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Formula For Calculating The Lagna

1) The document provides detailed steps to calculate the Lagna or Ascendant from date, time, and place of birth using Lahiri's Indian Ephemeris tables. 2) It lists 14 steps including determining local mean time, sidereal time, time interval corrections, and ayanamsa correction to arrive at the Ascendant sign and degree. 3) An example calculation is shown for a birth in Bangalore on September 25, 1970 at 11:54 PM to demonstrate how each step is applied resulting in the Ascendant of Gemini at 9 degrees 42 minutes.

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Formula For Calculating The Lagna

1) The document provides detailed steps to calculate the Lagna or Ascendant from date, time, and place of birth using Lahiri's Indian Ephemeris tables. 2) It lists 14 steps including determining local mean time, sidereal time, time interval corrections, and ayanamsa correction to arrive at the Ascendant sign and degree. 3) An example calculation is shown for a birth in Bangalore on September 25, 1970 at 11:54 PM to demonstrate how each step is applied resulting in the Ascendant of Gemini at 9 degrees 42 minutes.

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Format for Calculating Lagna (with example) - (courtesy - Prof. E. Ravindran) Lagna / Ascendant Calculation Input : 1. P.O.B, 2. T.O.

B and 3. D.O.B From Lahiri's Indian Ephemeris (page 144 to 158) Place Longitude : Place Lattitude : 1. I.S.T of birth (AM / PM) : h m s 2. LMT correction (where the place longitude/lattitude is available and next column of longitude) 3. LMT at P.O.B (AM / PM) (step 1 + 2) 4. S.T at 12 Noon on Birth Date, Birth Month and Birth Year for 82 deg 30 mins (from Table of Asc : Table no. 1 pg 2 & 3) 5. Correction for Birth Year : (From Table of Asc Table no. 11 page 3 & 4) 6. S.T at 12 Noon on Birth Date, Birth Month and Birth Year for 82 deg and 30 mins (step 4 + 5) 7. Correction for Place of Birth (where the place longitude / lattitude is available and last column) 8. S.T at 12 Noon on Birth Date, Birth Month and Birth Year at the Place of Birth (step 6 + 7) 9. Time interval (TI) between 12 Noon and L.M.T of Birth 00 m 00 s (if L.M.T is PM then T.I is L.M.T itself) (-) step 3 : Time Interval : 10. Correction for T.I (from Table of Asc, Table no. 4 page 5) a) for : b) for : for : 11. The increase in T.I (step 9 + 10) : 12. S.T at the time of Birth (Please see note below) h m (a+b) mins hours

: : :

: : : : 12 h

From S.T latitude of place, from the Table of Ascendant, to calculate Lagn a by interpolation method. 13. For For For For deg North deg North variation deg North Asc Asc Mins Asc = = = =

14. Aynamsa correction (from Table of Ascendant Pg. 6 for Birth Year Note :

a) if T.O.B is AM S.T = step 8 - step 11 if step 8 is < step 11, then S.T = (step 8 + 24 hours) - step 11 b) if T.O.B is PM S.T = step 8 + step 11 c) if S.T > 24 hours then subtract 24 hours from it to get S.T d) 1) for southern latitude, add 12 hours to the S.T as Modified Sidereal Time (MST). if M.S.T > 24 hours then subtract 24 hours to get M.S.T 2) for southern latitude, add 6 signs to the Ascendant. If Ascendant is > 12 signs then subtract 12 signs to get the ascendant. Example Calculation Sheet Lagna / Ascendant Calculation Input : 1. P.O.B : Bangalore 2. T.O.B : 11 hours 54 mins (PM) 3. D.O.B : 25.09.1970 From Lahiri's Indian Ephemeris (page 144 to 158) Place Longitude : 77 E 36 Place Lattitude : 12 N 58 1. I.S.T of birth (AM / PM) : 11 h 54 m 00 s 2. LMT correction (where the place longitude/lattitude is available h 19 m 36 s and next column to longitude) 3. LMT at P.O.B (AM / PM) (step 1 + 2) 11 h 34 m 24 s 4. S.T at 12 Noon on Birth Date, Birth Month and Birth Year h 14 m 29 s for 82 deg 30 mins (from Table of Asc : Table no. 1 pg 2 & 3) 5. Correction for Birth Year : (+) 00 h 00 m 11 s (From Table of Asc Table no. 11 page 3 & 4) 6. S.T at 12 Noon on Birth Date, Birth Month and Birth Year h 14 m 40 s for 82 deg and 30 mins (step 4 + 5) 7. Correction for Place of Birth (where the place longitude / ) 00 h 00 m 02 s lattitude is available and last column) 8. S.T at 12 Noon on Birth Date, Birth Month and Birth Year 2 h 14 m 42 s at the Place of Birth (step 6 + 7) 9. Time interval (TI) between 12 Noon and L.M.T of Birth 00 m 00 s (if L.M.T is PM then T.I is L.M.T itself)

: (-) 00 : : 12

: : : : 12 h

12 (+ 1

(-) step 3 : : 11 h 34 m Time Interval 24 s (since TOB is PM)

10. Correction for T.I (from Table of Asc, Table no. 4 page 5) : (+) : (+) : a) for 11 hours 00 h 01 m 48 s b) for 00 h 00 m 06 s for 00 h 01 m 54 s mins h m (a+b)

11. The increase in T.I (step 9 + 10) : 11 h 36 m 18 s 12. S.T at the time of Birth (Please see note below) 23 h 51 m 00 s

From S.T latitude of place, from the Table of Ascendant, to calculate Lagn a by interpolation method. (Banglaore place latitude : 12 N 58 can be directly looked up in page 20) 13. For 12 deg North For 13 deg North For variation 25 mins Asc Asc = 2 sign 9 deg 47 mins = 2 sign 10 deg 12 mins =

Calculation to for 58 mins to get to 12 deg and 58 mins (Bangalore) 1 latitude = 25 mins (from above step 13) therefore 60 mins = 25 mins then 58 mins = 22.30 (or 22 mins 18 secs) = 22 mins For 12 deg North 58 Mins Asc = 2 sign 09 deg 47 mins (+) 0 --------------------------2 sign 10 deg 09 mins 14. Aynamsa correction (from Table of Ascendant Pg. 6 sign 10 deg 09 mins for Birth Year 1970 (-) 0 sign 0 deg 27 mins --------------------------2 sign 09 deg 42 mins The Ascendant falls in Gemini at 9 degrees and 42 mins : 2

sign 00 deg 22 mins

Note : a) if T.O.B is AM S.T = step 8 - step 11 if step 8 is < step 11, then S.T = (step 8 + 24 hours) - step 11 b) if T.O.B is PM S.T = step 8 + step 11 c) if S.T > 24 hours then subtract 24 hours from it to get S.T d) 1) for southern latitude, add 12 hours to the S.T as Modified Sidereal Time (MST). if M.S.T > 24 hours then subtract 24 hours to get M.S.T 2) for southern latitude, add 6 signs to the Ascendant. If Ascendant is > 12 signs then subtract 12 signs to get the ascendant

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