What is Kemadruma Yoga (Dosha)?
Kemadruma Yoga is a lunar condition in Vedic astrology that forms when the Moon is isolated — with no planet (other than the Sun, and excluding Rahu and Ketu) in the 2nd or 12th house from it, and no planet with the Moon itself. Because the Moon rules the mind and emotions, an unsupported Moon is said to leave the mind without steady companionship, which can show as emotional ups and downs, a sense of struggle, or effort that does not always get its due reward. However, Kemadruma is one of the most easily cancelled yogas in all of astrology — a huge number of charts that appear to have it are actually free of it because of simple cancellation rules. This calculator checks the houses around your Moon, tells you whether Kemadruma is truly present, whether it is cancelled, and the remedies if needed.
How It Works
Enter your birth details
Your date, time and place of birth — the Moon’s exact position and its neighbours depend on your chart.
We check around the Moon
Using the Swiss Ephemeris we look at the 2nd and 12th houses from the Moon and any planet with it.
Read your Kemadruma result
See whether the yoga is present, whether it is cancelled, and any remedies.
What You Get
Kemadruma Status
A clear Yes or No on Kemadruma Yoga.
2nd & 12th Check
Planets in the houses beside your Moon.
Moon Support
Whether the Moon has companionship.
Cancellation
Whether the yoga is cancelled (very common).
Mind Impact
What it means for emotions and stability.
Remedies
Simple Moon-strengthening remedies.
Why Kemadruma Is Almost Always Cancelled
Kemadruma Yoga has a fearsome reputation — old texts describe it in dramatic terms — but in real practice it is one of the most easily cancelled conditions in all of Vedic astrology. The classical texts themselves list many cancellation rules (Kemadruma Bhanga), and most charts satisfy at least one of them. If any planet aspects the Moon, if the Moon or benefics sit in a kendra (1st, 4th, 7th or 10th), or if the Moon is strong, the yoga is broken. This is why an astrologer who understands cancellation will reassure most people that their Kemadruma, if any, is mild or absent. Checking the actual houses around your Moon — not just a scary label — gives you the real picture.
How Kemadruma Forms
Empty 2nd from Moon
No planet in the house after the Moon (excluding Sun, nodes).
Empty 12th from Moon
No planet in the house before the Moon (excluding Sun, nodes).
Moon alone
No planet joined with the Moon itself.
Result
An isolated Moon with no immediate companionship.
Kemadruma Bhanga (Cancellation)
Aspect on Moon
Any planet aspecting the Moon cancels the yoga.
Moon in a kendra
The Moon in the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th from the Ascendant.
Benefics in kendras
Benefic planets placed in the angles of the chart.
Strong Moon
A full or well-placed Moon that stands on its own.
Remedies for Kemadruma Yoga
If a genuine, uncancelled Kemadruma is present, the remedy is simply to strengthen the Moon and steady the mind. Wear white and offer white flowers, rice or milk on Mondays; chant the Moon mantra "Om Som Somaya Namah"; spend calm time near water; and above all honour and care for your mother, who is signified by the Moon. Keeping a stable routine and a peaceful daily rhythm also supports an isolated Moon. A pearl (Moti) may be worn after proper consultation. As with all yogas, a cancelled Kemadruma needs no worry at all.
Inside Your 40+ Page Report
- Your Kemadruma status (present or not) with clear reasoning
- Which planets sit in the 2nd and 12th from your Moon
- Whether any planet is joined with your Moon
- Whether the yoga is cancelled and why
- What an isolated Moon means for your mind and emotions
- Simple remedies to strengthen a weak Moon
- An honest reading — most charts are actually free of it
- How the Moon’s support shapes your overall chart
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Kemadruma is cancelled in most charts. We tell you clearly instead of raising needless worry.
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Computed with the Lahiri ayanamsa, the Indian standard, so your result matches traditional Jyotish.
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