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Nicha-Bhanga Raja Yoga

Nicha-Bhanga Raja Yoga is a combination described in classical Vedic astrology. The texts give 8 versions of it, each formed differently. It involves the Moon.

Moon
Very common43%
At least one of its 8 versions appears in about 43 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.

8 versions

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From Lagna

Variation 1

COMMON
Condition
The debilitation lord of a debilitated planet is in a Kendra from Lagna or Moon.
Results
This Yoga indicates cancellation of the state of debilitation of a planet and yielding benefic results instead, being elevated to a Raja Yoga status.
How common
Common: about 31 in 100 charts (31%)
From Lagna

Variation 2

COMMON
Condition
The exaltation lord of the debilitated planet is in a Kendra from Lagna.
Results
This Yoga indicates cancellation of the state of debilitation of a planet and yielding benefic results instead, being elevated to a Raja Yoga status.
How common
Common: about 17 in 100 charts (17%)
From Moon

Variation 3

COMMON
Condition
The exaltation lord of the debilitated planet is in a Kendra from Moon.
Results
This Yoga indicates cancellation of the state of debilitation of a planet and yielding benefic results instead, being elevated to a Raja Yoga status.
How common
Common: about 22 in 100 charts (22%)

Variation 4

COMMON
Condition
The debilitated planet is associated with or aspected by its debilitation lord.
Results
This Yoga indicates cancellation of the state of debilitation of a planet and yielding benefic results instead, being elevated to a Raja Yoga status.
How common
Common: about 19 in 100 charts (19%)

Variation 5

COMMON
Condition
The debilitated planet is associated with or aspected by its exaltation lord.
Results
This Yoga indicates cancellation of the state of debilitation of a planet and yielding benefic results instead, being elevated to a Raja Yoga status.
How common
Common: about 15 in 100 charts (15%)

Variation 6

UNCOMMON
Condition
The debilitated planet exchanges houses with its debilitation lord.
Results
This Yoga indicates cancellation of the state of debilitation of a planet and yielding benefic results instead, being elevated to a Raja Yoga status.
How common
Uncommon: about 1 in 13 charts (7.6%)

Variation 7

UNCOMMON
Condition
Two debilitated planets aspect each other.
Results
This Yoga indicates cancellation of the state of debilitation of a planet and yielding benefic results instead, being elevated to a Raja Yoga status.
How common
Uncommon: about 1 in 90 charts (1.1%)

Variation 8

UNCOMMON
Condition
The debilitated planet is conjunct an exalted planet.
Results
This Yoga indicates cancellation of the state of debilitation of a planet and yielding benefic results instead, being elevated to a Raja Yoga status.
How common
Uncommon: about 1 in 14 charts (7.2%)
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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.
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.
Exaltation (Uchcha)
The sign where a planet is strongest: Sun in Aries, Moon in Taurus, Mars in Capricorn, Mercury in Virgo, Jupiter in Cancer, Venus in Pisces, Saturn in Libra. "Deep exaltation" is its exact peak degree.
Debilitation (Neecha)
The sign opposite a planet's exaltation, where it is weakest, for example Sun in Libra or Jupiter in Capricorn.
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.
Conjunction
Two or more planets in the same sign (and so the same house).
Exchange (Parivartana)
Two planets each occupying the other's sign, for example Mars in Taurus and Venus in Aries. It links the houses they rule.
Fig. 1How it forms
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The debilitation lord of a debilitated planet is in a Kendra from Lagna or Moon.A sample chart from our test set (born 1941). Highlighted: Moon, Mars, Saturn.Check your chart →