Importance of Date of Birth

[elipsis]

Our birthdate plays a vital part in our lives- it should not only be for remembrance or celebration but the questions as to why, when and how, these are always ignored. The moment you are born your spiritual clock starts, human soul yearns for another adventure, another great lesson awaits from the great teacher, the significance of that day should never be ignored. Normally, people just look at the birth and divisional charts as the primary blueprint to determine one's fate, but this approach is incomplete. Because the basics are either ignored or overlooked. Most predictive fiascos are generally the most basic and elementary mistakes. Date of Birth has several hidden factors which could prove to be beneficial or even harm us in the long run if unchecked.

Apart from nakshatra at birth our panchang (almanac) holds several other important factors, these are - Yoga, Thiti, Vaar, karana and Paksha. Before going further we must first validate the auspiciousness of your date of birth as it shows strength of the day, this can be calculated in the just same way you calculate Muhurtha.

Common Method involves taking four basic elements related to your birthday.

-Paksha or Lunar Day- waning moon is known as Krishna Paksha and Waxing Moon is called Shukla Paksha. For example, 6th day from new moon (Amavasya) is called as "Shukla Shasti" (number 6) and the 6th day from the Full Moon (Poornima) is called "Krishna Shasti" (number 21).

-Next is the weekday, ex: Sunday is 1.

-Number of the Birth Nakshatra, ex: Punarvasu is 7.

-Number of the Ascendant (lagna)- ex:Saggitarius is 9

Now you have to add these 4 numbers and divide it by 9. If the reminder is anything but 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8 then the day is considered auspicious.

Let's take a date for example: 13-10-1925 @ 9 AM

Paksha- Krishna Ekadashi, 26
Weekday- Tuesday,3
Birth Nakshatra - Magha, 10
Ascendant- Libra, 7

26+3+10+7= 46/9; Reminder is 1, the day is not so strong.


This method can also be used to calculate auspicious muhurtas- but you must keep in mind-this approach only gives you a general picture of the day since we are using four simple factors. There are other factors such as Yoga and Karana, which are more important. To get an even more in depth picture we must also calculate the strength of Sun, Moon and Jupiter of that day, however I will not go into that.

We'll now take up yogas. What is a yoga in panchang? When Sun and Moon totals 13'2°per day it forms a yoga which changes the auspiciousness of that day, these are called 'nitya yogas' (daily), there are 27 nitya yogas some of which are quite powerful and can have profound impact on the birth chart. This is important because on certain days at certain times the position of sun and moon has the power to cancel out malefic effects of your chart regardless of their placement. But unfortunately they may also cancel out or reduce benefic results of your horoscope - it depends on the type of yoga.Since these yogas change daily they can also be used to check the auspiciousness of any day. So how is this calculated?

Here is the formula

Longitude of Moon + Longitude of Sun + Moon Zodiac -1 * 1800 + Sun Zodiac -1 *1800/ 800 + 1- if the result is more than 27 then you have to subtract 27 from it.

Short form: [(M+S) + (MZ-1)*1800 + (SZ-1)*1800]/800 +1

On 10 July 2012 @ 12 PM Sun will be at 24'14° in Punarvasu (gemini) and Moon at 15'22° in Uttarabhadrapada (pisces) in Bangalore as per KP Krishnamurthi Ayanamsa.

Longitudes:
Sun, 24'14°: 24*60+14 = 1454
Moon, 15'22°:15*60+22 = 922

M+S = 2376

Zodiac:
Moon in Pisces: 12-1*1800=19800
Sun in Gemini: 3-1 *1800=3600

So, MZ-1*1800+SZ-1*1800 = 19800+3600

Answer is: [1454+922+19800+3600]/800 + 1 = 32.22 + 1. And because 33.22 is greater than 27, you have to subtract 27 from it, so the final answer 6.22. So the 6th yoga in panchang is Atiganda Yoga which is inauspicious.

