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Divisional charts (Vargas)
A sign spans 30°; a Dn varga divides it into n parts. That is why a varga position turns on the degree within a sign — and why the finest divisions need an exact birth time.
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D2 — Hora: wealth and resources
Splits each sign into two halves ruled by the Sun and Moon, so every planet lands in Leo or Cancer and nowhere else. Read for wealth — and note it has no houses of its own, which is why a 'D2 house placement' is a category error.
D3 — Drekkana: siblings and courage
Thirds of a sign. Read for brothers and sisters, initiative and physical vitality.
D7 — Saptamsa: children and progeny
Sevenths. The classical chart for children and, by extension, for what a person produces.
D9 — Navamsa: marriage and inner strength
Ninths — the most used varga after the rasi itself. Read for marriage and for a planet's underlying strength; a planet weak in D1 but strong here is treated very differently.
D10 — Dasamsa: career and public standing
Tenths. The chart astrologers turn to for profession, authority and what a person is known for.
D12 — Dwadasamsa: parents and lineage
Twelfths. Read for the mother and father, and for what is inherited rather than built.
D16 — Shodasamsa: vehicles and comforts
Sixteenths. Traditionally read for conveyances, property and material ease — Kalamsa in some texts.
D20 — Vimshamsa: spiritual practice
Twentieths. Read for upasana — devotion, discipline and the form a practice takes.
D24 — Chaturvimsamsa: learning and education
Twenty-fourths, sometimes called Siddhamsa. Read for formal study and intellectual attainment.
D27 — Bhamsa: strengths and weaknesses
Twenty-sevenths — one per nakshatra. Read for physical constitution and inherent capacity.
D30 — Trimsamsa: misfortune and character
Thirtieths, and the odd one out: the divisions are unequal and the benefics are excluded, so planets land only in the five signs ruled by Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury and Venus. Read for trouble and for moral character.
D40 — Khavedamsa: auspicious and inauspicious effects
Fortieths. Read for maternal lineage and for the general run of good and ill.
D45 — Akshavedamsa: overall character
Forty-fifths. Read for paternal lineage and general conduct.
D60 — Shashtiamsa: past-life karma
Sixtieths — the finest of the standard set, and the most birth-time sensitive: a division this small shifts with about two minutes of birth time, so treat it as indicative unless your time is exact.
Not in this calculator
- D1 (Rasi) — The birth chart itself, not a division of it. Use this instead →
- D150 (Nadiamsa) — Computed by a different engine path, and so fine that it needs a birth time accurate to seconds. Use this instead →
Frequently asked
- What is a divisional (varga) chart?
- Each sign spans 30°. A Dn varga cuts every sign into n parts and assigns each part a sign of its own, so a planet's varga position depends on its degree WITHIN a sign rather than the sign itself. It is a magnification of the same chart, not a second chart.
- Which divisional chart matters most?
- The Navamsa (D9), after the rasi itself. It is read for marriage and for a planet's underlying strength — a planet weak in D1 but strong in D9 is treated very differently from one weak in both.
- Do I need an exact birth time for divisional charts?
- The finer the division, the more it matters. A D60 shifts with about two minutes of birth time; a D2 barely moves across an hour. This calculator flags the sensitive divisions individually rather than warning about all of them equally.
- Why are D1 and D150 not in the list?
- D1 is not a division — it is the birth chart itself, which has its own calculator. D150 (Nadiamsa) is computed by a different engine path and is fine enough to need a birth time accurate to seconds, so quoting one from an approximate time would be false precision.