Navamsa Calculation

By yenbeeyes
Introduction
This article is the result of some mails received by me from beginners asking for the
calculation of Navamsa. Almost all Astrological software gives the position of
Navamsa along with Rasi chart and there is no exception to it. Just to fulfill the
aspirations of some of the young enthusiasts I am summarizing below the
calculations involved in the preparation of Navamsa Chart.
Navamsa has two words - Navam meaning nine and Amsa meaning division. So
Navamsa translates into Nine Division. Parasara has described Navamsa in his
Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra under the chapter on Divisional charts. It is the 1/9 th
division of a rasi. A rasi has 30 degrees and it has to be divided by 9 to get the
Navamsa division. So each Navamsa will have 3 20. For the 12 rasis in the chart
you get - 12 multiplied by 9 a total of 108 Navamsas. This is the basis of calculation
of Navamsa.
Each Navamsa division is assigned a rasi and this is also explained by Maharishi
Parasara as below:

(Require Sanskrit 2003 font to read the above sloka)

Meaning: The Navamsa calculations are for a movable rasi from the rasi itself, for
a fixed rasi from the 9th rasi from it and for a dual rasi from the 5 th from it. Deva,
Nara and Rakshasa are the designations given from movable rasi. (meaning a
movable Navamsa will be Deva, a fixed Navamsa will be Nara or manushya and a
Dual Navamsa will be a Rakshasa one- this means that starting from Aries it is deva
and moving on to Taurus it is Nara and then the last one Gemini is Rakshasa and
then the cycle repeats like Cancer Deva etc.)
Here we are going to concentrate only on the calculation part of Navamsa and
hence we shall not go into the details of the designations given to the Navamsa
divisions as per line 3 of the sloka.I will be giving various methods of calculation.
Method 1:
Each rasi of 30 is divided by 9 and each division of 3 20 is assigned one Navamsa
beginning from Aries. Since Aries is a movable sign the 1 st Navamsa will be Aries
followed by Taurus, Gemini and will go upto Sagittarius which will be the 9 th
Navamsa. The next rasi is Taurus which is a fixed sign and hence it should start from
the 9th itself as per sloka and the 9 th rasi from Taurus is Capricorn which will be the
1st Navamsa of Taurus 3 20 and will continue till Virgo which will be the last
Navamsa of Taurus. Next Gemini is a dual sign and the 1 st Navamsa will begin from
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the 5th from itself which will be Libra and when we count 9 signs from Libra we end
up with Gemini. So the next Rasi Cancer will start from Cancer itself and thus all the
12 rasis will get completed. The given below table will illustrate this method. Only
the first two letters of the rasi is given like Ar for Aries etc.
Rasi
Type

Rasi
Na
me
Degrees
from
to
Movab
Ar
le
Fixed
Ta
Dual
Ge
Movab
Cn
le
Fixed
Le
Dual
Vi
Movab
Li
le
Fixed
Sc
Dual
Sg
Movab
Cp
le
Fixed
Aq
Dual
Pi

