Journal · ज्योतिष

Notes on astrology, numerology & healing

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2026-10-01 · 8 min read

How Many Gunas Should Match for Marriage? Why 36 Out of 36 Is Not the Goal

Tradition asks for 18 of 36 gunas as a working minimum, not 36. What the Guna score really measures, and the five checks that matter more than the total.

A gold line illustration of a sundial whose gnomon casts a shadow across one segment of a Panchang dial, marking the Rahu Kaal window, on a dark celestial background

2026-09-28 · 8 min read

What Is Rahu Kaal? How the Daily 90 Minute Window Is Calculated and What to Avoid

Rahu Kaal is the inauspicious eighth part of daylight, roughly 90 minutes long. How it is calculated, the weekday chart, and what to avoid in it.

A gold line illustration of a Panchang page, a sundial and a Rashi Chakra ring marking an auspicious muhurat window, on a dark celestial background

2026-09-24 · 8 min read

What Is a Muhurat? How a Shubh Muhurat Is Chosen in 5 Steps

A muhurat is an auspicious window chosen from the five limbs of the Panchang and your own chart. The 5 steps, the times to avoid, and when you need one.

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2026-09-21 · 6 min read

Navratri 2026: The 9 Nights, 9 Forms of Durga, and Why It Is the Best Time for Remedies

Sharad Navratri 2026 runs from 11 to 20 October. The nine forms of Durga, the colour of each night, and why Jyotish treats this window as the best time to begin remedies.

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2026-09-21 · 6 min read

How Much Does a Kundli Reading Cost? Astro Anita 2026 Prices and the Navratri Offer

A full Kundli reading with Astro Anita is ₹1,499. Clear 2026 prices for readings, matching, numerology and healing, what each includes, and the current Navratri offer.

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2026-09-21 · 8 min read

How to Calculate Your Bhagyank: The Destiny Number 1 to 9 Explained

Your Bhagyank is the single digit from your full date of birth. How to calculate it in 3 steps, what Bhagyank 1 to 9 mean, and how it differs from Mulank.

Gold line illustration of a Vedic Kundli chart with one house lit beside an antique astronomical dial, representing marriage timing in a Kundli, on a dark celestial background

2026-09-17 · 8 min read

When Will I Get Married? 5 Steps to Marriage Timing in Your Kundli

Marriage timing is read from the 7th house, the Vimshottari Dasha of the 7th lord or Venus, and the Jupiter and Saturn double transit. The 5 step method.

A golden North Indian Kundli chart with planets joined by luminous lines on a dark celestial background, illustrating Raj Yoga and Gaj Kesari yogas

2026-08-31 · 9 min read

Raj Yoga and Gaj Kesari: The 6 Yogas in Your Kundli That Actually Matter

A yoga is a planetary combination that promises a result. What Raj Yoga and Gaj Kesari really require, and the 6 yogas worth checking in your own Kundli.

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2026-08-27 · 8 min read

Do Gemstones Really Work in Vedic Astrology? 7 Checks Before You Wear One

An honest look at whether gemstones work in Vedic astrology, which stone belongs to which planet, and the 7 checks to make before you buy one.

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2026-08-24 · 8 min read

What Is the Navamsa (D9) Chart? How the 9 Divisions Are Calculated and Read

The Navamsa or D9 chart splits every sign into 9 parts of 3 degrees 20 minutes. How it is calculated, what it shows about marriage, and how to read it.

A gold line drawing of a North Indian style Kundli birth chart with planetary marks, an astrolabe and a manuscript scroll on a dark celestial background

2026-08-20 · 8 min read

How to Read Your Kundli: A 7 Step Beginner's Guide to Your Birth Chart

How to read your Kundli step by step: find your Lagna, Moon and nakshatra, read the 12 houses, judge planetary dignity, then check the running Dasha.

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2026-08-17 · 8 min read

Mulank 1 to 9: What Your Birth Number Means in Vedic Numerology

Your Mulank is the single digit from your day of birth. What Mulank 1 to 9 mean, the graha ruling each, and which numbers work well together.

