Divisional Charts (D1 to D60) Calculator

If you are new to vargas, start with the charts that change slowly: the Hora (D2), the Drekkana (D3), the Chaturthamsa (D4) and the Navamsa (D9). They give stable results even when the birth time is a little uncertain. Move on to the Dasamsa (D10) and the Dwadasamsa (D12) once you are confident about the time. The Vimsamsa (D20) and above are usually studied by people who have rectified their birth time, since a few minutes can change them. You can calculate several divisions in a row; the form keeps your details on the page until you leave it.

A divisional chart takes the 30 degrees of each sign and divides them into a fixed number of parts. Each part is linked to a sign, and a planet's position in that chart is the sign of the part it occupies. The number after the D tells you how many parts each sign is divided into, so the D10 uses ten parts of three degrees each.

The classical texts describe sixteen of these charts, together called the Shodasavarga. Each is traditionally read for a theme: the Hora (D2) for wealth, the Drekkana (D3) for siblings, the Saptamsa (D7) for children, the Navamsa (D9) for marriage and dharma, the Dasamsa (D10) for career, and the Shashtiamsa (D60) for a very fine reading of the whole life.

Choose a division from the list and calculate. The result shows the ascendant of that varga and the sign and degree of each planet within it. Houses are counted from the varga ascendant as whole signs, in the same way as the main chart.

Higher divisions are very sensitive to birth time. The D60 changes roughly every two minutes of clock time, and even the D10 can shift within ten minutes. If your birth time is rounded, the lower divisions such as D2, D3, D4, D7 and D9 are the more dependable ones to study.

Planet positions are sidereal with the Lahiri ayanamsa and true nodes. Each varga follows the common Parashari rules for that division. Some divisions, such as the Hora and Drekkana, have more than one scheme in the classical literature, and astrologers do not all agree on which one to use.

For the Navamsa alone, the Navamsa chart page gives the same D9 without the division menu. These results have not yet been compared with published reference charts, so please use them as a study aid.