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Learn the basics of Indian astrology

Short, plain pages on the building blocks of a birth chart. Each one is written for this site and uses the same tables as our calculations.

Sun to Ketu: what each one stands for, its signs and its dasha years.

The zodiac signs: element, mode, ruler and the stars inside each.

The lunar mansions: ruler, deity, symbol and the four padas of each.

Panchang, tithi, dasha, lagna, Sade Sati, Mangal dosha and more.

Two guides to start with

The terms on this page appear in every birth chart report, explained for your own planets and dates.