Navamsa
5th
6th

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

7th

8th

9th

000
320
Ar

321
640
Ta

6411000

Ge

1001
1320
Cn

1321
1640
Le

1641
2000
Vi

2001
2320
Li

2321
2640
Sc

2641
3000
Sg

Cp
Li
Cn

Aq
Sc
Le

Pi
Sg
Vi

Ar
Cp
Li

Ta
Aq
Sc

Ge
Pi
Sg

Cn
Ar
Cp

Le
Ta
Aq

Vi
Ge
Pi

Ar
Cp
Li

Ta
Aq
Sc

Ge
Pi
Sg

Cn
Ar
Cp

Le
Ta
Aq

Vi
Ge
Pi

Li
Cn
Ar

Sc
Le
Ta

Sg
Vi
Ge

Cn
Ar
Cp

Le
Ta
Aq

Vi
Ge
Pi

Li
Cn
Ar

Sc
Le
Ta

Sg
Vi
Ge

Cp
Li
Cn

Aq
Sc
Le

Pi
Sg
Vi

Li
Cn

Sc
Le

Sg
Vi

Cp
Li

Aq
Sc

Pi
Sg

Ar
Cp

Ta
Aq

Ge
Pi

If you keenly observe the table above you will notice the following:
a. All the Navamsas are in running order beginning from Aries and ending in
Pisces and again starting from Aries. For Aries rasi the Navamsa ends in
Sagittarius and for the next rasi viz. Taurus it begins from Capricorn and so
on.
b. The 9 Navamsas of a rasi is assigned to one movable, one fixed and one dual
sign. Look at Ar (movable), Le (fixed) and Sg (dual) all get the same
Navamsa. Similarly for the group Ta, Vi and Cp and so on.
An example will clarify the position.
Suppose a planet say Mercury is in 15 0 25 at Virgo. Virgo is earthy sign. Hence
starting point for Navamsa will be Capricorn. 15 0 25 is in the 5 th part of the Rasi by
dividing it with 9. Hence counting 5 from Capricorn we come to Taurus. In the
Navamsa chart Mercury will be placed in Taurus. Now refer the table above. Planet
in consideration is in Virgo. Take the Rasi Name Virgo and go horizontally until you
reach the degree of 1321-1640 as the palnets degree falls in this range. You
see Ta as the Navamsa.
Relationship of Nakshatra padas and Navamsa

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The Nakshatra in which a planet is placed can be used to fix the Navamsa of the
said planet. Each Nakshatra is divided into 4 padas and the pada has a
characteristic of the sign of the zodiac which starts from Aries. If you take 3
Nakshatras you get 12 padas (3 x 4) which can be equated to the 12 rasis.
However each rasi has been assigned only 2 Nakshatras or 9 padas only. So
counting from Aries the 9th sign falls in Sagittarius. So the next Nakshatra pada
should automatically start from Capricorn. Count 9 signs from Capricorn to end up in
Virgo. The next Nakshatra pada should start from Libra. Similarly counting from
Libra the 9th sign falls in Gemini and naturally the next Nakshatra pada will begin
from Cancer. So the order of beginning is Aries, Capricorn, Libra and Cancer which
tallies with the basic principle laid down in scriptures and as explained above.
To make matters simple I will conclude that the signs of padas and the Navamsa
signs are the same.
Now let us examine the sample calculation made above according to this new rule:
Mercury is in 150 25 in Virgo. The Nakshatra is Hasta-2 nd pada. Count the padas
from Aswini to Hasta 2nd. Aswini to Uttaraphalguni it is 12 Nakshatras or 12 x 4 =
48 pada. Add 2 padas of Hasta and the total pada is 50. For the 12 rasis we are
allotting 12 padas. Hence 4 x 12 = 48 padas gets allotted to all the 12 rasis. 2
padas remain starting from Aries the 2nd rasi will be Taurus which gets the 50th
pada. So Mercury will be in Taurus in the Navamsa Chart which tallies with our
principle stated earlier.
Mars is in Cancer 240 10. The Nakshatra is Aslesha 3 rd pada. From Aswini till
Pushyam 8 Nakshatras or 32 padas are there. Adding the 3 padas of Aslesha we get
35 padas. Staring from Aries allot each pada and you will end up in Aquarius as the
35th pada. This is what we have arrived at earlier.
To complete this calculation you must definitely require the Nakshatra and the pada
in which the planet is placed or the longitude of the planet.
I give below a table containing all the 108 Navamsas for all Nakshatra Padas:
The purpose of this table is if you know the longitude of a planet without the sign
name and Nakshatra pada you can find the Rasi, Nakshatra, Pada and Navamsa of
the planet by looking at the cumulative longitude column. If you know the Rasi and
the Longitude then select Rasi column and Longitude column and note the
Nakshatra, Pada and Navamsa.

