Raghavendra Khare Zodiacal Si who has a diploma in Civil Engineering is a full time astrology consultant. ign of a Place Raghavendra Khare NE of the biggest problems in mundane astrology is to determine the place of an upcoming event. Though there are some roles in this regard, they have only limited application being confined to places in India. Varahamihira makes an attempt to determine the place of an event through the Kurma Chakra but this is incomplete and not clear either. In this method the eight directions and a center are attributed to certain Nakshatras. The problem here is to fix the center point! Only after determining the center point, can the other directions come into the picture. Even if somehow, the center is determined, thousands of kilometers of land and man$ countries come under one single direction which makes it impossible to assign any one place (for any event. ‘Varahamihira makes an attempt to determine the place of an event through the Kurma Chakra but this is incomplete and not clear either. In this method the eight directions and a center are attributed to certain Nakshatras. The problem here is to fix the cenjer point! Only after determining the center point, can the other directions come into the picture. Even if some how, the center is determined, thousands of kilometers of land and many countries come under one single direction which makes it impossible to assign any one place for any event. ‘Nor can the capital of a state be the basis of a prediction for natural events though it can be used for political events. ‘An event taking place at a particular place has a connection with only that place. That place has a certain Zodiacal sign and a Nakshatra. Just as a native with a certain Zodiacal sign and Nakshatra may be born in India and at the same time, another with the same sign and Nakshatra can also take birth in the United States. Likewise, the same sign may be connected to different countries. Ihave made an effort to determine the Zodiacal sign of a place through a mathematical formula. T have studied areas affected by natural events, calamities in particular, and have found that the intensity of the event changes according to the ‘Zodiacal sign and Nakshatra of a particular plac I shall take up the date 26th January 2001 which was a very bad day for the people of Bhuj in Gujarat when a terrible earthquake struck resulting in heavy loss of life and property TAGS Bee NOE STRCLOSY_e A ® aChart 1: Earthquake at Bhuj (Gujsrat): January 26, 2001 at 8h. 46m. at 23.N 18, 69 E 42, feces Chart! SR] Rast | | It is a commonly known principle of Hora that the 4th, 8th, and the 12th house transits of Saturn and Moon prove bad for a particular sign. Note the Zodiacal sign of Bhuj as Aquarius and its longitude as 3° 20°. At the time of the earthquake, the 4th house was transited by Satum and the 12th by the Moon while the ‘Ascendant was the same as that of the place. How did I decide on the sign Aquarius for Bhuj? There is a simple formula for it. Formula Take the latitude and longitude of the place in question. Convert them into degrees. Mark the North and Last coordinates with plus (+) and the South and West coordinates with minus (). Use the following formula to get X or the Zodiacal sign of a place. 1X = Zodiacal sign = 9 (latitude ~ longitude). Add or deduct multiples of 360 from the result depending upon whether it is minus or plus. Coven it into its Zodiacal sign equivalent taking 30? for each sign. The valugso obtained must be increased to the nearest Navamsa Pada, This will be the Zodiacal sign of the place. them, RK 7 adiacal Sign of a Place} $$ @mi ai @ i i $$ Example 1: Bhuj in Gujarat in Indic Latitude = 23° 18° N or 23°30". Longitude = 69° 42° E or 69°-70" X = 9 (latitude ~ longitude) (2330-69-70) 9 (- 46:40) 17.60 is less than 360, add multiples of 360 Since wit 417-60 + (360 X 2) 417-60 +720 302-40 Converting this into signs and degrees, We get X = 10 signs 2° 24° Now increase this figure to the nearest Navamsa Pada which gives 10 signs 3°20". This gives