Yogas - planetary combinations

Yogas are specific planetary combinations in a natal chart that amplify or weaken life themes (power, wealth, spirituality, isolation). AstroWay covers 15 yoga endpoints across two schools - Parashara (classical, 7) and Jaimini (chara-karaka, 8).

What we compute

Raja yogas: combinations granting power, status, success. Relationships between lords of kendra houses (1, 4, 7, 10) and trikona houses (1, 5, 9).
Dhana yogas: wealth. Links between lords of houses 2, 5, 9, 11.
Dharma-Karmadhipati yogas: synergy between lords of 9th (dharma) and 10th (karma).
Pancha-Mahapurusha: the five “great-man” yogas: Ruchaka (Mars), Bhadra (Mercury), Hamsa (Jupiter), Malavya (Venus), Shasha (Saturn).
Gajakesari: Jupiter in a kendra from the Moon.
Adhi yoga: Mercury, Jupiter, Venus in the 6th/7th/8th from the Moon.
Karakamsa (Jaimini): the Atmakaraka’s navamsha sign read as the lagna of a chart of its own.
Karaka yogas (Jaimini): all eight chara karakas and what each gives from where it sits.
Viparita raja yoga (Jaimini): strength drawn from the lords of houses 6, 8 and 12.
Daridra yoga (Jaimini): the reverse of the Dhana yoga.

Endpoints

Endpoint	School	Credits	Description
`/v1/vedic/yogas/parashara/raja`	Parashara	20	Raja yogas
`/v1/vedic/yogas/parashara/dhana`	Parashara	20	Dhana yogas (wealth)
`/v1/vedic/yogas/parashara/dharma-karmadhipati`	Parashara	20	Dharma + Karma
`/v1/vedic/yogas/parashara/pancha-mahapurusha`	Parashara	20	5 mahapurusha yogas
`/v1/vedic/yogas/parashara/gajakesari`	Parashara	20	Gajakesari
`/v1/vedic/yogas/parashara/adhi`	Parashara	20	Adhi yoga
`/v1/vedic/yogas/parashara/full`	Parashara	20	All Parashara yogas in one call
`/v1/vedic/yogas/jaimini/raja`	Jaimini	20	Jaimini raja yogas
`/v1/vedic/yogas/jaimini/dhana`	Jaimini	20	Dhana yogas per Jaimini
`/v1/vedic/yogas/jaimini/daridra`	Jaimini	20	Daridra yoga
`/v1/vedic/yogas/jaimini/viparita`	Jaimini	20	Viparita raja yoga
`/v1/vedic/yogas/jaimini/karaka-yoga`	Jaimini	20	The eight chara karakas and their yogas
`/v1/vedic/yogas/jaimini/karakamsa`	Jaimini	20	Karakamsa lagna from the navamsha
`/v1/vedic/yogas/jaimini/shubha-graha`	Jaimini	20	Functional benefics for the lagna
`/v1/vedic/yogas/jaimini/full`	Jaimini	20	All Jaimini yogas in one call

Example

curl -X POST https://api.astroway.info/v1/vedic/yogas/parashara/full \
  -H "X-Api-Key: aw_live_your_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "date": "1990-07-14",
    "time": "14:30:00",
    "timezoneOffset": 3,
    "latitude": 50.4501,
    "longitude": 30.5234,
    "ayanamsa": "lahiri"
  }'

const r = await fetch('https://api.astroway.info/v1/vedic/yogas/parashara/full', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'X-Api-Key': process.env.ASTROWAY_API_KEY!,
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    date: '1990-07-14',
    time: '14:30:00',
    timezoneOffset: 3,
    latitude: 50.4501,
    longitude: 30.5234,
    ayanamsa: 'lahiri',
  }),
});
const { data } = await r.json();
for (const [key, yoga] of Object.entries(data)) {
  if (typeof yoga !== 'object' || yoga === null || !('present' in yoga)) continue;
  console.log(`${key}: ${yoga.present ? 'yes' : 'no'}`);
  for (const line of yoga.details) console.log(`  ${line}`);
}
for (const y of data.panchaMahapurusha.yogas.filter((y) => y.present)) {
  console.log(`${y.yogaName} (${y.planetName}): ${y.reason}`);
}

import os, requests

r = requests.post(
    'https://api.astroway.info/v1/vedic/yogas/parashara/full',
    headers={'X-Api-Key': os.environ['ASTROWAY_API_KEY']},
    json={
        'date': '1990-07-14',
        'time': '14:30:00',
        'timezoneOffset': 3,
        'latitude': 50.4501,
        'longitude': 30.5234,
        'ayanamsa': 'lahiri',
    },
)
data = r.json()['data']
for key, yoga in data.items():
    if not isinstance(yoga, dict) or 'present' not in yoga:
        continue
    print(f"{key}: {'yes' if yoga['present'] else 'no'}")
    for line in yoga['details']:
        print(f"  {line}")
for y in data['panchaMahapurusha']['yogas']:
    if y['present']:
        print(f"{y['yogaName']} ({y['planetName']}): {y['reason']}")

Sample response (abbreviated):

{
  "data": {
    "school": "parashara",
    "lagnaSign": 6,
    "raja": { "present": false, "contributingPlanets": [], "details": [] },
    "dhana": {
      "present": true,
      "contributingPlanets": [
        { "graha": 0, "planetName": "Sun", "sign": 2, "house": 9 },
        { "graha": 6, "planetName": "Saturn", "sign": 8, "house": 3 }
      ],
      "details": ["Lords of 5H and 11H in mutual graha drishti"]
    },
    "dharmaKarmadhipati": { "present": false, "contributingPlanets": [], "details": [] },
    "panchaMahapurusha": {
      "yogas": [
        {
          "yogaName": "Ruchaka",
          "graha": 4,
          "planetName": "Mars",
          "present": true,
          "sign": 0,
          "house": 7,
          "reason": "in own/exalted sign 1 and in kendra (house 7)"
        }
      ],
      "presentCount": 1
    }
  }
}

Accuracy and sources

Parashara yogas: algorithm follows Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (BPHS), chapters 36-39 (Raja-yoga, Dhana-yoga, Pancha-mahapurusha). R. Santhanam’s translation (Ranjan Publications) is the primary reference, cross-checked against Phaladeepika (Mantreswara).
Jaimini yogas: Jaimini Sutras (P.S. Sastri translation), chapter 2. Atmakaraka is computed by longitude-within-sign (Parashari variant); the Krishna Mishra alternative is available via karaka_scheme=advanced.
Endpoint status: Phase 2, mostly GREEN. Some yogas (e.g. Vipareeta Raja) are still YELLOW because BPHS commentators disagree on activation rules; full status and last verification date is in docs/AUDIT-TRAIL.md (private repo, integrators get access on request).
Sidereal zodiac: Lahiri by default. Raman, Krishnamurti, Fagan-Bradley, Yukteshwar are also supported via the ayanamsa parameter.

No yoga implementation can claim to be “canonical” - classical texts vary on which combinations qualify and how to weight cancellations. We document the school and commentator we picked in docs/AUDIT-TRAIL.md.

Doshas Manglik, Kaal Sarp, Pitru - 19 affliction endpoints

Compatibility Ashtakoot, Dashakoota, Manglik check

Muhurat Electional astrology: timing important events

Credits Per-endpoint credit cost

Accuracy How we verify calculations

Authentication X-Api-Key, sandbox keys, rotation

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Last updated: Aug 23, 2026