What percentage of people are Manglik?

In this study of 100,000 charts, 50.1% are Manglik measured from the Lagna and 49.8% from the Moon, both about one in two. If a chart is counted as Manglik from the Lagna or the Moon, 75.0% qualify. Mangal Dosha is extremely common because the rule covers 6 of the 12 houses.

Is Mangal Dosha really that common?

Yes. Because the standard rule flags Mars in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th or 12th house, and Mars falls almost evenly across all twelve houses, close to half of all charts are Manglik from any single reference. That is why classical astrology relies on cancellations rather than treating the label as rare.

Does being Manglik mean a bad marriage?

No. This study measures only where Mars sits, not life outcomes, and we make no claim about marriages. Traditional astrology recognises many cancellations of Mangal Dosha, and reads both partners' charts together. A label shared by most people cannot, on its own, predict anyone's relationship.

Is Manglik checked from the Lagna or the Moon?

Both are used. The Lagna (ascendant) is the classical reference, and the Moon is a common second check (Chandra Manglik). Some traditions also check from Venus. We measured from the Lagna and the Moon; the prevalence is near 50% from each and 75% from at least one.

How was this calculated?

We generated 100,000 synthetic birth dates and times and computed each chart on a Swiss-grade sidereal (Lahiri) ephemeris, then applied the six-house Manglik rule from the Lagna and the Moon. The dates are random; the astrology is genuine. The run is seeded and reproducible.

How Common Is Mangal Dosha, Really?

Key findings

Sidereal (Lahiri) computation of 100,000 synthetic charts via a Swiss-grade ephemeris (seed 20260612); standard six-house Manglik rule (Mars in house 1, 2, 4, 7, 8 or 12) applied from Lagna and Moon.

Manglik from the Lagna50.1%: By the standard six-house rule, about half of all charts have Mars in a Manglik house from the ascendant, because that rule covers 6 of the 12 houses.
Manglik from the Moon49.8%: The Chandra-Manglik (from-Moon) check flags a near-identical share.
Flagged from Lagna OR Moon75.0%: Checked from both references, as tradition does, 3 in 4 charts are technically Manglik, which is exactly why Mangal Dosha cancellations exist.
Mars is spread evenly~8.3% per house: Mars lands in each of the 12 houses with near-equal frequency (8.1-8.6%), so no house placement is rare or special.

Is Mangal Dosha rare? We checked 100,000 charts: about 50.1% are Manglik from the Lagna and 75.0% from the Lagna or Moon. A dosha that fits 3 in 4 people is not a verdict.

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We generated 100,000 random dates and times of birth and ran every one through the same Swiss-grade engine that powers AstroMedha, then asked a single question of each chart: is this person Manglik? The birth dates are synthetic. Every calculation is real. The answer reframes one of the most feared labels in Indian astrology.

This is a study of chart structure, not of anyone's marriage or life. Mangal Dosha describes where Mars sits, nothing about how a relationship turns out.

What Counts as Manglik

By the standard rule, a chart is Manglik (also called Mangli, or having Kuja Dosha) when Mars occupies the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th or 12th house. Traditionally this is checked from the Lagna (ascendant), and many astrologers also check it from the Moon. That rule already covers 6 of the 12 houses, which is the first clue to what we found.

1. About Half of Everyone Is Manglik From the Lagna

Across the 99,931 charts with a known birth time, 50.1% are Manglik measured from the Lagna. Checked from the Moon instead, it is 49.8%. Both sit right at one in two, for a simple structural reason: the rule names 6 of 12 houses, and Mars lands in each house with almost equal frequency.

2. Check From Both, and 3 in 4 Charts Are Flagged

Tradition rarely stops at one reference. When a chart is counted as Manglik if Mars falls in a dosha house from the Lagna or the Moon, 75.0% of charts qualify. Three out of four people carry the label by at least one common method.

A label that fits three quarters of everyone is not a verdict. It is exactly why the tradition is full of cancellations (Mangal Dosha bhanga): when both partners are Manglik, when Mars is in its own or exalted sign, when it sits with or is aspected by Jupiter, the dosha is considered neutralised. The math here shows why those cancellations had to exist at all.

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3. Mars Falls Evenly Across the Houses

Here is the structure behind the headline. From the Lagna, Mars lands in each of the twelve houses between 8.1% and 8.6% of the time, close to the even share of about 8.3%. No house is rare, and no house is destiny.

House from Lagna	Share
1	8.5%	Manglik
2	8.4%	Manglik
3	8.4%
4	8.1%	Manglik
5	8.1%
6	8.3%
7	8.2%	Manglik
8	8.2%	Manglik
9	8.4%
10	8.2%
11	8.6%
12	8.6%	Manglik

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How We Did This (Methodology)

We drew 100,000 random birth dates between 1970 and 2008, each with a random time of day, and computed every chart with the Lahiri sidereal ayanamsa on a Swiss-grade ephemeris, the same engine AstroMedha uses for live readings. We then located Mars relative to the Lagna and to the Moon and applied the standard six-house Manglik rule. The run is seeded, so the numbers here are reproducible.

What being Manglik means for a specific person depends on the whole chart read together, the strength and placement of Mars, and the partner's chart. That reading is what a real compatibility analysis is for. The one thing the data rules out is treating the label, on its own, as rare or as fate.

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Common questions

What percentage of people are Manglik?: In this study of 100,000 charts, 50.1% are Manglik measured from the Lagna and 49.8% from the Moon, both about one in two. If a chart is counted as Manglik from the Lagna or the Moon, 75.0% qualify. Mangal Dosha is extremely common because the rule covers 6 of the 12 houses.
Is Mangal Dosha really that common?: Yes. Because the standard rule flags Mars in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th or 12th house, and Mars falls almost evenly across all twelve houses, close to half of all charts are Manglik from any single reference. That is why classical astrology relies on cancellations rather than treating the label as rare.
Does being Manglik mean a bad marriage?: No. This study measures only where Mars sits, not life outcomes, and we make no claim about marriages. Traditional astrology recognises many cancellations of Mangal Dosha, and reads both partners' charts together. A label shared by most people cannot, on its own, predict anyone's relationship.
Is Manglik checked from the Lagna or the Moon?: Both are used. The Lagna (ascendant) is the classical reference, and the Moon is a common second check (Chandra Manglik). Some traditions also check from Venus. We measured from the Lagna and the Moon; the prevalence is near 50% from each and 75% from at least one.
How was this calculated?: We generated 100,000 synthetic birth dates and times and computed each chart on a Swiss-grade sidereal (Lahiri) ephemeris, then applied the six-house Manglik rule from the Lagna and the Moon. The dates are random; the astrology is genuine. The run is seeded and reproducible.

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