Divisional Charts in Vedic Astrology
A divisional chart, or varga, divides every sign into equal parts and maps each part to a sign of its own. The result is a second chart that magnifies one area of life: the D9 for marriage, the D10 for career, the D7 for children. Parashara describes sixteen of them, the Shodasavarga.
The finer the division, the more exact the birth time it needs. Each card shows how often that chart's ascendant changes.
- D1RashiThe body, and everything elseAscendant changes every ~2 hours
- D2HoraWealth and sustenanceAscendant changes every ~60 minutes
- D3DrekkanaSiblings, courage and initiativeAscendant changes every ~40 minutes
- D4ChaturthamsaHome, property and fixed assetsAscendant changes every ~30 minutes
- D7SaptamsaChildren and progenyAscendant changes every ~17 minutes
- D9NavamsaMarriage, and the inner strength of every planetAscendant changes every ~13 minutes
- D10DasamsaCareer, profession and standingAscendant changes every ~12 minutes
- D12DwadasamsaParents and ancestryAscendant changes every ~10 minutes
- D16ShodasamsaVehicles, comforts and pleasuresAscendant changes every ~7½ minutes
- D20VimsamsaSpiritual practice and devotionAscendant changes every ~6 minutes
- D24ChaturvimsamsaLearning, education and knowledgeAscendant changes every ~5 minutes
- D27BhamsaStamina, vitality and inherent strengthAscendant changes every ~4½ minutes
- D30TrimsamsaMisfortune, illness and hidden troubleAscendant changes every ~24 minutes
- D40KhavedamsaMaternal inheritance and auspicious effectsAscendant changes every ~3 minutes
- D45AkshavedamsaPaternal inheritance and general conductAscendant changes every ~2½ minutes
- D60ShashtiamsaPast karmaAscendant changes every ~2 minutes