Learn Jyotisha
Short, plain-English guides to traditional Vedic astrology: the planets, signs and houses, how timing works, and how to read your own chart. Free to read, no sign-in needed.
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What's included
- Short guides to the planets, signs, nakshatras, houses, dashas, transits, the Panchang and muhurta
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Start with the basics, or jump to whatever you are curious about. Each guide takes a few minutes.
Basics
- What is Jyotisha?
3 min read · The Vedic science of light: where it comes from, what it measures and how to use it wisely.
- The Navagrahas: the nine planets
4 min read · Meet the Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu, and what each one signifies.
- The twelve Rashis
4 min read · The twelve signs from Mesha to Meena: their rulers, elements and the flavour each gives a planet.
- The 27 Nakshatras
3 min read · The lunar mansions: finer than the signs, central to your birth star, dashas and Panchang.
Your chart
- Lagna and the twelve Bhavas
3 min read · Your rising sign and the twelve houses: which area of life each house describes.
- How to read your GrahaNow chart
3 min read · A step-by-step tour of your Kundli, Houses, Dasha, What Matters Now and Panchang pages.
Timing
- Vimshottari Dasha explained
3 min read · The 120-year cycle of planetary periods that Jyotisha uses to describe the seasons of a life.
- Gochara: how transits work
3 min read · How the planets moving today relate to your Moon sign, and why slow planets matter most.
- Dasha and Bhukti effects: a guide to every Mahadasha
3 min read · What each planetary period and sub-period tends to bring, how to read them and links to all nine Mahadasha guides.
- Surya Mahadasha (Sun Dasha): Effects and Bhukti Results
4 min read · The Sun's 6-year period: authority, recognition and self-belief, with the results of all nine Bhuktis.
- Chandra Mahadasha (Moon Dasha): Effects and Bhukti Results
4 min read · The Moon's 10-year period: the mind, home, mother and public life, with the results of all nine Bhuktis.
- Mangala Mahadasha (Mars Dasha): Effects and Bhukti Results
4 min read · The 7-year Mars period: energy, courage, property and competition, with the results of all nine Bhuktis.
- Rahu Mahadasha: Effects and Bhukti Results
4 min read · Rahu's 18-year period: ambition, the unfamiliar and sudden change, with the results of all nine Bhuktis.
- Guru Mahadasha (Jupiter Dasha): Effects and Bhukti Results
4 min read · Jupiter's 16-year period: wisdom, growth, children and dharma, with the results of all nine Bhuktis.
- Shani Mahadasha (Saturn Dasha): Effects and Bhukti Results
4 min read · Saturn's 19-year period: discipline, work and lasting results, with the results of all nine Bhuktis.
- Budha Mahadasha (Mercury Dasha): Effects and Bhukti Results
4 min read · Mercury's 17-year period: learning, speech, trade and friendship, with the results of all nine Bhuktis.
- Ketu Mahadasha: Effects and Bhukti Results
4 min read · Ketu's 7-year period: detachment, insight and spiritual growth, with the results of all nine Bhuktis.
- Shukra Mahadasha (Venus Dasha): Effects and Bhukti Results
4 min read · Venus's 20-year period: love, comfort, art and prosperity, with the results of all nine Bhuktis.
Daily practice
- Panchang: the five limbs
3 min read · Tithi, vara, nakshatra, yoga and karana: what each limb of the Hindu calendar means.
- Muhurta: choosing auspicious times
3 min read · How tradition picks a good moment to begin: the Panchang, your birth star and sensible priorities.
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