Mangal Dosha Calculator: Manglik Check with Cancellations, Free
Enter your birth date, time, and place to check Mangal (Kuja) dosha properly: Mars's exact house placement, the severity, and the classical cancellation factors most quick checkers skip. Computed with Swiss Ephemeris and Lahiri ayanamsa.
Quick Facts
Mangal dosha (Manglik / Kuja dosha) is present when Mars occupies the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th, or 12th house of the birth chart. This calculator computes Mars’s exact placement from your birth details, grades the severity, and checks the classical cancellation conditions: own-sign or exalted Mars, benefic influence, and the mutual-dosha rule used in matchmaking. The result appears in the doshas section of your full chart, alongside Kala Sarpa, Pitru, Guru Chandal, Kemadruma, and Shani doshas.
Why These Six Houses Create the Dosha
Each dosha house touches married life directly. Mars in the 1st heats the temperament itself; in the 2nd it strains family and speech; in the 4th, domestic peace; in the 7th, the spouse and the marriage directly; in the 8th, the partner’s longevity and the couple’s shared fortunes; in the 12th, bed comforts and expenses. Mars in the remaining houses (3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11) creates no dosha, and several of those are excellent Mars placements.
The severity is not uniform. Mars in the 7th or 8th is classically weighted heaviest, since those houses govern the marriage and the partner most directly. Severity also depends on Mars's sign dignity, the aspects it receives, and whether the same placement repeats from the Moon and Venus. This is why a proper check reads the whole chart rather than one rule, and why the calculator above reports the dosha with its severity and applicable cancellations rather than a bare yes or no.
For the broader dosha landscape (Kala Sarpa, Pitru, Kemadruma, Shani and more), see the doshas reference. If your concern is a specific match, the nakshatra matching calculator and the Marriage Compatibility report read both charts together, which is where Manglik questions actually get settled.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Mangal dosha: how to check it, whether it is counted from the Lagna or the Moon, what cancels it, and how it affects matching.
How do I check if I am Manglik?
Enter your birth date, time, and place in the calculator above. Mangal dosha is present when Mars occupies the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th, or 12th house of the birth chart. The engine computes Mars's exact house placement, checks the classical cancellation (bhanga) conditions, and reports the result with severity in the doshas section of your chart, along with every other major dosha.
What is Mangal dosha (Manglik or Kuja dosha)?
Mangal dosha, also called Kuja dosha or being Manglik, is the condition of Mars occupying the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th, or 12th house of a birth chart. Because Mars is the planet of heat, force, and conflict, and these houses touch the self, family, home, marriage, longevity, and bed comforts, tradition reads the placement as a source of friction in married life, and it is checked routinely in Indian matchmaking.
Is Mangal dosha checked from the Lagna or the Moon?
Classical practice checks it from all three reference points: the Lagna (ascendant), the Moon, and Venus. Dosha from the Lagna is considered the strongest, from the Moon moderate, and from Venus mildest. A person is conventionally called a full Manglik only when the dosha appears from multiple reference points. The full chart computed above shows Mars's house from each.
What cancels Mangal dosha?
The classical cancellation (bhanga) conditions include: Mars in its own sign (Aries, Scorpio) or exaltation (Capricorn) in the dosha house, Mars aspected by or conjunct benefics like Jupiter, the dosha house being a friendly sign for Mars, age beyond 28 by some traditions, and, most importantly for matching, both partners having the dosha, which neutralizes it between them. The calculator reports applicable cancellation factors alongside the result.
Can a Manglik marry a non-Manglik?
Tradition prefers Manglik-to-Manglik matches because two doshas neutralize each other. A Manglik and non-Manglik pairing is not forbidden: practitioners first verify the dosha is real (from Lagna, not only Moon or Venus), then check cancellations in both charts, the strength of each 7th house, and the overall Ashtakoot score. Many charts labeled Manglik by casual software carry a cancelled or negligible dosha on proper examination.
What are the remedies for Mangal dosha?
Traditional remedies include the Mangal (Mars) beej mantra and Hanuman worship on Tuesdays, fasting on Tuesdays, charity of red lentils, coral, or copper, and the Kumbh Vivah ritual in some communities. Gemstone use (red coral) is chart-specific: it strengthens Mars rather than pacifying it, so it suits some charts and worsens others. Chart-specific remedies appear with your result.