Glossary
Navamsa: meaning in astrology
The navamsa is the ninth divisional chart, or D9. Each sign is split into nine parts of 3 degrees 20 minutes, and each part is assigned a sign, producing a second chart from the same birth moment. Vedic astrologers use it to judge a planet's underlying strength and to look at partnership and dharma.
Because a navamsa sign changes every 13 minutes of clock time on the ascendant, the D9 rising sign is very sensitive to birth time.
Where does "Navamsa" come up on this site?
28 guides use the term. The ones that use it most:
- Ashwini nakshatra: deity, lord, padas and muhurta
- Anuradha nakshatra: Mitra, Saturn and friendship
- Ardra nakshatra: Rudra, Rahu and the teardrop
- Chitra nakshatra: Tvaṣṭṛ, Mars and the bright jewel
- Jyeshtha nakshatra: Indra, Mercury and the eldest
- Magha nakshatra: the ancestors, Ketu and the throne
- Mrigashira nakshatra: Soma, Mars and the deer
- Punarvasu nakshatra: Aditi, Jupiter and return
How we calculate
Is astrology a guarantee of what will happen?
No. These calculations locate celestial bodies; astrology is a reflection and timing tradition, not evidence of guaranteed health, financial or relationship outcomes.
How are these results calculated?
Positions come from Astronomy Engine, an open-source astronomy library, and are checked against Swiss Ephemeris in our methodology tests. Western readings use the tropical zodiac; Vedic readings subtract the Lahiri ayanamsa. Terms are defined in the glossary.
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