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Madhyayu Yoga

Madhyayu Yoga is a combination described in classical Vedic astrology. The texts give 9 versions of it, each formed differently. It involves the Moon, Mercury and Jupiter.

Moon · Mercury · Jupiter
Very common84%
At least one of its 9 versions appears in about 84 in 100 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.

9 versions

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From Lagna

Variation 1

COMMON
Condition
Lagna lord and the 8th house lord, both occupy a Dvisvabhava sign, or one in a Chara sign and the other in Sthira sign.
Results
This combination is an indication of a medium life span up to 70 years.
How common
Common: about 33 in 100 charts (33%)
From Lagna

Variation 2

COMMON
Condition
The Lagna and the Moon, both occupy a Dvisvabhava sign, or one in a Chara sign and the other in Sthira sign.
Results
This combination is an indication of a medium life span up to 70 years.
How common
Common: about 34 in 100 charts (34%)
From Lagna

Variation 3

COMMON
Condition
The Lagna and the Hora Lagna, both occupy a Dvisvabhava sign, or one in a Chara sign and the other in Sthira sign.
Results
This combination is an indication of a medium life span up to 70 years.
How common
Common: about 34 in 100 charts (34%)
From Lagna

Variation 4

COMMON
Condition
Lagna lord and benefics in Panaphara houses, or the 8th house lord and all malefics in Panaphara houses.
Results
This combination is an indication of a medium life span up to 70 years.
How common
Common: about 28 in 100 charts (28%)
From Lagna

Variation 5

UNCOMMON
Condition
Strong Mercury in a Kendra and a vacant 8th house aspected by benefics.
Results
This combination is an indication of a medium life span up to 70 years.
How common
Uncommon: about 1 in 50 charts (2.0%)
From Lagna

Variation 6

UNCOMMON
Condition
Moon in own house or in the Lagna, and a benefic in the 7th house.
Results
This combination is an indication of a medium life span up to 70 years.
How common
Uncommon: about 1 in 29 charts (3.4%)
From Lagna

Variation 7

UNCOMMON
Condition
Location of malefics in houses 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 11.
Results
This combination is an indication of a medium life span up to 70 years.
How common
Uncommon: about 1 in 30 charts (3.3%)
From Lagna

Variation 8

COMMON
Condition
Lagna lord is weak, Jupiter in a Kendra or Trikona, and malefics in the Trik houses.
Source
6, 8, 12
Results
This combination is an indication of a medium life span up to 70 years.
How common
Common: about 18 in 100 charts (18%)
From Lagna

Variation 9

UNCOMMON
Condition
Jupiter associates with a weak Lagna lord in a Kendra or a Trikona.
Results
This combination is an indication of a medium life span up to 70 years.
How common
Uncommon: about 1 in 21 charts (4.8%)
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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.
Dusthana / Trik houses
The 6th, 8th and 12th houses, linked with obstacles, loss and hidden matters.
Panaphara & Apoklima
Panaphara are the 2nd, 5th, 8th and 11th houses; Apoklima are the 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th.
House lord
The planet that rules the sign on a house. "Lord of the 9th" means the ruler of the sign falling in the 9th house.
Benefic
Naturally helpful planets: Jupiter, Venus, a waxing Moon, and Mercury when not joined by malefics.
Malefic
Naturally harsh planets: Sun, Mars, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu, a waning Moon, and Mercury joined by malefics.
Own sign (Swakshetra)
A sign ruled by the planet itself, such as Mars in Aries or Scorpio. A planet here is comfortable and strong.
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.
Movable, fixed and dual signs
Movable (Chara): Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn. Fixed (Sthira): Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius. Dual (Dvisvabhava): Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces.
Hora Lagna
A special ascendant that moves one sign per hour from sunrise; used for wealth.
Fig. 1How it forms
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Lagna lord and the 8th house lord, both occupy a Dvisvabhava sign, or one in a Chara sign and the other in Sthira sign.A sample chart from our test set (born 1984). Highlighted: Moon, Jupiter.Check your chart →