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Please have a look at the following birth chart:



Let’s start with the ascendant

Do you see the number “7” in the above chart? That is the 7th zodiac sign, which is Libra. That sign for this person is the ascendant. It is known as the rising sign. If in your case the number is "1" then the ascendant is Aries, if it is "2" then is Taurus, "3" is Gemini, "4" is Cancer, "5" is Leo, "6" is Virgo, "8" is Scorpio, "9" is Sagittarius, "10" is Capricorn, "11" is Aquarius, "12" is Pisces. I hope by now you are able to read which sign is your rising sign/ascendant. The ascendant is the starting point and so the first house in the birth chart will fall in the ascendant and the rest of the houses and zodiac signs will be arranged thereafter in the anti-clockwise direction. Once you have an understanding of this you could figure out how planets are placed in your birth chart e.g. Sun is sitting in the 5th house in the sign of Aquarius in the above chart. In order to analyze your birth chart, you'd need to understand the meaning of houses, zodiacs signs, and planets, which you'd find in this article. If you'd like to learn how to read a birth chart through a visual medium then please check out this video.

Let’s talk about lords

Every house in your birth chart will be in a specific zodiac e.g. in the above chart the 10th house is in the 4th sign, the sign of Cancer. And each one of these zodiac signs is inherently ruled by a specific planet(s) as shown in the table below:

Zodiac Sign Ruler/Lord/Owner
Aries Mars
Taurus Venus
Gemini Mercury
Cancer Moon
Leo Sun
Virgo Mercury
Libra Venus
Scorpio Mars & Ketu
Sagittarius Jupiter
Capricorn Saturn
Aquarius Saturn & Rahu
Pisces Jupiter

In the above example, the lord of the 10th house is Moon. I hope you are able to see that. The lord of the house and its position will determine which direction do we need to take in order to fulfill the main purpose of the house. E.g. since the 10th house is about the career, this person would be in a Moon related career and career associated with the activities of the 5th house & the sign of Aquarius. Similarly, the lord of the 7th house represents the spouse so this person would attract a spouse who would show Mars like characteristics and could be working in a field related to the 8th house and the sign of Taurus. Here's the list of the lords and what they represent:

Lords What we can determine from who the lord is and where is it placed
Lord of the 1st house Life's direction, Personality
Lord of the 2nd house Wealth creation (Savings)
Lord of the 3rd house Things done by your own effort
Lord of the 4th house Home, Personal life, Peace of mind
Lord of the 5th house Creative pursuits, Love affairs, Children
Lord of the 6th house Nature of work, Everyday problems
Lord of the 7th house Spouse, Line of business
Lord of the 8th house Sudden changes in your life
Lord of the 9th house Higher education, Long-distance travel
Lord of the 10th house Career direction, Public life
Lord of the 11th house Wealth creation (Income)
Lord of the 12th house Foreign settlement, Isolation

Let’s talk about ASPECTS

The planets from their current position are going to have an influence on other houses too. The influence is through an aspect. Planets such as Sun, Moon, Venus, and Mercury will have an aspect on the house opposite to their house placement whereas other planets have would have more than one aspect as shown below:

Planet Aspects(nth place(s) from itself)
Sun 7th (opposite)
Moon 7th (opposite)
Venus 7th (opposite)
Mercury 7th (opposite)
Jupiter 5th, 7th (opposite), and 9th
Rahu 5th, 7th (opposite), and 9th
Saturn 3rd, 7th (opposite), and 10th
Mars 4th, 7th (opposite), and 8th
Ketu 4th, 7th (opposite), and 8th

The aspect of the planet on a particular house will change what is taking place in that house. E.g. if someone has the aspect of Saturn on the 7th house then marriage will be delayed. But the characteristics of the spouse won't change as they are determined by the Lord of the 7th house. So there is a subtle difference between how we read the planets placed in a house or aspecting it and how we read the lord of the house. Planets sitting in a house or aspecting a house will shape what is taking place in the house, however the direction we need to follow to fulfill the main purpose of the house will be determined by the lord of that house.

