Lagna (Ascendant)
The sign rising on the eastern horizon at your birth. It shapes your body, personality and the way life unfolds, and decides which planet rules each house of your chart.
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The sign rising on the eastern horizon at your birth. It shapes your body, personality and the way life unfolds, and decides which planet rules each house of your chart.
The sign the Moon occupied when you were born. In Vedic astrology it describes your mind and emotions — daily horoscopes and Sade Sati are read from it.
The lunar mansion (one of 27) holding your Moon. It refines your nature and sets the starting point of your Vimshottari dasha.
Life is divided into planetary periods. The Mahadasha, Antardasha and Pratyantardasha running now show which planets are shaping this phase of your life.
Planet positions come from the Swiss Ephemeris — the astronomical engine used by professional astrology software — converted to the sidereal zodiac with the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsha and whole-sign houses. Your birth place sets the time zone and the exact Lagna, so choose it from the list.
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Your Moon sign and nakshatra are usually still right, but the Lagna changes about every two hours, so an approximate time can give the wrong Lagna.
Yes — Kundli, Kundali, Janam Kundali and birth chart all mean the map of the sky at the moment you were born.
Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) — the standard used in India and Sri Lanka.
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