Your Janam Kundli can look intimidating at first — a grid full of numbers and abbreviations. But once you know what to look at, it tells a remarkably clear story. Here are the five essentials.
1. Lagna (Ascendant)
The lagna is the sign rising on the eastern horizon at your birth. It sits in the first house and shapes your personality, body and overall life direction. Everything else in the chart is read relative to the lagna.
2. Rashi (Moon Sign)
In Vedic astrology your rashi is your moon sign, not your sun sign. It governs your mind and emotions, and it is the basis of your daily rashifal and your Vimshottari dasha.
3. Nakshatra
The Moon's nakshatra (one of 27 lunar mansions) refines your nature further and decides which planetary period you are born into.
4. The 12 Houses (Bhavas)
Each house rules an area of life — self, wealth, siblings, home, children, health, marriage, longevity, fortune, career, gains and losses. Which planets sit in which house is the heart of prediction.
5. Vimshottari Dasha
The dasha tells you when things happen. Read more in our guide to dashas, or simply generate your free Kundli to see all of this calculated instantly.