For now, we suggest you make note of what star your Moon is in. In addition, the chart shows another level of information as it has abbreviations for the star (Nakshatra) the planet is in and what quadrant (pada) within the star. Planets that are conjunct or square the Ascendant within 5 degrees (and preferably less) are among the strongest planets in the chart.

You can hunt for angles, planets, and other configurations using these particular degrees.

The chart below shows all your planets, what sign they are in and what degree they are in within the sign. Degrees are extremely important for you to analyze an astrological chart. The sign (rasi) that contains the abbreviation AS is your Ascendant (also called Lagna) and is considered your 'first house.' From the Ascendant, move around the chart in a clockwise direction to the next sign which is your 'second house' and so on, for all 12 of your 'houses.'Īs a starting point, explore what sign is your Ascendant, what sign your Sun is in, what sign your Moon is in. This handy free birth charts calculator will let you know where your sun, moon, ascendant is aswell as calculating where the main planets are, Neptune, mercury, venus, mars, Saturn, Uranus and Jupiter. This 'map' of your chart is presented below. Vedic Astrology differs from Western Astrology, so if you have had your chart done in Western Astrology, it is possible that your planets may not be in the same signs as calculations are mathematically based on different coordinate views of the Zodiac.ĪstroVed presents the South Indian style of chart.

Birth chart with degrees of planets