What Are Your Planetary Positions?
Your planetary positions show exactly where each of the nine planets (grahas) sat in the zodiac at the precise moment of your birth. Every planet is placed in a sign (rashi), a house (bhava), at an exact degree, and within a specific nakshatra (birth star). Together these placements form your birth chart, the foundation of all Vedic astrology. Where a planet sits decides how its energy expresses in your life: the Sun for soul and vitality, the Moon for mind, Mars for drive, Mercury for intellect, Jupiter for wisdom, Venus for love, Saturn for discipline, and Rahu and Ketu for the karmic axis. This calculator computes all nine positions from real astronomy using the Swiss Ephemeris and the Lahiri ayanamsa, including whether any planet is retrograde, exalted or debilitated.
How It Works
Enter your birth details
Your date, exact time and place of birth — planetary positions are calculated for that precise moment.
We compute all 9 planets
Using the Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsa we find each planet’s sign, house, degree and nakshatra.
Read your planetary chart
See the full table of all nine planets with their exact placements and retrograde status.
What You Get
All 9 Planets
Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu.
Sign (Rashi)
The zodiac sign each planet occupies.
House (Bhava)
The life area each planet influences.
Exact Degree
The precise degree of each planet in its sign.
Nakshatra
The birth star each planet falls in.
Retrograde Status
Which planets are moving backward (R).
Why Planetary Positions Are the Heart of Your Chart
Every prediction in Vedic astrology starts from where the planets sit. A planet’s sign shows the flavour of its energy, its house shows the area of life it acts on, its degree shows its exact strength, and its nakshatra fine-tunes its nature. The same planet gives very different results in different placements — Saturn in the 10th house can build a strong career, while Saturn elsewhere behaves differently. Knowing all nine positions at once lets you see the whole map of your life in a single table, which is why this is the first thing any astrologer looks at.
What Each Planet Signifies
Sun (Surya)
Soul, ego, vitality, father and authority.
Moon (Chandra)
Mind, emotions, mother and inner comfort.
Mars (Mangal)
Energy, courage, drive and siblings.
Mercury (Budha)
Intellect, speech, learning and business.
Jupiter (Guru)
Wisdom, fortune, children and dharma.
Venus (Shukra)
Love, beauty, luxury and marriage.
Saturn (Shani)
Discipline, karma, delays and endurance.
Rahu
Ambition, obsession and worldly desire.
Ketu
Detachment, spirituality and past karma.
How to Read Your Planetary Table
Sign (Rashi)
The zodiac sign the planet is in — sets the tone of its energy.
House (Bhava)
The life area (1 to 12) the planet influences most.
Degree
The exact position within the sign — shows relative strength.
Nakshatra
The birth star — the finest layer of the planet’s nature.
Retrograde, Exalted and Debilitated Planets
As you read your table, three things add depth. A retrograde planet (marked R) moves backward and often turns its energy inward or delays its results. An exalted planet sits in its strongest sign and gives its best results, while a debilitated planet sits in its weakest sign and may need support through remedies. Rahu and Ketu are always retrograde and always exactly opposite each other. Noting these details turns a simple list of positions into a real understanding of your chart’s strengths and challenges.
Inside Your 40+ Page Report
- The exact position of all nine planets in your chart
- Each planet’s sign, house, degree and nakshatra
- Which planets are retrograde in your chart
- Which planets are exalted or debilitated
- Your Ascendant, Moon sign and Sun sign together
- How each planet’s placement shapes its results
- The full birth-chart table in one clear view
- A foundation you can use for any deeper reading
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Real Swiss Ephemeris data
Every position is computed from precise astronomy, not rough tables — exact to the degree.
Complete planetary picture
You get sign, house, degree, nakshatra and retrograde status for all nine planets at once.
Authentic Lahiri ayanamsa
We use the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa, the Indian standard, so positions match traditional Jyotish and panchang.
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