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.

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.