the Zodiacal sign of the place. Therefore, for Bhuj. the sign is Aquarius, Libra Navamsa and the 3rd Pada of Dhanishta Nakshatra, Example 2: New York in USA Latitude = 40" N 43° or 4.71, Longitude = (-) 74° WO of (-) 74.016 X=9 40-716 -() 74-016 = 9 (40-716 + 74.016) (114-732) 1032-588 ~ (360X2) 1032-588 - 720 312.588 = 10 signs 1236" or 10 signs 13° 20° ‘This give the Zodiacal sign of New York as Aquarius, Capricorn Navamsa and Satabhisha Nakshatra, If the Aecendant of a place is X, the 4th, the Sth, the 12th and the 64th Navamsa from X is always bad. Malefic transits over these signs create problems in or to the place. Besides these signs, the Badhaka sign from X is also malefic in nature. The Ist, 5th, 7th and 9th signs from X are sensitive and if afflicted by malefics prove harmful though these signs may have some beneficence too which may come into play when benefics transit 50 2 © WOOERN ASTROLOGY SerreeeR HE Hae 9 wonean ASTROLOGY eS13° § 19°2 or ~ 13°32 S. -)16 W 30° 6 or 76: n X= 9 13,32 -(-) 76.51) 9(-13-32-+ 76:51) 9 63-19) 56871 - 360 = 20871 = 6 signs 28° 42" 36” or 6 signs 30? The Zodiacal sign is Libra with Gemini Navamsa and Visakha Nakshatra. Transit Rules The transits on the Ascendant sign X, the Moon and the Karakamsa by the Sun, Ketu and Saturn can explain any adverse event at a particular place. |, Ascendant, Moon and Karakamsa 4) The 4th, the 8th, the 12th signs and the ‘64th Navamsa of these factors either in Rasi or in the Navamsa always prove harmful to the place. The Ist, Sth, 7th and 9th sign from X may prove harmful if afflicted by malefics. b) The sign ruled by the strongest functional malefic for X may also have some malefic influence on the place, and generally it is the 1s from the 7th house e.g., Gemini for Aries sign or Sagittarius for Libca and Libra, for Sagittarius ete. ‘These signs may prove harmful if afflicted by malefies. Like th Badhaka signs. c) Mostly all these conditions are fulfilled but sometimes it is necessary to notg the transits ‘of mslefies over the Ist, 3rd, 5th, 7th and even the 9th Nakshatra from the Nakshatra of X. Wi Saturn A) All conditions under I (a) apply for X and the Moon. B) Some special conditions can result in heavy Maraka Yon: - 4g) Satum in the 3rd or the 6ih sign and at the same time Raha in the 4th, 8th of the 12th from X. Zodiacal Sign of a Place] b) The 3rd and 6th signs are simuttancously occupied by malefics ¢) The 6th and I Ith from X are simultaneously occupied by matefies. 4) The 3rd and the Sth simultaneously are ‘occupigd by malefies when it becomes a very powerful killer combinat ¢) All the Trkonss (trines) or all the Kendras (quadrants Jor the 4th, 8th and the 12th from X ‘fe transited by malefics WW Rahu Rahu also acts like Saturn but is not as strong a fsctor as Saturn, WKketu { a) Take the Sth house from X using the equal house system and calculate the Navamsa for it. This is the 64th Navamsa from X. “The transit of Ketu in the Ist, 5th, 7th, 9th oF the 4th, 8th or the 12ch from the 64th Navamsa sign can show a calamity. b) Take the Sth house from X using the | equal house system and calculate the Dwadasamsa (D-12) sign for X. It will be the ‘85th Dwadasamsa sign of the place, The transit of the Ist, 5th, 7th, 9th and 4th, 8th, 12th by Ketu from this sign can create hardship at the place. v) Sun Calculate the Drekanna (D-3) for the place in question. The transit of the Ist, 5th, 7th, 9th and 41h, 81, 12th by the Sun from this sign can show a calamity VI More Conditions iyThe Sth lord or the 64th Navamsa lord of X aspects X in Rasi or Navamsa, ii) The Sth lord from X isin the 3rd, 6th, Sth. ‘or the 12th or in a Badhaka house and afflicted. iii) Affliction to the Sth house from X by malefic transits iv) If Jupiter owns the 6th, $th or the 12th or the Badhaks house from X, then ils aspect and position may be harmful if afflicted. ee ee eS Ses ae TER ASTROS-- Zodiacal Sign of a Place Vil Navamsa ‘The Navamss of X and the 64th Navamsa from X get afflicted by malefies Vill Annual and Monthly Charts The event