Emmanuel Macron, the current French President, was born on December 21st 1977, at 10:40 am, in Amiens, France. Below is Emmanuel Macron Vedic chart. Emmanuel Macron’s vedic chart is very interesting. At first glace we see a weak lagna. The ascendant lord, Saturn, is in the 8th house and Mars, in its sign of debilitation, […]
2021 is the year for Pisces (Meena) and Leo (Simha)! Vedic astrology uses dasas and transits to determine good and bad periods in a person’s life. In the dasa system we look at grahas at three levels – maha dasa, antar dasa, and pratyantar dasa. Among these, the graha running the maha dasa is the […]
July 13th 1942 is the birth date of two entertainers; Harrison Ford and Stephen Jo Bladd. Harrison Ford was born at 11:41 am in Chicago while Stephen Jo Bladd was born at 3:15 am in Boston. Stephen played drums for “The J. Geils Band”, a popular band in the 1970s and 1980s. While famous in […]
Trimurthi or Hariharabrahma yogas are a set of three yogas. The first is Hari yoga, the second is Hara yoga, and the third is Brahma yoga. Hari, Hara, and Brahma represent the three main gods in Hinduism – Vishnu, Shiva, and Brahma – the Trimurthi. Therefore these yogas are Trimurthi or Hariharabrahma yogas. The general […]
In vedic astrology the lord of the ascendant is very important. For yogas to give their full effect, the lord of the ascendant must be strong. Sometimes, when you look at the charts of famous people, the lord of the ascendant is not strong. You wonder how the yogas provided their effects. The answer very […]
Adhi yoga forms when the three benefics, Jupiter, Venus, and Mercury occupy the 6th, 7th, and 8th houses from the ascendant or the Moon. Some books indicate the grahas should occupy all three houses while others are fine if the grahas are in any of the three houses. Therefore, you could have one of the […]
We will manually calculate Vimsopaka bala with Napolean’s vedic chart as an example. Napolean birth details – August 15th 1769 at 11:30 am in Ajaccio, France. Below is the shad vargas for Napolean’s chart. I chose Napolean’s chart because it gives a different result if you exclude exaltation and moolatrikona. Sun is in Aries in […]
This is a continuation of the Vimsopaka bala blog. Vedic astrology softwares give different values for Vimsopaka bala. Why are there differences in Vimsopaka bala calculation? Reasons for different values Here are some of the main reasons there are differences in Vimsopaka bala calculations. Some include exaltation and debilitation into the calculation. The BPHS calculation […]
Often in vedic astrology people confuse strength and auspiciousness. A graha in its state of exaltation, for example, is strong. But, is it strong for good results or bad results. The answer lies in the Vimsopaka bala. The basic idea comes from the fact that we are happiest when we are in our natural surroundings […]
Kwame Nkrumah was born on September 18th 1909 at 12:00 noon in Axim Ghana. Below is Kwame Nkrumah vedic chart. Strength of the Lagna The ascendant is the most important point in vedic astrology. Famous people typically have a strong ascendant. In Kwame Nkrumah vedic chart the ascendant is Sagittarius. The lord, Jupiter is in […]