Vedic astrology guides
Plain explanations of the calculations behind a kundali โ written by the team that implements them.
Nepal & Nepali jyotish
Best kundali software for Nepal โ what to look for
What a kundali program needs to work in Nepal: Nepali language, Vikram Sambat, Nepali patro, location-correct Rahukaal, offline use and desktop builds.
Read guide โHow to read a Nepali janma kundali
A first-principles walkthrough of a janma kundali: lagna, the twelve bhava, the nine grahas, and the order to read them in โ both chart styles explained.
Read guide โKundali Milan โ Ashtakoota (36 guna) explained
What the eight kootas of Gun Milan actually test, how the 36 points are distributed, and why Bhakoot and Nadi carry more weight than the total suggests.
Read guide โNepali patro, tithi and Rahukaal explained
How the Nepali patro works: what a tithi actually is, why it does not start at midnight, and why Rahukaal changes with your city and the season.
Read guide โVikram Sambat (BS) to AD conversion โ how it actually works
Why BS to AD is not "add 56 years": Nepali month lengths vary between 29 and 32 days, so the offset changes within the year. Here is what actually happens.
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Understanding the calculations
Divisional charts (varga) โ D1 to D60 explained
What a varga chart is, how D1 to D60 are derived from one set of longitudes, which chart to read for which question, and why the higher vargas demand accuracy.
Read guide โKP astrology (Krishnamurti Paddhati) โ the basics
How KP differs from classical Parashari astrology: the sub-lord, unequal nakshatra sub-divisions, cuspal sub-lords, the Placidus cusps and the KP ayanamsha.
Read guide โSurya Siddhanta vs Drik Siddhanta โ what is the difference?
Surya Siddhanta uses classical mean-motion tables; Drik Siddhanta uses observed astronomy. How the two differ, how far apart the charts land, and which to use.
Read guide โVimshottari dasha explained
How the 120-year Vimshottari cycle works: the nine periods and their lengths, how the balance at birth comes from the Moon, and how sub-periods nest.
Read guide โWhat is Ashtakavarga, and how do you read it?
Ashtakavarga turns a chart into bindu counts per sign โ a numeric strength map. What Bhinnashtakavarga and Sarvashtakavarga are, and how to read the numbers.
Read guide โWhat is ayanamsha, and which one should you use?
Ayanamsha is the offset between the tropical and sidereal zodiacs. What it is, why it grows every year, and how Lahiri, Raman and Krishnamurti differ.
Read guide โYogas in a kundali โ what they are and how to read them
A yoga is a named planetary combination with a stated result. The main families โ Raja, Dhana, Panch Mahapurusha, Nabhasa, Chandra โ and how to weigh them.
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Choosing software
Free vs paid astrology software โ what you actually get
What a free tier can honestly include, what paying should and should not change, and the one line no astrology app should cross: charging for accuracy.
Read guide โHow to choose Vedic astrology software
Nine criteria for judging any kundali program: ephemeris source, siddhanta and ayanamsha visibility, offline use, chart depth, export, privacy and price.
Read guide โOffline vs online kundali software
What differs between a web kundali generator and installed software: where birth data goes, who controls the settings, and what happens with no signal.
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