Pitra Dosh Calculator — Which Indicators Apply?
Seven combinations astrologers read as Pitra Dosha, each tested against your chart with a one-line reason — graded by how many apply, with the chart drawn and the simple remedies explained.
- 7 indicators, rule by rule
- Graded, not just yes/no
- No puja sold
In short
Last reviewed 23 August 2026 · Method: Lahiri ayanamsa, VSOP87/ELP positions · how we verify
What the calculator shows
Each of the seven indicators with a tick or cross and the placement behind it, a grade from none to strong based on how many (and which) apply, and your chart drawn so you can see the Sun, Moon, 9th house and nodes yourself. Because the indicators carry different weight — the Sun with a node counts for more than Saturn's aspect — the grade weights them rather than simply counting.
Why the Sun and the 9th house
In the chart the Sun stands for the father and the paternal line, the 9th house for the father, dharma and inherited fortune, and the Moon for the mother's line. Rahu and Ketu are the karmic axis and Saturn the planet of debt and delay. Put them together and you have the astrological grammar of “something owed to those who came before”. That is the whole of the idea; everything else is elaboration.
A fair warning about fear
Pitra Dosha is among the most-sold remedies in Indian astrology, and a great deal of the writing about it exists to sell pujas. The indicators are common enough that a large share of charts has at least one, so a bare “you have Pitra Dosha” means very little. Look at how many apply, how strong they are, and whether Jupiter or a strong 9th lord softens them. The AI astrologer will do that without an upsell.
How this calculator works
- Chart
- Full kundli (VSOP87/ELP, mean node, Lahiri ayanamsa, whole-sign houses).
- Indicators
- Sun with Rahu/Ketu (weight 2); Sun with or aspected by Saturn (1); Rahu or Ketu in the 9th (2); 9th lord in 6/8/12 (1); 9th lord with Rahu/Ketu/Saturn (1); Moon with Rahu/Ketu (1); Sun afflicted in the 9th or 5th (1).
- Grade
- Total weight 0 = none; 1 = mild; 2–3 = moderate; 4+ = strong.
The same engine casts the full janam kundli, so results here and there always agree. How we check the maths →
The indicators and what each is read as
| Indicator | Read as | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Sun conjunct Rahu or Ketu | The father/ancestral principle eclipsed — the classic signature | Strong |
| Rahu or Ketu in the 9th house | The house of ancestors and dharma occupied by the karmic axis | Strong |
| Sun with or aspected by Saturn | Debt and delay on the father's line | Mild |
| 9th lord in the 6th, 8th or 12th | Fortune and the father's significator in difficulty | Mild |
| 9th lord with Rahu, Ketu or Saturn | The 9th's lord afflicted | Mild |
| Moon with Rahu or Ketu | The mother's line eclipsed | Mild |
| Sun afflicted in the 9th or 5th | Father/children houses with an afflicted Sun | Mild |
Pitra Dosha — questions people ask
What it is, how it is checked, and what the tradition actually asks for.
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