These guides explain the ideas behind the calculators on this site in plain language. Each one is written to be read on its own, and each links back to the tool so you can try it on a real chart.
How to read your Janam Kundali
What a birth chart is, how to find your Lagna, Moon sign and nakshatra first, how the North and South Indian layouts differ, and the common mistakes to avoid.
The twelve houses explained
What each house covers, how kendra, trikona, dusthana and upachaya houses work, and a simple step-by-step method for reading one house.
Vimshottari Dasha explained
How the 120-year planetary cycle is built, how your starting period comes from the Moon's nakshatra, and how to read Mahadasha and Antardasha.
Doshas and remedies
Eight traditional doshas explained in calm, plain language: the rule, the common cancellations and the traditional remedies. To see which ones your own chart shows, use the dosha checker.
- Mangal Dosha: Mars in the 1st, 4th, 7th, 8th or 12th house.
- Kaal Sarp Dosha: All seven planets between Rahu and Ketu.
- Pitra Dosha: Indicators from the Sun and the 9th house.
- Guru Chandal Dosha: Jupiter in the same sign as Rahu.
- Grahan Dosha: The Sun or Moon in the same sign as Rahu or Ketu.
- Kemadruma Dosha: A Moon with no planet beside it.
- Gandmool Dosha: Birth in one of six nakshatras.
- Sade Sati: Saturn over the sign before, of, and after your Moon sign.
- Sade Sati and Dhaiya now: which Moon signs are affected today, with dates for all twelve signs. Also in हिन्दी.
- Kundali Milan: the 36-guna Ashtakoot match, with Nadi and Bhakoot dosha and their cancellations.
- Vikram Samvat Calendar: a month-by-month Hindu calendar with tithi, nakshatra, Ekadashi, Purnima, Amavasya and festivals.
- Hindu festivals: dates, tithi and puja timing for Diwali, Holi, Raksha Bandhan and every major festival, with Ekadashi, Purnima and Amavasya lists and city pages for Hindus abroad. Also in हिन्दी.
- Palmistry: a reading measured from a photo of your palm, in the Samudrika and Western traditions.
- Today’s Panchang: tithi, Rahu Kaal, Choghadiya and Hora for any city.
- Nakshatra finder and baby-name bank: your birth star, Moon sign and names that fit it.
- Numerology calculator and Disha Shool: your Mulank and Bhagyank, and the direction to avoid for travel today.
- The Janam Kundali calculator.