Jyotish Academy · Level 3

Learn the 9 Planets

Eight lessons, about 59 minutes of reading. Levels 1 and 2 are assumed — you should be able to find a house lord before starting.

By the end you will be able to say what each graha signifies, distinguish natural from functional benefics for your own Lagna, assess dignity and spot combustion, map every aspect in a chart, and work through any planet in a repeatable seven-step order.

1
The nine grahas6 min · Name the nine grahas and explain why the list differs from Western astrology.
2
Benefics and malefics7 min · Classify any planet as benefic or malefic, both naturally and for a given Lagna.
3
Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury8 min · State what each of these four grahas signifies and what it is karaka for.
4
Jupiter, Venus, Saturn8 min · State what Jupiter, Venus and Saturn signify and why Saturn is misunderstood.
5
Rahu and Ketu — the shadow grahas7 min · Explain what the nodes signify and why they behave differently from other grahas.
6
Dignity — strong and weak placements8 min · Assess any planet’s dignity and recognise combustion and neecha bhanga.
7
Aspects and conjunctions8 min · Work out which houses each planet in a chart aspects, and read a conjunction.
8
Karakas, and putting it together7 min · Use karakas alongside houses and lords, and assess a planet in a repeatable order.
Before you start

Every lesson works against your own chart. If you have not generated one yet, do that first — it takes under two minutes and needs no account.

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All seven levels · Start with Lesson 1 →