Planet Positions — rashi-position of 9 planets at any specific date and time. Foundation of jyotish. Each planet will be in one of 12 rashis — some in own-rashi (best), some exalted (highest), some debilitated (inauspicious), some in enemy-rashi.
Our site gives accurate real-time planet position from Lahiri Ayanamsa + Jean Meeus (NASA-grade) algorithm. May 2026 Sun in Taurus, Moon keeps changing (every 2.25 days), Jupiter in Gemini (after 14 May), Saturn in Aquarius, Rahu-Ketu in Aquarius-Leo (until November), Mars in changing rashi.
✦ Basic Positions of 9 Planets
Sun: Own-rashi Leo. Exalted Aries (10°), debilitated Libra (10°). Friend-rashi Cancer, Sagittarius, Pisces. Enemy-rashi Taurus, Capricorn, Aquarius.
Moon: Own-rashi Cancer. Exalted Taurus (3°), debilitated Scorpio (3°). Friend Aries, Gemini, Leo, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces. No enemies.
Mars: Own Aries-Scorpio. Exalted Capricorn (28°), debilitated Cancer (28°). Friend Leo, Sagittarius, Pisces. Enemy Mercury-Venus rashis.
Mercury: Own Gemini-Virgo. Exalted Virgo (15°), debilitated Pisces (15°). Friend Taurus, Libra. Enemy Moon's rashi.
Jupiter: Own Sagittarius-Pisces. Exalted Cancer (5°), debilitated Capricorn (5°). Friend Aries, Leo, Scorpio. Enemy Mercury-Venus rashis.
Venus: Own Taurus-Libra. Exalted Pisces (27°), debilitated Virgo (27°). Friend Gemini, Capricorn, Aquarius. Enemy Sun-Moon rashis.
Saturn: Own Capricorn-Aquarius. Exalted Libra (20°), debilitated Aries (20°). Friend Gemini, Virgo. Enemy Aries, Leo, Scorpio.
Rahu: Some say — Own Gemini/Virgo (Mercury-rashi), exalted Taurus. Ketu: Own Sagittarius/Pisces, exalted Scorpio. (Tantra-shastra different opinion).
✦ May 2026 Planet Position
Sun: Aries until 14 May (exalted-rashi — most auspicious). From 14 May Taurus. From 14 June Gemini.
Moon: New rashi every 2.25 days. Example — 1 May Cancer-own-rashi, 2-3 May Leo, 4-5 May Virgo, 6-7 May Libra, 8-9 May Scorpio-debilitated. See panchang.
Mars: Gemini in May. Auspicious. Cancer in June-July — debilitated (postpone marriage etc).
Mercury: Aries until 7 May, Taurus from 7 May, Gemini-own-rashi from 21 May. Retrograde 11 June-1 July.
Jupiter: Taurus until 14 May, Gemini-own-rashi from 14 May (auspicious-period starts).
Venus: Taurus-own-rashi in May. Auspicious-yog. Marriage-travel-arts all auspicious.
Saturn: Aquarius-own-rashi. Sade-sati on Aquarius-rashi natives.
Rahu: Aquarius. Ketu: Leo. Capricorn-Cancer in November 2026.
✦ Effect of Planet Position
Exalted-position: planet most powerful. Best-result. Eg. — Sun in Aries → person self-confident, leader, famous. Jupiter in Cancer → knowledge-wealth-health.
Debilitated-position: weakest. Inauspicious-result. Eg. — Sun in Libra → confidence-deficit, father-trouble. Venus in Virgo → love-marital-trouble. But debilitated can become raj-yog through "neech-bhang-raj-yog".
Own-rashi (Own): planet in own rashi. Best. Eg. — Moon in Cancer → emotionally-stable, artist, mother-relations auspicious.
Friend-rashi (Friendly): auspicious-result. Enemy-rashi (Enemy): inauspicious. Mool-Trikon: slightly less than own but very auspicious — Sun 0-20° Leo, Moon 4-30° Taurus, Mars 0-12° Aries etc.
