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Vedic Birth Chart — How to Read Your Kundli, House by House

A Vedic birth chart (Kundli or Janam patri) is a map of the sky at the moment you were born, drawn in the sidereal zodiac. Once you know what the Lagna, the twelve houses, the nine planets and your Nakshatra stand for, your own chart stops being cryptic. Generate your chart below and read this guide against it.

  • Lagna (ascendant) — the lens the whole chart is read through
  • The 12 houses — what area of life each one governs
  • Planets and their natural tendencies, signs and strength
  • Nakshatras — the 27 lunar mansions and why yours matters
  • Vimshottari Dasha — how Vedic astrology times events

This page explains the general rules — your answer lives in your own chart

Nothing here is a prediction about you. Generate your free Kundli with the form on this page, then open your report for the personalised reading — your Lagna, planet placements, Life Timeline and the exact Dasha you are in — and ask your own question there.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Vedic and Western astrology?

Vedic astrology uses the sidereal zodiac (fixed stars) and Nakshatras, and times events through Dasha periods. Western astrology uses the tropical zodiac. Your Sun sign can differ between the two.

What is a Lagna chart?

The D1 or Rashi chart, drawn from your ascendant. It is the base chart; divisional charts like D9 and D10 refine specific areas.

Why does birth time matter so much?

The ascendant moves roughly one degree every four minutes, so a wrong time rotates all twelve houses and changes the reading.

Is a North Indian or South Indian chart format better?

Neither — they are two drawings of the same data. Use whichever you read more easily.

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Your free Kundli

Birth date, time and city — your chart and report come back in about 20 seconds.

Pick day, month and year — or tap “Type it” to key it in.

Don't know the exact time? Leave 12:00 — you can refine it later.

Start typing your birth city and pick it from the list.

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