. Nakshatra

Rasi

Longitude

Pa
da
No

Ashwini

Aries

000.00030
20
030.2006040
060.40

Navam
sa/
Pada
sign
Aries

Taurus

Gemini

Cumulative
Longitude
000.00
030.20
030.20
060.40
060.40

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Bharani

Krittika

Krittika

Rohini

Mrigasirsha

Mrigasirsha

Ardra

Punarvasu

Aries

Aries

Taurus

Taurus

Taurus

Gemini

Gemini

Gemini

Cancer
Pushya

Cancer

100.00
100.00
130.20
130.20160.40
160.40200.00
200.00230.20
230.20260.40
260.40300.00
000.00030
20
030.2006040
060.40
100.00
100.00
130.20
130.20160.40
160.40200.00
200.00230.20
230.20260.40
260.40300.00
000.00030
20
030.2006040
060.40
100.00
100.00
130.20
130.20160.40
160.40200.00
200.00230.20
230.20260.40
260.40300.00
000.00030
20
030.2006040
060.40
100.00
100.00
130.20
130.20160.40

Cancer

Leo

Virgo

Libra

12

Vrsichik
a
Sagittari
us
Capricor
n
Aquariu
s
Pisces

13

Aries

14

Taurus

15

Gemini

16

Cancer

17

Leo

18

Virgo

19

Libra

20

24

Vrsichik
a
Sagittari
us
Capricor
n
Aquariu
s
Pisces

25

Aries

26

Taurus

27

Gemini

28

Cancer

29

Leo

30

Virgo

31

Libra

32

Vrsichik
a

9
10
11

21
22
23

100.00
100.00
130.20
130.20160.40
160.40200.00
200.00230.20
230.20260.40
260.40300.00
300.00330.20
330.20360.40
360.40400.00
400.00430.20
430.20460.40
460.40500.00
500.00530.20
530.20560.40
560.40600.00
600.00630.20
630.20660.40
660.40700.00
700.00730.20
730.20760.40
760.40800.00
800.00830.20
830.20860.40
860.40900.00
900.00930.20
930.20960.40
960.401000.00
1000.001030.20
1030.201060.40

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Aslesha

Magha

PPhalguni

UPhalguni

Cancer

Leo

Leo

Leo
Virgo

Hasta

Chitra

Virgo

Virgo

Libra

Swati

Visakha

Libra

Libra

160.40200.00
200.00230.20
230.20260.40
260.40300.00
000.00030
20
030.2006040
060.40
100.00
100.00
130.20
130.20160.40
160.40200.00
200.00230.20
230.20260.40
260.40300.00
000.00030
20
030.2006040
060.40
100.00
100.00
130.20
130.20160.40
160.40200.00
200.00230.20
230.20260.40
260.40300.00
000.00030
20
030.2006040
060.40
100.00
100.00
130.20
130.20160.40
160.40200.00
200.00230.20
230.20260.40

33

36

Sagittari
us
Capricor
n
Aquariu
s
Pisces

37

Aries

38

Taurus

39

Gemini

40

Cancer

41

Leo

42

Virgo

43

Libra

44

48

Vrsichik
a
Sagittari
us
Capricor
n
Aquariu
s
Pisces

49

Aries

50

Taurus

51

Gemini

52

Cancer

53

Leo

54

Virgo

55

Libra

56

60

Vrsichik
a
Sagittari
us
Capricor
n
Aquariu
s
Pisces

61

Aries

62

Taurus

34
35

45
46
47

57
58
59

1060.401100.00
1100.001130.20
1130.201160.40
1160.401200.00
1200.001230.20
1230.201260.40
1260.401300.00
1300.001330.20
1330.201360.40
1360.401400.00
1400.001430.20
1430.201460.40
1460.401500.00
1500.001530.20
1530.201560.40
1560.401600.00
1600.001630.20
1630.201660.40
1660.401700.00
1700.001730.20
1730.201760.40
1760.401800.00
1800.001830.20
1830.201860.40
1860.401900.00
1900.001930.20
1930.201960.40
1960.402000.00
2000.002030.20
2030.202060.40

