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ज्योतिष सीखें
The building blocks of a kundli and a panchang, explained in plain words: what each rashi, nakshatra, graha and house means, and how the daily timings are worked out.
Classical reference, by the Astex Astro team.
- The 12 rashis बारह राशियाँYour rashi is the sign the Moon was in when you were born. Vedic horoscopes, name letters and kundli matching are all read from it.
- The 27 nakshatras सत्ताईस नक्षत्रThe zodiac is divided into 27 nakshatras of 13°20′ each. Your birth nakshatra is where the Moon stood at birth, and it gives your name letter.
- The nine grahas नवग्रहVedic astrology reads nine grahas: the Sun, the Moon, five planets and the two lunar nodes, Rahu and Ketu.
- The 12 houses बारह भावThe lagna sets twelve houses (bhavas). Each one carries an area of life, from the self in the first to expenses and moksha in the twelfth.
Panchang and muhurat
- What is a panchang पंचांगA panchang is the Hindu almanac.
- What is a tithi तिथिA tithi is a lunar day.
- What is Rahu Kaal राहु कालRahu Kaal is a period of about an hour and a half each day that is traditionally avoided for starting new work.
- What is choghadiya चौघड़ियाChoghadiya is a simple way to read the quality of each part of the day and night.
- What is Abhijit muhurat अभिजित मुहूर्तAbhijit muhurat is a short window around local noon that is considered auspicious for most kinds of work.
- What is Brahma muhurat ब्रह्म मुहूर्तBrahma muhurat is the quiet stretch before dawn that tradition keeps for prayer, meditation, study and yoga.
- What is Sade Sati साढ़े सातीSade Sati is the period of about seven and a half years when Saturn passes through the 12th, 1st and 2nd signs from your Moon sign.