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Manglik dosha calculator
The manglik dosha calculator from API for Astrology (apiforastrology.com) checks whether Mars makes a birth chart manglik. Enter a birth date, time and place to see if Mars sits in one of six manglik houses. The houses are counted three ways, from the rising sign, the Moon and Venus, with any exceptions listed.
Manglik dosha is also called mangal dosha or kuja dosha. The tool explains the result in plain English. We do not store the details you enter.
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Sample, not your result: John Doe, New York
Mars is checked against the six manglik houses three ways, and any exceptions are listed. Your own result shows under the form.
Manglik dosha check at a glance
| You send | Birth date, time and place |
|---|---|
| You get | Mars's house counted three ways, the manglik verdict and any exceptions |
| The API call behind it | POST /v1/dosha/manglik on the Astrology API |
| What it costs | Free on this page. In your app, 1 call per answer. The Free plan has 2,000 calls a month. |
How the manglik dosha check works
The check looks for Mars in six of the twelve houses: the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th and 12th. Some lists leave out the 2nd house and use only five. The API counts all six and states its rule in every answer.
The API then counts the houses three ways: from the rising sign, from the Moon and from Venus. It reports each count on its own. The counts from the rising sign and the Moon decide the answer. If either one finds Mars there, the chart is manglik. If only the count from Venus finds it, the answer says partial manglik dosha, a milder sign.
The label is common. About three in four charts are manglik from the rising sign or the Moon, before any exceptions. Some sites give a manglik percentage instead. The API gives no such score. It shows which of the three counts found Mars, so you can see how strong the case is.
Classical texts also list exceptions, such as Mars being the yogakaraka (the most helpful planet) for the rising sign. The API lists every exception it finds but does not apply them, because astrologers disagree about which ones count. The rising sign changes about every two hours, so the count from it needs an accurate birth time.
Worked example: John Doe's chart
John Doe was born on August 15, 1990, at 10:30 AM in New York. His Mars is in Aries. Counted from his Virgo rising sign, Aries is the 8th house. Counted from his Taurus Moon, it is the 12th. Both are manglik houses, so his chart is manglik.
Counted from his Venus, Mars is in the 10th house, which is not a manglik house. The API also finds one exception: Mars is in Aries, its own sign. It lists that exception but does not apply it. Its advice is that the result matters mostly when two charts are matched.
Method and sources
This tool follows these rules from the public rulebook:
Planet positions come from NASA JPL planet data (DE440). We check them against NASA JPL Horizons. On 25,571 positions from 1850 to 2149, the Sun and planets agree within 0.001 arc seconds. The Moon agrees within 0.011. On 2,000 random birth charts, the rising degree agrees with Swiss Ephemeris within 0.004 arc seconds. An arc second is 1/3,600 of a degree. See how we test. A practicing astrologer reviews the rules behind these answers.
Read next: Remedies the API can suggest, Manglik checks on matrimony sites, How often charts are manglik, measured.
Words used here, explained in the glossary: Manglik dosha, Mars (Mangal), Lagna, Moon sign (janma rashi), Dosha, Yogakaraka.
We do not store the details you enter. Results are for information and entertainment, not advice.
Build this into your app
POST /v1/dosha/manglik
# John Doe, born Aug 15, 1990, 10:30 AM, New York
curl -X POST "https://apiforastrology.com/api/astrology/v1/dosha/manglik" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $ASTROLOGY_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"year":1990,"month":8,"day":15,"hour":10,"minute":30,"second":0,"latitude":40.7128,"longitude":-74.006,"timezone":"America/New_York"}'{
"dosha": "manglik",
"rule": "Mars occupying house 1, 2, 4, 7, 8 or 12, counted separately from the ascendant, from the Moon and from Venus",
"present": true,
"by_reference": {
"natal": {
"present": true,
"mars_house_from_reference": 8,
"reference": "natal"
},
"lunar": {
"present": true,
"mars_house_from_reference": 12,
"reference": "lunar"
},
"venus": {
"present": false,
"mars_house_from_reference": 10,
"reference": "venus"
}
},
"cancellations": [
"Mars is in its own sign"
],
"cancellation_codes": [
"own_sign"
],
"note": "cancellations are reported, not applied -- weighing them is the astrologer's judgment",
"answer": {
"status": "present",
"headline": "Manglik dosha is present, counted from your ascendant and your Moon. The main checks count from your ascendant (the sign rising at your birth) and from your Moon. It is common: about three in four charts have it from one of them.",
"meaning": "Manglik is about Mars, the planet of energy and heat, sitting where it can bring clashes into married life. Astrologers read it mainly when matching two charts, where the tradition prefers both partners to have it or neither.",
"exception": "Your chart also has a classical exception: Mars is in its own sign. Whether it cancels the dosha is for an astrologer to weigh.",
"next": [
"Don't worry about it on its own. It matters mostly when two charts are matched.",
"In matching, a partner who is also Manglik balances it, which the tradition accepts.",
"If it worries you, ask an astrologer about the exceptions in your chart and the usual remedies."
],
"note": "A dosha is a tendency to keep in mind, not a fixed fate. The rest of your chart decides how much it shows."
},
"meta": {
"ayanamsa": "lahiri",
"ayanamsa_value": 23.7260727,
"julian_day": 2448119.10483,
"ephemeris": "JPL DE440s",
"node": "true",
"timezone": {
"source": "zone",
"offset_hours": -4,
"zone": "America/New_York",
"abbreviation": "EDT",
"dst": true,
"dst_hours": 1,
"ambiguous_resolved_by_fold": null,
"note": "read from the IANA tz database at this instant, so daylight saving and historical offset changes are included"
}
}
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Common questions
All questionsWhat is manglik dosha?
Manglik dosha, also called mangal or kuja dosha, is a traditional check on where Mars sits in a birth chart. It is asked about mostly when two kundlis are matched. The houses that count are the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th and 12th. This tool tells you whether Mars is in one of them, and how it was counted.
Manglik dosha in the glossaryWhy does the manglik check count the houses three ways?
Different traditions count the manglik houses from the rising sign, from the Moon or from Venus. The tool checks all three and shows each one. The counts from the rising sign and the Moon decide the answer. When only the count from Venus finds Mars, the answer says partial manglik dosha instead, a milder sign.
How the manglik answer is decidedCan manglik dosha be cancelled?
Classical texts list exceptions. The tool checks four: Mars in its own sign, and Mars exalted (at its strongest). Also Mars in a kendra house (the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th) ruled by Saturn, and Mars as the yogakaraka for the rising sign. It lists any it finds but does not apply them, because astrologers disagree about which ones count.
Read the exceptions ruleDoes the manglik check need an exact birth time?
Yes, for the count from the rising sign, which changes about every two hours. The counts from the Moon and from Venus depend far less on the time, because those planets change sign much more slowly. The tool asks for a time.
Should I worry if the result says manglik?
No. Manglik is a traditional label for where Mars sits, not a forecast. The label is common: about three in four charts have it from the rising sign or the Moon. Astrologers often weigh the exceptions and the whole chart, and in matching, two manglik charts are treated as a balanced pair. This result is for information and entertainment, not advice.
Compare two chartsCan I add the manglik check to my own app?
Yes. The POST /v1/dosha/manglik request, sent with your own API key, returns each of the three counts, the exceptions found and a plain-English answer as JSON. Kundli matching also compares both people's manglik results.
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John Doe, New York
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- SunCancerAshlesha
- MoonTaurusMrigashira
- MarsAriesKrittika
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