After the two decades long civil war (1983 to 2009) Sri Lanka has been facing its biggest crisis since her independence in 1948. A severe shortage of foreign currency has left Sri Lankan government unable to pay for her import of crude oil , fertilizers and food items. Ordinary Sri Lankan’s are dealing with long power cuts, shortage of fuels and soaring inflations. The root cause of the current economic crisis lies in the mismanagement by successive governments particularly by Rajapaksa family rulers. Mahinda Rajapaksa was President of the country from 2005 to 2015. During his tenure country’s national expenditure continued to increase as against her national income resulting into higher current account deficit. In 2019 Presidential Elections Rajapaksa family came back to power again when Gotabaya Rajapaksa become President after winning the election. But then tax cuts promised by Rajapaksa government and COVID-19 Pandemic wiped out the country’s economy. Now the situation of financial emergency has struck the country badly and astrologically we don’t foresee a recovery before March 2023. The foundation horoscope of Sri Lanka and her Pisces New Moon chart both shows an extremely tough year 2022 for the country.
There is a possibility of an early elections in the country as her Pisces New Moon chart for year 2022 indicates. But let’s first analysis the foundation horoscope of Sri Lanka which is given below.
[Hindi] अप्रैल में होगा ग्रहों का महापरिवर्तन, जाने देश-दुनियाँ में क्या होंगे बदलाव ?
Foundation Horoscope of Sri Lanka
4 February 1948, 06:00 am at Colombo
Longitude: 79 E 50′ and Latitude: 06 N 55′
Source: https://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Nation:_Sri_Lanka_(Independence)
Balance of Dasha in Vimshottari: Saturn 3 years 7 months 11 days
On the 21st of April 2019 three Churches and three luxury hotels were targeted by coordinated Islamic terrorist suicide bombings. A total of 269 people were killed, including 45 foreign nationalist, and more than 500 were injured on the day of Easter when Islamic terrorist bombed critical areas of Colombo. It was the dasha period of Rahu-Rahu-Jupiter in Vimshottari in the horoscope of Sri Lanka given above. This terror attack was the beginning of the downfall of Sri Lankan economy which was heavily dependent upon her tourism sector. Later COVID-19 Pandemic completely rattled the tourism industry in Sri Lanka. Rahu is in the 4th house in Aries getting the aspect of retrograde Saturn. The depositor of Rahu is Mars which is placed in the 8th house of mass deaths. A bad dasha such as Rahu tend to give its ominous results right at the beginning.
In the In the foundation horoscope of Sri Lanka a movable sign Capricorn rise in the ascendant with 4 natural malefic planets in Kendra. Sun as the 8th lord is in lagna in mutual aspect with lagna lord Saturn which is in the 7th house of war. The Rahu-Ketu axis is at the 4/10 houses where the aspect of retrograde Saturn is on Rahu. This astrologically explained the long civil war and strife in the nation. Sinhalese dominated Sri Lankan government continuous discrimination and violent persecution forced the Sri Lankan Tamil’s, who were in minority, to fight a two decade long civil war. Notice here the placement of retrograde Mars in the 8th house explaining this violent civil war (1983 to 2005) in which more than one Lakhs or tens of thousands of civilians were died. This long civil war and later the economic mismanagement of Rajapaksa government (2005 to 2015) was the root cause of Sri Lankan ‘twin deficit economy’.
Sri Lanka Financial Crisis Explained in five charts
In the current Vimshottari dasha period of Rahu-Jupiter (May 2021 to October 2023) situation has worsen. Rahu and Jupiter are at 6/8 axis from each other in the birth chart. In Navamsha Rahu is in the 8th house and Jupiter is in the 12th. Jupiter is a funcational malefic for Capricorn lagan and it is in conjunction with ‘Maraka’ 7th lord Moon. In transit Saturn is moving into Capricorn over the 8th lord Sun which is a bad transit as per a ‘Bhrigu Principal’. This economic crisis will be long as next anter dasha of Saturn in the maha dasha of Rahu (from October 2023 to August 2026) shows some violence in the country. Saturn is retrograde and is placed in the 7th house of war. Although some recovery is foreseen only after March 2023 when the Pisces New Moon chart will be little better.
