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Short definition pages. Answer first. We describe what our engine calculates, or name a classical system we can source — otherwise we omit the claim.
- What is a mahadasha? A mahadasha is a major planetary period in the Vimshottari dasha system. ePandit computes which planet’s mahad...
- What is mangal dosha? Mangal dosha (manglik) is a chart condition ePandit evaluates when Mars occupies certain houses counted from L...
- What is the difference between lagna and moon sign? Lagna (ascendant) is the zodiac sign rising on the eastern horizon at birth; the Moon sign is the sidereal sig...
- What is a nakshatra? A nakshatra is one of 27 lunar mansions spanning 13°20′ of the sidereal zodiac. ePandit derives the Moon’s nak...
- What is navamsa (D9)? Navamsa (D9) is the ninth harmonic / ninefold division of each sign. ePandit computes the ascendant’s navamsa...
- What is rahu kaal? Rahu kaal is a weekday-linked period used in popular Hindu calendrical practice, usually derived from local su...
- What is vimshottari dasha? Vimshottari dasha is the 120-year planetary period system ePandit uses for timing. It starts from the lord of...
- What does retrograde (vakri) mean in ePandit? In ePandit, a planet is marked retrograde when Swiss Ephemeris reports negative longitudinal speed in sidereal...
- What ayanamsa does ePandit use? ePandit uses Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa for sidereal calculations. The engine sets Swiss Ephemeris siderea...
- What is panchang in ePandit? Panchang is the daily calendrical bundle used in Vedic practice. In ePandit’s engine today, daily panchang det...