Sachin Tendulkar
Indian cricketer; the highest run-scorer in international cricket, the only batsman with 100 international centuries, and the youngest recipient of the Bharat Ratna.
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The Birth Chart
Lagna Cancer · Moon in Sagittarius · Purva Ashadha nakshatra
- Atmakaraka (soul planet)
- Mars
- Highest-degree planet; in Jaimini the significator of the soul's central pursuit.
- Yogakaraka
- Mars
- Owns both a quadrant and a trine for this lagna - a natural Raja-Yoga giver.
- Navamsha (D9) lagna
- Sagittarius
- The D9 ascendant - the chart's inner strength and marriage indicator.
- Sect
- Day birth (diurnal)
- Day/night sect of the chart.
Planetary Positions
Every graha with its sign, house, nakshatra, dignity and computed shadbala strength.
| Graha | Rashi | House | Nakshatra | Dignity | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 10 | Ashwini · pada 4 | Exalted | 86 |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 6 | Purva Ashadha · pada 4 | Neutral | 56 |
| Mars | Capricorn | 7 | Dhanishtha · pada 2 | Exalted | 55 |
| Mercury | Pisces | 9 | Revati · pada 1 | Debilitated | 35 |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 7 | Shravana · pada 2 | Debilitated | 41 |
| Venus | Aries | 10 | Bharani · pada 1 | Neutral | 48 |
| Saturn | Taurus | 11 | Mrigashira · pada 1 | Neutral | 39 |
| Rahu(R) | Sagittarius | 6 | Purva Ashadha · pada 2 | Neutral | 46 |
| Ketu(R) | Gemini | 12 | Ardra · pada 4 | Neutral | 48 |
Strength of the Grahas
Relative shadbala (six-fold strength) of each planet - taller bars carry more of the chart’s weight.
- Sun86%
- Moon56%
- Mars55%
- Venus48%
- Ketu48%
- Rahu46%
- Jupiter41%
- Saturn39%
- Mercury35%
Yogas and Their Sources
The combinations the chart actually forms, each with the classical verse it rests on.
Ruchaka Yoga (Pancha Mahapurusha)
Mars
Mars is exalted in Capricorn in the 7th house from the lagna - one of the conditions for Ruchaka, a Pancha Mahapurusha yoga of strength, courage and commanding presence. The engine notes a partial Bhanga (cancellation) because the kendra-lord Moon sits in the 6th, so the yoga is genuine but qualified.
“Phaladeepika holds that when Mars occupies a quadrant (kendra) in its own sign or in exaltation, the Ruchaka Yoga arises, and the native is valorous, of fine physique and commanding nature, famed for courage and leadership.”
Sunapha Yoga
Mars · Jupiter
Planets other than the Sun - here Mars and Jupiter - occupy the 2nd house reckoned from the Moon, forming Sunapha: classically the sign of self-acquired wealth, intelligence and a self-made renown rather than an inherited one.
हित्वार्कं सुनफानफादुरुधुराः स्वान्त्योभयस्थैर्ग्रहैः शीतांशोः ॥
“Brihat Jataka teaches that, excluding the Sun, when planets stand in the 2nd, the 12th, or both from the Moon, the yogas Sunapha, Anapha and Durudhura respectively arise; the native of Sunapha is held to be possessed of self-acquired property, intelligent, wealthy and of good repute. (The Devanagari line is the Chandra-yoga verse, lightly normalized for legibility.)”
Ubhayachari Yoga
Saturn · Mercury
Planets stand on both sides of the Sun - Saturn in the 2nd from it and Mercury in the 12th - forming Ubhayachari, a solar yoga that gives an even temperament, eloquence, comforts and a well-balanced, widely-esteemed life.
“Phaladeepika holds that when planets other than the Moon occupy both the 2nd and the 12th houses from the Sun, the Ubhayachari Yoga is formed, and the native is of balanced body and mind, eloquent, possessed of comforts, equable and held in regard by many.”
Raja Yoga - Mars and Jupiter
Mars · Jupiter
Mars (lord of the 5th and 10th) is associated with Jupiter (lord of the 6th and 9th) in the 7th house. A quadrant lord linked to a trine lord is the classical condition for a Raja Yoga conferring authority and high status. This is distinct from the Dhana Yoga formed by the same pair.
“Jyotish Ratnakar holds that when the lord of a quadrant (kendra) and the lord of a trine (trikona) are related by conjunction, mutual aspect or exchange, a Raja Yoga is produced, conferring rank, authority and renown; here the 10th lord Mars conjoins the 9th lord Jupiter in the 7th.”
