Enter a number from 1 to 249 above, with the date, time and place of the question, and this free KP horary number calculator gives the Lagna that number sets: its degree and span, its sign lord, its nakshatra, its star lord and its sub lord. It also lists the nine planets at the moment you ask, each with its star lord and sub lord. It is a free taster of the horary page of the KP tool in Nidarshana Vedh Pro, which builds the full chart for the question.
How it works
KP horary, as K. S. Krishnamurti set it out in KP Reader VI, Horary Astrology, starts from a number between 1 and 249 given by the person who asks. The numbers come from the sub divisions of KP Reader I. Each of the 27 nakshatras is cut into nine subs in proportion to the Vimshottari dasha years, which gives 243 subs. Six of them run across the edge of a sign, and each of those six is cut in two at the edge, so the zodiac holds 249 numbered divisions. Number 1 starts at 0 degrees Aries, in the star of Ketu and the sub of Ketu, and number 249 ends at 30 degrees Pisces, in the star of Mercury and the sub of Saturn.
The number you give sets the Lagna of the horary chart at the start of its division. Number 108, for example, puts the Lagna at 3 degrees 0 minutes Virgo, in the star of the Sun and the sub of Saturn. The planets are those of the moment you ask, worked out in the KP ayanamsa (the Lahiri ayanamsa minus 348.669 arc-seconds) with the true node, from the NASA JPL DE440 tables on this site.
The six subs that are cut at a sign edge are these: the Rahu sub of Krittika, between Aries and Taurus; the Moon sub of Punarvasu, between Gemini and Cancer; the Rahu sub of Uttara Phalguni, between Leo and Virgo; the Moon sub of Vishakha, between Libra and Scorpio; the Rahu sub of Uttara Ashadha, between Sagittarius and Capricorn; and the Moon sub of Purva Bhadrapada, between Aquarius and Pisces. So the numbers fall into the signs like this:
| Sign | Numbers | Sign | Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | 1 to 22 | Libra | 125 to 145 |
| Taurus | 23 to 41 | Scorpio | 146 to 166 |
| Gemini | 42 to 62 | Sagittarius | 167 to 188 |
| Cancer | 63 to 83 | Capricorn | 189 to 207 |
| Leo | 84 to 105 | Aquarius | 208 to 228 |
| Virgo | 106 to 124 | Pisces | 229 to 249 |
Reading the result
The headline gives the Lagna your number sets. The table under it gives the span of the number, its sign and sign lord, its nakshatra and pada, and its star lord and sub lord. When your number is one of the twelve halves of a cut sub, the page says so. The planet table gives the nine planets at the moment of the question, with the Moon’s row marked.
A KP astrologer goes on from here to work out cusps 2 to 12 for that Lagna at the place of the question, to find the significators and to compare the ruling planets of the moment of judgement. Those steps are in the Pro tool. This page gives the starting point of the chart, not an answer to the question.
Where traditions differ
KP astrologers differ on some settings. Some use the KP New ayanamsa of D. Senthilathiban in place of the KP ayanamsa, and some use the mean node in place of the true node, which can move a node into another sub. Some take the Lagna from the moment of the question instead of from a number, and the Pro tool offers both. Others read a question by Prashna methods such as the Tajik yogas, which the Pro tool also has. This page follows the number method of KP Reader VI with the Lagna at the start of the number’s division, as the Pro KP tool does.
What it does not do
It does not give a yes or a no, cusps 2 to 12, the houses of the planets, the significators, the ruling planets or a time for the event. It does not tell you what will happen. For the full horary chart, see the KP tool in Nidarshana Vedh Pro, and for a birth chart with the same lords, the KP chart calculator.
Frequently asked questions
↳ How do I choose my KP horary number?
Hold the question in mind and choose a number from 1 to 249 before you or the astrologer look at any chart. The number is meant to come from you, not from a table.
↳ Why are there 249 numbers and not 243?
The 27 nakshatras give 243 subs, but six of those subs run across the edge of a sign. Each of the six is cut in two at the edge, so every number lies in one sign only, and that makes 249.
↳ Which degree becomes the Lagna?
The start of the number's division. Number 1 gives 0 degrees Aries, number 108 gives 3 degrees 0 minutes Virgo and number 249 gives 27 degrees 53 minutes 20 seconds Pisces.
↳ Does the place of the question matter?
On this page the place sets the time zone, so the planets are worked out for the right moment. In the full horary chart it also sets cusps 2 to 12 and the ruling planets, which is why the Pro tool asks for it.
↳ Will it tell me the answer to my question?
No. It gives the Lagna and the lords the number sets, and the planets of the moment. Judging a question needs the full chart, the significators and the ruling planets, and even then it is a reading to weigh, not a promise.
↳ Which ayanamsa and node are used?
The KP ayanamsa, taken as the Lahiri ayanamsa minus 348.669 arc-seconds, and the true node, the same settings the Pro KP tool starts with. The number's Lagna does not depend on them; only the planets do.