Lesson 14 of 14
How to read this app’s jathagam page, top to bottom
A map of the page, in the order it is printed, with what to look at first on each sheet.
- Birth detailsName, date, time and place. Pick a saved person or type a town; the time zone follows the date.
- Charts and placementsThe rasi chart, the grahas with their signs, stars and houses, the panchangam at birth, the running dasha and the dosham checks.
- Divisional chartsThe navamsa first, then any varga you pick, with vargottama and Vimshopaka bala.
- Graha strengths and ShadbalaDignity, combustion, retrogression and aspects; then the six-fold strength against each graha’s minimum.
- The twelve houses and functional lordsEach house with its sign, lord, occupants and aspects; which grahas help or hinder this lagna.
- Yogas and doshamsEvery combination the chart forms, each with the rule and the placement that made it.
- AshtakavargaThe points each sign collects, which say how well a transit through it is carried.
- Dasha in detail and Gochara todayThe bhuktis from today onward; where Guru, Sani and Rahu are transiting from the Moon, with the Sade sati periods.
- Traditional readings, dasha emphasis and marriage timingWhat the texts say about the placements, what each coming bhukti emphasises, and the periods classically linked with marriage.
- Parihaaram and NamakaranaThe traditional remedies the chart calls on, and the naming syllables of the birth star.
The jathagam page is long, because it prints everything the engine knows about one chart. It is built to be read from the top, and most families need only the first two sheets. This lesson walks it in order, using the sample chart from lesson 1.
Birth details
The page opens on the form. Pick a saved person, or type the date, the time and the town; the latitude, longitude and time zone fill in from the town. If the time is not known, tick the box, and the page will say which parts of the reading need it.
Charts and placements
This sheet is the horoscope proper. The is drawn South or North Indian, as your settings say. Beside it the grahas are listed with their , , and house, and an R for . Under that come the at birth, the running with the , and the checks. For the sample chart: lagna, Moon in pada 1 in , running , and a mild . Those four facts are what a family usually wants first.
Divisional charts
The opens by default; a selector steps through the other . Look for grahas and for any graha that changes from strong to weak between the two charts.
Strength
"Graha strengths" gives each graha’s , whether it is , and which houses it aspects. "" then measures six kinds of strength in rupas against a minimum set for each graha; a bar past its mark means the graha can deliver what its placement promises.
Houses and lords
The twelve houses are listed with their sign, lord, where the lord sits, occupants and aspects. "Functional lords" names the , and lords for this lagna and any , which for Rishabam is .
Yogas, ashtakavarga and timing
"Yogas and doshams" lists every combination with the rule it satisfies. The grid shows the each sign collects; a transit through a sign with many is carried better. "Dasha in detail" lists the from today, and "Gochara today" shows the slow transits from the Moon with the periods of the whole life.
Readings and remedies
Near the end come the traditional readings, what each coming bhukti emphasises, the periods classically linked with marriage, the the chart calls on, and the syllables of the birth star. These are the texts’ general statements, useful as a conversation with the astrologer rather than as a verdict.
Every sheet has a small # beside its title that copies a link straight to it, so a family member can be sent to the exact section being discussed.