Dhana Yoga - Sun and Venus
Sun · Venus
The 2nd lord Sun and the 11th lord Venus are conjoined in the 10th house. The union of the lords of the 2nd (accumulated wealth) and the 11th (gains) is a classical Dhana Yoga of earned prosperity - distinct from the Mars-Jupiter Dhana Yoga.
“Jyotish Ratnakar holds that when the lord of the 2nd house of wealth and the lord of the 11th house of gains are associated, a Dhana Yoga is formed, giving the native riches and abundant earnings; here the 2nd lord Sun joins the 11th lord Venus in the 10th.”
Dhana Yoga - Mars and Jupiter
Mars · Jupiter
The 5th lord Mars and the 9th lord Jupiter are associated in the 7th house. The union of the two trinal (Lakshmi-sthana) lords is a Dhana Yoga of accrued fortune - a separate combination from the Sun-Venus Dhana Yoga.
“Jyotish Ratnakar holds that when the lords of the trinal houses are associated, a Dhana Yoga of fortune is produced, conferring wealth and good fortune on the native; here the 5th lord Mars joins the 9th lord Jupiter.”
Neechabhanga Raja Yoga - Mercury
Mercury · Jupiter
Mercury is debilitated in Pisces, but its dispositor Jupiter occupies a kendra (the 7th from the lagna). When the dispositor of a debilitated planet sits in a quadrant, the debility is cancelled and turned into a Raja Yoga - a fallen significator transformed into a source of distinction.
“Phaladeepika holds that when the dispositor of a debilitated planet is placed in a kendra from the lagna or the Moon, the debility is cancelled (neechabhanga) and a Raja Yoga results, raising the native to eminence; here debilitated Mercury's dispositor Jupiter sits in the 7th.”
Ardhachandra Yoga (Nabhasa Akriti)
Sun · Moon · Mars · Mercury · Jupiter · Venus · Saturn
The seven planets fall in a contiguous run of houses, forming the Ardhachandra ('half-moon') Nabhasa akriti yoga - classically the mark of one strong, dignified, favoured by rulers and adorned with weapons or sport, leading a comely, fortunate life.
“Brihat Jataka holds that when the seven planets occupy a contiguous arc of houses, the Ardhachandra Yoga is formed, and the native is strong, of handsome form, honoured by kings, skilful with weapons, and of fortunate and comely life.”
The Dasha Timeline
- 1973–1976Venus शुक्र3 yr
- 1976–1982Sun सूर्य6 yr
- 1982–1992Moon चन्द्र10 yr
- 1988-12-11 — Aged 15, scored 100 not out on first-class debut for Bombay against Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy at the Wankhede Stadium, becoming the youngest Indian to score a century on first-class debut.
- 1989-11-15 — Made his Test debut for India against Pakistan at Karachi aged 16 years 205 days, the youngest player to debut in Tests for India.
- 1990-08-09 — Scored his maiden Test century (119 not out) against England at Old Trafford, Manchester, aged 17, with a match-saving innings.
- 1992–1999Mars मंगल7 yr
- 1994-09-09 — Scored his first ODI century (110 against Australia) in the Singer World Series final at Colombo, in his 79th ODI.
- 1996-08-10 — Appointed captain of the India cricket team for the first time, succeeding Mohammad Azharuddin.
- 1998-04-24 — Hit a second consecutive century (134) against Australia in the Sharjah Coca-Cola Cup final on his 25th birthday, completing the celebrated 'Desert Storm' performance.
- 1999–2017Rahu राहु18 yr
- 2010-02-24 — Became the first male cricketer to score a One-Day International double century, making 200 not out against South Africa at Gwalior.
- 2011-04-02 — India won the 2011 Cricket World Cup, defeating Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, fulfilling Tendulkar's long-held World Cup ambition in his sixth and final World Cup.
- 2012-03-16 — Scored his 100th international century (114 against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup at Mirpur), becoming the only cricketer to reach the milestone of 100 international hundreds.
- 2013-11-16 — Played his 200th and final Test (against the West Indies at the Wankhede Stadium) and retired from international cricket; the Bharat Ratna was announced for him the same day.
- 2014-02-04 — Conferred the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, by President Pranab Mukherjee, becoming its youngest recipient and the first sportsperson to receive it.
- 2017–2033Jupiter गुरु16 yr
- 2019-07-19 — Inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame at a ceremony in London, the sixth Indian cricketer to receive the honour.
