Vedic Astrology — Birth Chart, Dasha, Nakshatras, Yogas, Doshas, Muhurta

Vedic Birth Chart

D1 + D9 sidereal chart with bodies by nakshatra and pada.

Lahiri ayanamsa by default, five total ayanamsas selectable. Computes the Rasi (D1) and Navamsa (D9) charts, every body by nakshatra and pada, the natal panchanga, and your current Vimshottari mahadasha. The starting point of any Vedic reading.

Dasha Calculator

3 dasha systems

Your Vimshottari timeline — current mahadasha, antardasha, pratyantardasha.

The Vimshottari dasha system divides life into planetary periods and sub-periods. Calculates your active mahadasha (years), antardasha (months/years within), and pratyantardasha (the daily-month layer), with a lord-by-lord interpretive read. Yogini and Ashtottari dashas also supported.

Daily Panchanga

5 limbs · live

Today’s Vedic almanac — tithi, karana, yoga, nakshatra, vara.

The five-limb daily reading of the Vedic almanac. The active tithi (lunar day), karana (half-tithi), yoga (sun-moon angular relationship), nakshatra (lunar mansion), and vara (weekday) — each with long-form practitioner interpretation. Updates throughout the day as the sky moves.

27 Nakshatras

27 reference pages

Lunar mansion reference — every nakshatra with deity, lord, symbol, and reading.

The 27 lunar mansions of the sidereal zodiac, each spanning 13°20’ of arc. Reference pages for all 27 — ruling planet (lord), presiding deity, symbol, zodiacal span, what the Moon in this mansion favors, and an observatory plate per nakshatra hand-authored from the Vedic tradition.

Divisional Charts (Vargas)

16 chart divisions

All 16 shodashavarga charts — D1 through D60 — with what each one reads.

The shodashavarga (16 divisional charts) — the deeper layer of Vedic chart reading. Each varga magnifies a specific life-area: Navamsa (D9, marriage and dharma), Dashamsha (D10, career), Saptamsha (D7, children), Vimshamsha (D20, spirituality), Shashtyamsha (D60, all karmic threads). Reference + computation tool.

Vedic Yogas

51 yoga reference

51 classical planetary combinations — Raja, Dhana, Pancha Mahapurusha, more.

The yogas — specific configurations of planets that the classical Vedic sources name and interpret as discrete patterns. Raja yogas (royal/leadership), Dhana yogas (wealth), Pancha Mahapurusha yogas (the five great-person yogas — Ruchaka, Bhadra, Hamsa, Malavya, Sasa), Gaja Kesari, Neecha Bhanga, and 40 more.

Doshas

Major doshas

Vedic affliction patterns — Mangal, Kala Sarpa, Pitra, Kemadruma.

The classical doshas — chart configurations the Vedic tradition reads as karmic afflictions or imbalances. Mangal (Mars-related, particularly around marriage), Kala Sarpa (Rahu-Ketu axis containing all planets), Pitra (paternal-line karma), Kemadruma (isolated Moon), and others. Includes context on the modern reading of these patterns.

Muhurta Finder

Live finder

Electional astrology — find favorable times for important actions.

Muhurta is Vedic electional astrology — the practice of choosing the right moment to start something based on the sky’s configuration. Tool for finding favorable muhurtas in your local time for marriage, business launches, travel, study, contracts, and other intentional beginnings.

Reading Vedic alongside Western

Vedic and Western are not competing systems — they’re different lenses on the same sky. The Vedic pillar lives here; the Western pillar lives at the main astrology hub with its own tools (calibrate, ask, synastry, transit forecast, horary, astrocartography). Most serious practitioners use both.

Western astrology hub →Western birth chart calculator →

What's the difference between Vedic and Western astrology?

Vedic (jyotish) astrology uses the sidereal zodiac, which tracks the actual position of the constellations against the stars; Western astrology uses the tropical zodiac, anchored to the seasons (Aries begins at the spring equinox). The two zodiacs differ by about 24° currently — your Western Sun sign and your Vedic Sun sign are usually different. Beyond the zodiac, Vedic adds the nakshatra system (27 lunar mansions), the dasha planetary-period system (a timing technology Western lacks), the divisional charts (16 vargas), and yoga interpretation (specific named patterns). Both traditions are real practices; they're complementary lenses, not competitors.

Which ayanamsa should I use?

The ayanamsa is the offset between the tropical and sidereal zodiacs. Lahiri ayanamsa is the most widely used in modern Indian Vedic practice and is the government-of-India standard; it's the default here. Other options include Raman, Krishnamurti (KP), Yukteshwar, and Fagan-Bradley (popular in Western sidereal). For most practical purposes, Lahiri is the right default; switch ayanamsas only if you have a specific reason or are working with a teacher who uses a different one.

Do I need to know my birth time for Vedic astrology?

Yes, exactly — even more than for Western. Vedic astrology relies heavily on house placements, nakshatra positions of fast-moving bodies (especially Moon), the lagna (Ascendant), and the dasha calculation, all of which require precise birth time. Without an accurate time, the chart's structure shifts and the dasha periods can be off by years. If you don't know your birth time, the practice of birth-time rectification (using known life events to back-solve the Ascendant) can help.

What is a dasha and why does it matter?

A dasha is a planetary period — a stretch of time during which one planet's energy dominates your chart. The Vimshottari dasha system, the most widely used, divides 120 years among the nine grahas (seven traditional planets plus Rahu and Ketu) in fixed lengths (Sun 6 years, Moon 10, Mars 7, Rahu 18, Jupiter 16, Saturn 19, Mercury 17, Ketu 7, Venus 20). Knowing your active mahadasha (and the antardasha within it) tells you which planet's themes are currently activated in your life — the Vedic equivalent of transit timing. The dasha calculator on this site computes yours.

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