What's included
✦Sarvashtakavarga (SAV) — the combined 337-point bindu chart across all 12 signs, with each house ranked by strength
✦All seven Bhinnashtakavarga (BAV) — the individual bindu chart for Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn
✦House-by-house strength — which life areas carry the most support, and which need care
✦Live transit grading — where the planets are today, scored against your own BAV (Ashtakavarga's most reliable use)
✦Printable — save or print as PDF directly from your browser
What is Ashtakavarga?
Most chart reading is qualitative — “Jupiter is strong, Saturn aspects the 7th.” Ashtakavarga turns the whole chart into numbers. For every sign it counts bindus (benefic points) contributed by the seven planets and the Ascendant, telling you exactly how much support each sign and house actually has.
SAV vs BAV
Bhinnashtakavarga (BAV) is one planet's own chart — maximum 8 points per sign. Sarvashtakavarga (SAV) sums all seven planets: 337 points spread across 12 signs, averaging about 28. A sign above 30 is strong; below 25 (especially below 20) tends to struggle.
Its best use: grading transits
When a planet transits a sign, check that sign's bindus in that planet's own BAV. A transit through a high-bindu sign (5+) tends to deliver; through a 0–2 bindu sign it strains. This is the most dependable, most-cited application of the whole system — and this tool computes it live for today's sky.
Calculations use the classical Parashari benefic-point tables (Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra) with the Lahiri ayanamsha. Ashtakavarga is a strength and timing framework for reflection and guidance — not a guarantee of specific events.
How Ashtakavarga Is Calculated
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Eight contributors. The seven planets (Sun through Saturn) and the Ascendant each “vote” on every sign. The classical Parashari tables fix which house-positions, counted from each contributor, earn a benefic point — a bindu.
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Bhinnashtakavarga (BAV). Tally those votes for one planet and you get its own bindu chart — 0 to 8 points in each sign. Every planet's total is fixed: Sun 48, Moon 49, Mars 39, Mercury 54, Jupiter 56, Venus 52, Saturn 39.
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Sarvashtakavarga (SAV). Add all seven BAV charts and 337 points spread across the 12 signs — the master strength map. We then rank your houses and grade today's transits against each planet's own BAV.
Frequently asked questions
What is Ashtakavarga in simple terms?
It is a scoring system that turns your chart into numbers. For every sign it counts bindus (benefic points) contributed by the seven planets and the Ascendant, telling you how much support each sign — and therefore each house — actually carries. It answers “how strong is this part of my chart?” with a figure instead of a guess.
What's the difference between SAV and BAV?
Bhinnashtakavarga (BAV) is a single planet's own bindu chart — maximum 8 points per sign. Sarvashtakavarga (SAV) is the sum of all seven planets: 337 points spread across the 12 signs. Use SAV to judge a house's overall strength, and a planet's BAV to grade that planet's transit.
What is a good Ashtakavarga score?
In SAV, the 12 signs share 337 points, so the average sign holds about 28. A sign above 30 is strong; 25–29 is average; below 25 (especially under 20) tends to struggle. In a single planet's BAV, 5 or more out of 8 is favourable and 2 or fewer is weak.
How does Ashtakavarga grade transits?
When a planet transits a sign, look at the bindus that sign holds in that planet's own BAV. A transit through a high-bindu sign (5+) tends to deliver results; through a 0–2 bindu sign it tends to strain or underdeliver. This is the most reliable, most-cited use of the whole system, and matters most for the slow movers — Saturn and Jupiter. This tool computes it live against today's sky.
Is a low-bindu house bad?
No — low bindus mark a harder area, not a blocked one. It signals a life zone that asks for more conscious effort, patience and care, rather than one where things flow on their own. A strong dasha or a well-supported transit can still deliver excellent results in a low-bindu house. Ashtakavarga measures support, not destiny.
Why might my numbers differ from another calculator?
Two reasons. First, the ayanamsha (the sidereal offset) — a different ayanamsha can shift a planet into the neighbouring sign and change the tally; this tool uses Lahiri. Second, some online tools use incomplete or mis-transcribed benefic tables. This calculator uses the classical Parashari (BPHS) tables and self-checks that the per-planet totals come to exactly 48/49/39/54/56/52/39 = 337 on every run.
Does Ashtakavarga predict specific events?
No. Ashtakavarga is a strength and timing layer — it tells you which areas are well-supported and which transits are favourable, not what will happen on a given date. It works best alongside the other predictive tools (dashas, house significations) as a way to weigh how strongly a promised result is likely to show up. Treat it as guidance for reflection, not a forecast.
Do Rahu and Ketu have an Ashtakavarga?
Not in the classical Parashari system. Only the seven visible planets (Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn) plus the Ascendant contribute bindus, so there is no standard BAV for the lunar nodes. Some modern schools experiment with nodal Ashtakavarga, but it is not part of the traditional method this tool follows.