How to Read Your Kundli (Birth Chart): A Beginner’s Guide
Your Kundli looks complex, but reading it is a sequence of simple steps. Here is the order an astrologer follows — and how to do each one free on GrahAI.
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Generate your accurate Kundli
Enter your date, exact time and place of birth to compute your chart. Accuracy of birth time matters most, because the ascendant changes roughly every two hours.
Generate your free Kundli → - 2
Find your Lagna (ascendant)
The Lagna is the sign rising on the eastern horizon at your birth and sits in the 1st house. It sets the entire house framework of your chart and shapes your core personality and body.
Read about the 12 Lagnas → - 3
Locate your Moon sign (Rashi) and Nakshatra
Your Moon sign is your Vedic Rashi — the basis of your Rashifal — and the Nakshatra (lunar mansion) it sits in refines your mind and temperament. Both are shown in your generated Kundli.
Explore the 27 Nakshatras → - 4
Read the 12 houses (Bhavas)
Each house governs an area of life — 1st self, 2nd wealth/family, 7th marriage, 10th career, and so on. Note which planets sit in which houses, and which sign rules each house.
See what each house means → - 5
Check your current Mahadasha
The Vimshottari Dasha system divides life into planetary periods. Your running Mahadasha (and its sub-period) tells you which planet is shaping this phase of your life right now.
Understand the Mahadashas → - 6
Look for key Yogas and Doshas
Yogas are auspicious planetary combinations (like Raj Yoga or Gajakesari Yoga); Doshas are afflictions (like Mangal or Kaal Sarp Dosha). They highlight strengths to use and areas to manage with remedies.
Browse Yogas & Doshas → - 7
Ask AI Jyotish to tie it together
Once you can see the pieces, ask specific questions — about career, marriage or timing — and AI Jyotish will read your actual chart and explain how these factors combine for you.
Ask AI Jyotish about your chart →