Nitya yogas are the 27 yogas of the panchang. Each is found by adding the sidereal longitudes of the Sun and the Moon and dividing the circle into 27 parts of 13°20′ — so they are not the same as the Moon’s nakshatra. The yoga running at birth is your birth (janma) yoga; nine of the 27 are traditionally inauspicious for starting work.
How the yoga forms
Add the Sun’s and Moon’s sidereal longitudes; if the total passes 360°, subtract 360°. Divide by 13°20′ — the whole number plus one gives the yoga. A yoga lasts roughly 20–28 hours because the Sun and Moon together move about 13–15° a day.
| No. | Yoga | Meaning of the name | Nature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vishkambha | support beam / obstruction | Inauspicious |
| 2 | Priti | affection | Auspicious |
| 3 | Ayushman | long life | Auspicious |
| 4 | Saubhagya | good fortune | Auspicious |
| 5 | Shobhana | splendour | Auspicious |
| 6 | Atiganda | great danger | Inauspicious |
| 7 | Sukarma | good deeds | Auspicious |
| 8 | Dhriti | steadiness | Auspicious |
| 9 | Shoola | spear, pain | Inauspicious |
| 10 | Ganda | danger, knot | Inauspicious |
| 11 | Vriddhi | growth | Auspicious |
| 12 | Dhruva | fixed, steady | Auspicious |
| 13 | Vyaghata | blow | Inauspicious |
| 14 | Harshana | joy | Auspicious |
| 15 | Vajra | thunderbolt | Inauspicious |
| 16 | Siddhi | accomplishment | Auspicious |
| 17 | Vyatipata | calamity | Inauspicious |
| 18 | Variyan | comfort, excellence | Auspicious |
| 19 | Parigha | barrier | Inauspicious |
| 20 | Shiva | auspiciousness | Auspicious |
| 21 | Siddha | accomplished | Auspicious |
| 22 | Sadhya | attainable | Auspicious |
| 23 | Shubha | auspicious | Auspicious |
| 24 | Shukla | bright, pure | Auspicious |
| 25 | Brahma | learning, creation | Auspicious |
| 26 | Indra | leadership | Auspicious |
| 27 | Vaidhriti | disunion | Inauspicious |
Using them in muhurat
- The nine inauspicious yogas — Vishkambha, Atiganda, Shoola, Ganda, Vyaghata, Vajra, Vyatipata, Parigha and Vaidhriti — are avoided for new beginnings; many panchangs avoid only their first few ghatis for some of them.
- Vyatipata and Vaidhriti are the most strictly avoided.
- The day’s yoga is one of the five limbs of the panchang, read with tithi, vara, nakshatra and karana.
Birth yoga and personality
Some texts give a short description for each birth yoga — Priti: affectionate; Ayushman: long-lived; Saubhagya: fortunate; Dhriti: steady; Harshana: cheerful; Siddhi: capable; Brahma: learned; Indra: a leader, and so on. These are broad colourings. Personality in Vedic astrology is read mainly from the lagna, the Moon and its nakshatra, and the planets; the birth yoga adds a small layer, not a fixed type.
Check it in your own chart
Yogas are read together with planetary strength, the houses ruled for your lagna and the running dasha. A free kundli shows these placements; the yoga finder lists common yogas. For a full reading, book a consultation.
Frequently asked questions
What are nitya yogas?
The 27 panchang yogas formed by the sum of the Sun’s and Moon’s sidereal longitudes, each spanning 13°20′.
Is the nitya yoga the same as the nakshatra?
No. The nakshatra uses the Moon alone; the nitya yoga uses the Sun and Moon together.
Which nitya yogas are inauspicious?
Vishkambha, Atiganda, Shoola, Ganda, Vyaghata, Vajra, Vyatipata, Parigha and Vaidhriti.
How do I find my birth yoga?
Add the Sun’s and Moon’s sidereal longitudes at birth and divide by 13°20′; a free kundli or panchang for your birth date shows it.
Does the birth yoga decide personality?
Only partly. It adds a broad colouring; the lagna, Moon and planets matter far more.
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