ज्योतिष आरम्भ · Jyotish Ārambha
LearnDecodeChartPractice
LearnDecodeChartPractice

ज्योतिष आरम्भ

A beginner's path through Vedic astrology — from zero to reading a chart.

Built around the Jyotish Ārambha course assignments.

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Curriculum

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Module 1 — Foundations

What Jyotisha is, why we study it, and the big picture before any technical detail.

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Module 2 — Rasi (Signs)

The 12 zodiac signs, their lords, elements, modalities, and how to memorise them.

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Module 3 — Nakshatra (Lunar Mansions)

27 nakshatras, 4 padas each, 108 padas total. Vimshottari lords and pada-to-rasi mapping.

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Module 4 — Grahas (Planets)

9 grahas: nature, karakas, exaltation, debilitation, and special aspects.

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Module 5 — Bhavas (Houses)

The 12 houses, their meanings, and the classifications used in chart reading.

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Module 6 — Chart Reading Basics

From a list of longitudes to a story you can tell — the absolute beginner workflow.

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Module 7 — Navamsa (D-9) Intro

What the D-9 is, why it matters, and how to compute a navamsa sign by hand.

Tools

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Longitude Decoder

Paste a planet's longitude (e.g. 11 Cp 21') and instantly see its Rasi, Lord, Nakshatra, Pada, and Navamsa sign — plus a rendered D-1 and D-9 chart.

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Chart Plotter

Drop in a sign for each planet and render a clean South Indian chart. Useful when you have the rasi already and just want to visualise it.

Built for the Jyotish Ārambha course. Educational use only.