Janam Kundali, in English
Kundli in English, explained in plain words
ProperPandit makes your Kundli in English. The chart is the traditional Vedic one, but every label, table and explanation is written in plain English, with the Sanskrit name kept beside it so you can talk to a pandit in either language. Below is a short glossary of the words you will meet, and what each one means in your chart.
For every reader
A Vedic chart, written for you
Many families grew up with a Kundli written in Hindi or Sanskrit, and many of us now read English more easily, especially outside India. A Kundli in English does not change the astrology. It is the same sidereal chart, with the same Lahiri ayanamsa and Vimshottari dashas; only the words around it change.
We keep the original terms because they matter. "Lagna" is shorter and more precise than "ascendant sign", and a pandit will use it. So each term appears once in Sanskrit, once in English, and then the chart talks to you plainly.
The words you will see
A short glossary
| Term | In English | What it shows in your Kundli |
|---|---|---|
| Kundli / Janam Kundali | Birth chart | Where the Sun, Moon, planets, Rahu and Ketu stood at your birth, in the twelve signs and houses. |
| Lagna | Ascendant | The sign rising in the east at your birth. It fixes house 1, so it needs an accurate birth time. |
| Rashi | Moon sign | The sign the Moon was in. In Vedic astrology this is 'your sign', which is why it can differ from a Western sun sign. |
| Nakshatra and pada | Lunar mansion and quarter | One of 27 sections of the sky, each split into 4 padas. Your birth nakshatra is the Moon's. |
| Bhava | House | One of twelve areas of life, counted from the Lagna. |
| Graha | Planet | The nine grahas: Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu. |
| Dasha | Planetary period | Vimshottari divides life into periods ruled by each graha, starting from your birth nakshatra's lord. |
| Varga | Divisional chart | A finer chart for one area of life, such as the Navamsa (D9) for marriage or the Dashamsha (D10) for work. |
| Yoga | Combination | A named pattern of planets, such as Gajakesari, that Jyotish reads in a particular way. |
| Dosha | Affliction | A pattern Jyotish treats with care, such as Mangal dosha. Many have classical cancellations. |
| Ayanamsa | Zodiac correction | The angle between the tropical and sidereal zodiacs. ProperPandit uses Lahiri. |
The diamond chart
How to read the North Indian chart
ProperPandit draws the chart in the North Indian (diamond) style. The houses stay in fixed places: house 1, the Lagna, is the diamond at the top centre, and the houses run counter-clockwise from there to house 12. Each planet is a two-letter code: Su Sun, Mo Moon, Ma Mars, Me Mercury, Ju Jupiter, Ve Venus, Sa Saturn, Ra Rahu, Ke Ketu. "(R)" after a code means the planet was retrograde.
The full guide is on What is a Kundli?, with the four words to learn first: Lagna, rashi, nakshatra and dasha.
In English, three ways
Your English Kundli, three ways
- Online, free: the chart, planets, houses, dasha periods, doshas and Sade Sati, on the page.
- Kundli at a glance, free: a two-page PDF summary and a share card. See it on the Kundli PDF page.
- Janma Granth: the complete Kundli in English, about 84 pages, for ₹1,000 in India, AED 39 in the UAE and US$10 everywhere else. See the 84-page Kundli PDF.
Every version is in English from the first page to the last. When you are ready, make your free Kundli.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Is a Kundli in English less accurate than one in Hindi?
No. The language only changes the words around the chart. The calculation is the same: sidereal, Lahiri ayanamsa, Vimshottari dasha.
Will my pandit understand an English Kundli?
Yes. Every Sanskrit term is kept beside its English meaning, and the 84-page book names each convention it uses, so a pandit can follow it in their own terms.
Is my Moon sign the same as my zodiac sign?
In Vedic astrology your 'sign' usually means your Moon sign (rashi). Western astrology uses the Sun's tropical sign, so the two often differ.
Do I need to know astrology to read it?
No. The free reading and the PDFs explain each item in plain English, and the 84-page book opens with a plain-words summary.