Apasmara Yoga

Apasmara Yoga is a combination described in classical Vedic astrology. The texts give 3 versions of it, each formed differently. It involves the Sun, the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn.

Sun · Moon · Mars · Mercury · Jupiter · Saturn

Uncommon4.1%

At least one of its 3 versions appears in about 1 in 24 charts.

From 30,000 birth charts calculated for random dates from 1940 to 2025 at places around the world, using the same rules as our Yoga finder.

3 versions

1 2 3Jump to a version · yellow = rare

From Lagna

Variation 1

RARE

Condition: Sun, Moon and Mars are in the Lagna or the 8th house with malefic aspects.
Source: Sambu Hora Prakasha 14/62
Results: The person might suffer from epilepsy and other ailments.
How common: Rare: about 1 in 750 charts (0.13%)

From Lagna

Variation 2

UNCOMMON

Condition: Moon and Mercury are in a Kendra aspected by a malefic.
Source: Sambu Hora Prakasha 14/63
Results: The person might suffer from epilepsy.
How common: Uncommon: about 1 in 56 charts (1.8%)

From Lagna

Variation 3

UNCOMMON

Condition: Saturn and Mars are in the 6th or the 8th houses and Jupiter is not in the Lagna or Trikonas (the luminaries are supposed to have a halo around them in the sky).
Source: Sambu Hora Prakasha 14/64
Results: The person might suffer from epilepsy.
How common: Uncommon: about 1 in 44 charts (2.3%)

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Terms used on this page

Lagna (Ascendant): The zodiac sign rising on the eastern horizon at the moment of birth. It becomes the 1st house, and every other house is counted from it.
Kendra: The angular houses: 1st, 4th, 7th and 10th. Planets here are considered prominent and able to act strongly.
Trikona: The trinal houses (1st, 5th and 9th), associated with fortune, merit and intelligence.
Malefic: Naturally harsh planets: Sun, Mars, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu, a waning Moon, and Mercury joined by malefics.
Aspect (Drishti): A planet's glance on another house. Every planet aspects the 7th house from itself; Mars also the 4th and 8th, Jupiter the 5th and 9th, Saturn the 3rd and 10th.

Fig. 1How it forms

Sun, Moon and Mars are in the Lagna or the 8th house with malefic aspects.A sample chart from our test set (born 1978). Highlighted: Sun, Moon, Mars, Rahu.Check your chart →