Explore Vedic Astrology with PalmGuru
Vedic astrology (Jyotish) reads the exact positions of the planets at your birth to build a Kundli — your personal birth chart. PalmGuru calculates every fact in that chart with a deterministic astronomical engine, then uses AI only to explain what those calculations traditionally mean.
What Is Vedic Astrology?
Vedic astrology — known in Sanskrit as Jyotish, "the science of light" — is a traditional Indian system for interpreting the positions of the Sun, Moon, and planets at the moment of a person's birth. It uses the sidereal zodiac, which is fixed to the actual positions of the stars rather than the seasons, adjusted by a value called the ayanamsha (PalmGuru uses the Lahiri ayanamsha, the standard adopted for Indian civil and religious calendars).
The central document in Vedic astrology is the Kundli — a chart of your Ascendant, the twelve houses, and every planet's placement at your exact birth moment. From this single chart, Vedic astrology derives everything from personality tendencies to long-range life timing.
The Building Blocks of a Vedic Chart
Kundli
Your complete birth chart — the foundation every other Vedic astrology technique builds on. Learn more →
Lagna (Ascendant)
The sign rising on the horizon at your birth moment, and the reference point for your chart's 12 houses.
Rashis
The 12 sidereal zodiac signs, each spanning 30° — every planet, including the Moon, sits within one at any given time.
Houses
12 life-theme divisions of your chart — career, wealth, relationships, health, and more — each ruled by a Rashi and its lord.
Planets (Grahas)
The Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, plus the lunar nodes Rahu and Ketu — nine grahas in total.
Nakshatras
27 lunar constellations, each divided into 4 padas, that pinpoint the Moon's exact position and seed the Dasha sequence.
Dasha & Antardasha
The Vimshottari Dasha's 120-year planetary period cycle, and its sub-periods, used for timing life themes.
Gochar (Transits)
Where the planets are moving right now, read against your natal chart — the basis of a personalized daily horoscope. Learn more →
Yogas
Specific planetary combinations traditionally associated with particular life themes or strengths.
Everything Built on the Kundli
Kundli Matching
36-point Ashtakoota (Guna Milan) compatibility scoring between two saved charts.
Personalized Horoscope
Today's transits read against your own Moon and Ascendant — not a generic sun-sign horoscope.
Panchang
Daily Tithi, Nakshatra, Yoga, Karana, and inauspicious/auspicious time windows.
Muhurat
Find auspicious timing windows for important events.
Calculation First, AI Second — Always
Every deterministic fact in PalmGuru's Vedic astrology tools — planetary longitudes, house placements, Nakshatra and pada, Dasha dates, Panchang elements, Muhurat windows, and Ashtakoota scores — is produced by tested astronomical calculation code. AI is never asked to compute or guess any of these values.
AI's role is strictly to narrate: taking the already-calculated facts and a curated knowledge base of classical Vedic astrology texts, and writing a personalized, readable explanation. This separation is the core design principle behind every feature on this page.
A Note on Precision
Vedic astrology has multiple traditional schools of thought (different ayanamsha values, house systems, and regional conventions). PalmGuru documents which conventions it uses. Readings are offered for traditional interpretation and self-reflection — not scientific prediction, and not a guarantee of outcomes.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Vedic astrology?
Vedic astrology, also called Jyotish or Indian astrology, is a traditional system originating in ancient India that maps planetary positions against the sidereal (star-fixed) zodiac to interpret personality, life themes, timing, and compatibility through a birth chart called a Kundli.
How is Vedic astrology different from Western astrology?
The main technical difference is the zodiac used: Vedic astrology uses the sidereal zodiac (aligned to actual star positions, adjusted by the ayanamsha), while Western astrology uses the tropical zodiac (aligned to the seasons). This means the same birth details can produce a different Moon or Sun sign in each system.
What is a Dasha period?
A Dasha is a planetary time period in the Vimshottari Dasha system, a 120-year cycle divided among nine planets, starting from the Moon's Nakshatra at birth. Each Mahadasha (major period) is further divided into Antardashas (sub-periods), used to time when certain themes are traditionally more prominent.
Does PalmGuru's AI calculate my Vedic astrology chart?
No. Every calculation — Ascendant, planetary positions, houses, Nakshatras, and Dasha dates — comes from a deterministic astronomical engine. AI is used only to explain what has already been calculated, grounded in classical texts.
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