Methodology
How the reading is built.
Astronomy, classical rules and a transparent strength model. This page explains what the engine does, what it does not do, and where the interpretation ends and your own judgement begins.
The short version
We calculate a real sidereal birth chart, test 96 classical patterns, keep the supportive ones, score them with a transparent model, and tie them to the Vimshottari dasha. The report is an interpretive reading, not a prediction.
The chart
A real sidereal chart, not a sun-sign quiz.
Your birth date, time and place are converted to a sidereal chart using the JPL DE440s ephemeris and the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsha. The default house system is Sripati; the node type is the mean node. The engine computes the lagna, the nine grahas, the 12 houses, the 16 divisional charts and the Vimshottari dasha tree.
This is the same class of astronomical calculation used by professional kundli software. The accuracy of the reading depends heavily on the accuracy of the birth time: the ascendant moves roughly one degree every four minutes, so a 20-minute error can move the lagna into the next sign.
The patterns
96 classical patterns, 62 supportive ones.
The engine tests 64 classical yoga combinations and 32 Nabhasa patterns. It detects the Raja Yoga family (kendra–trikona links, Yogakaraka, Dharma Raja), the five Pancha Mahapurusha yogas, the Dhana and Lakshmi yogas, the Chandra and Sun yogas, reputation and learning combinations, and the benefic Nabhasa geometries.
RajYog.in presents the supportive combinations only. The library contains 49 classical benefic yogas and 13 benefic Nabhasa patterns — 62 pages in total. Combinations classified as challenging or mixed are not shown in the reading, and there is no affliction section.
The strength
A comparative score, not a probability.
Every detected yoga is scored from 0 to 100 using the engine's strength-v3.1 model. The model starts at 50 and adjusts for planetary dignity, house placement, combustion, functional role, lordship, shadbala, ashtakavarga and aspects. For a multi-planet yoga, the primary planet carries full weight and the supporting planets half.
The score is a comparative heuristic inside this engine. It is not a probability, a guarantee, or a replacement for a full Shadbala analysis. The report shows the score so you can see which combinations are doing more work in your chart. Every point change is stored in the engine's audit trail.
The index
How the RajYog Index is built.
The index combines four components: the weighted strength of your top five significant combinations (60%), the breadth of significant combinations (20%), the diversity of life areas they cover (10%), and whether a headline combination is active in your current dasha (10%). The result is rounded to a 0–100 scale.
Bands: Foundation (below 45), Rising (45–59), Strong (60–72), Signature (73–84), Exceptional (85+). It measures concentration, not destiny. A high index means your chart has several strong supportive patterns; it does not mean life will be easy or that outcomes are guaranteed.
The timing
Why we read the dasha.
A classical yoga describes a pattern, not a moment. The Vimshottari dasha is the clock: the mahadasha sets the decade, the antardasha narrows the window, and the pratyantardasha adds precision. A yoga is generally easier to use when the dasha of its participating planet is running.
The report calculates the current dasha path and the next windows for the headline combinations from the birth chart. If a yoga is not tied to a single planet — as with Nabhasa patterns — the report treats it as a structural, life-long signature and reads it with the current chapter.
The language
Why there is no fear in the reading.
Astrology has a long tradition of telling people what is wrong with them. We are not interested in that. The product is a map of what is working: the combinations of power, wealth, wisdom and fortune that are actually present, with the timing to use them.
That does not mean the reading is only flattering. The engine's strength model is honest about weak or partial conditions; we simply do not turn them into a threat. A quiet combination is described as quiet, not as a curse. The report is an interpretive lens, not a verdict.
Sources
The tradition behind the rules.
The yoga rules follow the Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (chapters 34–42 and 75), with later-tradition combinations labelled as such. Supporting references include Phaladeepika and Saravali. The engine's audit records which rules are classical, which are later, and which remain disputed.
- Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra — Raja, Dhana, Chandra, Surya, Nabhasa and Mahapurusha combinations.
- Phaladeepika — selected yoga rules and the Pushkala combination.
- Saravali — Chandra-Mangala and related wealth patterns.
- JPL DE440s ephemeris and the Lahiri ayanamsha for the astronomical chart.
Limits
What this is not.
The reading itself
The method is only useful if you use it.
Enter your birth moment and see the headline combination. The full map adds every supportive pattern, its placement and its timing.
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