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Scorpio
Anuradha

Jyeshta

Mula

PShada

UShada

Sravana

Sravana
Dhanishta

Scorpio

Scorpio

Sagittari
us

Sagittari
us

Sagittari
us
Capricor
n

Capricor
n

Capricor
n
Capricor
n
Aquariu
s

260.40300.00
000.00030
20
030.2006040
060.40
100.00
100.00
130.20
130.20160.40
160.40200.00
200.00230.20
230.20260.40
260.40300.00
000.00030
20
030.2006040
060.40
100.00
100.00
130.20
130.20160.40
160.40200.00
200.00230.20
230.20260.40
260.40300.00
000.00030
20
030.2006040
060.40
100.00
100.00
130.20
130.20160.40
160.40200.00
200.00230.20
230.20260.40
260.40300.00
000.00030
20
030.2006040

63

Gemini

64

Cancer

65

Leo

66

Virgo

67

Libra

68

72

Vrsichik
a
Sagittari
us
Capricor
n
Aquariu
s
Pisces

73

Aries

74

Taurus

75

Gemini

76

Cancer

77

Leo

78

Virgo

79

Libra

80

84

Vrsichik
a
Sagittari
us
Capricor
n
Aquariu
s
Pisces

85

Aries

86

Taurus

87

Gemini

88

Cancer

89

Leo

90

Virgo

91

Libra

92

Vrsichik
a

69
70
71

81
82
83

2060.402100.00
2100.002130.20
2130.202160.40
2160.402200.00
2200.002230.20
2230.202260.40
2260.402300.00
2300.002330.20
2330.202360.40
2360.402400.00
2400.002430.20
2430.202460.40
2460.402500.00
2500.002530.20
2530.202560.40
2560.402600.00
2600.002630.20
2630.202660.40
2660.402700.00
2700.002730.20
2730.202760.40
2760.402800.00
2800.002830.20
2830.202860.40
2860.402900.00
2900.002930.20
2930.202960.40
2960.403000.00
3000.003030.20
3030.203060.40

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Satabhishak

PBhadrapada

Aquariu
s

Aquariu
s

Pisces
UBhadrapada

Revati

Pisces

Pisces

060.40
100.00
100.00
130.20
130.20160.40
160.40200.00
200.00230.20
230.20260.40
260.40300.00
000.00030
20
030.2006040
060.40
100.00
100.00
130.20
130.20160.40
160.40200.00
200.00230.20
230.20260.40
260.40300.00

93

96

Sagittari
us
Capricor
n
Aquariu
s
Pisces

97

Aries

98

Taurus

99

Gemini

100

Cancer

101

Leo

102

Virgo

103

Libra

104

Vrsichik
a
Sagittari
us
Capricor
n
Aquariu
s
Pisces

94
95

105
106
107
108

3060.403100.00
3100.003130.20
3130.203160.40
3160.403200.00
3200.003230.20
3230.203260.40
3260.403300.00
3300.003330.20
3330.203360.40
3360.403400.00
3400.003430.20
3430.203460.40
3460.403500.00
3500.003530.20
3530.203560.40
3560.403600.00

Method 2
I am giving another table here which will be more easy to fix the first part as well as the 2 nd
part of the Navamsa. This table has been taken from Navamsa in Astrology by Shri C.S.
Patel and modified a little.
The signs shown in a vertical order refer to the planets position in Rasi Chart and the
degree of signs refers to the degree of such a planet. The Navamsa rasi for a particular
planet in a rasi can be found by going down the particular Rasi until you reach the range of
the degree, the planet is placed in Rasi. For sake of space saving, only two letters of
Navamsa rasi is given in the table. The Navamsa Rasis in bold indicate the Vargottama
Navamsa.
How to find the Navamsa from the table ?
If in a horoscope say Ascendant is in 25 Sg 59 Locate the Sagittarius rasi in the table and
go down the column until the degree 25 59 range is found. This is found in the 8 th row. We
find the Sc meaning that the Navamsa Lagna is Scorpio Navamsa. Like that for each of the
planets you can find out the Navamsa rasi.

