KP Ruling Planets Calculator
Get the KP ruling planets for this exact moment at your city. KP uses them to confirm answers, pick event timing and check a birth time.
What the ruling planets are
In KP (Krishnamurti Paddhati) each nakshatra of 13°20' is split into 9 unequal subs, sized by the Vimshottari years (Ketu 7, Venus 20, Sun 6, Moon 10, Mars 7, Rahu 18, Jupiter 16, Saturn 19, Mercury 17, out of 120), starting from the nakshatra's own lord. Every point in the zodiac therefore has a sign lord, a star lord and a sub lord, and the sub is split again into a sub-sub. KP judges mostly by the sub lord.
The ruling planets at any moment are the day lord, the sign, star and sub lords of the rising degree (lagna), and the sign, star and sub lords of the Moon. KP gives the most weight to the lagna star lord, then the lagna sign lord, the Moon star lord, the Moon sign lord and the day lord. Rahu or Ketu join the list when they sit in a sign ruled by a ruling planet. The Vedic day starts at sunrise, so before sunrise the previous weekday's lord is used; sunrise comes from our panchang engine.
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What are ruling planets used for?+
To confirm a KP horary answer, to time events and to fine-tune birth time (rectification).
Why does the day lord change at sunrise?+
In the Vedic system the day runs from sunrise to sunrise, not midnight to midnight.
Why do I need my city?+
The rising degree (lagna) depends on your location and changes about every 4 minutes.
What are Rahu and Ketu agents?+
If Rahu or Ketu sits in a sign ruled by one of the ruling planets, it acts for that planet and is added to the list.
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