In Vedic astrology, the positions of nine celestial bodies — the Navagraha — form the foundation of every chart reading. These are not merely astronomical coordinates; they represent cosmic forces that shape personality, destiny, and the rhythm of life events. Each planet's position is measured as a precise longitude (0-360 degrees) along the sidereal zodiac.

The nine Vedic planets are: Sun (Surya), Moon (Chandra), Mars (Mangal), Mercury (Budha), Jupiter (Guru), Venus (Shukra), Saturn (Shani), Rahu (North Node), and Ketu (South Node). Unlike Western astrology, Vedic Jyotish does not use Uranus, Neptune, or Pluto — it considers only the luminaries (Sun, Moon), the five visible planets (Mars through Saturn), and the two lunar nodes (Rahu, Ketu). The lunar nodes are mathematical points where the Moon's orbit crosses the ecliptic, responsible for eclipses and karmic patterns.

Each planet's position encodes five key pieces of information: its longitude (degree 0-360), its sign or Rashi (1-12), the house it occupies (1-12), its Nakshatra (1-27), and its Nakshatra Pada (quarter, 1-4). Together, these layers create a multi-dimensional portrait of how that planet expresses itself in your life.

When you generate a Kundali on this site, the Planets tab shows a table with columns for each planet. Here is what each column tells you and why it matters for interpretation:

A quick reference for how each planet behaves in signs of each element. Fire signs (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius) amplify action and confidence; Earth signs (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn) ground and stabilize; Air signs (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius) intellectualize and socialize; Water signs (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces) deepen emotion and intuition.