Two interlocking gold Rashi Chakra rings sharing a segmented central wheel of Jyotish motifs, illustrating Guna Milan Kundli matching, on a dark celestial background

2026-08-13 · 10 min read

The 8 Kutas of Guna Milan: How All 36 Gunas Are Actually Scored

The 8 kutas of Guna Milan explained one by one, with the points each carries, what it tests, and why Bhakoot and Nadi decide more than the total score.

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2026-08-11 · 8 min read

Lagna vs Rashi vs Sun Sign: Which One Is Actually Your Sign?

Your Lagna, your Rashi and your Sun sign are three different signs. What each one governs in Vedic astrology, why they disagree, and which one to read.

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2026-08-07 · 9 min read

What Is a Nakshatra? All 27 Lunar Mansions, Their Lords and Padas Explained

A nakshatra is one of 27 lunar mansions of 13 degrees 20 minutes each. The full list with ruling planets, symbols and padas, and why yours sets your Dasha.

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2026-08-04 · 9 min read

What Are Rahu and Ketu? The Shadow Planets in Your Kundli and All 12 Houses

Rahu and Ketu are the Moon's two nodes, always opposite in your Kundli. What each one means, the house by house axis, their Dasha years, and honest remedies.

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2026-08-01 · 7 min read

The 12 Houses in a Kundli: What Each Bhava Governs and How to Read Them

The 12 houses (bhavas) of a Kundli each govern one area of life. What every house rules, its karaka planet, and how classical Jyotish actually reads them.

A gold line illustration of Saturn with its rings passing across three segments of a Rashi Chakra beside a crescent moon, on a dark celestial background

2026-07-28 · 8 min read

What Is Sade Sati? The 3 Phases of Saturn's 7.5 Year Cycle Explained

Sade Sati is Saturn's 7.5 year passage over the 12th, 1st and 2nd from your Moon sign. The three phases, who is in it now, and remedies that actually help.

A gold North Indian style Kundli chart with Mars marked in one house, on a dark celestial background, illustrating Mangal Dosha

2026-07-24 · 7 min read

What Is Mangal Dosha? How Manglik Is Judged and When It Is Cancelled

Mangal Dosha means Mars sits in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th or 12th house. How Manglik is judged, when the dosha is cancelled, and what it means for marriage.

A gold Vimshottari Dasha wheel marked with the nine graha symbols and a pointer sweeping through the periods, on a dark celestial background

2026-07-20 · 8 min read

What Is a Mahadasha? The 9 Vimshottari Dasha Periods Explained

What a Mahadasha is, how long each of the 9 Vimshottari Dasha periods lasts, how your birth Nakshatra sets the first one, and how to read a difficult Dasha.

A gold yantra mandala of the numerals 1 to 9, each paired with a planetary glyph, on a dark celestial background

2026-07-17 · 6 min read

Numerology Explained: What Your Name and Birth Date Reveal

A clear guide to Vedic numerology: your Mulank (birth number) and Bhagyank (destiny number), how name numbers work, the nine planets behind the digits, name corrections, and how numerology is read alongside your Kundli.

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2026-07-15 · 6 min read

Pranic Healing Explained: How Energy Healing Works and What to Expect

A plain guide to pranic healing: what prana is, how the chakras and energy body are treated, what happens in a session, what it helps with, and how it works alongside a Vedic astrology reading.

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2026-07-12 · 6 min read

Kundli Matching for Marriage: Guna Milan and Mangal Dosha Explained

How Kundli matching works for marriage: the eight kutas of Guna Milan, the 36-point score, Bhakoot and Nadi, Mangal Dosha (Manglik) and cancellations, and what the numbers really mean.

A North Indian style Kundli birth chart drawn as a gold diamond grid of twelve houses on a dark celestial background

2026-07-09 · 7 min read

What Your Kundli (Birth Chart) Actually Reveals

A plain-language guide to reading a Kundli: Lagna, Rashi, Nakshatra, the twelve houses, planetary periods (Dasha), yogas, Rahu and Ketu, and what each one tells you about your life.

A brass Jyotish astrolabe and Rashi Chakra ring over a split night sky, sidereal stars on one side and a solar arc on the other

2026-07-07 · 7 min read

Vedic vs Western Astrology: What Is Actually Different

Vedic and Western astrology look alike but rest on different zodiacs and methods. A clear, practical comparison of the two systems: zodiacs, timing, the Moon, planets, houses and remedies.