- 2033–2052Saturn शनि19 yr
- 2052–2069Mercury बुध17 yr
- 2069–2076Ketu केतु7 yr
A Life in the Stars
1988-12-11
Aged 15, scored 100 not out on first-class debut for Bombay against Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy at the Wankhede Stadium, becoming the youngest Indian to score a century on first-class debut. source
Moon mahadasha (1982-1992). The Moon is the lagna lord placed in the 6th house of contest in Sagittarius - the natural house of competition and rivals. Under the period of his own ascendant ruler, set in the house of duels, the prodigy announced himself in his first competitive arena.
In December nineteen eighty-eight, under the period of the Moon - the lord of his Cancer ascendant, placed in the sixth house of contest - a fifteen-year-old Tendulkar marked his first-class debut with an unbeaten century at the Wankhede, the youngest Indian ever to do so.
1989-11-15
Made his Test debut for India against Pakistan at Karachi aged 16 years 205 days, the youngest player to debut in Tests for India. source
Moon mahadasha (1982-1992). The lagna-lord Moon in the competitive 6th house continued to rule, while the chart's exalted 10th-house Sun - the significator of public standing - awaited activation. The Moon period launched the public self onto the largest stage.
In November nineteen eighty-nine, still in the Moon's period - his ascendant lord in the sixth house of rivalry - the sixteen-year-old stepped onto the Test stage against Pakistan at Karachi, the youngest ever to play Tests for India.
1990-08-09
Scored his maiden Test century (119 not out) against England at Old Trafford, Manchester, aged 17, with a match-saving innings. source
Moon mahadasha (1982-1992). The lagna-lord Moon in the 6th house of struggle suits a defiant, match-saving effort; the Moon's link as ascendant ruler to the exalted 10th-house Sun points the emotional self toward public achievement.
In August nineteen ninety, under the Moon - the lord of his chart, sitting in the sixth house where battles are fought and saved - a seventeen-year-old Tendulkar dug in at Old Trafford for an unbeaten match-saving hundred, his first in Test cricket.
1994-09-09
Scored his first ODI century (110 against Australia) in the Singer World Series final at Colombo, in his 79th ODI. source
Mars mahadasha (1992-1999). Mars is the Atmakaraka and Yogakaraka - exalted in Capricorn in the 7th, ruling the 5th of sport and the 10th of career. Under his soul-planet and Raja-Yoga giver, the long-awaited limited-overs breakthrough finally arrived.
In September nineteen ninety-four, the period of Mars - his soul-planet, exalted and the giver of his chart's royal yogas - had begun, and in his seventy-ninth one-day match Tendulkar at last broke through with a maiden ODI hundred against Australia.
1996-08-10
Appointed captain of the India cricket team for the first time, succeeding Mohammad Azharuddin. source
Mars mahadasha (1992-1999). Mars rules the 10th house of authority and command and is exalted - the Yogakaraka conferring leadership. Under the period of the chart's natural Raja-Yoga giver and 10th lord, he was raised to the captaincy.
In August nineteen ninety-six, under Mars - the exalted lord of his tenth house of authority and the chart's Raja-Yoga giver - Tendulkar was handed the captaincy of India for the first time.
1998-04-24
Hit a second consecutive century (134) against Australia in the Sharjah Coca-Cola Cup final on his 25th birthday, completing the celebrated 'Desert Storm' performance. source
Mars mahadasha (1992-1999). Exalted Mars - Atmakaraka, Yogakaraka and forming the Ruchaka great-man yoga of valour - was at the height of its period, an apt signature for the most ferocious, dominant innings of his career against the strongest opposition.
In April nineteen ninety-eight, at the peak of the Mars period - his exalted warrior-planet that forms the Ruchaka yoga of valour - Tendulkar produced the back-to-back 'Desert Storm' hundreds in Sharjah, finishing on his twenty-fifth birthday.
2010-02-24
Became the first male cricketer to score a One-Day International double century, making 200 not out against South Africa at Gwalior. source
Rahu mahadasha (1999-2017). Rahu sits in the 6th house in Sagittarius with the lagna-lord Moon - the house of record-breaking effort and surpassing rivals. Rahu's nature is to magnify and to break boundaries, fitting a first-of-its-kind, never-before record.
In February twenty-ten, under the long period of Rahu - the boundary-breaking shadow planet sitting in his sixth house of records alongside his ascendant lord - Tendulkar became the first man in history to make a one-day double century.
2011-04-02
India won the 2011 Cricket World Cup, defeating Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, fulfilling Tendulkar's long-held World Cup ambition in his sixth and final World Cup. source
Rahu mahadasha (1999-2017). Rahu occupies the 6th house with the lagna-lord Moon, and the 6th is the upachaya house of victory over opponents and of long-pursued ambitions finally won. The crowning team triumph fell within Rahu's expansive period.
