Kundli expliqua

Qu’est-ce qu’un kundli ? Un guide complet du thème natal védique.

Par R. Sivadas · Fondateur, AstroPal · Dernière mise à jour

A kundli is a Vedic birth chart — a map of the sky at the exact moment and place of birth, plotted as a wheel of twelve houses. In Indian astrology (Jyotish), the kundli is the foundation for every reading: marriage matching, career timing, health analysis, and life direction all begin with it. This page explains, in plain English, what a kundli contains, how to read its components, and how it differs from the Western horoscope most readers know.

If you want to see your own kundli computed in seconds — with the 16 divisional charts, dasha sequence, and yogas all generated — you can generate a free kundli on AstroPal. For the foundations of Vedic astrology more broadly, see about Vedic astrology.

The word “kundli”

The Hindi term kundli comes from the Sanskrit kundali, meaning “a coiled or circular diagram” — the wheel on which the zodiac signs and planets are plotted. In formal Sanskrit usage it is called janma kundali (“birth coil”) or sometimes janma patrika (“birth document”). All three terms refer to the same thing: the personalised astrological diagram constructed for a specific time, date, and place of birth.

Les neuf grahas (planètes)

A kundli contains nine celestial bodies, called the navagrahas. The word graha literally means “seizer” or “influencer” in Sanskrit, reflecting the classical view that these bodies seize and shape the events of life. The nine are:

  • Surya — le Soleil. Soi, âme, vitalité, père, autorité.
  • Chandra — la Lune. L’esprit, les émotions, la mère, le public.
  • Mangala — Mars. Énergie, courage, frères et sœurs, conflit.
  • Budha — Mercure. Intellect, parole, apprentissage, affaires.
  • Guru — Jupiter. Sagesse, fortune, enfants, dharma.
  • Shukra — Vénus. L’amour, le mariage, la beauté, les arts.
  • Shani — Saturne. Discipline, longévité, travail acharné, restriction.
  • Rahu — Le nœud lunaire nord. Ambition, influence étrangère, l’inédit.
  • Ketu — Le nœud sud lunaire. Détachement, libération spirituelle, karma passé.

The classical significations above come from the foundational Vedic-astrology texts (principally Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra and Phaladeepika). Note that Vedic astrology does not include Uranus, Neptune, or Pluto — only these nine.

Les douze bhavas (maisons)

Every kundli is divided into twelve bhavas (houses), each governing a defined set of life areas. The houses are numbered 1 through 12 starting from the Lagna and proceeding counterclockwise (in the chart frame). Their traditional meanings:

  • 1er (Tanu Bhava) — le soi, le corps, la personnalité, la vitalité globale.
  • 2e (Dhana Bhava) — richesse, famille, parole, nourriture.
  • 3e (Sahaja Bhava) — Frères et sœurs, courage, courts voyages, communication.
  • 4e (Sukha Bhava) — maison, mère, propriété, bonheur intérieur.
  • 5e (Putra Bhava) — enfants, créativité, intelligence, romance.
  • 6e (Ari Bhava) — ennemis, dettes, maladies, travail quotidien.
  • 7e (Yuvati Bhava) — mariage, partenariat, associés d’affaires.
  • 8e (Ayur Bhava) — longévité, transformation, héritage, occultisme.
  • 9e (Dharma Bhava) — Enseignement supérieur, Père, Fortune, Longs Voyages, Spiritualité.
  • 10e (Karma Bhava) — carrière, réputation publique, statut social.
  • 11e (Labha Bhava) — des gains, des amis, des aspirations, des frères et sœurs aînés.
  • 12e (Vyaya Bhava) — Dépenses, voyages à l’étranger, isolement, libération.

When a graha occupies a house, classical texts describe how that planet’s qualities express through that life-area. The Vedic system primarily uses Whole-Sign houses (the Parashari system), in which the entire sign of the Lagna becomes the 1st house and each subsequent sign becomes the next house in order.

Le Lagna (Ascendant) — le point le plus important

The Lagna, also called the Udaya Lagna or Ascendant, is the degree of the zodiac that was rising on the eastern horizon at the moment of birth. It is the personal pivot of the entire kundli — the sign in which the Lagna falls becomes the 1st house, and every other house position cascades from it. Because the Lagna shifts to a new sign roughly every two hours, a recorded birth-time accurate to within a few minutes is essential to construct an accurate kundli. Twins born minutes apart can have meaningfully different Lagnas and therefore different chart structures.

Les 27 nakshatras (demeures lunaires)

Beyond the twelve zodiac signs, the Vedic system divides the ecliptic into 27 nakshatras, each spanning 13°20′. The nakshatra in which the Moon falls at birth — called the Janma Nakshatra — is one of the most consulted single placements in Vedic practice. It determines the starting point of the Vimshottari Dasha sequence, sets compatibility profiles under the Ashtakoota system, and is used in muhurtha (electional astrology) for choosing auspicious timings. Each nakshatra is further divided into four padas (quarters), giving granularity that the 12-sign zodiac alone cannot provide.

Vimshottari Dasha — comment un kundli prédit le moment

Western astrology emphasises ongoing transits as its primary timing tool. Vedic astrology has transits too, but its principal timing system is the dasha — a sequence of planetary periods that together cover 120 years. The most widely used system is the Vimshottari Dasha, in which each of the nine grahas rules for a set number of years (Ketu 7, Venus 20, Sun 6, Moon 10, Mars 7, Rahu 18, Jupiter 16, Saturn 19, Mercury 17). The starting point depends on the nakshatra of the Moon at birth, which is why two people born on the same day in different places can be in entirely different dasha periods. Inside each major period (mahadasha) there are nine sub-periods (antardashas) and each of those is further subdivided. The dasha framework lets a Vedic astrologer answer not just “what is in your chart” but “when in your life is it most active.”