✦ Retrograde Planets (Vakri-Graha)
When planet appears moving backward in sky — retrograde. 5 planets retrograde — Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn. Rahu-Ketu always retrograde. Sun-Moon never retrograde.
Retrograde-result: planet's power works "reverse". If auspicious-planet retrograde — auspicious-result less. If inauspicious-planet retrograde — inauspicious-result less. But as per jyotish-shastra retrograde-planets 1.5-times more powerful.
2026 retrograde-planets: Mercury — 11 June-1 July, 9 October-29 October, 13 December-1 January 2027. Venus — December. Mars — none retrograde. Jupiter — none. Saturn — 4 July-19 November (some relief for sade-sati natives).
In retrograde-period: avoid new work. Improve old. Caution in travel-communication-tech (Mercury-retrograde). Reconsider long-deal-relationship (Venus-retrograde).
✦ Combust Planets (Asta-Graha)
When planet comes near Sun (within some degrees) — "combust". Planet's power less. Limits: Moon 12°, Mars 17°, Mercury 14° (margi), 12° (retrograde), Jupiter 11°, Venus 10° (margi), 8° (retrograde), Saturn 15°.
Effect of combust-planet: result less. Auspicious-planet combust — more loss. Inauspicious-planet combust — less loss.
Combust-Guru (Jupiter-combust) forbidden in marriage-time — guru-asta-dosha. Venus-combust also forbidden. In 2026: Guru-asta 23 April-22 May. Venus-asta twice in middle.
Special: If planet in conjunction with Sun (very close) — full-combust. If farther but within limit — partial-combust.
✦ Planet Position in Birth-Kundali
Planet-position at birth-time — same is foundation of life-long kundali. 12 houses × 12 rashis × 9 planets = innumerable-combinations. Each person's kundali unique.
Planet-dasha: 120-year cycle as per Vimshottari-dasha. Each planet's dasha-period: Sun 6, Moon 10, Mars 7, Rahu 18, Jupiter 16, Saturn 19, Mercury 17, Ketu 7, Venus 20. Dasha-swami from birth-nakshatra.
Antardasha: sub-period within main-dasha. Eg. — in Saturn-dasha (19 years) Mercury-antardasha 2.7 years. Current life-situation from current dasha-antardasha.
Main yogas: Raj-yog (power-fame), Dhan-yog (wealth), Vidya-yog (knowledge), Sarva-shubh-yog (all auspicious), Vipreet-raj-yog (auspicious from inauspicious). 100+ yog-types.
📚Sources & References
Content in this article is verified against the following classical and modern authoritative sources. Readers may independently verify against the original sources.
- ▪NASA JPL HORIZONS — global standard planetary ephemeris
- ▪Astronomical Algorithms by Jean Meeus (Willmann-Bell, 1998) — basis for all astronomical computations on this site
- ▪Lahiri Ayanamsa — standard sidereal reference adopted by the Indian Calendar Reform Committee (1955)
✦ Frequently Asked Questions
Which planet is most auspicious for me?▼
Known only from birth-kundali. Lord of lagna, lord of 5th-9th house (trikon-lord) most auspicious. If in exalted-own-rashi then more auspicious. Inauspicious — lord of 6th-8th-12th house. But everyone's kundali different — for accurate consult astrologer.
How to see planet-position in panchang?▼
In daily-panchang: Planet-position at sunrise-time. On our "Planet Position" page — real-time position, rashi, degree-minute, motion (margi/retrograde), combust-status, strength — all in detail. Nakshatra also.
Do planets really affect us?▼
Traditional-view — yes, universe is huge magnetic-field, effect of planet-motion. Modern-scientific-view — not proven (in Carlson-like studies). But knowledge based on thousands-of-years experience. Adopt with shraddha — but don't forget "Free Will". Planets give probability, decision is yours.
Can I calculate planet-position myself?▼
Complex astronomical-mathematics needed — Lahiri Ayanamsa, Jean Meeus algorithms. Best for common-person — jyotish-software/website. On our "Planet Positions Calculator" real-time — free. Drik-Panchang, Astro-Sage also good.
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