North Indian chart
A diamond-style chart where houses stay fixed (the 1st is the top centre) and the numbers show signs.
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What is the rule behind North Indian chart?
In the North Indian chart the houses never move. The top centre diamond is always the 1st house and the houses run anticlockwise. The numbers written inside are sign numbers (Aries = 1).
Source: North Indian chart drawing convention
Where can you learn about North Indian chart?
Related terms
- Whole-sign housesThe house system where each house is one whole sign, counted from the Lagna's sign.
- Sign lord (rashi swami)The graha that rules a sign, for example Mars for Aries and Venus for Taurus.
- PadaA quarter of a nakshatra, 3°20′ wide.
- Retrograde (vakri)When a planet seems to move backwards through the signs, as seen from Earth.
- NakshatraOne of 27 lunar mansions, each 13°20′ of the zodiac. Each is split into 4 padas.
- Exalted (uchcha)The sign where a graha is at its strongest, such as Mars in Capricorn.
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What does North Indian chart mean in Vedic astrology?
A diamond-style chart where houses stay fixed (the 1st is the top centre) and the numbers show signs. In the North Indian chart the houses never move. The top centre diamond is always the 1st house and the houses run anticlockwise. The numbers written inside are sign numbers (Aries = 1).
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