can be anticipated by using the annual and monthly charts for the place in question. The annual chart is calculated for the moment of the Sun's entry into X, The monthly chart is worked out for the time of the Moon’s transit of X. The general indications for any calamitous event at any place in the annual and monthly chart are as follow A) The Ascendant and the Moon or their Navamsas fall in the 4th, Sth or the 12th from X. The Ist, Sth. 7th, 9th and Badhaka sign are under affliction. B) The main indication is that the 4th house of the chart comes under af follows: i) Malefic occupies or aspects the 4th house lord is in the 3rd, 6th, Sth or the 12th or in a Badhaka house. ©) The Navamsa and the 64th Navamsa, their lords and Nakshatra lord get afflicied in the chart. ‘Take the value of the 4th cusp according to Sripati Paddhati. Reverting to the Gujarat earthquake chart, Bhyj has Aquarius rising in Libra Navamsa,g ibra Drekanna and the 3rd quarter of Dhanishta. The 64th Navamsa is Capricom. Let us apply the rules given above to see why the earthquake struck Bhuj on January 26, 2001. (Note: ‘The chans are calculated on Chitra Paksht ‘Ayanamsa. Gullika has been calculated by Parasara's method taking the sunrise with the sun's edge and the house divisions are based on Sripati’s method. The (+) mark is used for reogression. The 64th Navamsa sign is based on the Navainsa of the Sih house). ‘The Atmakarasa planet is the Moon and the Karakamsa sign is Virgo in Chart 1 The 4th lord or the Navamsa of the 4th | Note the following transits with reference to Aquarius (X) as the Zodiacal sign of Bhuj. Ascendant: The Ascendant degree is almost the same as that of the place and under efilicdion “The Asteodant is aspecied by: Satara and Rahu. Saturn, Sun and Rahu-Keww afflict the Navamsa Ascendant ‘Moon: The Moon is in the 12th. Tis Navamsa Virgo is the 8th sign from 3 Karakamsa: The Karakamsa sign is Virgo and is the 8th from X. Saturn: Saturn is transiting the dth sign and Navamsa is the 12th from X. Rahu: Rah is in the Sth from X in Gemini. ‘Sun: The Sun is transiting the 4th from the Ascendant Drekanna. The sign Capricorn is also the 64th Navamsa ‘The Sth lord Mercury is in the Ascendant in Chart 1, The Navamsa Ascendant sign Libra is ‘occupied by Mars in Rasi and aspected by Rahu. ‘The 64th Navamsa Capricom is occupied by the ‘Sun and aspected by Mars. The connection between the planetary positions at the time of the earthquake and the Zodiacal sign of the place Bhuj is very clear. ‘Annual Chart: The annual chart is calculated for the Sun's transit into Bhuj's Ascendant sign Aquarius (X). ad Learned and interested readers are invited to visit the blog: https://pragyapath25. blogspot. (com 2 © NODERN ASTROLOGY‘The Atmakaraka is Mercury and th Karakamsa, Aries in Chart 2. The 10th house is in Aries at §° 48° and the 8th house falls in Pisces 9? 09". The 64th Navamsa sign is Virgo. Chart 2: Solar Ingress into Aquarius: February 16, 2000 at 19h. 10m. 10s (IST) at 23 /N 18, 69 E42 ue | Chart2-| 2 ||| ax : ‘Navamsa | BLU Learned and interested readers ed to visit the blog: https://pragyapath25.blogspot. com .. Zodiacal Sign of a Pl iy The Ascendant Leo is the 7th sign from ‘Aquarius and its lord is weak due to debility in Navamsa. The Navamsa Ascendant Gemini is the Sth sign from X and within the aspect of Gullika and Satur. The Moon is also in the Sth sign from X. if) Aquarius is the seat of a weak malefic. The Navamsa of X is Libra which is aspected by Saturn and Mars. The 64th Navamsa is occupied by Ketu and aspected by Satum. iii) The lord of X is in debility and in a Badhaka house from the solar ingress ‘Ascendant. The Navamsa lord of X Venus is in the 6th with Ketu aspected by Saturn. The ‘Nakshatra lord of X, Mars, is in the Sth under malefic influence in Navamss. iv) The Ascendant lord of the Sun is weak and the Moon has heavy afilietion from Gullika, Saturn and Murs. vy) The most important indication for the natural disaster is the position of the 4th lord in the 8th and the aspect of Rahu on him.