Temporal strength: the day, night and lunar-phase classifications
Kala bala classifies time-related conditions in this tradition. Stanza 21 distinguishes day from night and separately mentions the Moon’s waxing and waning phases.
STEP 1
Read the day–night classification
The stanza and note (a) place the seven grahas in these groups.
| Time category | Planets listed |
|---|---|
| Night | Moon, Mars, Saturn |
| Day | Sun, Jupiter, Venus |
| Both day and night | Mercury |
STEP 2
Use a birth whose local nighttime is known
Imagine a birth confirmed to be after local sunset and before the next sunrise. For this day–night part of the rule, the relevant entries are the night group and Mercury’s both-times entry. This lookup alone does not determine every part of a planet’s strength.
STEP 3
Read the lunar-phase line separately
The same stanza associates the waning Moon, Krishna paksha, with its malefic category and the waxing Moon, Shukla paksha, with its benefic category. Those are traditional classification names. This is a separate phase-based condition, not a replacement for the day–night table.
STEP 4
Notice what this short passage leaves unspecified
It also names a planet’s own year, month, day and hour, without explaining their calculation here. You can record the known local time category and lunar phase, but those facts alone do not produce a complete Kala-bala score.