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Darakaraka Calculator

Your **Darakaraka** ("spouse indicator") sits at the opposite end of the Jaimini chara karaka ranking from the Atmakaraka — it's the classical planet (Sun through Saturn) with the **lowest degree** in its sign. Where the Atmakaraka points to your soul's core drive, the Darakaraka points to the nature of your spouse and the themes your marriage is likely to carry.

Ayanamsa: Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) · System: Jaimini Saptakaraka (7-karaka) · Rule: the classical planet with the lowest degree-in-sign among Sun through Saturn

Don't know your birth time? We'll approximate your chart using 6:00 AM local time. The Lagna (Ascendant) and house positions will be approximate.

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What Is the Darakaraka?

In the same seven-planet degree ranking used to find the Atmakaraka, the Darakaraka is simply the planet at the other extreme — the one with the smallest degree-in-sign. Jaimini treats this position as a direct window into your spouse's nature and the character of your primary partnership, complementing (and in many practicing traditions, outweighing) what the 7th house shows in the main chart.

Why It's Read for Marriage Specifically

Jaimini astrology assigns each of the seven chara karakas to a specific life domain based on its rank; the Darakaraka, being last in the sequence, is assigned to spouse and marriage. Many practicing Jaimini astrologers weigh the Darakaraka's sign, house, and aspects as seriously as the 7th house and its lord when assessing marriage timing and compatibility.

How the Darakaraka Colors a Marriage

A Venus Darakaraka is often read as suggesting a graceful, aesthetically attuned partner; a Mars Darakaraka as someone assertive or independent; a Saturn Darakaraka as a mature, disciplined, or perhaps age-different partner. The Darakaraka's own house placement and dignity further refine how that theme is likely to actually show up in the relationship.

Darakaraka Calculator FAQs

What is the Darakaraka?
The classical planet (Sun through Saturn) with the lowest degree-in-sign in your chart, treated in Jaimini astrology as the primary significator of your spouse and marriage.
Is the Darakaraka more important than the 7th house for marriage?
Different traditions weigh them differently — many practicing Jaimini astrologers give the Darakaraka equal or even greater weight than the 7th house and its lord, though a complete assessment considers both.
Can the same planet be both Atmakaraka and Darakaraka?
No — since they represent opposite ends of the same seven-planet degree ranking, they can never be the same planet (unless fewer than two planets are available to rank, which doesn't occur with all seven classical planets present).
What if my Darakaraka is a malefic planet like Saturn or Mars?
It doesn't predict a negative marriage outright — it colors the marriage's themes (discipline and maturity for Saturn, independence and drive for Mars) rather than judging it as good or bad on its own.
How does this differ from the Upapada Lagna?
The Darakaraka is a single planet identified by degree ranking; the Upapada Lagna is a derived house position (via the Jaimini Arudha method) — both are used for marriage analysis but through entirely different techniques.

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