Pisces New Moon horoscope 2022 for Sri Lanka
1 April 2022, 11:54 hours at Colombo, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s lucrative tourism business and foreign remittance by her workers were reduce considerably after the ‘Easter Terrorist attacks in 2019’ and the COVID-19 Pandemic. The country’s farming sector is also struggling since last couple of years and it has to make lots of imports of food grains. In the month of February 2022 the country was left with only $2.31 billion while it has to make debt repayment of $4 billion by the end of 2022. See the Pisces New Moon horoscope of Sri Lanka for year 2022 given above. Mars and Saturn are in the 8th house and giving aspect to the 2nd house of state exchequer. The lord of 2nd house is Moon which get the third aspect of Saturn sitting in the 8th house. In Navamsha chart Mars from the 7th and Saturn from the 8th house are giving aspects to the 2nd house of finances. The situation is very grim and it is highly likely that country will be under the state of ‘financial emergency’ for at least one or more years to come. The period till March 2023 is very critical for Sri Lanka as country may face political violence and an early elections or President rule after the suspension of her parliament. The civil unrest will increase at the time of Saturn’s retrograde motion in Capricorn sign during the months of June to September this year.
Pisces New Moon 2023 Horoscope for Sri Lanka
21 March 2023, 22:51 hours at Colombo
The Pisces New Moon horoscope of 2023 for Sri Lanka is good where Scorpio, the 11th house of her foundation chart, is rising at the ascendant. In the Pisces New Moon chart 2023 of Sri Lanka the 11th house is Virgo which is getting the 7th aspect of Moon, Sun, Mercury and Jupiter. Apart from this Mars from the 8th house also aspect the 11th house. So the 11th house of gains get the aspects of as many as 5 planets including luminaries (Sun and Moon) which are Karaka for this Scorpio lagna chart. In Navamsha the lagna Scorpio is Vargottama and the 11th house get the aspects of Saturn and Jupiter. So the economy of Sri Lanka will start recovering from March 2023 onwards after a major political crisis in year 2022. The period from March 2023 to March 2024 will be very significant in the economic recovery of Sri Lanka which will take at least 5 years.
It is only during Rahu-Mercury period, in foundation chart of Sri Lanka, from August 2026 to March 2029 the country will be able to come out of her ‘twin deficit budget’ crisis in proper manner. In the foundation horoscope of Sri Lanka Mercury as the 9th lord is in conjunction with 10th lord Venus in the 2nd house which shows income from tourism and export of exotic goods.
Horoscope of Sri Lanka Republic
22 May 1972, 12:43 hours at Colombo, Sri Lanka
Source: https://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Nation:_Sri_Lanka_(Republic)
Balance of Dasha in Vimshottari: Sun 3 years 9 months 3 days
National Politics of Sri Lanka has been dominated by political families such as Senanayakes and Bandaranaikes which had close ties with India till 2005. Later Mahinda Rajapaksa came into power (2005-2015) and build strong relationship with China. Ramapaksa familyhas been accused for authoritarianism, corruption, nepotisim and bad governance. Till now Sri Lanka has been obtaining financial assistance from both India and China to avoid her ‘balance of payment crisis’ but now it appears that it have to turn towards IMF (International Monitory funds) to get out of this financial crisis. In the horoscope of Sri Lanka Republic the Vimshottari dasha of Jupiter-Moon is running from September 2021 to January 2023 which is indicating some major constitutional amendments to carry out economic reforms. Jupiter is the lord of 5th house in the Leo lagna chart of Sri Lanka Republic. Jupiter aspect the 11th house of new legislatures or laws. Yogakaraka Mars and 10th lord Venus are in the 11th house in mutual aspect with Jupiter.
The anter dasha lord Moon is the lord of 12th house is sitting in the 2nd house of economic reforms. Moon is in the 10th house from maha dasha lord Jupiter. In Navamsha Moon is afflicted in the 6th house but is conjoined with exalted Mars and along with 10th lord Venus. So it does indicate that Sri Lanka can make some major constitutional amendments to carry out economic reforms which could be at the recommendation of IMF for obtaining new loans and FDI (foreign direct investments). But results of these economic reforms will be visible only during March 2023 to March 2024 when the Pisces New Moon chart of 2023 for Sri Lanka will show its good effects.
