Krishnamurti Paddhati
Ruling Planet calculator
The five classic KP Ruling Planets plus the Lagna sub lord for any moment and place — computed from Swiss Ephemeris sidereal positions, with DST-exact timezones and a sunrise-adjusted day lord.
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Enter a moment and place, then press “Calculate Ruling Planets”.
What are Ruling Planets?
In Krishnamurti Paddhati, the Ruling Planets (RPs) are the few planets that "rule" the very moment you ask a question or note an event. Because they encode the ascendant, the Moon and the weekday of that instant, K.P. called them the Divine Timekeepers: an event promised in a horary or natal chart tends to fructify when its significator appears in the RP set — making RPs the fastest cross-check in KP practice.
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Lagna Star Lord — The star in which the ascendant degree rises — the querent's drive and the matter's direction.
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Lagna Sign Lord — Lord of the sign rising on the eastern horizon.
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Moon Star Lord — The star where the Moon transits — the mind of the moment, weighty in horary judgment.
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Moon Sign Lord — Lord of the rasi the Moon occupies at that instant.
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Day Lord — The weekday ruler — in KP the day runs from sunrise to sunrise, so a moment before sunrise answers to the previous weekday.
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Lagna Sub Lord (Reserve 1) — The Vimshottari sub division (249-division) of the ascendant star.
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Moon Sub Lord (Reserve 2) — The same sub division applied to the Moon's star.
Under the hood: positions come from Swiss Ephemeris (Moshier analytic theory, arc-second grade) converted to the sidereal zodiac with your chosen ayanamsa; the ascendant is computed for the exact coordinates; timezones resolve through the IANA database so daylight saving is correct for the historical date.