Divisional Charts Calculator - All 23 Vargas (D1-D144)
A free Vedic varga calculator — every divisional chart the engine draws, from D1 to D144, built from exact birth positions.
A divisional chart, or varga, magnifies one part of the birth chart. Each of the twelve 30-degree signs is split into n parts — equal in every division but the D30 — and a planet's precise longitude is mapped through those parts into a finer chart — the Dn — that speaks to a single area of life. Jagannatha Hora builds every varga straight from astronomical positions, so the divisions are exact rather than read off a table.
Every division has its own counting rule, and BPHS gives each of its sixteen vargas its own matters to judge — the table below lists all twenty-three the engine draws, with the arc of a single part. Enter a birth date, time and place and the calculator draws each requested chart, house by house, with every planet placed.
One longitude across the divisions
A single position resolves differently in every varga, because each division cuts the sign at a different width and counts from a different starting point. Saturn at 21 deg 55' Sagittarius in a sample chart cast for 1 January 1990, noon IST at Chennai — a fabricated datum, never a real birth:
| Chart | Arc of one part | Sign |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | D1 | 30 deg 00' — Sagittarius |
| 3 | D3 | 10 deg 00' — Leo |
| 4 | D4 | 7 deg 30' — Gemini |
| 7 | D7 | 4 deg 17' 08.6" — Taurus |
| 9 | D9 | 3 deg 20' — Libra |
| 10 | D10 | 3 deg 00' — Cancer |
| 16 | D16 | 1 deg 52' 30" — Scorpio |
| 30 | D30 | unequal — Gemini |
| 60 | D60 | 30' — Cancer |
| Divisions computed | 23 | |
A Dn divides each 30-degree sign into n parts, so a higher division reads a smaller, more sensitive slice of a planet's longitude.
All 23 divisional charts Jagannatha Hora computes
Each row gives the division, how many parts one sign is cut into, the arc of one part, and the matters the texts assign it (none is given for the three highest divisions). Fifteen have a page of their own; follow the link to see how that chart is built.
| Chart | Parts | Arc of one part | Classically consulted for |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-1 Rasi | 1 | 30 deg 00' | the body, overall life and general analysis |
| D-2 Hora | 2 | 15 deg 00' | wealth |
| D-3 Drekkana | 3 | 10 deg 00' | siblings, courage and drive |
| D-4 Chaturthamsa | 4 | 7 deg 30' | home, fixed property and land |
| D-5 Panchamsa | 5 | 6 deg 00' | fame, authority and power |
| D-6 Shashthamsa | 6 | 5 deg 00' | health, disease, debts and enemies |
| D-7 Saptamsa | 7 | 4 deg 17' 08.6" | children and progeny |
| D-8 Ashtamsa | 8 | 3 deg 45' | longevity, sudden events and obstacles |
| D-9 Navamsa | 9 | 3 deg 20' | marriage, dharma and overall planetary strength |
| D-10 Dasamsa | 10 | 3 deg 00' | career, profession and standing |
| D-11 Rudramsa | 11 | 2 deg 43' 38.2" | gains, and matters of destruction |
| D-12 Dwadasamsa | 12 | 2 deg 30' | parents, ancestry and lineage |
| D-16 Shodasamsa | 16 | 1 deg 52' 30.0" | vehicles, luxuries and comforts |
| D-20 Vimsamsa | 20 | 1 deg 30' | spiritual practice and worship |
| D-24 Chaturvimsamsa | 24 | 1 deg 15' | education, learning and knowledge |
| D-27 Nakshatramsa | 27 | 1 deg 06' 40.0" | general strengths, weaknesses and vitality |
| D-30 Trimsamsa | 30 | unequal | difficulties, character and their sources |
| D-40 Khavedamsa | 40 | 45' | maternal legacy and its effects |
| D-45 Akshavedamsa | 45 | 40' | all matters; paternal legacy |
| D-60 Shastiamsa | 60 | 30' | past-life karma and the fine tuning of all matters |
| D-81 Nava Navamsa | 81 | 0 deg 22' 13.3" | none given (not one of BPHS's sixteen) |
| D-108 Ashtottaramsa | 108 | 0 deg 16' 40.0" | none given (not one of BPHS's sixteen) |
| D-144 Dwadas-dwadasamsa | 144 | 0 deg 12' 30.0" | none given (not one of BPHS's sixteen) |
How to read the result
The screen sets six charts in a grid. Each cell has its own selector listing every division the engine returned, in D-number order, so any cell can be switched to any varga, and the North Indian / South Indian toggle above the grid redraws all six together. Hovering a planet shows its sign and degree within that cell's varga, and a planet in parentheses is retrograde. The amber pada labels, AL through UL, belong to that division alone, while the special lagnas are reserved for the undivided chart.