[elipsis]

List of Yogas
1. Vishkumbha
2. Preeti
3. Ayushman
4. Saubhagya
5. Shobhana
6. Atiganda
7. Sukarma
8. Dhriti
9. Shoola
10.Ganda
11.Vriddhi
12.Druva
13.Vyaghata
14.Harshana
15.Vajra
16.Siddhi
17.Vyatipata
18.Variyana
19.Parigha
20.Shiva
21.Siddha
22.Sadhya
23.Shubha
24.Shukla
25.Brahma
26.Indra
27.Vaidhriti

Out of these 27 yogas, 5 yogas are extremely powerful and can have moderating positive effect on the the birth chart- they are Brahma, Ayushman, Shiva, Siddhi and Dhruva Yoga. And 10 yogas that are mildly auspicious, they are - Preeti, Saubhagya, Shobhana, Sukarma, Shubha, Sadhya, Harshana, Siddha, Vriddhi, Dhriti and Variyana Yoga.

Below Average Yogas: Shukla, Vajra

Unfavorable Yogas: Indra, Vishkhumba, Atiganda, Shoola, Ganda, Vyaghata, Vyatipata, Parigha and Vaidhriti

Shiva Yoga
Deity: Mitra

Qualities

Good:
+Attractive
+Brave
+Learned
+Religious
+Long Life
+Modest Income
-bad speech: sometimes bad things these natives utter will become true
-overburdened: too many responsibilities

Natives born in this yoga can easily receive the blessings from Saints and Spiritual Gurus.
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Brahma Yoga
Diety: Aswini Kumara

Qualities
+Brave
+Strong
+Kind Speech
+Pure heart
+respected
+Wealthy
+Good at scriptures
-Feminine behavior (bad for Males)
-Harsh

Natives born in this won't part with their wealth. You notice many old people refusing to part with their property- they may have a good reason but it is generally seen as sign of greed. The real reason is not greed but the deep attachment to their personal pocessions.
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Ayushman Yoga
Diety: Moon

+Healthy
+Lovable (relatives are fond of these natives)
+Cancels negative planetary positions in the chart with regard to health.
+Long Lived
+Wise
+Great administrators
+Blessed with family and children
+Saint like qualities, stable minded and poetic
+ Wealthy, Financial problems are resolved quickly
-very demanding and bossy
-prone to water accidents
-overprotective of others

Family persons, Administrators, Civil Servants, Corporate executives are usually born in this yoga. Receiving blessings from these natives can cure diseases and receive abundance.
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Siddhi Yoga
Diety: Ganesha

+Seeks perfection
+Good speakers
+Learned
+Likes to try everything and will be successful in most
+Open minded (dosen't hide)
+Wealthy
+Will protect others
-Unstable
-Doesn't talk much
-Will cheat friends
-Always prone to minor health issues, can get worse as they age

Worshiping Lord Ganesh and his parents will help.
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Dhruva Yoga
Diety: Bhumi
+Long lived
+Respected by all
+Wealthy
+Kind
-stingy
-law breaking mindset
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That's it for now,hope you guys like it.

[deeps]

Hi elipsis,

Really informative posts!!!

[babaji77]

Thanks Elipisis for this very informative and important post. Before even looking into the charts one can have so much vital information regarding the native.

i am feeling quite lucky to have ayusman yoga in my Avkahada Chakra.

keep up the good work,
Regards,

[ashtalakshmi]

Sir, my sun is in 8 56" and moon is in 13 23"

longitude of moon +longitude of sun+moon zodiac-1*1800+sun zodiac-1*1800/800+1

So for me

L O M is 13*60+23= 803
L O S is 8* 60+56= 536

[803+536+(4-1)*1800 + (1-1)*1800]/800+1 => 1339+5400+0/800+1

=> 8.42+1 => 9.42

so i should consider 9th yoga That is Shoola yoga Is my calculation right sir?

[elipsis]

so i should consider 9th yoga That is Shoola yoga Is my calculation right sir?

Yes, but don't worry, your chart is still good.

[ashtalakshmi]

Also please tell me if the final result is 24.96 then we should consider shukla or brahma yoga into account?

[elipsis]

ok, let me correct those numbers for you


Sun: 09'05° = 545
Moon: 13'24°= 804

Ans: 1349

[ashtalakshmi]

Thank u sir

When I calculated the same for my daughter I got 24.96

That's why I am asking which number to consider?.I think it's 24.

[elipsis]

I think so...