Mundane US Lunar New Year Chart 2005 & Ashtakavarga Introduction
US Lunar New Year chart (April 8, 2005): eclipse coincidence makes this chart especially significant. How to read mundane charts: Moon in the chart = the public's mood; 5H = ruling party; 7H = foreign relations. Ashtakavarga (AV) introduction: each planet casts a vote (+1 or 0) to each house from its position, creating an 8-planet map. AV score 0-4 = weak, 5-8 = strong. SAV (Sarvashtakavarga = total of all planets) shows overall strength of each house. AV is used to analyze strength of different social classes in mundane charts.
"Ashtakavarga shows how much support each area of life gets from all the planets together. A house with a high SAV score is naturally supported."
— P.V.R. Narasimha Rao
Mundane Astrology — US Lunar New Year Chart (April 8, 2005)
Chart: Chaitra Shukla Pratipada at Washington DC — April 8, 2005 at 4:32:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time.
Lagna: Leo (Sun is LL)
Rasi Chart — Overall Assessment
- Sun (LL) in 8th house → country will be full of anxiety; upheavals and changes
- Rahu at last degree of Pisces (Gandanta) + Ketu at last degree of Virgo (Gandanta) → extremely inauspicious
- Rahu in Gandanta = extremely stressed node; afflicting luminaries very powerfully
- Rahu afflicting Sun + Moon → Lagna lord and Moon both weakened by Gandanta Rahu
- Sun and Moon at 25° Pisces; Rahu at 29° Pisces = within 4° → very close affliction
Venus strong despite Sun-Moon weakness:
- Normally Venus would be combust when with Sun; but here Rahu is with Venus, and Rahu fights back against Sun
- Venus (10th lord) is stronger than Sun here; Venus is not weakened
- Venus-led administration: 10th lord Venus = passionate administration; country's policies driven by passion not principle
- Administration compromises country's ideals (LL Sun = country's character; being defeated by Venus)
— PVNR"The country's ideals and principles may be compromised by very passionate administration during this year."
Conclusion: Not a pretty year for US; continued anxiety, administration passionate and at odds with the country's core character.
Navamsa — Foreign Policy
- Venus + Rahu in 7H of Navamsa = more diplomacy (from previous lesson's analysis, confirmed here again)
- Venus (exalted) + Rahu = both planets of diplomatic skill
- More diplomatic engagement than the previous year
D-2 (Hora) — Financial Situation
- 2nd lord Sun is in 9H (Hora chart) — better than Rasi chart placement
- But Sun afflicted by Badhaka Venus and 8th lord Rahu
- Overall: financially not great, but possibly better than the previous year (slight improvement)
D-10 (Dasamsa) — Political Activity
- D-10 = political activity within the country; how the society responds to policies
- Saturn + Ketu in Lagna of D-10 = Focus of national political activity = issues relating to Saturn's people (old age, downtrodden, working class) and Ketu's themes (spirituality, unconventional topics)
- Social Security debate falls under Saturn's domain in D-10
- Jupiter-Mars parivartana in D-10: Jupiterian matters (judiciary, religion) and Martian matters (war, aggression) are both active
Ashtakavarga (AV) — Introduction
Ashtakavarga is a systematic way of measuring the strength of different domains of life (different planets' qualities) by seeing how many other planets support each position.
Concept
Instead of just seeing planets from Lagna and Moon (which we normally do), Ashtakavarga asks: How do all 8 reference points (Lagna + 7 planets) view each house?
For each planet, you ask: "From this planet's perspective, which houses are auspicious?" And you count how many of the 8 reference points find a particular house auspicious.
Score scale: 0 = terrible → 4 = average → 8 = excellent
Two Types of AV
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bhinna Ashtakavarga | Individual AV | One chart for each of the 8 reference points (Lagna + 7 planets); shows quality of that planet's domain |
| Sarva Ashtakavarga (SAV) | Combined AV | Sum of all 8 Bhinna AVs for each house; overall strength |
SAV rules:
- Houses 9H + 10H + 11H: if sum is above 40 → more focus and auspiciousness
- If SAV > 30 for a house → good; < 25 → weak
- Maximum possible SAV score per house = 64
- For a TP (annual) chart: if 9H+10H+11H are strong in SAV → auspicious year
How Each Planet's AV Reveals Society Layers (for Mundane Charts)
| Planet | What It Represents in Society | What Its AV Shows |
|---|---|---|
| Saturn (Sa) | Working class, blue-collar, downtrodden, labor | Quality of working-class life; their jobs, wealth, initiative |
| Jupiter (Ju) | Judiciary, educated class, religious leaders, teachers, upper stratum | Quality of life for the elite/educated; legal system |
| Venus (Ve) | Entertainment industry, artists | Quality of entertainment sector; their profits and work |
| Sun (Su) | Political class, rulers, politicians | Political fights, dharma of politicians |
| Moon (Mo) | Middle class, masses | Quality of middle-class experience |
| Mercury (Me) | Intelligentsia, media, scholars | Learning ability, media, communications sector |
| Mars (Ma) | Police, military, initiative | Bravery, initiative in defense |
How to Read a Planet's AV in a Mundane Chart
- Take the planet as Lagna
- Look at each house from that planet
- Strong houses (score 6-8) = that quality thrives; weak houses (score 0-2) = that quality suffers
Example Analysis: Saturn's AV for US 2005 D-10 Chart
- Saturn = blue-collar, working class, downtrodden
- Strongest houses from Saturn: 6H (overcoming obstacles) and 11H (gains)
- → Working class will have to work hard (6H) but can make some gains (11H)
- Weakest house from Saturn: 2H (resources/savings)
- → Their bank balances will remain small; they may earn more (11H) but spend it; not accumulating wealth
Jupiter's AV comparison:
- All scores above average for Jupiter = upper class/judiciary doing very well overall
- Shows that the top stratum accumulates wealth and has good position in all areas
— PVNR"If you combine everyone's wealth, that's the country's wealth. Saturn's 2H is weak, Jupiter's 2H is strong — reflecting the hierarchy in the society."
Venus's AV (entertainment):
- 11H strongest (gains) and 10H second (work)
- Entertainment industry has plenty of work and makes lot of money during the year
Sun's AV (political class):
- 3H and 6H strong = political class is very active, fighting hard, no compromise
- 12H weak = no compromise expected; everyone sticking to their positions
- Conclusion: Deadlock in political establishment; lots of fighting, little bipartisan agreement
Important Rule from AV
— PVNR"To see the functional behavior of a planet — take that planet as lagna and judge all houses from there (not from Arudha Lagna). Functional behavior is always from Lagna or the planet itself."