Yogas in Vedic Astrology
A yoga is a combination of placements that the texts say produces a particular result. Every yoga below is one our engine checks in your chart. Each page gives the exact rule as it is applied, the text it comes from and how established that source is, what weakens it, and how often it actually occurs.
That last figure matters more than most sites admit. Several famous yogas appear in a large share of all charts, so their presence alone says little. Their strength is what counts.
Pancha Mahapurusha
The five “great person” yogas, one for each true planet.
- Pancha Mahapurusha YogaThe five “great person” yogas: one of the five true planets in its own or exaltation sign, in a kendra.Classical · in 38.1% of charts
- Ruchaka YogaOne of the five Pancha Mahapurusha yogas: Mars in its own or exaltation sign, in a kendra.Classical · in 7.5% of charts
- Bhadra YogaOne of the five Pancha Mahapurusha yogas: Mercury in its own or exaltation sign, in a kendra.Classical · in 5.7% of charts
- Hamsa YogaOne of the five Pancha Mahapurusha yogas: Jupiter in its own or exaltation sign, in a kendra.Classical · in 8.3% of charts
- Malavya YogaOne of the five Pancha Mahapurusha yogas: Venus in its own or exaltation sign, in a kendra.Classical · in 9.1% of charts
- Shasha YogaOne of the five Pancha Mahapurusha yogas: Saturn in its own or exaltation sign, in a kendra.Classical · in 7.4% of charts
Raja yogas
Combinations of status, rise and reversal.
- Raja YogaThe classical yoga of rising status: a kendra lord and a trikona lord joined together.Classical · in 86.1% of charts
- Dharma-Karmadhipati YogaThe lords of the 9th house (dharma) and the 10th (karma) joined: work that feels like a calling.Later classical · in 22.4% of charts
- Neecha Bhanga Raja YogaA debilitated planet whose weakness is cancelled, often the mark of a life that turns around.Classical · in 50.7% of charts
- Viparita Raja YogaTrouble that cancels trouble: the lord of a difficult house placed in another difficult house.Later classical · in 50.4% of charts
Wealth and learning
Yogas of income, fortune and knowledge.
- Dhana YogaThe wealth houses’ lords joined together: income, savings and fortune working as one.Classical · in 86.5% of charts
- Lakshmi YogaA dignified lord of fortune in a strong house, with a strong ascendant lord.Classical · in 11.3% of charts
- Vasumati YogaAll three benefics in houses of growth: wealth that accumulates quietly.Later classical · in 7.6% of charts
- Saraswati YogaThe three benefics in strong houses: a gift for learning, music and speech.Later classical · in 8.7% of charts
Moon yogas
What surrounds and supports the Moon, the mind.
- Gaja Kesari YogaJupiter in a kendra from the Moon: one of the best known yogas, and far more common than its fame suggests.Classical · in 33.4% of charts
- Sunapha, Anapha & Durdhara YogaPlanets in the signs either side of the Moon: the support the mind draws on.Classical · in 55.1% of charts
- Adhi YogaThe benefics in the 6th, 7th and 8th from the Moon, graded by how many take part.Classical · in 48.7% of charts
- Amala YogaOnly benefics in the 10th house: a clean, lasting reputation.Later classical · in 21.4% of charts
- Chandra-Mangala YogaThe Moon and Mars in one sign: commercial instinct, with a temper to watch.Later classical · in 7.8% of charts
- Guru-Mangala YogaJupiter joining or aspecting Mars: courage guided by principle.Modern · in 32.6% of charts
Sun yogas
What surrounds the Sun, and its pairing with Mercury.
House-lord combinations
Yogas made by how the lords of houses relate.
- Parivartana YogaTwo planets in each other’s signs, binding their two houses together.Later classical · in 39.4% of charts
- Kahala YogaThe 4th and 9th lords in mutual kendras with a strong ascendant lord: command of a group.Classical · in 24.3% of charts
- Shankha YogaThe 5th and 6th lords in mutual kendras with a strong ascendant lord.Classical · in 26.6% of charts
- Chamara YogaAn exalted ascendant lord in a kendra, aspected by Jupiter: honour and eloquence.Classical · in 0.56% of charts
- Parvata YogaOnly benefics in the kendras and no malefic in the 6th or 8th: a respected, prosperous life.Classical · in 4.8% of charts
Nabhasa yogas
Patterns of all seven planets together.
Looking for afflictions such as Mangal dosha or Kaal Sarp? See the doshas.