Sarvatobhadra Chakra
Same for everyonePlanetary positions
Where every planet sits right now — geocentric, so the same for everyone.
| Planet | Sign & degree | Nakshatra | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 17°21′ Gemini | Ardra pada 4 | 0.95°/day |
| Moon | 26°15′ Capricorn | Dhanishta pada 1 | 12.27°/day |
| Mars | 9°06′ Taurus | Krittika pada 4 | 0.71°/day |
| Mercury | 1°29′ Cancer | Punarvasu pada 4 | R 0.28°/day |
| Jupiter | 6°28′ Cancer | Pushya pada 1 | 0.22°/day |
| Venus | 28°47′ Cancer | Ashlesha pada 4 | 1.13°/day |
| Saturn | 20°03′ Pisces | Revati pada 2 | 0.04°/day |
| Rahu | 8°13′ Aquarius | Shatabhisha pada 1 | R 0.05°/day |
| Ketu | 8°13′ Leo | Magha pada 3 | R 0.05°/day |
Motion is daily speed; R marks retrograde. Vedha lists which of your sensitive stars each planet pierces today, and from which direction.
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Create Free AccountWhat Is the Sarvatobhadra Chakra?
The Sarvatobhadra Chakra (Sanskrit for 'auspicious from all directions' — sarvatas, all directions; bhadra, auspicious) is a 9×9 grid of 81 cells that maps the building blocks of the Hindu calendar onto a single, direction-oriented diagram: the 28 nakshatras, the 12 zodiac signs, the Sanskrit vowels and consonants, the tithis (lunar days) and the seven weekdays. It is one of the most comprehensive tools in classical muhurta (electional) astrology.
Where most muhurta checks weigh a single factor — your birth star, say, or the weekday — the Sarvatobhadra Chakra integrates many of a person's 'coordinates' at once. By plotting the day's planetary positions onto the grid, it shows at a glance whether the moving planets are supporting or obstructing the points tied to you, in every direction. That all-round view is exactly what its name promises.
Astrologers use it to choose auspicious days for important undertakings, for electional and horary (Prashna) work, and in annual (Varshaphala) analysis. This tool draws the authentic chakra, plots live planetary transits for any date, and — when you add your birth star — highlights your six sensitive points and the vedhas affecting them today.
How Does the Sarvatobhadra Chakra Work?
The grid has a fixed structure that is the same for everyone. The outer ring carries the 28 nakshatras (including Abhijit), running clockwise. A band just inside holds the Sanskrit syllables (aksharas) that underpin name-based muhurta. The inner square holds the 12 rasis, and the central cross carries the five tithi groups — Nanda, Bhadra, Jaya, Rikta and Purna — together with the seven weekdays.
Each day the nine planets occupy particular nakshatras, and those positions are plotted on the chakra. A planet is said to cause vedha ('piercing') of a point when it sits directly on it, or when it stands directly opposite through the centre of the grid (front, or sammukha, vedha). A piercing by a natural malefic (Sun, Mars, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu) warns of obstruction; a piercing by a natural benefic (Jupiter, Venus, Mercury, Moon) lends protection.
Personalisation comes from your janma nakshatra — the star the Moon occupied at birth. Counting forward from it gives six sensitive points: Janma, Karma, Sanghatika, Samudaya, Vainashika and Manasa, each linked to an area of life. When a transiting planet pierces one of these, that area is highlighted for the day. Comparing the supportive and obstructing piercings is the basis for selecting, or avoiding, a particular date.
Key Concepts
Eighty-one cells arranged around the cardinal directions, North at the top. The layout is fixed and universal — it is the canvas onto which the changing planets are plotted, the same for every person on a given day.
The 28 nakshatras — the 27 lunar mansions plus Abhijit — line the border in order. This is where transiting planets are read, and the principal layer used for vedha analysis.
Counted from your birth star: Janma (health & mind), Karma (career), Sanghatika (relationships & finance), Samudaya (fortune), Vainashika (losses & disputes) and Manasa (mental peace). These are your personal pressure points on the chakra.
A transiting planet affects a point by sitting on it (direct) or by standing opposite it through the centre (front, or sammukha, vedha). Malefic piercings indicate obstruction; benefic piercings indicate support and protection.
Beyond the stars, the chakra also carries the tithis, the weekdays and the Sanskrit syllables — so a moment can be judged by lunar day, weekday and even the sound of a name, not by nakshatra alone.
The practical payoff: days when benefics support your sensitive points favour new beginnings, while days when malefics pierce Janma or Karma are best avoided for irreversible decisions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Origins & Tradition
The Sarvatobhadra Chakra belongs to the muhurta (electional) tradition of Jyotisha and is most often traced to the Narapati Jayacharya, a medieval treatise that systematised the use of nakshatra, tithi, vaara and syllable charts for choosing auspicious moments — originally including questions of travel and warfare, hence its association with rulers (narapati, 'lord of men').
Over the centuries it was absorbed into mainstream muhurta and Prashna practice and into the annual Varshaphala system. Today it remains a familiar part of panchang-based day selection, valued precisely because it checks a moment from many angles at once rather than relying on any single factor.