In April twenty-eleven, still under Rahu - placed in the sixth house of hard-won victories alongside his chart-lord Moon - Tendulkar finally lifted the World Cup at his home ground in Mumbai, the ambition of a lifetime fulfilled.
2012-03-16
Scored his 100th international century (114 against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup at Mirpur), becoming the only cricketer to reach the milestone of 100 international hundreds. source
Rahu mahadasha (1999-2017). Rahu - the planet of the unprecedented and the unrepeatable, placed in the 6th of milestones with the lagna-lord Moon - presided over the singular record of a hundred international centuries that no other player has approached.
In March twenty-twelve, under Rahu - the planet of the never-before, sitting in his sixth house of milestones - Tendulkar reached his hundredth international century, a figure that remains his alone.
2013-11-16
Played his 200th and final Test (against the West Indies at the Wankhede Stadium) and retired from international cricket; the Bharat Ratna was announced for him the same day. source
Rahu mahadasha (1999-2017). As Rahu's long period drew toward its close, the chapter it had governed ended; Rahu in the 6th with the lagna-lord Moon, at his home Wankhede ground where his story began, fittingly closed the playing career it had carried to its records.
In November twenty-thirteen, as the Rahu period that had carried his record years moved toward its end, Tendulkar played his two-hundredth and final Test at the Wankhede - and on the same day the Bharat Ratna was announced for him.
2014-02-04
Conferred the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, by President Pranab Mukherjee, becoming its youngest recipient and the first sportsperson to receive it. source
Rahu mahadasha (1999-2017). The honour fell in the final stretch of Rahu's period; the chart's exalted 10th-house Sun - the significator of supreme public honour and the lord of the 2nd of status - underlies a national recognition of the highest order.
In February twenty-fourteen, in the closing phase of the Rahu period - against the backdrop of his exalted Sun crowning the tenth house of honour - Tendulkar received the Bharat Ratna, the youngest ever and the first sportsperson so honoured.
2019-07-19
Inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame at a ceremony in London, the sixth Indian cricketer to receive the honour. source
Jupiter mahadasha (2017-2033). Jupiter is the 9th lord of fortune and honour, placed in the 7th with exalted Mars where it forms a Raja Yoga and a Dhana Yoga. Under the period of this honour-giving planet, the game's institution enshrined his standing for posterity.
In July twenty-nineteen, under the period of Jupiter - the lord of fortune that forms a Raja Yoga in his seventh house - Tendulkar was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in London, his place in the game's history formally sealed.
Character in the Chart
A Cancer lagna ruled by a wounded Moon
Cancer lagna with its lord Moon in the 6th house in Sagittarius (Purva Ashadha), Mrita avastha
The ascendant is Cancer, whose lord is the Moon - and that Moon sits in the 6th house in Sagittarius, in Mrita (dead) avastha and with only moderate strength. Classically the lagna lord describes the self; placed in the 6th house of struggle, rivals and service, it gives a temperament that thrives on contest and relentless effort rather than ease, and a sensitivity (Cancer) channelled into discipline. The 6th is an upachaya house that grows stronger with time and is the natural sector of competition - a fitting signature for a self forged through unending duels with opponents, even as the Moon's Mrita avastha hints at a quiet, almost private emotional core behind the public effort.
An exalted Sun crowning the career house
Sun exalted in Aries (Ashwini) in the 10th house, strength 0.86
The Sun is exalted in Aries in the 10th house of career, action and public standing, in the nakshatra of Ashwini and carrying high strength (0.86) - the single most dignified placement in the chart. An exalted planet in a kendra is one of the textbook sources of eminence; the 10th house is where status and visible achievement are read. As lord of the 2nd, the Sun in the 10th also feeds the Dhana Yoga of earned wealth. This is the astrological emblem of authority won in the most public arena, a self whose very identity (Sun) is expressed through performance before the world rather than behind the scenes.
Mars the Atmakaraka and Yogakaraka
Mars exalted in Capricorn in the 7th house; Atmakaraka and Yogakaraka
For Cancer lagna Mars rules both a quadrant (the 10th) and a trine (the 5th), making it the natural Yogakaraka - the single most auspicious planet that gives Raja Yoga by itself. It is also the Atmakaraka, the highest-degree planet, which in Jaimini signifies the soul's central pursuit. Exalted in Capricorn in the 7th, Mars forms the Ruchaka Pancha Mahapurusha yoga of strength and courage (engine-detected, with a partial Bhanga). When the same planet is the soul-significator, the Raja-Yoga giver and an exalted great-man yoga, the chart points to martial drive - fight, valour, competitive will - as the very axis of the life's purpose.
