KP Significators

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Example Birth Horoscope No. 1
(Chandrakant R. Bhatts Nakshatra Chintamani, page 1)
Male, 7 July 1912, Saturday, 20:41 P.M. I.S.T.,23 N 2', 72 E 35',
Ayanamsa 22 32'

IV 2 5 :4 4

III 2 5 :4 4

R a 24 P i 36

S a 0 7 :3 0
V 2 1 :4 4

M o 2 1 :4 9

V II 1 2 :4 0
M e 1 3 :0 2

II 1 9 :4 4
3
6
S a 0 7 Ta 3 0

12

V I 1 5 :4 4
S u 2 2 :3 4
V e 2 3 :0 0

J u (R ) 1 4 S c 0 2

M e 13 C n 02
M a 01 Le 40

I 1 2 :4 0

10

M a 0 1 :4 0
V III 1 9 :4 4

11
X II 1 5 :4 4

Su 22 G e 34
Ve 23 G e 00

X I 2 1 :4 4
J u (R ) 1 4 :0 2

X 2 5 :4 4

K e 2 4 :3 6
IX 2 5 :4 4

Ke 24 Vi 36

Sign, Deg- Min, Star Lord and Sub Lord of

Planets and Cusps
Planets
Plt
Sg D:M StL
Su
Ge 22:33 Ju
Mo+ Pi
21:49 Me
Ma
Le 01:40 Ke
Me
Cn 13:02 Sa
Ju R Sc 14:02 Sa
Ve+ Ge 23:00 Ju
Sa
Ta 07:30 Su
Ra+ Pi
24:36 Me
Ke
Vi 24:36 Ma
+ No planet in their stars

Cusps
SbL
Sa
Su
Ve
Ra
Ra
Sa
Ke
Ra
Ra

Cp
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Sg
Cp
Aq
Pi
Ar
Ta
Ge
Cn
Le
Vi
Li
Sc
Sg

D:M
12:25
19:44
25:44
25:44
21:28
15:44
12:25
19:44
25:44
25:44
21:28
15:44

StL
Mo
Ra
Me
Ve
Mo
Ra
Sa
Ve
Ma
Ju
Me
Ve

SbL
Ra
Ma
Ra
Me
Ve
Ve
Ma
Ra
Ra
Me
Ve
Su

Cusps and Houses

1. The beginning degree of each house is called cusp. A house begins from the concerned
cusp and ends at the next cusp. The cuspal degrees are like boundaries of the house. In
the above Example Birth Horoscope No. 1, the 1st or Ascendant cusp is 12Cap25' , 2nd
cusp 19Aq44' , 3rd cusp 25Pi44' , and so on. The range of 1st house is from 1st cusp
12Cap25' to 2nd cusp 19Aq44' with dimension of 37 19 ' ; 2nd house is from 2nd

cusp 19Aq44' to 3rd cusp 25Pi44' with dimension of 36 ; 3rd house is from 3rd cusp
25Pi44' to 4th cusp 25Ar44' with dimension of 30 ; 4th house is from 4th cusp
25Ar44' to 5th cusp 21Ta28' with dimension of 25 44 ' , and so on, by counting from a
cusp to the next cusp. As shown above, the dimension of each house is different in a KP
chart. A house may be less or greater than 30 due to the application of the unequal
Placidus House system.
2. The lord of the house is the lord of rasi sign where the concerned cusp is located. In the
above example chart, the 1st or Asc. cusp is located in Capricorn sign, and so the
Capricorn sign lord Saturn is the lord of the Asc or 1st house. Since the 2nd cusp falls in
Aquarius, the lord of 2nd house is the Aquarius sign lord Saturn; the 3rd cusp falls in
Pisces, the lord of 3rd house is the Pisces sign lord Jupiter, and and so on.
Location of Planets in Houses
3. In the above example chart, since the 1st house is from 1st cusp 12Cap25' to 2nd cusp
19Aq44' no planet is found located in the 1st house. The 2nd house is from 2nd cusp
19Aq44' to 3rd cusp 25Pi44' , and Moon at 21Pi49' and Rahu at 24Pi36 are found
located in the 2nd house. Moon and Rahu are the occupant of 2nd house. The 3rd house is
from 3rd cusp 25Pi44' to 4th cusp 25Ar44' , and no planet is found located in the 3rd
house. The 4th house is from 4th cusp 25Ar44' to 5th cusp 21Ta28' and so Saturn at
7Ar30' is found located in the 4th house or Saturn is the occupant of 4th house, and so on.
Order of Significators
4. The order of grade A to E significators is as follows:
A) Planets in the star of the occupant of house;
B) Occupant of house;
C) Planets in the star of house owner;
D) House owner;
E) Planets which are in conjunction with or aspected by the above significators.
Tables of Basic Significators
5. For the above example chart, the planet-wise and house-wise significators are
compiled in the following tables.

