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Short guides on matching, palm lines, muhurat and the panchang. Each one gives the answer first, says what is tradition, and shows how we calculate it.
Festival times by city
- Diwali 2026 Lakshmi Puja muhurat: times for 70 cities8 November 2026Diwali 2026 Lakshmi Puja is on Sunday, 8 November. See the Pradosh Kaal and Vrishabha lagna muhurat for your city, for 70 Indian cities.
- Chhath Puja 2026 arghya time: sunset and sunrise for 70 cities15 November 2026Chhath Puja 2026: Sandhya Arghya at sunset on Sunday 15 November and Usha Arghya at sunrise on Monday 16 November. Times for 70 Indian cities.
Kundli milan
- Kundli Milan and the 36 Gun: How Guna Milan Is ScoredKundli milan (guna milan) scores two birth charts out of 36 across eight kootas. Learn what 18 and 24 mean, and why birth time matters.
- Ashtakoota Explained: The 8 Kootas of Guna Milan in One TableThe 8 kootas of ashtakoot guna milan in one table: points, what each is based on and what tradition says it looks at, in plain words.
- Manglik Dosha (Mangal Dosh): Three Checks and CancellationsWhat Manglik (Mangal dosh, Kuja dosha) means, how it is checked from lagna, Moon and Venus, and the traditional cancellations, explained calmly.
- Nadi Dosh and Bhakoot Dosh in Kundli Milan, Explained PlainlyNadi (8 points) and Bhakoot (7 points) in guna milan: when each scores zero, and the traditional exceptions that restore the points.
Palm reading
Muhurat and the panchang
- How festival muhurat is calculated: Pradosh Kaal and lagnaHow a festival muhurat like Diwali Lakshmi Puja is worked out: city sunset, Pradosh Kaal, Sthir lagna and the tithi, and why times differ by city.
- Tithi and vaar explained: lunar day and the sunrise weekdayWhat a tithi is (each 12° between Moon and Sun), why tithis get skipped or repeated, and why the Hindu vaar starts at sunrise, not midnight.
How SachAstro works
- Honest AI astrology: how Tara works and what she won't predictHow Tara, SachAstro's AI astrologer, answers from your own computed chart, cites it every time, and refuses health, death, court and money bets.
- Astrology app without AutoPay: what to check before you payHow UPI AutoPay mandates work, how a small trial can become a repeat charge, a checklist before paying, and how to find and cancel a mandate.
- How SachAstro calculates, writes and checks its guidesOur method: NASA JPL DE440 planetary data, our own engine, published matching rules, festival times checked against a leading panchang, and how guides are reviewed.