Which guide do you need?
The guides build on each other. If you are starting out, the order below is the useful one:
| If you want to | Read | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Understand your own chart | Kundli and birth chart | Everything else is read from it |
| Know your sign properly | The 12 rashis | Moon sign, not Sun sign |
| Go finer than the sign | Nakshatras | Sets your dasha and matching score |
| Understand timing | Planets and transits | Dasha first, transit second |
| Deal with a dosha | Doshas and remedies | Most cancel; most remedies cost nothing |
| Choose a date | Muhurat and festivals | Tithi, nakshatra and your own chart |
Kundli & Birth Chart
Your Janma Kundli (birth chart) is a map of the sky at the exact moment you were born — the foundation of all Vedic astrology. Understanding
Explore →Planets & Transits
In Vedic astrology the nine planets (Navagraha) are the moving forces of the chart.
Explore →Doshas & Remedies
The common doshas, how each of them cancels, and what a remedy can honestly be expected to do.
Explore →Remedies & Gemstones
Remedies (upaya) in Vedic astrology are ways to strengthen a supportive planet or steady a difficult one — through mantra, charity, fasting and, where suitable, gemstones.
Explore →Vastu Shastra
Vastu Shastra in 2026: what the eight directions govern, which corrections are practical, and what Vastu can and cannot honestly claim.
Explore →Muhurat & Festivals
Every remaining Hindu festival and muhurat date of 2026 — Navratri, Dussehra, Karwa Chauth, Diwali, Chhath, plus wedding muhurat windows. By Dr. R.P. Sharma.
Explore →Marriage & Compatibility
Marriage compatibility in 2026: what guna milan scores, why the 7th house and Navamsa matter more, and how mangal dosha usually cancels.
Explore →Career, Education & Life
Beyond single questions, Vedic astrology offers perspective on the broad arc of life — career and business direction, education, health.
Explore →Nakshatras
The 27 nakshatras: their spans, ruling planets, padas, and how the birth nakshatra sets your Vimshottari dasha.
Explore →Numerology & Allied Sciences
Numerology, palmistry and Vastu alongside Vedic astrology: what each can honestly claim, and why the chart takes precedence.
Explore →See also: Diwali & Lakshmi Puja 2026 · Kartik Purnima 2026.
Common questions about these guides
Where should I start if I am new to Vedic astrology?
With your own chart rather than with theory. A free kundli gives your lagna, Moon sign, nakshatra and dasha sequence in a few seconds, and the guides make far more sense once you can see your own placements. After that, the kundli and rashi guides are the natural first reads.
Do I need my exact birth time to use these guides?
For reading them, no. For applying them to yourself, it depends on what you are reading. The Moon sign tolerates an approximate time; the lagna does not, because it changes roughly every two hours and every house is counted from it.
Are these guides based on classical texts?
Yes — the framework throughout follows the standard texts of the tradition, principally Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, with Phaladeepika and Jataka Parijata where they are the usual authority. Where a page departs from the classical position, it says so rather than quietly substituting a modern view.
Is any of this a substitute for professional advice?
No. Health, legal and financial questions appear in these guides because people bring them, but astrology sits alongside a doctor, a lawyer or an accountant and never in place of one.
Browse All Guides (33)
- 2026 Astrology Predictions
- 5Th House
- Astrology Remedies
- Face Reading Astrology
- Houses
- How To Find Genuine Astrologer
- Kp Astrology Guide
- Lal Kitab Astrology
- Nadi Astrology
- Rashi Dhanu
- Rashi Kanya
- Rashi Karka
- Rashi Kumbha
- Rashi Makara
- Rashi Meena
- Rashi Mesha
- Rashi Mithuna
- Rashi Moon Signs
- Rashi Simha
- Rashi Tula
- Rashi Vrishabha
- Rashi Vrishchika
- Vedic Astrology Course
For a reading of your whole chart — lagna, dashas and transits together — see a personal consultation with Dr. R.P. Sharma.