The 16 divisional charts

Akshavedamsha (D45): all matters, and the paternal line in later tradition

Akshavedamsha (D45) splits each sign into forty-five parts of 40′. Parāśara links it to all matters in general, and later tradition reads th...

Chaturthamsha (D4): the varga of home, property and fortune

Chaturthamsha (D4) splits each sign into four parts of 7°30′. They go to the same sign and the 4th, 7th and 10th from it, and tradition link...

Chaturvimshamsha (D24): the varga of learning

Chaturvimshamsha (D24), also called siddhamsha, splits each sign into twenty-four parts of 1°15′. Tradition links it to learning, education...

Dashamsha (D10): the varga of work and career

Dashamsha (D10) splits each sign into ten parts of 3°. Tradition links it to work, career and standing in society, and reads it together wit...

Drekkana (D3): the varga of siblings and courage

Drekkana (D3) splits each sign into three parts of 10°. In Parāśara's method these go to the same sign, the 5th and the 9th from it, and tra...

Dwadashamsha (D12): the varga of parents

Dwadashamsha (D12) splits each sign into twelve parts of 2°30′, running in order from the same sign. Tradition links it to parents and what...

Hora (D2): the varga of wealth and resources

Hora (D2) splits each sign into two halves of 15°. In Parāśara's method every planet lands either in the Sun's hora (Leo) or the Moon's hora...

Khavedamsha (D40): general well-being, and the maternal line in later tradition

Khavedamsha (D40), also called chatvarimshamsha, splits each sign into forty parts of 45′. Tradition links it to general well-being, and lat...

Navamsa (D9): partnership, dharma and the inner strength of planets

Navamsa (D9) splits each sign into nine parts of 3°20′. After the main chart (D1) it is the most widely read varga; tradition links it to th...

Saptamsha (D7): the varga of children

Saptamsha (D7) splits each sign into seven parts of about 4°17′. Tradition links it to children and progeny and reads it together with the 5...

Bhamsha (D27): the varga of strengths and temperament

Bhamsha (D27), also called saptavimshamsha or nakshatramsha, splits each sign into twenty-seven parts of 1°6′40″. Tradition links it to one'...

Shashtiamsha (D60): the finest division

Shashtiamsha (D60) splits each sign into sixty parts of half a degree. Tradition treats it as the finest division and links it to past karma...

Shodashamsha (D16): the varga of vehicles and comforts

Shodashamsha (D16), also called kalamsha, splits each sign into sixteen parts of 1°52′30″. Tradition links it to vehicles, comforts and cont...

What is the shodashvarga?

The shodashvarga are the sixteen divisions of the birth chart, from D1 to D60. Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra links each to an area of life. The...

Trimshamsha (D30): life's tests and how one meets them

Trimshamsha (D30) is unlike the other vargas: each sign is split into five unequal parts, each given to Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury or Ve...

Vimshamsha (D20): the varga of worship and practice

Vimshamsha (D20) splits each sign into twenty parts of 1°30′. Tradition links it to worship, spiritual practice and inner interests.