How do I read a free kundli (Vedic birth chart)?

A kundli shows the position of nine grahas (planets) at your birth moment, computed from Sūrya-Siddhānta mathematics. Read it by examining your lagna (rising sign), each graha's rāśi and nakṣatra placement, and the Vimśottarī daśā sequence. The chart gives structure — not predictions.

What is lagna in a kundli?

Lagna (ascendant) is the zodiac sign that was rising on the eastern horizon at the exact moment and place of your birth. It sets the first house of your chart and is the structural anchor around which all 12 houses are arranged. Accurate birth time gives an accurate lagna.

What is janma nakshatra in a birth chart?

Janma nakṣatra is the specific lunar mansion (one of 27, each spanning 13°20′) where the Moon was positioned at birth. It seeds your Vimśottarī daśā sequence and is a key structural coordinate. Our engine computes it from Moon longitude accurate to within ~7 arc-minutes of NASA/JPL Horizons.

What is a dasha period and how is it shown in the kundli?

Daśā periods are the time cycles of the Vimśottarī system, seeded from the Moon's birth nakṣatra. The 120-year cycle divides into nine mahā-daśā periods, each sub-divided into nine antar-daśā sub-periods. The chart output shows your current mahā-daśā and antar-daśā balance.

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Every position rendered here is the output of substrate-derived Sūrya-Siddhānta + Kerala Tantrasaṅgraha (1501) + Bhāskara II lagna mathematics. Nothing is interpreted.

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Computed in India

Our own engine — Sūrya-Siddhānta + Kerala Tantrasaṅgraha (1501) math. No foreign astronomy runtime.

यथार्थः

Arc-minute accurate

Sun within ~3′ and Moon within ~7′ of NASA-JPL Horizons. The positions are real, not approximate.

केवलं संरचना

Structure only

Positions, houses, daśā — the chart itself. No fortune-telling, no predictions, no upsell to see it.

Free Kundli · Common Questionsजन्म-कुण्डली-प्रश्नाः

How do I read a free kundli (Vedic birth chart)?: A kundli shows the position of nine grahas (planets) at your birth moment, computed from Sūrya-Siddhānta mathematics. Read it by examining your lagna (rising sign), each graha's rāśi and nakṣatra placement, and the Vimśottarī daśā sequence. The chart gives structure — not predictions.
What is lagna in a kundli?: Lagna (ascendant) is the zodiac sign that was rising on the eastern horizon at the exact moment and place of your birth. It sets the first house of your chart and is the structural anchor around which all 12 houses are arranged. Accurate birth time gives an accurate lagna.
What is janma nakshatra in a birth chart?: Janma nakṣatra is the specific lunar mansion (one of 27, each spanning 13°20′) where the Moon was positioned at birth. It seeds your Vimśottarī daśā sequence and is a key structural coordinate. Our engine computes it from Moon longitude accurate to within ~7 arc-minutes of NASA/JPL Horizons.
What is a dasha period and how is it shown in the kundli?: Daśā periods are the time cycles of the Vimśottarī system, seeded from the Moon's birth nakṣatra. The 120-year cycle divides into nine mahā-daśā periods, each sub-divided into nine antar-daśā sub-periods. The chart output shows your current mahā-daśā and antar-daśā balance.