There are 16 combinations of the position of Planets in the birth chart of a

women to point to 'widowhood':

1. Lord of 7th and 8th house in a birth chart occupy the 8th house and in
aspect of one or more) malefic planets (Saturn, Mars, Rahu, Ketu, or Sun)
2. lord of 7th house combines with Saturn, and is in aspect by Mars,
Moon and Rahu in the 8th house;
3. Lords of 7th and 8th houses join together and occupy the 12th House
from Ascendant (Lagna) and the 7th house is in aspect of Malefic;
4. Lords of the sixth and eighth houses , are placed in the sixth or the
12th house , and are in aspect of Malefic;
5. Lord of 8th house occupies the 7th house, and the lord of 7th house is
in aspect of malefic, early widowhood will result;
6. If the 7th House is occupied by Rahu, an the lord of 7th house is co
joined with Sun, and also has aspect of Lord of 8th House;
7. Rahu in combination of with Saturn and Mars occupies the 7th or 8th
House;
8. If Mars and Saturn are situated in the 7th or 8th and if Lord of 7th is
weak and unfavorable;
9. If 7th House and its Lord lie between two or more malefic, with no
benefic aspects or conjunctions;
10. Rahu in combination with Mars and Saturn and occupying 7th or 8th
house;
11. 7th house is hemmed in between malefic in the 6th and 8th houses;
12. 7th or 8th Houses from either Ascendant (lagna) or the position of the
Moon in a birth chart, is occupied by more than two malefic;
13. Mars occupies the 7th house, and is in aspect of a malefic planet;
14. Rahu joined with a Malefic in a house, and that house is ruled by
Mars is placed in the eighth or twelfth house;
15. When the 8th house is occupied by a malefic, the woman will become
a widow and the widowhood will occur during the Dasa (Vimshothri Desa
rules) of the Planet owning the Navamsa occupied by the Lord of the 8th
house of the Birth Chart;
16. If Mars is in the 8th house in birth chart, in the combination of lord of
8th and an ascendant (Lagna) fall in a evil navamsa owned by a malefic,;
Points to be remembered at the time of matching horoscopes: 1. The
careful study of longevity in the male prospect to be studied referring to
the 6th, 8th and 12th houses of his horoscope to counter the above listed
placements of Planets; 2. The health conditions of the female chart to be
studied in the same way as studied in
the male chart; 3. the counter positions in the boy's chart to be
strengthened with the Desa rulings to indicate when this loss could
happen - old age; and other methods of calculation like 'Papa Samyam',
etc.
A caution given to Astrologers by authors: Never pronounce the result of
these to clients even in adverse circumstances.