The Four Lunar Yogas in Astrology Formed by Moon

Here, the formation, effects and benefits of these yogas totally depend on the position and the strong presence of the Moon in your natal chart.

Anafa, Sunafa, Durudhara and Kemadruma yoga emphasize on the formation of certain configurations with the Moon. These yogas when crystallized in your natal chart have effects to varying degrees.

Anafa yoga forms when the classical planets, barring the Sun, are placed in the twelfth house from the Moon in your natal chart.

The five classical planets - Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn could be located individually or in a blend.

Malefic planets do not create Anafa yoga, while combust or retrograde planets may not give the positive results of this yoga.

For instance, let’s consider the placement of Mars which results in the formation of the Anafa yoga in your natal chart.

If the Moon is placed in the sign of Taurus in your natal chart, then counting from the Moon, Mars will be located in the twelfth house in the sign of Aries.

The entire configuration, since Mars is located in the twelfth house from your Moon, results in the formation of Anafa yoga.

In total, there are 31 assortments of Anafa yoga.

Anafa yoga has both general effects and the ones particular to the planet. Here, in the above example, Anafa yoga is formed with the planet Mars.

The effects manifested by this yoga will be in reference with this fiery planet and influence your temperament accordingly.

Mars - Bold, organized, egoistic, charismatic, energetic, truthful, leader, aggressive, fierce, strong headed.

Jupiter - Virtuous, religious, philosophical, astute, sincere, rich and honorous.

Mercury - Learned, artistic(particular inclination towards music and drawing), multilingual, attractive, prestigious, poetic, worried for children.

Venus - Beautiful, attractive, charismatic, wealthy, intelligent, adulterous.

Saturn - Connection with forests, long arms, pioneer, inclination towards forbidden activities and may like the company of wicked people.

Sunfa yoga is formed when the five classical planets - Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn, either individually or in blend occupy the second house (the very next one) from the Moon in your natal chart.

For instance, if your Moon is placed in the tenth house in your horoscope in the sign of Cancer.

Look for the very next house, the eleventh house for the placement of any of the five planets. Any of these five planets placed individually or collectively in the eleventh house in the sign of Leo (since Moon occupies the sign of Cancer) will lead to the formation of Sunfa yoga.

For Sunfa yoga to be positive or beneficial, it's essential to take the position of the Moon into consideration. The Moon should not be under the influence of any malefic planets or have harmful aspects with such planets to be able to deliver a fruitful Sunfa yoga.

In total, there are a total of 31 combinations of Sunfa yoga.

Mars - Mighty, rich, tough, rude, aggressive, fond of property

Mercury - knowledgeable, proficient in scriptures, music and poetry, attractive, popular, religious, good speech.

Venus - beautiful, clever,, politically astute and remains associated with soil and vehicles, virtuous, reputed

Jupiter - Religious, philosophical, learned, renowned, affluent, efficient teacher, government jobs, connected with people in power and authority

Saturn - wealthy, skillful, patient, hardworking, fair, less comforts from the mother

Durudhara is the combination of the Anfa and Sunfa yogas. This yoga, in your natal chart arises, when the planets (barring the Sun) occupy the second and the twelfth houses from the Moon.

Various combinations of planets result owing to their combined placement in the second and the twelfth houses in your natal chart.

This yoga exerts more powerful and refined effects through the benefic planets.

Compared with the Anfa and Sunfa yogas, the Durudhara yoga is a ‘balanced’ one owing to the placement of the planets before and after the position of the Moon in the natal chart.

The Moon in this case is attended by the planets on both the sides.

One of the most auspicious forms of Durudhara yoga is the placement of the benefic planets Jupiter and Venus on the either side of the Moon.

A total of 180 permutations of the Durudhara yoga are formed owing to the location of the five classical planets.

Mercury and Jupiter - philosophical, well-versed in religion, well versed in scriptures, renowned, charitable, good oratory skills, poetic,inclined to renunciation.

Venus and Jupiter - wise, wealthy, ethical, royal connections, renown, love of luxury.

Mars and Mercury - adept in many fields, rich, liar, wicked, fond of older women, clever.

Mars and Saturn - rich, smart, knows how to get rid of enemies, spiritual, hardworking, practical, inclined to earning money.

When there are no planets placed on either side of the Moon, the yoga formed is called the Kemadruma yoga.

Kemadruma yoga also indicates the absence of Anafa, Sunapha and Durudhara yogas.

Moon is the fastest moving planet and has a direct connection with our psychological growth. Kemadruma yoga leaves the mind unsupported and thus a flickering tendency arises.

Moon primarily represents the mind or psyche. With no planets in the 2nd and the 12th house, the lunar energies are left unsupported. With no anchor for the ‘floating entity’ called mind, one of the obvious effects of the Kemadruma yoga is to make it restless.

Kemadruma yoga typically signifies the lack of ability to use the mental powers. It is the lack of productivity and capability to take action that lead to indecisiveness and poverty (primary results of Kemadruma yoga).

However, detection of the Kemadruma yoga requires a detailed analysis. This yoga gets destroyed under certain conditions like - when the Moon is either wedged in the ascendant, is exalted in the tenth house, the Moon is 90 degrees-240 degrees away from the Sun, located in the auspicious house or the planets are located in the houses 4,7, 10 from the lagna.

Besides the usual placement of planets in the second and the twelfth house, other kinds of particular placements can also fall under the domain of Kemadruma yoga.

When the birth is in the night time, a waning Moon is debilitated.

If you have Shakata yoga in your natal chart. Shakata yoga is formed when the Moon is located in the 6th, 8th or 12th house from Jupiter.

The Moon is associated with Rahu and Ketu and fully aspected by malefics.

The Moon is in lagna or the seventh house and has no association with Jupiter. A waning Moon in the 8th house from the lagna has malefic associations with the other planets.

Effects of Kemadruma Yoga

Remedies for the Kemadruma yoga

1. Fast on the day of Purnima for four consecutive years.

2. Begin fasting on the day of Purnima which falls on a Monday or on the day of Chitra Nakshatra.

3. Don’t hurt your mother. Instead, respect her and try to make her happy as much as possible.

4. Sip water from a silver glass/cup.

5. Worship Bhagwan Shiva on Mondays by offering milk on the Shivlinga.

6. Wear Shri Yantra made of silver with a pearl in it.

7. Donate rice and sugar on Mondays.

8. If your Kemadruma yoga is formed in the 6th, 8th or 12th houses, do not consume milk at night.

Lunar yogas or the planetary configurations that have Moon as their central theme exert a direct influence on the mind.

Understanding these configurations becomes the central point to reaching out to your major weaknesses.

If the Lunar yoga formed in your horoscope is a beneficial one, then you may try to increase its strength. But if it turns out to be a malefic one, then analyzing its effects and practising its remedies can significantly strengthen your mind and augment your confidence.

Since Moon - the psychicalprimary ingredient of the mind is involved in these yogas, doing the appropriate remedies for the same can help us deal with the deeply rooted psychical problems.