Let’s talk about conjunctions

If you click the button "degrees" above your birth chart. You'd see the exact longitude (degree) of each planet. If you two or more planets are placed in the same house and are in the same nakshatra then they form a conjunction e.g. a Saturn & Venus conjunction could mean late marriage, a Sun-Rahu conjunction could mean an over-inflated ego, a Sun-Mercury conjunction could mean a tendency to over-analyze everything. So, please study the nature of the planets involved and evaluate the meaning of the conjunction. The planet, outside of Rahu & Ketu, holding the lowest degree is called the Darakarak, which is akin to the lord of the 7th house and so it represents the spouse as per Jaimini shool of astrology. Similarly, the planet holding the highest degree is akin to the ascendant lord. It is called the Atmakarak. I hope you are able to identify the conjunctions, the Darakarak, and the Armakarak in your birth chart.

Let's talk about retrograde planets. A backwards arrow below the planet in your birth chart depicts that it was in retrograde motion at the time of your birth. There are two outcomes to this motion. One, that you may find yourself going back to people met before, places lived before, or work done earlier. Two, that you may be a bit old-school and traditional.

Let’s talk about planetary time periods

The planetary time periods is based on Vimshottari Dasha system (a vedic technique). This system will help you determine which planets are controlling your life at what times. E.g. if the planets controlling your life right now are linked to the career house then a career related event is very likely to happen. You can access this information as shown below:

Let's take an example if you are predicting a life event e.g. the time of your marriage then check which planets are ruling the 7th house in your birth chart, which planets are sitting in it, and which planets are aspecting it. Now do the same for the 11th house. Now check when in the future are you going to go through a combination of planets which influence the marriage house (7th) and the house of desires (11th). The phase of those planets would be your time of marriage :)
Detailed information on how to use the Vimshottari dasha system is given in this article.

Let’s talk about divisional charts

My understanding of divisional charts comes from Birhat Parashara Hora Sastra (BPHS) - it is an account of all slokas written on Vedic astrology by Sage Parashara, who many consider as the founder of Vedic astrology :) There are 16 divisional charts and each one of them has a specific purpose. You can generate on all the divisional charts on farfaraway by clicking the right arrow button next to your birth chart. Here's a bries introductin to all divisional charts.

Divisional Chart Vedic Name Main purpose
D-1 Rasi chart Physical appearance, and Life's direction
D-2 Hora Wealth
D-3 Decanate Happiness through co-borns
D-4 Chaturthamsa Good luck, Childhood, and Home/Property
D-7 Sapthamsa Children, and Grandchildren
D-9 Navamsa Spouse, and Married life
D-10 Dasamsa Career, Power, and Authority
D-12 Dvadasama Parents
D-16 Shodasamsa Vehicles, Conveyance, and Happiness
D-20 Vimsamsa Spiritual and Religious beliefs
D-24 Chaturvimsamsha Higher education, Intellect, and Academic achievements
D-27 Bhamsha Strengths & Weaknesses (Physical & Mental)
D-30 Trimsams Misfortune
D-40 Khavedamsha Luck from mother's side of the family
D-45 Akshvedamsha Luck from father's side of the family
D-60 Shashtiamsha All general indications. Some say it represents effects of past-life karmas.

There are 4 methods (Shad Varga, Sapta Varga, Dasa Varga, and Shodas Varga) that assign weights on a 20 points scale to divisional charts. Based on the average of the points assigned to these charts the D-1, and the D-9 are important divisional charts. I'll add the D-10 chart to the list as it is used to analyze the career direction. So my recommendation for you would be to do a detailed analysis of the D-1 chart (the main birth chart) and read the D-9, and the D-10 chart alongside it.

Detailed information on divisional charts is given in this article.

Thank you for your time.

Muhammad Ali's birth chart...

...is a picture of the sky at the time of his birth.
The position of the planets are fetched using Swiss Ephemeris, who capture their data from NASA.

Planetary
Time periods

His
Birth details

Planetary time periods...

...are times in his life when certain planets affected him the most
e.g. A time period of Moon - Venus - Jupiter means, Moon is the main planet, followed by Venus & Jupiter. Vedic astrologers call them Dashas.

