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Plain-language guides to the Kundli, dashas, Panchang and matching. Read a guide, then try the free tool beside it.
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How to Read Your Kundli: A Beginner’s Guide
A calm, step-by-step guide to reading your Kundli: the houses, signs, Lagna and planets, the two chart styles, and a simple order for a first reading.
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Your Moon Nakshatra and What It Says
Why the Moon's nakshatra at birth matters in Vedic astrology, how to find yours, what its deity, symbol and ruler describe, and how to
The 27 Nakshatras: An Introduction
An introduction to the 27 nakshatras: how the sky is split into lunar mansions and padas, the full list with ruling planets, and how
Nadi and Bhakoot Dosha in Matching
What Nadi and Bhakoot compare in kundli matching, why a zero in either moves the score so much, the exceptions people cite, and how
Kundli Matching and the 36 Gunas
How Ashtakoota matching turns two Moon positions into a score out of 36, what each of the eight kootas compares, and what the total
Rahu Kaal and Choghadiya: How to Use Daily Timings
How Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika and Choghadiya are calculated from sunrise and sunset, what each traditionally means, and how to use them without anxiety.
The Five Limbs of Panchang
A plain guide to the Panchang's five limbs: tithi, vara, nakshatra, yoga and karana, how each is calculated, and how they fit together to
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Kundli Basics
Reading a birth chart from the ground up: houses, signs, the ascendant and the planets.
Doshas
What common doshas mean, how they are checked, and where the myths creep in.
Dasha
Planetary periods and timing, from Vimshottari to Sade Sati.
Panchang
The five limbs of the Hindu almanac and how daily timings are worked out.
Matching
How kundli matching works, what the gunas measure, and what they don't.
Nakshatras
The 27 lunar mansions and what your Moon nakshatra describes.
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