Debilitated Mercury redeemed in the 9th
Mercury debilitated in Pisces (Revati) in the 9th house, with Neechabhanga via Jupiter
Mercury - the planet of skill, calculation and craft - is debilitated in Pisces, yet placed in the 9th house of fortune and dharma. Its dispositor Jupiter sits in a kendra (the 7th), which by the classical Neechabhanga rule cancels the debility and turns it into a Raja Yoga (engine-detected). The pattern is telling: a faculty that begins compromised is redeemed and elevated by surrounding strength. In the 9th house of higher principle, it suggests a sharp cricketing intelligence and technique that matured into something far greater than its raw starting point.
Two benefics fallen in the 7th, raised by Raja Yoga
Jupiter debilitated in Capricorn in the 7th house, conjunct exalted Mars
Jupiter is debilitated in Capricorn in the 7th, conjunct exalted Mars. By itself a debilitated benefic, Jupiter is rescued by association: as lord of the 9th joining the 10th-and-5th lord Mars, it forms both a Raja Yoga and a Mars-Jupiter Dhana Yoga (engine-detected). The 7th house governs the public, the marketplace and the wider audience. This conjunction - one planet exalted, one debilitated, fused into wealth-and-status yogas - mirrors a life played out before vast crowds, where strength and wisdom combined to produce fame and fortune despite the mixed dignities involved.
Saturn in the 11th: the house of gains and milestones
Saturn in Taurus (Mrigashira) in the 11th house
Saturn occupies the 11th house in Taurus - the house of gains, income, large networks and the fulfilment of desires. The 11th is an upachaya house where Saturn, the planet of endurance and accumulation, performs well over the long arc, rewarding patience with results that compound across a career rather than arriving early. Classically Saturn here gives gains that are slow but durable and a wide circle of supporters. For a chart already loaded with wealth yogas, Saturn anchoring the 11th underlines a defining theme: rewards measured in records and milestones that pile up steadily over an exceptionally long span.
Sunapha and the self-made fortune
Sunapha Yoga - Mars and Jupiter in the 2nd house from the Moon
Mars and Jupiter, both planets other than the Sun, occupy the 2nd house counted from the Moon, forming the Sunapha Yoga (engine-detected, sourced to Brihat Jataka). The classical reading of Sunapha is unambiguous: self-acquired property, intelligence, wealth and renown - a fortune earned through one's own effort, not inherited. Coupled with the two Dhana Yogas and the 6th-house lagna lord that thrives on labour, the chart repeatedly draws the same portrait: prosperity and fame built from the ground up by personal striving rather than handed down.
A navamsha that deepens the martial purpose
Navamsha (D9) lagna Sagittarius; Mars in the D9 10th house in Virgo
The navamsha (D9) lagna is Sagittarius, ruled by Jupiter - the chart's inner strength and the sign of dharma and aspiration. In the D9, Mars rises into the 10th house in Virgo with Rahu, while the D9 lagna lord Jupiter sits in the 6th. The navamsha is where a planet's deeper strength is judged; Mars climbing to the D9 tenth reinforces, at the soul level, the same theme the birth chart announces - an exalted, karaka Mars whose energy is poured into a public arena of competition and achievement. The Sagittarius D9 lagna lends a principled, almost mission-like cast to that drive.
The Road Ahead
- The chart's governing signature is the exalted, doubly-significant Mars - Atmakaraka, Yogakaraka and Ruchaka great-man yoga - which frames a legacy of valour and record-breaking achievement won through relentless competitive will.
- A lagna lord in the 6th house and the Sunapha and twin Dhana yogas together point to a fortune and fame built entirely from personal striving rather than inheritance - a self-made standing that endures as a benchmark.
- With the current Jupiter mahadasha (2017-2033) activating the 9th lord of honour that forms a Raja Yoga in the 7th, the chart's later arc is one of enshrined reputation and elder-statesman standing rather than fresh contest.
Classical Sources
Phaladeepika
Mantreshwara's classical manual of horoscopy; source used here for the solar Vasi yoga and the vargottama strength rule.
Brihat Jataka
Varahamihira's classical compendium (6th c.); its chapter on lunar yogas defines Sunapha, and the Nabhasa yogas include Veena.
Jyotish Ratnakar
Classical Jyotish text cited above.
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