Partial or anshik kaal sarp dosh: which planet breaks the pattern, and who can read it
A partial kaal sarp chart has one planet outside the Rahu-Ketu axis, and which planet it is, and how far out, changes the reading.
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One app says I have kaal sarp, another says partial kaal sarp, and a third says nothing. My Moon is the only planet on the other side. Which one is right?
All three may be using different rules. Please share your date, exact time and place of birth. I will check how far your Moon sits from Rahu or Ketu and whether the apps counted by sign or by degree.
Short answer
Partial or anshik kaal sarp dosh is a label for a chart where all planets but one sit between Rahu and Ketu, or where a planet shares a node's sign but lies past its degree. One planet outside is common, about 1 chart in 4, and the lone planet is most often the Moon or Saturn. On Kismo, verified Vedic astrologers check which planet breaks the pattern, online from anywhere.
What are the key facts about kaal sarp dosh?
| Answer | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Anshik kaal sarp, partial kaal sarp yog, broken kaal sarp |
| Meaning 1: one planet out | Six planets between Rahu and Ketu, one on the other side by degree |
| Meaning 2: sign only | Every planet inside by sign, but one sits in a node's sign past the node's degree |
| How common | 25.7% of charts have exactly one planet outside by degree (calculated, see below) |
| In the classical texts? | No; neither kaal sarp nor its partial form is named in Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra 1 |
| Session on Kismo | From ₹15 a minute, 5 free minutes in the first session, online from anywhere in India and abroad |
What does an astrologer check when a report says partial kaal sarp?
- Which planet sits outside the axis. The Moon, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars together make up over 9 in 10 of the lone planets, as the table below shows.
- How far past the node it lies. A planet a few degrees past Rahu is read very differently from one 50 degrees away.
- Whether the lone planet shares a node's sign. Phaladeepika (20.39) says Rahu takes on the results of the planet it joins 3.
- Whether the planet joined with a node borrows or lends strength. Pandey's handbook records the view that Rahu and Ketu have no strength of their own and use that of the planet they join 4.
- The birth time, if the Moon is the lone planet. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, so an hour can move it across a node.
What changes the answer for a partial kaal sarp chart?
- A slow lone planet. Saturn or Jupiter outside the axis stays outside for months, so everyone born in that stretch shares the same broken pattern.
- A fast lone planet. When the Moon is the one outside, a full pattern is often a day or two away in time, which is why a small birth-time error matters.
- A lone planet in a node's sign. By sign it is inside, by degree outside, so two kundli apps can disagree on the same chart.
- Which rule your astrologer follows. Some count only full kaal sarp and give a partial chart no weight at all.
Which planet is most often the one outside the Rahu-Ketu axis?
The Moon is most often the single planet outside the axis, followed by Saturn and Jupiter. These shares are from 20,000 random charts for Delhi, born 1960 to 2005.
| Lone planet outside | Share of one-out charts | Median distance past the node |
|---|---|---|
| Moon | 30.6% | 47.0 degrees |
| Saturn | 25.0% | 36.7 degrees |
| Jupiter | 20.6% | 32.9 degrees |
| Mars | 18.1% | 53.3 degrees |
| Venus | 3.1% | 10.6 degrees |
| Mercury | 1.5% | 8.2 degrees |
| Sun | 1.1% | 6.1 degrees |
Calculated from public astronomical data with the open-source astronomia library 5: Lahiri ayanamsa, mean nodes. Distances are from a second sample of 6,000 births. Only 14.1% of lone planets sit within 10 degrees of a node; the median is 39.5 degrees.
In 21.5% of one-out charts the lone planet shares a node's sign, so a sign-based app shows full kaal sarp. When the Moon is outside, a full pattern formed within 24 hours either side of birth in 15.1% of cases.
Do the classical texts say anything about a broken serpent pattern?
The classical texts say nothing about partial kaal sarp, because they do not describe kaal sarp at all. The closest rule is Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra's Sarpa yoga, malefics in three kendras, in chapter 35, verse 8 1.
That older rule is strict about being whole. B. V. Raman writes that for Sarpa yoga the kendras must be occupied only by malefics, so a single benefic among them breaks it 2. He also notes that the Moon is left out of account for this yoga, leaving three benefics and three malefics 2.
Raman adds a rule for overlaps: when one placement forms two Nabhasa yogas from different groups, one of the two ceases to operate 2. Some astrologers apply the same thinking to kaal sarp, judging the strongest pattern rather than adding every label up.
| Source | What it says | What it suggests for a partial chart |
|---|---|---|
| Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra 35.8 1 | Sarpa yoga: malefics in three kendras | The only serpent yoga in the text; nodes play no part |
| Raman, combination 106 2 | Kendras must be occupied exclusively; the Moon is left out | A whole pattern is required, and the Moon is not counted |
| Phaladeepika 20.39 3 | Rahu gives results by the planet it joins | A lone planet beside a node shapes how Rahu is read |
| Pandey, Kala Sarpa Yoga Shanti 4 | Nodes use the strength of the planet they join | The lone planet's strength matters more than the label |
What should I check before I act on a partial kaal sarp report?
