What your kundli shows
A birth chart is a picture of the sky at the moment you were born. It shows the Lagna (the sign rising in the east at that time), the sign and degree of the nine grahas, your Moon sign, your birth nakshatra and its pada. The Moon sign and nakshatra also decide the first letter of the name and the Vimshottari dasha.
Lagna chart and Navamsa
The Lagna chart is read through twelve houses: self, money, family, home, children, work, marriage and more. The Navamsa splits every sign into nine parts and is used to judge marriage and the real strength of a planet.
Vimshottari dasha
It is a 120-year order of planets: Ketu 7, Venus 20, Sun 6, Moon 10, Mars 7, Rahu 18, Jupiter 16, Saturn 19 and Mercury 17 years. Nine antardashas run inside each mahadasha. The running period is highlighted in the table above.
How accurate is it?
Planet positions come from well-known astronomical formulas and were checked against the known 2025 sign changes of Saturn, Jupiter, Mars and Rahu. For dates between 1800 and 2050 they stay within a few arc-minutes. Still, if the birth time is off, the Lagna can change. This is general guidance, not the basis for a big decision.
Questions people ask
What do I need to make a kundli?
The exact birth date, birth time and birth place. The more exact the time, the more reliable the Lagna, because the rising sign changes about every two hours.
Which ayanamsa and planet maths is used?
Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa, sidereal signs and whole-sign houses. Rahu and Ketu are the mean nodes.
How is the Vimshottari dasha worked out?
It starts from the lord of the nakshatra the Moon was in at birth. How far the Moon had moved through that nakshatra decides how much of the first period is left. The full cycle is 120 years.
Is my data saved?
No. The chart is worked out inside your browser and nothing goes to a server.
Can I use this to match two kundlis?
This shows one birth chart. For guna milan it is wise to have both charts looked at by an experienced astrologer.