Frequently asked questions

Planetary positions are computed with an astronomical engine checked against the Swiss Ephemeris (the professional standard) — usually within a few arc-seconds and at worst about 20 — with the Lahiri ayanamsa. Any difference you see against another app is almost always the ayanamsa setting, the birth time, or mean versus true Rahu.

Yes. Tick "I don't know my exact birth time" and we cast a Chandra kundali for noon. Your numbers do not depend on the time. The Moon moves about 13° a day, so your rashi and nakshatra are usually right, but can be the neighbouring one if the Moon changed sign or nakshatra that day — and your dasha start moves with it. The lagna and bhavas are marked approximate. If you can find the time (a hospital record, for example), cast again with it.

No. The free reading in the app is built by rules from your own chart — the placement of each house lord, the dignity of each graha, your running dasha, your numbers. Ask JYOTISH answers and the paid reports are written by an AI model from your calculated chart and our classical rule book, and checked against your chart before you see them. A jyotishi reads a report only if you add "reviewed by a jyotishi" — then they read and sign it before it reaches you.

No. It is optional and only changes the marriage reading, where the spouse karaka differs (Shukra for men, Guru for women).

WhatsApp opens with a prefilled message containing your birth details, your lagna, rashi and dasha, your question and a link that re-creates your chart; nothing is sent until you tap send. The full kundali, reading and PDF open once you give a WhatsApp number — we verify it with a one-time code and keep your details only with your consent (see Privacy). Your kundali link is shown on the page to save or share.

No one can. Astrology indicates tendencies and timing windows; it does not override your decisions, medical advice or professional judgement. Our readings say what the chart shows and how strongly; the rest is yours.

North Indian (diamond) style with whole-sign bhavas, the convention in north India. The underlying positions are the same as any style; only the drawing differs.

Yes, in these cases. Unused answers from a pack: write to us within 7 days of buying and we refund them. A report we do not deliver within 24 hours (48 hours if you added “reviewed by a jyotishi”), or a question we decline: refunded in full. A report that has been delivered is personal work and is not refundable — but if we used the wrong chart, that is our error and we write it again free. JYOTISH Plus: cancel any time; the period you paid for stays active, and part periods are not refunded. Refunds go back to the original payment method in 5–7 working days. The full terms are in the Refund & Cancellation Policy.

No — and we say so plainly. Ask JYOTISH is an AI writer. It works only from your calculated chart (sidereal, Lahiri ayanamsa) and a classical rule book that a jyotish scholar reviews. Every answer is checked against your chart before you see it, and its basis — the positions and the rule — is printed under the answer. If a check fails, the answer is rewritten or replaced by the rule-based writer.

A Prashna (horary) chart is cast for the moment and place you ask a sincere question. We judge it by the Tajika rules of Neelakantha’s Prashna Tantra and the Prashna Marga: whether the lord of the lagna meets the lord of your matter, the Moon, and the kendras. One question per matter per day — the first answer stands. It works without birth details; with your kundali we also compare it with your birth chart.

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