Vedic · Sidereal
Your Vedic birth chart.
The sidereal view of your sky — computed with five classical ayanamsas to choose from, with D1 (Rasi) and D9 (Navamsa) charts, full bodies by nakshatra and pada, your natal panchanga, and the Vimshottari mahadasha timing your life right now.
Your Vedic chart appears here.
Fill in the form above — birth date, time, city, and choose an ayanamsa. We’ll compute the D1 and D9 charts, bodies by nakshatra, natal panchanga, and current Vimshottari mahadasha.
Common questions
About Vedic birth charts
What's the difference between a Vedic and a Western birth chart?
They read the same sky through different reference frames. The Western (tropical) zodiac fixes Aries 0° to the spring equinox; the Vedic (sidereal) zodiac fixes it to actual stars. Since the equinox precesses ~1° every 72 years, the two have drifted apart by about 24° — so a Western Sun in Taurus is typically a Vedic Sun in Aries. Vedic astrology also works with 27 nakshatras (lunar mansions), 16 divisional charts (D1–D60), dashas (planetary periods), and different aspect rules. This page computes the Vedic view of your chart.
What's the D9 (Navamsa) chart?
The Navamsa is the single most important divisional chart in Vedic astrology. Each 30° sign is divided into 9 parts of 3°20' each, and each part is mapped to another sign. The result is a second chart showing where each planet 'sits' in the D9 sky. Practitioners read the D9 alongside the D1 for matters of marriage, dharma, and the deeper strength of each placement — a planet weak in D1 but exalted in D9 is stronger than it looks.
Which ayanamsa should I use?
Lahiri is the most widely used and is the Government of India's official standard for panchang publications. B.V. Raman's and KP (Krishnamurti) each shift by a fraction of a degree and are used by their respective schools. Fagan–Bradley is the Western sidereal astrology default. Sri Yukteshwar's (from The Holy Science) is astronomically argued. For a first Vedic reading, use Lahiri; for cross-verification, compute the same chart with a second ayanamsa and see where placements shift.
Why does the chart show my Sun in a different sign than my Western one?
That's the ayanamsa at work. In 2026, the Lahiri ayanamsa is about 24°, so anything at tropical 0°–24° lands in the previous sidereal sign. Your 'Sun sign' for Vedic purposes is one sign earlier than your Western Sun sign for most of the zodiac. This isn't an error — it's the different reference frame.
What is the Moon's nakshatra and why does it matter?
Your natal Moon's nakshatra (lunar mansion) is arguably the single most consequential placement in Vedic astrology. It sets your Vimshottari dasha sequence — which planetary periods run your life and in what order — and carries a specific quality that shapes emotional temperament, native strengths, and how you move through major life events. Vedic readers look at the Moon nakshatra before almost anything else.
Computation
Bodies are computed from VSOP87D planetary theory (Bureau des Longitudes) with a truncated ELP2000 lunar model — arcsecond-grade positions. Sidereal longitudes are derived by subtracting the selected ayanamsa from tropical positions. Nakshatra, pada, and varga (divisional chart) assignments are then computed from the sidereal longitudes using standard Jyotish formulae. The Vimshottari dasha timing comes from the Moon’s nakshatra position at birth. All of this is first-principles math — no third-party astrology library.