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The Jyotish Journal
Guides and explainers on Jyotish, its calculations and its remedies — learn the craft, one post at a time.
Rahu Mahadasha: The 18-Year Period, Its Sub-Periods and House Placement
What the 18 years of Rahu’s main period usually bring, how its nine sub-periods divide the time, and how Rahu’s house and sign change the picture.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 28 Oct 2026
Shani Mahadasha: The 19-Year Saturn Period
What Saturn’s 19-year main period usually brings, how it differs from Sade Sati, its nine sub-periods, and why it suits some Lagnas far better than others.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 28 Oct 2026
Ketu Mahadasha: The 7-Year Ketu Period
Ketu’s seven-year main period explained: detachment, inner search and sudden change, its nine sub-periods, and how Ketu’s house shapes the results.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 28 Oct 2026
Guru Mahadasha: The 16-Year Jupiter Period
What Jupiter’s 16-year main period usually brings for learning, family and growth, its nine sub-periods, and when a Jupiter period is less helpful.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 28 Oct 2026
Saturn in the 7th House: Marriage, Partnerships and Patience
What Shani in the 7th house usually means for marriage and business partners, how its sign changes the result, and why it is often a slow but stable placement.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 28 Oct 2026
Mangal Dosha Cancellation Rules (Dosha Bhanga)
The conditions under which Mangal Dosha is reduced or cancelled, which ones our dosha check applies, and why the rules vary from one tradition to another.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 28 Oct 2026
Kaal Sarp Dosha: The 12 Types and the Debate About It
What Kaal Sarp Dosha is, how it is detected, the names of its 12 types, and why many astrologers question whether it has a classical basis at all.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 28 Oct 2026
Which Gemstones Suit Each Lagna (Ascendant)
For each of the 12 ascendants: the planets that rule good houses, the stones usually considered safe, and the ones that call for caution.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 28 Oct 2026
Indian Numerology: Moolank, Bhagyank and Your Name Number
How Indian numerology (Anka Jyotisha) reads your birth day, your full birth date and your name — with a worked example, the Lo Shu grid, and a sensible view of name changes.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 28 Oct 2026
The 12 Moon Signs (Rashis) of Vedic Astrology
Each rashi in turn: its ruling planet, element, the nakshatras it contains, and how the Moon tends to feel there.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 27 Oct 2026
Reading Career in the Birth Chart
The 10th house, its lord, the Dashamsa and the Amatyakaraka — how Jyotish looks at work, and how it times career changes.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 27 Oct 2026
When Will I Marry? How Jyotish Predicts the Timing
The promise of marriage in the chart, the Dashas that deliver it, and the double transit of Jupiter and Saturn.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 27 Oct 2026
Ashtakavarga: Scoring the Chart with Bindus
The eight-source point system that shows which signs are strong for each planet, and how it judges transits like Sade Sati.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 27 Oct 2026
Shadbala: The Six Sources of Planetary Strength
How Jyotish measures whether a planet can deliver what it promises — position, direction, time, motion, nature and aspect.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 27 Oct 2026
Rahu and Ketu: The Shadow Planets
The lunar nodes have no body yet shape the whole chart. What they are, the story behind them, and how to read their axis.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 27 Oct 2026
Eclipses (Grahan) in Vedic Astrology
Why eclipses happen near Rahu and Ketu, what Sutak is and when it applies, and how eclipses are read in a birth chart.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 27 Oct 2026
Hora: Planetary Hours for Everyday Timing
Each hour of the day is ruled by a planet. How the Hora sequence works, why it explains the names of the weekdays, and how to use it.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 27 Oct 2026
KP Astrology: The Krishnamurti Paddhati in Brief
How KP differs from Parashari astrology — Placidus cusps, nakshatra sub-lords and significators — and why it is popular for precise predictions.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 27 Oct 2026
Vastu Shastra Basics for the Home
The directions, their deities and elements, and the main room placements of Vastu — with what to do in a home you cannot rebuild.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 27 Oct 2026
The 27 Nakshatras: The Moon’s Mansions
Older than the zodiac signs, the nakshatras are the finest lens in Jyotish. What they are, how they are divided, and how they are used.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 27 Oct 2026
Lagna: Why Your Birth Time Matters
The rising sign changes every couple of hours and decides the whole layout of your chart. What the Lagna is and how to read it.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 27 Oct 2026
Sade Sati: Saturn’s Seven and a Half Years
How Sade Sati is calculated, what its three phases bring, who is in it now, and why it is not the disaster it is made out to be.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 27 Oct 2026
Kundli Milan: The 36 Gunas Explained
Ashtakoot matching scores two charts out of 36. What each of the eight kootas measures, what the score means, and what it leaves out.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 27 Oct 2026
The Navamsa (D9) Chart, Simply Explained
The ninth-division chart is the second most important chart in Jyotish. How it is made and what it shows about marriage, dharma and strength.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 27 Oct 2026
Rahu Kaal, Choghadiya and Choosing a Good Time
How Rahu Kaal is calculated from sunrise, what the seven Choghadiyas mean, and how muhurta picks a time for important work.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 27 Oct 2026
Sidereal vs Tropical: Why Your Vedic Sign Is Different
Vedic and Western astrology use zodiacs about 24 degrees apart. What the ayanamsa is, why Lahiri is the standard, and what it changes in your chart.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 27 Oct 2026
The Nine Grahas: A Guide to the Planets of Jyotish
Sun to Ketu: what each graha signifies, where it is strong and weak, and how it behaves in a chart.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 27 Oct 2026
Yogas: Raja, Dhana, Gajakesari and More
A yoga is a planetary combination with a known result. The most important ones, how they form, and why a yoga alone does not guarantee anything.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 27 Oct 2026
Tithis and Festivals: How Hindu Dates Are Set
Why Diwali moves every year, how Ekadashi is fixed, and the sunrise rule that decides which day a festival falls on.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 27 Oct 2026
Understanding Your Moon Sign (Rashi)
In Vedic astrology the Moon, not the Sun, rules your emotional core. Here is why your Rashi matters most.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 10 May 2026
Vimshottari Dasha, Explained Simply
The 120-year planetary clock that times the chapters of your life — and how to read which period you are in.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 4 May 2026
Wearing Gemstones the Right Way
A gemstone can help — or harm — depending on your chart. The rules of Ratna Shastra, kept simple.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 22 Apr 2026
Mangal Dosha: Myth vs. Reality
Being “Manglik” is rarely the catastrophe it’s made out to be. Here is what actually matters.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 15 Apr 2026
How to Read the Daily Panchang
Tithi, Vara, Nakshatra, Yoga, Karana — the five limbs of the Hindu almanac, decoded.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 2 Apr 2026
The Twelve Houses: A Quick Guide
Each bhava governs a slice of life. A one-line map to all twelve houses of the chart.
VedicsAstro Editorial · 20 Mar 2026