P34उपग्रह-काल-नियमःupagraha-kāla-niyamaḥ
Period-determination: each upagraha occupies a fixed share of the diurnal/nocturnal interval — eightfold subdivision is a Pisano-divisor in R, producing the 8 = π(3¹) anchored times.
उपग्रहाः
Upagrahāḥ
Upagrahas · the five shadow-progeny of Śani
BPHS Ch. 5.45–65 · Sāravalī 4 · Gulika · Maṅdī · Yamaghaṇṭaka · Ardhaprahara · Kāla
गणन-स्थितिः
Computation status · reference chart
Reference: 1990-01-01 06:00 IST · Kāmākhyā
Weekday-index (Sun = 0): 1
Day-birth: false (Sun below horizon)
Lagna sidereal: 73.09° in Mithuna
PAÑCA-UPAGRAHA · The Five Shadow-Grahas
गुलिक · मान्दि · यमघण्टक · अर्धप्रहर · कालFive malefic emanations in classical order
गुलिक
Gulika
Gulika
Most malefic of the upagrahas. Read for obstacles, chronic ailments, hidden enemies. Strong placement in a kendra → unstable career chapter; in a duḥsthāna → diffused affliction.
Approx. position (this reference chart)
95.59°
कर्कKarka
उपयोग · Use
Pratyaśva-graha — the visible son-of-Śani. Always tabulate for marriage-day muhūrta and for major contract execution.
BPHS 5.45-50 · Sāravalī 4.7
मान्दि
Māndi
Māndi
Sluggishness, languor, delays. Often computed identically to Gulika by some traditions (Pāraśarī vs Tājika split). Mark on the wheel of natal-D1 and avoid initiating new chapters at the māndi-lord's daśā onset.
Approx. position (this reference chart)
118.09°
कर्कKarka
उपयोग · Use
Used in muhūrta to identify the 'lazy hour' — the segment of the day where the māndi rises and projects.
BPHS 5.51 · Phaladīpikā 17.3
यमघण्टक
Yamaghaṇṭaka
Yamaghaṇṭaka
The 'bell-of-Yama' — harbinger of dispute and ill-news. Heavy reading in litigation contexts. House occupied by Yamaghaṇṭaka and its lord's daśā jointly mark conflict-prone life-chapters.
Approx. position (this reference chart)
140.59°
सिंहSiṃha
उपयोग · Use
Forbidden segment for legal-filing muhūrta. Counted as 1/8 of daytime/nighttime depending on weekday.
BPHS 5.52-55 · Phaladīpikā 17.5
अर्धप्रहर
Ardhaprahara
Ardhaprahara
The 'half-watch' — midway between Yamaghaṇṭaka and Kāla. Read for half-fulfillment patterns — promising-but-incomplete delivery of natal bhāva-promise.
Approx. position (this reference chart)
163.09°
कन्याKanyā
उपयोग · Use
Often consulted in chart-rectification — Ardhaprahara's position is sensitive to ~6-min birth-time changes.
BPHS 5.56 · Sāravalī 4.10
काल
Kāla
Kāla
Time-arrow — the upagraha-of-Kāla itself. Read for hard endings, separations, and the karma-resolution gates. House occupied marks the chapter that demands acceptance of finitude.
Approx. position (this reference chart)
185.59°
तुलाTulā
उपयोग · Use
When transiting Saturn aspects the natal Kāla position, the period is read as karmic 'closing-off' (sannidhi).
BPHS 5.60-65 · Phaladīpikā 17.7
UPAGRAHA-GAṆITA · Computation rule
दिन-रात्रि-अष्ट-विभाजनं · वार-निर्दिष्ट-खण्डम्Eightfold day/night division · weekday-specific segment
गणित-तालिका
Gulika segment-index by weekday
| वार · Weekday | day-segment (0-6) | night-segment (0-6) | ग्रह-लोर्ड · Day-lord |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sūrya · Sunday | 6 | 2 | Sūrya |
| Candra · Monday | 5 | 1 | Candra |
| Maṅgala · Tuesday | 4 | 0 | Maṅgala |
| Budha · Wednesday | 3 | 6 | Budha |
| Guru · Thursday | 2 | 5 | Guru |
| Śukra · Friday | 1 | 4 | Śukra |
| Śani · Saturday | 0 | 3 | Śani |
Divide the day-arc (sunrise → sunset) into 8 equal segments. The Gulika-segment index for the weekday picks the 1/8 arc whose start-rising sign is Gulika's natal longitude. Māndi, Yamaghaṇṭaka, Ardhaprahara, Kāla follow at 1, 2, 3, 4 segments after Gulika respectively.
For night-births, the day-arc is replaced by the night-arc (sunset → sunrise).
BPHS Ch. 5.45-65 · upagraha-sphuṭa-prakriyā
स्व-कुण्डल्यां पञ्च-उपग्रहान् द्रष्टव्यम्Locate the five upagrahas in your own chart
The /chart caster's lagna + Sun-sidereal output supplies the inputs. With precise birth-time and birth-day-vs-night, the upagraha positions resolve within ~3° on average.
ॐ शनैश्वराय नमः · ॐ कालाय नमः · ॐ हनुमते वज्रदेहाय नमः
KAAL Truth #5: The upagrahas are shadow-graha enumerations — their classical interpretations are tradition-bound (Tier-W). Predictive integration belongs to the learned Jyotiṣī.
JAI MAA KAMAKHYA · VAJRA-ABSOLUTE · APEX v5