Read each cell as a chart in its own right. P.V.R. Narasimha Rao's textbook says a divisional chart can be treated as a different chart and interpreted differently: the usual principles all apply, but each varga is judged for its own matters. Count houses from the cell's As mark, take the house that shows the matter in hand, and trace the links between the planets, signs and houses involved — his example reads the 4th house of the D-24 for learning.
Then read across the cells. The same textbook counts, within a group of vargas, the charts in which a planet holds its exaltation, moolatrikona or own sign, and names the count — Parijatamsa for two qualifying charts out of the Dasavarga's ten, Uttamamsa for three, as in the good-varga lists of BPHS. It also sorts the divisions by plane: 1 to 12 physical, 13 to 24 mental, 25 to 36 sub-conscious, and above 36 a karmic plane.
Key terms
- Amsabala
- Varga strength as Narasimha Rao's textbook measures it: the count of charts in a varga group where a planet holds its own, moolatrikona or exaltation sign.
- Good varga
- BPHS's name for a division that holds a graha in its exaltation, moolatrikona or own sign, or else a sign ruled by the lord of a kendra from the arudha lagna.
- Moolatrikona
- A sign set apart for each planet beside its own and exaltation signs; the textbook calls a planet strong in any of the three.
- Dasavarga
- The ten-division group of BPHS; the textbook names a planet's good-varga count in it from Parijatamsa for two up to Sreedhamamsa for ten.
- Shodasavarga
- The sixteen-division group of BPHS, named in the textbook from Bhedakamsa for two good vargas up to Sree Vallabhamsa for all sixteen.
- Arudha pada
- The sign that images one house's matters; the grid recomputes all twelve padas in every division from that chart's own lagna and lord placements.
All 23 divisions
Every division the engine draws, from the rasi to the finest, computed on one screen from a single set of birth positions.
Chart-by-chart placements
Each divisional chart drawn house by house, with every graha placed from its exact longitude.
Pick the charts you need
Six chart cells side by side, each with its own selector, so any six of the twenty-three divisions can be compared at once.
Common questions
How many divisional charts are there?
The classical sets are the six-fold Shadvarga, the seven-fold Sapthavarga, the ten-fold Dasavarga and the sixteen-fold Shodasavarga. This calculator computes twenty-three divisions in all; fifteen of them have their own page, linked in the table below.
What is a divisional (varga) chart?
A varga chart, written Dn, splits every 30-degree sign into n parts (equal in all but the D30) and maps a planet's longitude into a finer chart tied to one area of life.
Why do the same planets land in different signs in each chart?
Because every division cuts the sign at a different width and counts its parts from a different starting point — some from the sign itself, some from a seed fixed by the sign's element or quality. The arithmetic, not the planet, changes.
Do I need my exact birth time?
Yes. The higher divisions read very small slices of longitude, so an accurate birth time and place are essential for the varga charts to be correct.
Why do the AL and UL labels move from one divisional chart to another?
Each varga gets its own arudha padas. The engine recomputes all twelve, from AL to UL, for each of the 23 divisions out of that chart's own lagna and lord positions, and a cell draws the set for its division. Narasimha Rao reads them in that context — A4 in the D-24, for instance, as the place of education.