Birth chart in
Tabular form

His
Birth chart

His birth chart(in tabular form)...

...the degrees mentioned in the chart are longitudes of the planets
e.g. 15 degrees Gemini equals 75 degrees. You can read more about this in the coming slides. Please continue.

What do
Planets represent

Planetary
Time periods

What do planets represent...

...we all know the 7 planets. Besides them
Rahu and Ketu play an important part in Vedic astrology. They represent the North and South node of the Moon.

# Planet Details
1 Sun Soul, Career, Father, Govt, and Authority
2 Moon Mind, Emotions, and Mother
3 Mercury Intelligence, and Communication skills
4 Venus Creativity, Luxuries, and Wife
5 Mars Courage, Willpower, and Passion
6 Jupiter Teachers, Knowledge, Guidance, and Husband
7 Saturn Discipline, Delay, Order, and Hard work
8 Rahu Obsession, and Aggression
9 Ketu Detachment, Isolation, and Spirituality

What do
Houses represent

Birth chart in
Tabular form

What do houses represent...

...the rising sign at the time of your birth occupies the first house
Each house represents a section of your life e.g. the 7th house represents Marriage and the 10th house represents Career

# House Details
1 First House(H1) Body & Personality
2 Second House(H2) Fixed assets/Savings, Material possessions, and the Family you are born in
3 Third House(H3) Communication skills, Analytical ability, Willpower, Short distance travel,and Siblings
4 Fourth House(H4) Home & Family life, and Emotions
5 Fifth House(H5) Creativity, Media & Entertainment, Early Education, and Children
6 Sixth House(H6) Enemies, Diseases, Debts, Litigation, Healing ability, Analytical ability, and Daily routine
7 Seventh House(H7) Marriage, and Legal partnerships
8 Eighth House(H8) Death/Transformation, Ability to rise after a fall, Research and exploration, and Secret affairs
9 Ninth House(H9) Higher Education, Teachers, Religion, Culture, Long distance travel, and Luck
10 Tenth House(H10) Career, Public life, and Discipline
11 Eleventh House(H11) Income, Wealth, Hopes & Wishes, Professional network, Social circle, and Philanthropy
12 Twelfth House(H12) Losses, Isolation(Foreign lands, Jails, Hospitals), Spirituality, Imaginatition, and Hidden talent

What do
Signs represent

What do
Planets represent

What do signs represent...

...imagine the sky the broken down into
12 constellations starting from Aries till Pisces, each occupying 30 degrees.

# Sign Details Degrees Ruler
1 Aries Action oriented, Impulsive, Aggressive, and indicator of Willpower 0 - 30 Mars
2 Taurus Determined, Stubborn, Materialistc, and indicator of Family assets 30 - 60 Venus
3 Gemini Expressive, Talktaive, Forthcoming, Clever, and Intelligent, and indicator of Communication skills 60 - 90 Mercury
4 Cancer Emotional, Moody, Indecisive, and indicator of Life at Home 90 - 120 Moon
5 Leo Regal, Creative, Individualistic, Performer, and indicator of Early Education, and Children 120 - 150 Sun
6 Virgo Analytical, Perfectionist, and indicator of the ability to fight Enemies, Obstacles and Diseases 150 - 180 Mercury
7 Libra Balanced, Diplomatic, Peaceful, and indicator of Relationships, and Business partnerships 180 - 210 Venus
8 Scorpio Explorer, Researcher, Mysterious, Manipulative, and indicator of Death/Transformation 210 - 240 Mars
9 Sagittarius Philosopher, Traveller, Life-long student, and indicator of Higher Education 240 - 270 Jupiter
10 Capricorn Disciplined, Organized, Structured, and indicator of Career and Public life 270 - 300 Saturn
11 Aquarius Unconventional, Scientific Thinker, Humanitarian, and indicator of Wealth and Network circles 300 - 330 Saturn
12 Pisces Imaginative, Dreamer, Spirtual, and indicator of Isolation 330 - 360 Jupiter

His
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What do
Houses represent

His birth details...

...your time of birth has been coverted to Coordinated Universal Time(UTC).

His
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What do
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