Significators

The significators are used to determine the time of the event. One should find out all possible
significators of the houses corresponding to the question and then find out the fruitful significators
that are used to time the event.

The significators of the cusps are classified as (The order is from strongest to weakest):

 PCO: Planets in the constellation of the occupant (PCO are the strongest significators)
 OCC: Occupants
 PCBL: Planets in the constellation of the Bhava Lord
 BL: Bhava Lord
 ASP: Planets conjoined or aspected by the planets of PCO, OCC, PCBL, BL.

NOTE: The strength of this planet is proportional to the strength of the planet with whom it is
connected.

NOTE 1: Aspects (Conjunction) are generally seen from sign to sign. But specifically to be seen within
the ORB (+ or - 8 degrees). A planet within + or – 2 degrees is called in RAPT conjunction or aspect.

The nodes Rahu and Ketu: Ra and Ke becomes the representatives of significators when they are
connected with any of the 4 fold significators (PCO, OCC, PCBL, BL) in the following order of strength:

 Conjunction
 Aspected by the significators
 Occupied in the star of the significators
o Occupied in the sign of the significators

NOTE: Conj and Aspect are from sign to sign.

The Cuspal sub lord of certain Bhava qualifies itself as a significator of that Bhava in the absence of
planets in its stars even if sub lord negates the Bhava.

For example, to find out the significators of marriage, find out the significators of the cusps 2, 7 and
11.

Fruitful Significators
One should find out all possible significators of the houses corresponding to the question and then
find out the fruitful significators that are used to time the event. In most of the cases, one will obtain
all nine planets as significators. Here is the challenge to find most beneficial significators that can be
used to time the event.

Below are the guide lines to select the fruitful significators:

 Significators those are common with Ruling planets at the time of judgment.
 Significators from PCO and PCBL are stronger.
 Significators which are the Cuspal sub lords of the required houses.
 The Cuspal sub lord becomes the strongest significators, if there is no planet in its star.
 Significators which appear several times amongst the Ruling Planets and/or significators.
 The significators which also signifies the negative houses will never give the positive result.
In general avoid using the significators to the 12 th Bhava to the concerned house.
  A strong and single significators of the negative houses should be rejected.
 Reject the significators which is in the star of the retrograde planet as it cannot give the
results during its DBAS period.
 If a significators of a cusp is very close to the adjacent cusp (within 3.333 degrees), then the
significators signifies the adjacent house and the occupied house. If there is no planet in the
adjacent house then it is strongest signifier of that adjacent house.
 If the sub lords of two cusps are the same then those two cusps are strongly connected to
each other. Example: if 1 st Cuspal sub lord is same as the 11 th Cuspal sub lord, then it is
strong indication of promise of fulfillment of desire.
 Each planet is associated with the nature of the event and the planet is called the chief
significators (Kaaraka) of that matter. A Kaaraka signifies the relevant Bhava (if it is a KP
Significator) stronger than any other planet. The following table gives the details:

Planet Signification

Sun Father, Government, Profession

Moon Mind, Journey, Liquids

Courage, Brothers, Sisters, Operation, Accident, House, Building, Quick

Mars
grasping, Engineering

Mercury Education, Communication, Power of speech, Commerce, Two minds

Jupiter Wealth, Progeny, Children, Education, Law, Judgment

Venus Marriage, Spouse, Vehicle, Luxury items

Saturn Longivity, Services, Servants, Delay, Land, Mental

Rahu Imprisonment

Ketu Moksha, Danger

KP Significator Table
The KP significator table is a ready reckoner for each planet to show which house results each planet
will give and which planets will offer the results of a particular house.

In KP, which house results each planet will give are considered accordingto the following order of
strength:

A. Planets in the stars of the occupant

B. Occupants of house
C. Planets in the stars of owner
D. Owners of house
E. Planets conjoined with or aspected by the A to D significators (very weak)
KP Significator Table – 1 – Planets
The above grade A to D significators are tabulated in a ready reckoner table as given under:

Table - 1: Significators (Planet-wise/ Planet signifying houses)

Planet in stars of Occupant of Planet in stars of Owner of House
Planet Occupants House Owner
A B C D
Sun 5 5 11 12
Moon 12 5 3, 8 11
Mars 5 12 12 3, 8
Mercury 5 4 12 1, 10
Jupiter 9 8 - 4, 7
Venus 3 6 - 2, 9
Saturn 12 2 3, 8 5, 6
Rahu 4 3 1, 10 -
Ketu 5 9 11 -

It can be seen from the above planet-wise table of significators that Sun is a significator of houses 5,
11 and 12, Moon 12, 5, 3, 8 and 11, Mars 5, 12, 3 and 8, and so on. Ie., a planet is called a significator
of houses signified by that planet. (ref. K P Reader I, Page 65, KP Reader VI, Pages 166, 184, 208, 288,
297)

The above Table – 1 is the standard KP Significator Table usually incorporated in the KP chart of the
KP supporting software (desktop version of the software)
KP Significator Table 2 – 2 – Houses
From the above KP Significator Table – 1 (Planet-wise), the following KP Significator Table – 2
(House-wise) is derived to know which planets will offer the results of each house.

Table – 2: Significators (House-wise/House signified by Planets)

Planet in stars of Occupant of House Planet in stars of Owner of House
House Occupants Owner
B
A C D
I - - Rahu Mercury
II - Saturn - Venus
III Venus Rahu Saturn, Moon Mars
IV Rahu Mercury - Jupiter
V Mars, Mercury, Ketu, Sun Sun, Moon - Saturn
VI - Venus - Saturn
VII - - - Jupiter
VIII - Jupiter Saturn, Moon Mars
IX Jupiter Ketu - Venus
X - - Rahu Mercury
XI - - Ketu, Sun Moon
XII Saturn, Moon Mars Mars, Mercury Sun
(Similar table can be found in KP Reader I, Page 136)

It can be seen from the above Significator Table – 2 (House-wise) that the significators of 1 st House
are Rahu and Mercury, 2nd House Saturn and Venus, and 3rd House Venus, Rahu, Saturn, Moon and
Mars, and so on. Ie., a planet is called a significator of houses signified by that planet. (Ref: KP
Reader I, Page 65, KP Reader VI Pages 166, 184, 208, 288, 297)