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.
- Kundali Milan: the 36-guna Ashtakoot match, with Nadi and Bhakoot dosha and their cancellations.
- Palmistry: a reading measured from a photo of your palm, in the Samudrika and Western traditions.
- The Janam Kundali calculator.