Basic Significators
Tab 1: Planet-wise Significators
Tab 2: House-wise Significators

Plt
Su
Mo+
Ma
Me
Ju
Ve+
Sa
Ra+
Ke

A
10
7
8
4
4
10
6
7
7

B
6
2
7
7
10
6
4
2*
8*

C
D
3,12 8
6,9 7
4,11
1,2 6,9
1,2 3,12
3,12 5,10
8
1,2
6,9
4,11

H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

C
Me,Ju
Me,Ju
Su,Ve
Ke

D
Sa
Mo,Ra
Sa
Ju
Me,Ju Sa
Ma
Ve
Sa
Su,Ve Mo,Ra Me
Mo,Ra, Ma,Me
Mo
Ke
8 Ma
Ke
Sa
Su
9
Mo,Ra Me
10 Su,Ve Ju
Ve
11
Ke
Ma
12
Su,Ve Ju

A = Planet in Occupants stars

B = Occupant of house
C = Planets in owners stars
D = House owner
+ Planets having no planet in their stars
* Very close to the next cusp within 3 20' orb
6. In compiling the above Table 1 of planet-wise basic significators, Sun as the occupant
of 6th house (significator B) and owner of 8th house (significator D), and Suns star lord
Jupiter, as the occupant of 10th house and owner of 3rd , 12th houses, are filled up in the
row for Sun. Similarly, Moon as the occupant of 2nd house (significator B) and owner of
7th house (significator D), and Moons star lord Mercury, as the occupant of 7th house and
owner of 6th, 9th houses, are noted down in the row for Moon. Mars as the occupant of 7th
house (significator B) and owner of 4th, 11th houses (significator D), and Marss star lord
Ketu, as the occupant of 8th house are filled up in the row for Mars , and so on.
7. The house-wise basic significators in Table 2 are derived from the planet-wise basic
significators in Table 1. It can be found in the above Table 1 that the 1st house
significators are none in the grade A and B columns, but Mercury and Jupiter in grade C
column and Saturn in grade D column are found as the 1st house significators, and so they
are accordingly noted down in the Table 2 as shown above. The 2nd house significators
are none in grade A column, but Moon and Rahu are found in grade B column, Mercury
and Jupiter in grade C column and Saturn in grade D column as 2nd house significators,
and they are filled up in the Table 2 accordingly. The 3rd house significators are none in
grade A and B columns, but Sun and Venus in grade C column and Jupiter in grade D
column are found as 3rd house significator, which are noted accordingly in the Table 2,
and so on.
Significators of Rahu/Ketu

8. The above charts details and the basic significators are the common print-out of any
KP software. For Rahu/Ketu, the computerized table of significators usually shows its
positional house and the houses occupied and owned by its star lord only. In addition its
signification by the aspecting and conjoined planets and the sign lord by its location are
to be considered. In the above example chart, Rahu is conjoined with Moon, occupant of
2nd house, owner of 7th house; aspected by Mars, occupant of 7th house and owner of 4th ,
11th houses and aspected by Jupiter/ Rahus Pisces sign lord Jupiter, occupant of 10th
house, owner of 3rd , 12th houses, are also to be consider. For Ketu, its Virgo sign lord
Mercury, occupant of 7th house and owner of 6th. 9th houses are also to be considered.
Grade E Significators by Conjunction/Aspects
9. Planets which are in conjunction with or aspected by the Grade A, B, C, D significato
are very weak significators, and they are used as the last resort only.
Other Significators
10. If there is no planet in the stars of a planet, that planet becomes the strong
significators of houses for which it is the cuspal sub lord CSL). In the above example
chart, there is no planet in the stars of Moon, but Moon is not the CSL of any house, and
so there is no additional house signification for Moon. There is no planet in the stars of
Venus, and Venus is the the CSL of 5th , 6th and 11th houses, and so Venus becomes the
strong significator of these three houses. There is no planet in the stars of Rahu, and Rahu
is the the CSL of 1st , 3rd, 8th and 9th houses, and so Rahu becomes the strong significators
of these four houses.
11. If a planet is located very close to the next cusp within 3 20' orb, that planet may
become the significator of next house. In the above example chart, Rahu at 24Pi36' is
physically located in the 2nd house, but very close to the next 3rd cusp 25Pi44' within 3
20' orb, and so it may also give the results of next 3rd house. Similarly Ketu at 24Vi36' is
physically located in the 8th house, but very close to the next 9th cusp 25Vi44' within 3
20' orb, and so it may also give the results of next 9th house.
12. Finally it is very important to consider the significators of the CSLs and the DasaBhukti- Antra- Sookshma lords not only at the planet and star lord levels, as shown
above, but also at the sub level by occupation and ownership, according to the following
fundamental principles of KP.
The planet signifies the source of the matter. The star lord of the planet reveals the
nature of the results of the matter. The sub lord of the planet shows as the deciding
factor whether the matter is favorable or not.
13. If the significators of sub lord is not considered, it is not KP because KP is the sub
lord theory only, nothing else.

14. In the above example chart, Sun is the occupant of 6th house, owner of 8th house, in
the star of Jupiter, occupant of 10th house, owner of 3rd , 12th house, and in the sub of
Saturn, occupant of 4th house, owner of 1st , 2nd houses. Whether a planet is the CSL or
dasa period lord its significators are to be considered at the planet, its star and sub levels.
Suggested Readings
1.

Compilation of significator tables:

1) KP Reader I, p 136
1) KP Reader III, pp 342-343 (1971 original edition pp 174-175)
2) KP Reader IV, p 110
3) KP Reader V, p 154 (1971 original edition p 149)
4) KP Reader VI, pp 184, 193, 288
2. Chandrakant R. Bhatt: Nakshatra Chintamani, pp 1-4, 11, 14-18
3. KP for Beginners- Part 5 (Significators), in KP-Ezine August 2008 issue or KP
Navrtnamala part- 2 (Revised), free download at http://kpastrologer.com