Navamsa (D9) chart
The navamsa, or D9, redraws your chart from ninths of each sign. Classical astrology reads the spouse from it, beside the birth chart. See yours drawn three ways, with the deities the classical text reads from it.
Exact date, time and place of birth. The navamsa rising sign changes about every quarter of an hour.
What the navamsa is
Each sign of 30 degrees is split into nine parts of 3°20′, and each part is given a sign of its own. Put every planet in its part’s sign and you have a second chart: the navamsa.
It is the best known of the divisional charts, the family of charts classical astrology draws by dividing each sign into smaller parts.
Your ishta and palana deity
Classical astrology reads two deities from the navamsa: the one you are drawn to (ishta) and the one who sustains you (palana).
The text names a deity only for particular planets. When your chart holds none of them, we say so rather than invent one.
Why the time must be exact
A navamsa lasts about a quarter of an hour on the rising sign, so a birth time off by that much can change the whole navamsa chart.
The planets’ navamsas move slowly, except the Moon’s, which changes about every six hours.
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Open the sample readingIs D9 the same as navamsa?
Yes. D9 means the ninth divisional chart; navamsa is its Sanskrit name, from nava, nine.
What is my navamsa rising sign?
The navamsa sign of the degree rising in the east at your birth. It sits at the top of your navamsa chart and changes about every quarter of an hour.
What is an ishta devata?
The deity a person is naturally drawn to. Classical astrology reads it from the navamsa, the chart of ninths.
Why does my ishta deity say none?
Because the classical text names a deity only for particular planets in that navamsa. If yours holds none of them, the text is silent, and so are we. Later schools assign one by other rules.
Do I still need the birth chart?
Yes. The navamsa is read beside the birth chart, never instead of it. Your Vedic birth chart is free on its own page.
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