A partial kaal sarp report needs four checks before you spend money or time on it. Each takes a minute with your kundli open.
- Find the planet the report says is outside, and note its degree and Rahu's degree.
- See whether it shares Rahu's or Ketu's sign; if so, ask whether the app counted by sign.
- If it is the Moon, ask how certain your birth time is, to within an hour.
- Ask one astrologer, then a second, whether they give a partial pattern any weight at all.
What do people get wrong about this?
Belief: Partial kaal sarp is just a milder version of full kaal sarp, so it needs a smaller puja.
Many astrologers treat one planet outside as no kaal sarp at all. Raman's reading of the older Sarpa yoga needs the pattern to be complete 2.
Belief: If a planet sits right next to Rahu, the pattern is broken.
A planet in Rahu's sign but past its degree is outside by degree and inside by sign. In this page's calculation that was the case in 21.5% of one-out charts.
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Questions worth asking in the session
- Which planet sits outside the axis in my chart, and by how many degrees?
- Did the report count by sign or by exact degree?
- Do you give a partial pattern any weight, and why?
- If my Moon is the lone planet, does a small birth-time error change the answer?
- Which house does the lone planet rule in my chart?
What should I know before booking a session about kaal sarp dosh?
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Questions people ask
What does anshik or partial kaal sarp dosh mean?
Anshik or partial kaal sarp dosh means all but one planet sit between Rahu and Ketu, or a planet shares a node's sign but lies past its degree. It is a modern label for a pattern that is almost, but not quite, complete. Astrologers differ on whether it counts at all.
Is partial kaal sarp dosh as strong as full kaal sarp?
No, most astrologers who use the label read partial kaal sarp as weaker than full kaal sarp, and many give it no weight. The older Sarpa yoga, as Raman explains it, needs the pattern to be complete 2. The planet that sits outside and its strength usually matter more than the label.
Why does one kaal sarp calculator say partial and another say full?
The two calculators probably use different rules. One counts by sign, so a planet in Rahu's sign counts as inside; the other counts by exact degree, so the same planet counts as outside. Ask which rule each used, and check the degrees of the planet and the node yourself.
My Moon is the only planet outside Rahu and Ketu. Do I have kaal sarp?
By the strict rule, no: one planet outside breaks the pattern. The Moon is the most common lone planet, in 30.6% of one-out charts in this page's calculation. Because the Moon moves fast, an astrologer first checks that your birth time is accurate before giving any view.
Do I need any remedy for partial kaal sarp dosh?
Most astrologers who use the label do not suggest a paid remedy for partial kaal sarp. Simple prayer, if you want it, costs nothing. Never pay for a ritual under pressure, and get a second opinion before paying for any ritual.
How much does it cost to check my partial kaal sarp on Kismo?
Checking a partial kaal sarp chart on Kismo costs the astrologer's rate, from ₹15 a minute, billed per started minute from your wallet. The first session carries 5 free minutes with no card needed. Money you do not use stays in your wallet.
Someone says my partial kaal sarp will become full later in life. Is that true?
No, the planets in your birth chart are fixed at the moment of birth, so a partial pattern does not turn full later. Transits and dashas change over time, and an astrologer reads those separately. Treat a claim that your chart will change as a red flag, especially if a payment follows.
Where can I get my partial kaal sarp chart read online?
You can get a partial kaal sarp chart read on Kismo, where verified Vedic astrologers check the lone planet's degree and sign by chat or call. Kismo is an app where you talk to verified Vedic astrologers by chat or call, in 16 languages. It works online from anywhere.
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Where do these facts come from?
- Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, chapter 35 (Nabhasa yogas), verses 3, 8 and 22, Enjoy Learning Sanskrit. Accessed .
- Three Hundred Important Combinations (B. V. Raman, 1947), combination 106: Sarpa yoga, definition and remarks, pp. 124-125, Internet Archive (Digital Library of India). Accessed .
- Phaladeepika by Mantreswara, chapter 20, sloka 39 (tr. V. Subrahmanya Sastri), Wisdom Library. Accessed .
- Kala Sarpa Yoga Shanti (Dr. Balarama Pandey, Chowkhamba Sanskrit Bhavan, Varanasi, 2007), preface, Internet Archive. Accessed .
- astronomia: astronomical and calendrical algorithms (calculation in seo-kit/calc/kaal-sarp-dosh.mts and kaal-sarp-dosh__partial.mts), commenthol, GitHub. Accessed .
