/k_p_system/message/1285
Is Mars Dosha valid according to KP? Is KP definition of Mars
Dosha different from Traditional astrology?
Please check Mars Dosha page at http://kpastrology.astrosage.com/mars-dosha

What is Punarphoo?
Please check Punarphoo page at http://kpastrology.astrosage.com/punarphoo

Articles & Research on Birth Time Rectification (BTR)

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/k_p_system/files/Rectification%20Study/

Dasa Judgment Rules

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/k_p_system/message/23030

Why my email is not apporved in k_p_system yahoogroup?

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/k_p_system/message/20844

What can be discussed in k_p_system yahoogroup? (and what can not be)
Let me clarify on forum policy of what can be discussed in the forum and what can not. This forum is primarily for discussing K P System. If there is any
"astrology" knowledge that can help us in improving our predictions, it is most welcome. This is just an exception condition and it should not be said that
this is a place for discussing "other branches of astrology." Mirrorology, Vaastu, Palmistry, Tarot etc. are not even astrology, so we should not discuss it
here.

There are some occasions like Quizzes and Blind Charts where we mark it clearly that analysis using all branches of astrology is allowed. By allowing
other branches of astrology, we want to see how all branches of astrology are compared as far as predictive capabilities are concerned. Those occasions
are clearly marked.

How to search archive and old forum topics?

Old messages can be found at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/k_p_system/messages. There is a a search box on this page where you can search by
message number or search using keywords. Though YahooGroup serach is not very effective and hence I would recommend using Google search. Google
provides a facility to search within only one site. You can do so by entering "Site:[Site Name] Keywords" in Google search box. For example, if we have to
find about "Combust Planets" in our forum, please go to Google.com and type following -

site:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/k_p_system
combust planets

Where are Quiz Results

KP YahooGroup keeps conducting quizzes for improving knowledge and testing theories. As these quizzes are very important learning material, we have
compiled quizzes and it can be found at http://kpastrology.astrosage.com/Home/kp-yahoogroup/kp-quiz

Where can I found studies done in KP YahooGroup

http://kpastrology.astrosage.com/Home/kp-yahoogroup/studies
How to Judge potential of a Birth Chart? How to predict whether a person is destined to
achieve big heights in his/ her life according to KP?
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/k_p_system/message/22649
Birth Time Rectification
Birth Time Rectification (BTR) using Ruling Planets (RP)
method
Note the Ruling Planets at the time of judgment (the time when astrologer has taken up, or commenced, the
rectification of birth chart). Ruling planets are -

1. Day lord (DL)

2. Moon Sign lord (MSL)

3. Moon Nakshatra lord (MNL)

4. Ascendant Sign lord (ASL)

5. Ascendant Nakshatra lord (ANL)

These five ruling planets should be among Ascendant Sign Lord, Ascendant Nakshatra Lord and Ascendant Sub
lord in the birth chart of the native. If the Ruling Planets at the time of judgment are not matching with the
Ascendant Sign Lord, Ascendant Nakshatra Lord, and Ascendant Sub lord in native's birth chart, it means the
birth time provided to the astrologer is not correct and requires rectification.

The Day Lord is taken as per Hindu day system which starts from Sunrise and ends on the next sunrise. It is NOT
calculated from 12 O’Clock Midnight to next 12 O’Clock midnight. For example if somebody born on February 11,
2011 at 4:00 AM at Agra, UP, INDIA, it will be Thursday and NOT Friday because 4:00 AM is before sunrise on
February 11, 2011.

If Rahu or Ketu are acting as an agent to any of the ruling planets at the time of judgment, those will also be
included as ruling planet. For example, if any node (Rahu or Ketu) is in conjunction or receiving aspect from any
of the ruling planets, or if it occupies the sign owned by the ruling planet, the node should be included in list of
the ruling planets.

In case we need less ruling planets, ruling planets that are in the star or sub of retrograde planets, can be
omitted.
Among the ruling planets, Ascendant Nakshatra Lord, Ascendant Sign lord, Moon's Nakshatra Lord, Moon's Sign
lord and the Day Lord are taken in order of strength i.e. Ascendant Nakshatra Lord is the most powerful ruling
planet and Day lord is the least powerful. This strength is useful when we have to select few among all the ruling
planets.

Sway

Exaltation – Adoration, adulation, reverence

Debilitate – weaken, hamper