How to find out Pitra Dosha (Pithru Dosham) through the Horoscope? 1. The presence of the Sun, descending Moon, Mars, Raghu, Sun, Shani and Kethu in the 5 th house indicates the Pithru dosham (Pitra Dosha). 2. The 5 th and/or 9th house lord getting debilitated or in retrograde position or getting weakened. 3. The 5 th and/or 9th house lord is either being associated with malefic planets or staying in a malefic house. 4. The presence of debilitated or retrograde planets in the 5 th and/or 9th house. 5. The 5 th house and/or 9th house lord is getting weak in the Navamsa chart. 6. The 5 th house lord and/or 9th house lord traversing in the Star of a malefic planet or traversing in the 22 nd star/88 division from the birth Star. 7. Association of 5 th and/or 9th house lord with Raghu/Kethu in any house. 8. If the Raghu or Kethu is placed in a close proximity to the Sun/Moon @ the Pitra Dosha becomes very intense, if the Sun/Moon is wit