Upapada Lagna & Arudha Lagna Calculator
Calculate Upapada Lagna (UL) for marriage, spouse traits, and Arudha Lagna (AL) for social reputation.
The ascendant changes sign about every two hours, so an accurate time matters.
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Using 28.6139° N, 77.2090° E, UTC+5.5. Positions are sidereal, using the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa.162 places are built in.
Lagna: Scorpio (Vrischika) 27° 49' 34"Ayanamsa 23.7921° · JD 2449953.8750Show full chart ▾Hide chart ▴
| Graha | Rasi | Degree | House | Nakshatra | Pada | Dignity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun · Surya | Leo (Simha) | 6° 57' 01" | 10 | Magha | 3 | Own sign |
| Moon · Chandra | Cancer (Karka) | 15° 50' 23" | 9 | Pushya | 4 | Own sign |
| Mars · Mangala | Virgo (Kanya) | 27° 12' 34" | 11 | Chitra | 2 | Neutral |
| Mercury · Budha | Leo (Simha) | 29° 42' 02" | 10 | Uttara Phalguni | 1 | Neutral |
| Jupiter · Guru | Scorpio (Vrischika) | 12° 28' 51" | 1 | Anuradha | 3 | Neutral |
| Venus · Shukra | Leo (Simha) | 7° 56' 39" | 10 | Magha | 3 | Neutral |
| Saturn · ShaniR | Aquarius (Kumbha) | 29° 03' 27" | 4 | Purva Bhadrapada | 3 | Own sign |
| Rahu · RahuR | Libra (Tula) | 5° 30' 30" | 12 | Chitra | 4 | — |
| Ketu · KetuR | Aries (Mesha) | 5° 30' 30" | 6 | Ashwini | 2 | — |
How the Upapada was derived
12th house sign: Libra, ruled by Venus.
That lord sits in Leo, which is 11 signs from the 12th house.
Counting the same distance onward gives the Upapada in Gemini.
What classical texts read from this
- The Upapada sign and its lord describe the background and disposition of the spouse.
- Benefics in or aspecting the 2nd from UL (Cancer) are read as supporting a lasting marriage.
- The lord of the UL, Mercury, is currently in house 10.
Upapada and Arudha Lagna in the rasi chart
Upapada Lagna & Arudha Lagna Calculator: how it works
The Upapada is the arudha pada of the 12th house, computed by a precise counting rule with two exceptions.
How an arudha pada is derived
An arudha is the reflection of a house — what manifests visibly, as distinct from the house itself. The derivation is mechanical.
- Find the sign occupying the house in question.
- Find that sign’s lord and the sign it currently occupies.
- Count the distance from the house to the lord.
- Count that same distance again onward from the lord’s position.
Worked example
Worked example · 12th house in Libra, ruled by Venus in Leo
Given
- 12th house sign: Libra
- Lord: Venus
- Venus placed in: Leo
Working
- 1Libra to Leo is 11 signs
- 2Count 11 more from Leo → Gemini
- 3Gemini is neither the 12th house nor the 7th from it
Upapada Lagna: Gemini
What it is read for
The Upapada is read in Jaimini astrology for marriage: the sign, its lord and the planets influencing it are taken to describe the spouse and the circumstances of the marriage. The 2nd house from the Upapada is read for the durability of the union.
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