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Vedic astrology, explained in plain English

Everything on JyotishVed you can read without an account: a free calculator, reference pages for the terms and yogas you will meet in a birth chart, and articles on how the calculations actually work.

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Sade Sati calculator

Enter your birth details to see whether Saturn's seven-and-a-half-year transit is running for you, which phase you are in, and the dates it starts and ends.

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Vedic astrology yogas

Every yoga JyotishVed detects: what each one is traditionally said to mean, how it forms, and what cancels it.

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Glossary

The Sanskrit you will meet in a birth chart, from dasha and nakshatra to Sade Sati and Ashtakavarga, in plain English.

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Ayanamsa Explained: The 24° That Changes Your Chart

What ayanamsa is, why Vedic and Western charts differ by about 24 degrees, and how Lahiri ayanamsa shifts your sign, nakshatra and dasha dates.

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Vedic vs Western Astrology: Why Your Sign Differs

Vedic astrology uses the sidereal zodiac and Western uses the tropical, so most people's sign moves back one. See the differences and check yours free.

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