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No

Degrees Of signs

Ar

Ta

Ge

Cn

Le

Vi

Li

Sc

Sg

Cp

Aq

Pi

00-00 to 03-20

Ar

Cp

Li

Cn

Ar

Cp

Li

Cn

Ar

Cp

Li

Cn

03-20 to 06-40

Ta

Aq

Sc

Le

Ta

Aq

Sc

Le

Ta

Aq

Sc

Le

06-40 to 10-00

Ge

Pi

Sg

Vi

Ge

Pi

Sg

Vi

Ge

Pi

Sg

Vi

10-00 to 13-20

Cn

Ar

Cp

Li

Cn

Ar

Cp

Li

Cn

Ar

Cp

Li

13-20 to 16-40

Le

Ta

Aq

Sc

Le

Ta

Aq

Sc

Le

Ta

Aq

Sc

16-40 to 20-00

Vi

Ge

Pi

Sg

Vi

Ge

Pi

Sg

Vi

Ge

Pi

Sg

20-00 to 23-20

Li

Cn

Ar

Cp

Li

Cn

Ar

Cp

Li

Cn

Ar

Cp

23-20 to 26-40

Sc

Le

Ta

Aq

Sc

Le

Ta

Aq

Sc

Le

Ta

Aq

26-40 to 30-00

Sg

Vi

Ge

Pi

Sg

Vi

Ge

Pi

Sg

Vi

Ge

Pi

Method 3
Under this method you can calculate the Navamsa mentally.
1st Step: As the Navamsa is set up by dividing 30 degrees into 9 parts, the
following table if memorized with a little practice can be used

DegreeMinutes

No. of
Navamsa

00-00 to
03-20

03-20 to
06-40

06-40 to
10-00

10-00 to
13-20

13-20 to
16-40

16-40 to
20-00

20-00 to
23-20

23-20 to
26-40

26-40 to

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30-00

2nd Step: Take a note of the element that the planet occupies. All the 12 rasis are
divided into 4 types of elements Fire, Earth, Air and Water. Each Rasi beginning
from Aries is assigned one element in the same order given above. Thus Aries is
Fire; Taurus is Earth; Gemini is Air and Cancer is water. Then starting from Cancer
the order is repeated until you reach Pisces. How to remember this Take the first
lettes F-E-A-W. Just remember FEAR with the last letter indicating River (Water). The
following table illustrates this clearly. In the North Indian format it is more easy to
remember.

12
Pi
Wate
r
11
Aq
Air
10
Cp
Earth
9
Sg

2
Ar

Fire

Ta

Ge

Earth

Air
4
Cn
Water
5
Le
Fire
6
Vi

7
Sc
Li
Wate
Fire
r
Air
Earth
The given below North Indian chart was taken from Krushnas Ashtakavarga System
for which you can refer to the web site http://krushna.sageasita.com. My kind
acknowledgements to them.

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1. If a palnet is in FIRE sign, always start at Aries and count forward from
there. Now look at the tables given under methods 1 and 2. You will find
that the three fire signs Aries, Leo and Sagittarus always start from Aries.
2. If a planet in an Earth sign, always start at Capricorn and count forward.
Again from the table you can notice that the Earth signs Taurus, Virgo and
Capricorn all start from Capricorn.
3. If a planet is in an Air sign, start from Libra and count forward. From the
table you can see that the Air signs Gemini, Libra and Aquarius all start
from Libra.
4. Lastly when a planet is in Water sign start from cancer. The 3 Air signs
Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces all start from Cancer can be verified from the
table above.
Let us take an example: Suppose a planet is in 27 Vi 42. Which Navamsa we
have to fit for this planet. From the first table we notice that this lies in the
range of 26-40 to 30-00 and that it gets 9 Navamsas. The starting point
will be Capricorn from the figures given in the chart as Virgo is an Earthy
sign. Count 9 rasis forward and you end up in Virgo which is the 9 th number
and this is the Navamsa the planet will be placed. You can verify this from the
other tables too.
Method 4:
This is a corollary to Method 3 above. In the table of degrees and Navamsas
given under step 1 the 10, 20, 30 are highlighted in red. The Navamsas
against these degrees are 3, 6 and 9 respectively. We already know that each
Navamsa is of 3 20 and by just doubling it we get 6 40. Just remember
this much and calculate the Navamsa in the above example. 27 Vi 42 is less
than 30 and more than 20. So for 20 you are going to assign 6 Navamsas.
10

