Insights
Clear, practical guides to the ideas behind your daily timings, kundli and readings.
Good and bad times
What is Choghadiya and how do you read it?Choghadiya explained: the 7 types (Amrit, Shubh, Labh, Char, Udveg, Kaal, Rog), how the day and night are divided, and how to pick a good time.Rahu Kaal: what it is and how to use itWhat Rahu Kaal is, why it is avoided, how it is calculated from sunrise, its typical timing on each weekday, and what you can and cannot do during it.Yamaganda, Gulika Kaal and Dur MuhurtamThe other daily periods astrologers avoid besides Rahu Kaal: Yamaganda, Gulika (Mandi) Kaal, Dur Muhurtam and Bhadra, with how each is calculated.Abhijit Muhurat: the all-purpose good timeAbhijit Muhurta is the midday window considered good for almost any important start. How its time is calculated and the one weekday it is skipped.Brahma Muhurta: the hour before dawnBrahma Muhurta is the pre-dawn window for meditation, prayer and study. How to calculate it from sunrise and what traditions recommend doing in it.Hora: the planetary hours of the dayHora divides each day and night into 12 planetary hours. Learn the sequence, which hora suits business, travel, money or love, and how to read a hora chart.How to choose an auspicious time, step by stepA practical guide to picking a good time for business, travel, purchases or ceremonies using Panchang, Choghadiya, Rahu Kaal and your own chart.
Panchang
What is Panchang?Panchang explained simply: tithi, vara, nakshatra, yoga and karana, why the Hindu day starts at sunrise, and how to read today's Panchang.Tithi: the lunar day explainedWhat a tithi is, how it is calculated, the full list from Pratipada to Purnima and Amavasya, the five tithi groups, and which tithis are avoided.The 27 nakshatras: list, lords and natureAll 27 nakshatras with their ruling planets, their nature (fixed, movable, swift, gentle, sharp, fierce, mixed) and what each is good for.Yoga and karana in the PanchangThe 27 Panchang yogas and 11 karanas explained, which yogas are inauspicious, and why Vishti karana (Bhadra) is avoided for ceremonies.
Kundli
Lagna, rashi and sun sign: what is the difference?Ascendant (lagna), Moon sign (rashi) and sun sign explained, why your Indian sign differs from your Western one, and which to use for horoscopes.Vimshottari dasha: the timeline of your chartHow the 120-year Vimshottari dasha system works, the length of each planet's mahadasha, what antardasha means, and how your starting dasha is found.Sade Sati: Saturn's seven and a half yearsWhat Shani Sade Sati is, its three phases, which Moon signs are in Sade Sati and Dhaiya with Saturn in Pisces (2025 to 2027), and how to approach it.Manglik dosha: what it really meansWhat Manglik (Mangal or Kuja) dosha is, which Mars placements cause it, how severity is judged, and the cancellation rules astrologers commonly use.Kundli matching: how the 36 gunas workHow Ashtakoota Gun Milan works: the 8 kootas and their points, what score is considered good, Nadi and Bhakoot dosha, and the limits of the system.How your daily horoscope is worked outIndian daily horoscopes are based on Gochar, the transit of planets counted from your Moon sign. How the Moon's daily house and other transits shape your day.
Palm reading
Palm reading: what the major lines meanA clear guide to the major palm lines (Hriday, Mastishk, Jeevan, Bhagya and Surya rekha): where they are and what length, depth, curve and breaks mean.The mounts of the palmThe seven mounts (parvat) in palmistry: Guru, Shani, Surya, Budh, Shukra, Chandra and Mangal. Where each is and what a prominent or flat mount means.The marriage line (Vivah rekha)Where the marriage (relationship) lines are on the palm, what one, two or several lines are said to mean, and why they should be read with care.Hand shapes and fingers in palmistryThe four hand types in palmistry, how palm and finger length decide them, and what finger length (index vs ring, thumb, little finger) is said to reveal.
Face reading
Other traditions
BaZi: the Four Pillars and your Day MasterChinese BaZi (Four Pillars of Destiny) in plain words: the year, month, day and hour pillars, heavenly stems and earthly branches, and what your Day Master means.Thai lucky colours by day of the weekIn Thailand each weekday has a colour. Find your birth-day colour, the lucky colours to wear, and the traditional colours to avoid.Your life path numberHow to calculate your numerology life path number from your birth date, the meanings of 1 to 9, and master numbers 11, 22 and 33.