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Divisional chart

Navamsa

Navamsa (D9) is the divisional chart made by dividing each Rashi into nine parts of 3°20′. It is the most consulted divisional chart, especially for marriage and dharma readings and as a strength-check on the main birth chart.

Navamsa illustration

Related terms

  • Pada

    Pada is one of the four quarters of a Nakshatra, each 3°20′ wide. Every Pada matches one Navamsa sign, so it adds a finer layer of nuance to the Nakshatra reading.

  • Dasamsa

    Dasamsa (D10) is the divisional chart made by dividing each Rashi into ten parts of 3°, used primarily for career and profession timing.

  • Vargottama

    Vargottama describes a planet that falls in the same sign in both the Rashi chart (D1) and the Navamsa chart (D9). Classical tradition reads the repetition as a strengthening of that planet's placement.