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The balance is 7 2 which is more than the degree of 2 Navamsas viz. 6 40.
So we must allocate 3 more Navamsas making a total of 9 Navamsas. There
is no change as far as the counting 9 rasis are concerned which remains the
same as explained in the previous method.
Let us do one more example. A planet is in 16 50. Mentally we know that it
is past 10 and hence 2 Navamsas it has crossed. Then 6 50 is already past
2 Navamsas (which would be 6 40). 2 + 2 Navamsas are over and we will
fix the 5th rasi counted in forward direction beginning from either Aries,
Cancer, Libra or Capricorn depending on the placement of the planet in Rasi.
One more thing you can remember is that the beginning degrees from 0 to 3
20 of planets placed in Aries or Cancer or Libra or Capricorn will be in the
same Navamsa.
Conclusion:
Practically all standard classics as well as various Authors have explained the
Navamsa as well as its importance in predictions. Navamsa is a back-bone
and Rasi is only the body. Some authors have given importance to rising
Navamsa while some others to Navamsa occupied by Moon. Hence beginners
must understand the intricacies in the calculation of Navamsa and must be in
a position to mentally locate the Navamsa of a planet placed in Rasi. I hope
this write up will be useful in this direction for beginners.
Added on 03-07-2010
I came across another method of fixing the Navamsa while I was reading
Nadi Jyothisha OR The stellar System of Astrology written by Sri R.
Gopalakrishna Row called as MEENA
Constellations of Ketu, Jupiter and Moon start their Navamsa from Aries and
end in Cancer. Constellations of Mars, Saturn and Venus start their Navamsa
from Leo and end in Scorpio. Constellations of Rahu, Mercury and Su start
their Navamsa from Sagittarius and end in Pisces.
Explanations:
Constellations of Ketu Start their Navamsa from Aries
That means that Aswini one of the constellations of Ketu starts its first pada
from Aries. The second pada falls in Taurus; the third pada in Gemini and the
fourth in cancer. The same applies to other constellations of Ketu, Jupiter and
Moon.
The next star Bharani (starts from first pada) ruled by venus starts from Leo
in Navamsa. The second falls in Virgo, the third in Libra and the fourth in
Scorpio.

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By yenbeeyes
And Krittika starts from Dhanus and ends in Pisces in the above said manner.
The following South Indian chart illustrates this simple technique in a better
manner.

IV Pada

Aswini, Maka,
Mula, Rohini,
Hastha, Sravana,
Punarvasu,
Purvabhadra
I Pada

II Pada

III pada

II Pada
Krittika,
Uttaraphalguni,
Uttarashada, Arudra,
Swathi, satabhisha,
Aslesha, Jyeshta,
Raveti
I Pada

III pada
IV Pada
Bharani,
Purvaphalguni,
Purvashada,
Mrigasira, Chitra,
Dhanishta, Pushya,
Anuradha,
Uttarabhadra
I Pada

IV Pada

III pada

II Pada

Suppose we want to find the Navamsa of Mrigasira 4 th pada. Locate

Mrigasira in the table above which is in Leo That is the 1 st pada. The 4th
pada falls in Scorpio which is the Navamsa of the planet placed in Mrigasira
4th pada in Rasi chart.

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