The Hits Column Explained — Planetary Aspects on Houses

What Is the Hits Column?

If you have ever looked at a detailed KP astrology report, you may have noticed a column labeled "Hits" next to each planet's significator listing. This column counts how many times a planet appears as a significator of a particular house across all four levels of the significator table.

A planet with 3 or 4 hits on a house is a powerhouse significator for that house's matters. A planet with just 1 hit is a weak significator that may need support from other factors to deliver results.

How Hits Are Counted

For each house, a planet can appear at up to four levels:

Hit 1: Planet is in the star of an occupant of that house.

Hit 2: Planet occupies the house directly.

Hit 3: Planet is in the star of the house lord.

Hit 4: Planet is the house lord itself.

A planet that occupies the 7th house and is also in the star of the 7th lord scores 2 hits on the 7th house. If it also happens to be the 7th lord (e.g., it owns the sign on the 7th cusp and sits there), it could score 3 or even 4 hits.

Aspects and Their Influence

In addition to the four-level significatorship, KP astrology considers aspects (drishti) that planets cast on house cusps. When a planet aspects a cusp, it gains an indirect connection to that house, adding to its influence.

Key Aspect Rules in KP

All planets aspect the 7th house from their position (180-degree opposition).

Mars additionally aspects the 4th and 8th houses from its position.

Jupiter additionally aspects the 5th and 9th houses.

Saturn additionally aspects the 3rd and 10th houses.

Rahu and Ketu follow the same aspect rules as the planets they conjoin or whose stars they occupy.

When aspects are factored in, the hits column can reveal connections that are not obvious from house occupancy alone. A planet in the 4th house aspecting the 10th cusp gains influence over career matters even though it sits in the house of home and comfort.

Using Hits for Prediction Priority

When multiple planets signify the same house, the one with the most hits is the primary significator. During its dasha period, events related to that house are most likely to manifest. This prioritization is especially useful when you have four or five significators and need to determine which dasha period will actually trigger the event.