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The beginner pathWhat is a kundli? Your Vedic birth chart, explained
A kundli — also called a janam kundali — is your Vedic birth chart: a map of where the Sun, Moon, planets and the…
5 min STEP 2♈︎BasicsThe 12 rashis (Vedic moon signs), explained
A rashi is a sign of the Vedic zodiac — and when someone asks your rashi, they mean your moon sign, the sign the Moon…
6 min STEP 3✦︎Planets & SignsThe 27 nakshatras of Vedic astrology — the full list
A nakshatra is a lunar mansion — one of 27 equal segments of 13°20′ that the Moon travels through in a sidereal month.
7 minWhat is a kundli? Your Vedic birth chart, explained
A kundli — also called a janam kundali — is your Vedic birth chart: a map of where the Sun, Moon, planets and the…
5 min ♈︎BasicsThe 12 rashis (Vedic moon signs), explained
A rashi is a sign of the Vedic zodiac — and when someone asks your rashi, they mean your moon sign, the sign the Moon…
6 min ◎︎BasicsLagna vs Rashi vs Sun Sign — which one are you?
Lagna, rashi and sun sign are three different signs drawn from the same birth moment — the sign rising in the east,…
5 min ⊞︎BasicsThe 12 Houses of the Kundli, explained
The twelve houses (bhavas) are the kundli's life-arenas — fixed domains of experience, from body to wealth to loss.
6 minThe 27 nakshatras of Vedic astrology — the full list
A nakshatra is a lunar mansion — one of 27 equal segments of 13°20′ that the Moon travels through in a sidereal month.
7 min ♃︎Planets & SignsJupiter in Vedic Astrology — Guru, the Great Benefic
Jupiter (Guru) is the great benefic — the planet of wisdom, dharma, children, wealth, and expansion.
5 min ☋︎Planets & SignsKetu in Vedic Astrology — the South Node's Release
Ketu is the Moon's south node — Rahu's counterpart, always exactly 180° opposite — and the graha of moksha,…
5 min ♂︎Planets & SignsMars in Vedic Astrology — Mangala, the Warrior
Mars (Mangala) is the planet of courage, muscle, and directed force — the chart's soldier and engineer.
5 min ☿︎Planets & SignsMercury in Vedic Astrology — Budha, the Messenger
Mercury (Budha) is the planet of buddhi — the discriminating intellect that sorts, names, counts, and trades.
5 min ☽︎Planets & SignsMoon in Vedic Astrology — Chandra, the Mind
The Moon (Chandra) is the manas — the mind itself — and the true centre of gravity of Vedic astrology.
5 min ☊︎Planets & SignsRahu in Vedic Astrology — the North Node's Hunger
Rahu is the Moon's north node — a mathematical point, not a body — and Vedic astrology's graha of hunger, obsession,…
6 min ♄︎Planets & SignsSaturn in Vedic Astrology — Shani, the Taskmaster
Saturn — Shani — is the graha of time, discipline, and earned results, the slowest visible planet in the sky.
6 min ☉︎Planets & SignsSun in Vedic Astrology — Surya, the Soul of the Chart
The Sun (Surya) is the atma — the soul of the chart — and the significator of father, authority, and vitality.
5 min ♀︎Planets & SignsVenus in Vedic Astrology — Shukra, the Enjoyer
Venus (Shukra) is the planet of desire and its refinement — love, marriage, beauty, the arts, and every comfort worth…
5 minMuhurat — how auspicious timing is actually chosen
A muhurta is a chosen moment — an electional chart cast so that an important act begins under a strong sky.
5 min ☽︎TimingPanchang Basics — the five limbs of the Vedic day
The panchang is the Vedic almanac: pancha-anga, "five limbs", together describing the quality of a single day.
5 min ☄︎TimingPlanetary Transits (Gochara) — how the moving sky touches your chart
A transit (gochara) is today's sky read against your birth chart — where each planet stands now, compared with where…
6 min ◐︎TimingRahu Kaal & Choghadiya — the daily windows, explained
Rahu Kaal is one-eighth of the day's actual daylight, held inauspicious for starting new ventures.
5 min ♄︎TimingSade Sati — Saturn's 7½-year cycle
Sade Sati is Saturn's ~7.5-year transit across the 12th, 1st, and 2nd houses from your natal Moon.
6 min ⏳︎TimingVimshottari Dasha — the 120-year planetary clock, explained
Vimshottari dasha is Vedic astrology's master timing system: a fixed 120-year cycle that divides a life into nine…
6 minGuna Milan — the 36 points of kundli matching, explained
Guna Milan is the scoring system inside kundli matching: eight kootas, each computed from the two Moons, weighted 1…
6 min ⚭︎CompatibilityKundli Matching for Marriage — Gun Milan & the 36 Gunas
Kundli matching — gun milan, or horoscope matching — is the traditional Vedic method of comparing two birth charts…
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