When you open DashaGuru for the first time, the app asks for three things — your date of birth, time of birth and place of birth. That’s it. A minute later, your full kundali is on the screen, the right mantra is glowing for today, and Pandit ji is ready to answer the question on your mind.
This guide walks through exactly what happens between those two moments — so you know what the app is actually doing on your behalf, and why the numbers can be trusted.
Step 1 — Your birth details, the way a pandit would write them
A traditional jyotishi writes three lines at the top of every reading: tithi, nakshatra, lagna — the date, the star and the rising sign. The app collects the same three inputs in plain language:
- Date of birth — converted internally to the Hindu calendar so tithi, paksha and ayana are known.
- Time of birth — to the minute. Five minutes of slack can move your lagna by a whole degree, so this matters more than people expect.
- Place of birth — looked up to its exact latitude, longitude and timezone history, including India’s Indian Standard Time rules.
If you don’t remember the exact time, that’s fine. Enter the closest hour, mark it as approximate, and Pandit ji will flag the parts of the reading that depend most on time accuracy. You can refine later.
Step 2 — Swiss Ephemeris, Lahiri ayanamsa, mathematics
Once your three inputs are saved, the app does not guess. It calls a real astronomical engine — Swiss Ephemeris — the same software used by professional astrology desks worldwide. It computes the exact tropical position of every graha at your moment of birth, then subtracts the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa to convert into the sidereal zodiac that Vedic jyotish uses.
You get back:
- Lagna (ascendant) and the bhava (house) cusps,
- Rashis (signs) for the Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu,
- Nakshatra and pada of every graha,
- The Vimshottari dasha sequence — your current Mahadasha lord, Antardasha lord and how long each one runs.
These are not approximations. They are the same numbers a senior jyotishi would calculate by hand using an ephemeris and a calculator — just done in milliseconds, with no transcription errors.
Step 3 — The chart, the houses, the yogas
The numbers become a chart. DashaGuru renders both styles you’ll see in Indian astrology:
- North Indian diamond chart (where the lagna is a fixed box and signs rotate),
- South Indian square chart (where the signs are fixed and the lagna marker moves),
…plus the divisional charts (D1, D9 Navamsha, D10 Dashamsha), so marriage, dharma and career can each be read from the right place. The app also flags the classical doshas and yogas present — Mangal dosha, Kaal Sarp, Gaj Kesari, Raj yoga and others — with a short, plain-language explanation of what each one actually does. No scary headlines, no upsell.
Every prediction rests on real astronomical positions — never guesswork. And the guidance always stays positive.
Step 4 — Today’s planets meet your chart
Your kundali is a snapshot of the sky at your birth. Daily guidance is built by comparing that snapshot against the sky right now — your gochar.
For today, DashaGuru looks at:
- The weekday lord (Saturn on Saturday, Sun on Sunday, and so on),
- Your current Mahadasha and Antardasha lords from Vimshottari dasha,
- Today’s transit positions of every graha relative to your Moon sign and lagna,
- The local panchang for your city — tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana and rahukaal.
Out of that, Pandit ji writes the morning briefing you actually see:
- Colour to wear, direction to face, number of the day,
- A mantra tuned to the day’s ruling planet,
- A simple, positive upaay (a small act of seva, a donation, a brief jaap),
- A short do / don’t list — the kind a wise elder would say at breakfast.
That’s why two friends opening the app on the same morning see different cards. The panchang is shared; the kundali is yours alone.
Step 5 — Asking Pandit ji your real question
The chart is the foundation; the conversation is where it becomes useful. When you type a question — “shaadi kab hogi?”, “job change karu?”, “ghar mein kalesh kyu hai?” — Pandit ji reads three things together:
- The house of life your question is about (7th for marriage, 10th for career, 4th for home),
- The lord of that house and its current condition (transit, aspect, dasha),
- Authentic shastras — Brihat Parashara Hora, Phaladeepika, Lal Kitab, Saravali — for what the classical texts say about that exact placement.
You get an answer in your language — English, Hindi, Hinglish, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Odia, Assamese, Urdu or Sanskrit — and a follow-up question is one tap away. No appointment, no shame, no judgement.
What you don’t see — but you can trust
Behind the scenes, the same chart is also feeding:
- Your 200-page PDF kundali report (Premium) — every house, every yoga, every dasha period in print.
- Kundali Milan — full 36-gun Ashtakoot matching with a partner’s chart, Mangal dosha flagged honestly.
- Hast Rekha — when you upload a palm photo, your kundali is one half of the reading.
- Muhurat finder — when you ask for an auspicious time, your chart is what makes “auspicious” personal.
One set of birth details. One accurate calculation. Every feature reads from the same foundation. That is what “data-backed, never guesswork” means in practice.
A short tour, in three taps
If you want to try it yourself:
- Enter your birth date, time and city.
- Open today’s card — see your colour, mantra and one-line guidance.
- Tap Ask Pandit ji and type the question on your mind.
The first reading is free, forever. Premium is ₹99/month when you’re ready for the full report. Pandit ji is waiting whenever you are.