Darakaraka Calculator
The Darakaraka Calculator is a free Jaimini astrology tool that finds your Darakaraka, the spouse significator, from the longitudes of the seven visible planets. Enter each planet's absolute longitude, and the tool ranks them from Atmakaraka to Darakaraka in seconds.
Use it to check a kundli reading, study Jaimini chara karakas, or cross-check results from your birth chart software. The calculation is instant, works on mobile and desktop, and needs no sign-up.
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What is a Darakaraka Calculator?
In Jaimini astrology, chara karakas are temporary significators assigned by the degree a planet has travelled within its sign. The Darakaraka is the planet with the lowest such degree, and it signifies the spouse and partnerships.
Formula: Jaimini chara-karaka (7-karaka scheme): effective degree = absolute longitude mod 30 for each of the 7 grahas. Rank highest to lowest: Atmakaraka, Amatyakaraka, Bhratrukaraka, Matrukaraka, Putrakaraka, Gnatikaraka, and LOWEST = Darakaraka (spouse significator). Rahu is not used in the 7-karaka scheme.
Please enter sidereal (Lahiri) longitudes from your kundli. This tool ranks the degrees you provide; it does not compute a birth chart.
How to Use the Darakaraka Calculator (Step by Step)
- Get sidereal longitudes of the 7 planets from your birth chart software.
- Enter one planet per line as Planet,longitude (0-360).
- Press Calculate.
- Last planet in the ranking is your Darakaraka.
Example Calculation
Longitudes Sun 105.5, Moon 222.3, Mars 68.9, Mercury 191.2, Jupiter 305.7, Venus 129.4, Saturn 260.1: the ranking starts with Saturn (Atmakaraka, 20.10 degrees) and ends with Jupiter, so Darakaraka = Jupiter (5.70 degrees).
Features
- Full Atmakaraka-to-Darakaraka ranking
- Classical 7-karaka scheme
- Degree shown for each planet
- Free and instant
Benefits
- Jaimini chart reading
- Spouse-karaka identification
- Kundli software cross-check
Final Thoughts
The Darakaraka Calculator gives you a quick, classical Jaimini ranking so you can identify the spouse significator without manual degree sorting. For more free tools, try the TDEE Calculator and the Bhagyank Calculator on MiniToolLab.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What does Darakaraka represent?
In Jaimini astrology the Darakaraka is the chara karaka with the lowest degree; it signifies the spouse and partnerships, and its sign and house placement are read for marriage indications.
Why is Rahu not included?
The classical 7-karaka scheme uses only the 7 visible grahas. Some modern astrologers use an 8-karaka scheme adding Rahu with degrees counted in reverse - results can differ.
Tropical or sidereal longitudes - which should I use?
Use sidereal (Vedic/Lahiri) longitudes, as Jaimini karakas are part of the Vedic system. Tropical values shift degrees by about 24 degrees and can change the ranking.
What if two planets have almost the same degree?
Very close degrees are a known edge case in karaka theory; classical texts give tie rules, and a learned astrologer should confirm such charts.