Styles kundli du Nord de l’Inde vs Sud de l’Inde

The mathematics of the chart is identical across India — only the visual layout differs by region.

  • Style nord-indien — le Lagna est toujours placé au centre supérieur du carreau. Les onze autres maisons sont disposées en positions fixes autour de celui-ci. Le signe du zodiaque dans chaque maison varie d’un thème à l’autre selon la position du Lagna. Ce style est dominant dans les États de la ceinture hindi (UP, Bihar, Rajasthan, Pendjab, Delhi).
  • Style sud-indien — the zodiac signs are fixed in a 3×3 grid frame (Aries top-left of the outer ring, then Taurus, Gemini and so on clockwise). The Lagna is marked with a label or shading; the houses are counted by following the planets from the Lagna sign. This style is dominant in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala.

Both encode exactly the same information; the choice is regional/aesthetic, not technical. AstroPal lets you switch between the two with a single toggle on the chart page.

Le Navamsha (D9) — le kundli au sein du kundli

A standard Vedic reading rarely uses the main chart (called the Rashi or D1) alone. Vedic astrology constructs sixteen subsidiary charts called vargas, each derived by mathematically subdividing the main chart. The Navamsha (D9) is the most consulted of these. It is built by dividing each of the twelve signs into nine equal portions and re-plotting where each planet falls in the resulting Navamsha grid.

The D9 is consulted alongside the D1 on almost every serious Vedic reading. It is given special weight in matters relating to marriage and dharma — classical texts treat a planet’s D9 position as a refinement or final verdict on what the D1 shows. A planet that looks strong in the D1 but weak in the D9 is treated cautiously. AstroPal computes the D9 (and the other fifteen vargas) automatically for every kundli.

Assortiment de Kundli (Ashtakoota Guna Milan)

One of the most common uses of a kundli in Indian culture is kundli matching before marriage — the traditional process of comparing two birth charts to assess compatibility. The principal method is Ashtakoota Guna Milan, an eight-fold scoring system from the classical literature. The eight kootas are:

  • Varna (1 point) — Compatibilité spirituelle de l’ego.
  • Vashya (2 points) — Contrôle mutuel et accommodement.
  • Tara (3 points) — compatibilité étoile de naissance, liée à la santé et à la fortune.
  • Yoni (4 points) — compatibilité sexuelle et instinctive.
  • Graha Maitri (5 points) — amitié des planètes régnantes, compatibilité mentale.
  • Gana (6 points) — classe de tempérament (Deva, Manushya, Rakshasa).
  • Bhakoota (7 points) — positions relatives de la Lune, liées à la prospérité.
  • Nadi (8 points) — compatibilité physiologique, liée à la descendance.

The maximum score is 36. A score of 18 or above is traditionally considered acceptable; 24+ is good; 30+ is excellent. A serious reading also flags doshas (such as Kuja Dosha, also known as Mangal Dosha or Manglik) and consults the Navamsha (D9) chart of both partners. AstroPal’s compatibility module performs the full Ashtakoota plus Kerala-style synthesis (Rajju, Kuja, Papa Samyam, Dasha Sandhi, D1 + D9 synthesis), every component cited to its classical source.

Yogas — combinaisons planétaires nommées

A yoga in Vedic astrology is a specific configuration of two or more grahas (or grahas and houses) that the classical texts treat as a unit. Hundreds of named yogas exist across the literature. A few well-known examples:

  • Pancha Mahapurusha Yogas — formé lorsque Mars, Mercure, Jupiter, Vénus ou Saturne occupent leur propre signe ou exaltation dans une maison angulaire (kendra).
  • Gajakesari Yoga — Jupiter en angle par rapport à la Lune.
  • Neecha Bhanga Raja Yoga — Un yoga de l’annulation de la débilité, souvent considéré comme puissant précisément parce que la planète s’élève d’une position faible.
  • Raja Yogas — des combinaisons impliquant des souverains de maisons angulaires et trinales, classiquement associées à la proéminence.

Yogas are computational facts — either present in a kundli or not — and their meanings come from the texts that name them. AstroPal auto-detects 17 of the most-cited yogas and surfaces them with the classical citation for each.

Comment AstroPal calcule et explique votre kundli

AstroPal’s computational engine is the same one (the Goravani Engine) that has been the reference for serious Vedic astrologers since 1993. Every kundli AstroPal produces includes sub-arcsecond planetary positions, all 16 divisional charts (D1 through D60), the full Vimshottari Dasha sequence including pratyantardashas, Shadbala and Bhavabala strength scores, Ashtakavarga bindu tables, auto-detected yogas, and current transit positions.

The interpretation layer on top of the computation is grounded in 16 indexed classical Jyotish texts. Every interpretive sentence the AI gives you is either a computed engine fact or a retrieved citation from a classical text — never an invented prediction. The full methodology is on the methodology page; the complete list of indexed texts is on the sources page.

Questions fréquemment posées

Que signifie le mot « kundli » ?

Kundli est un mot dérivé de l’hindi/sanskrit désignant un thème du Védique. La forme sanskrite est janma kundali, où janma signifie « naissance » et kundali signifie « un diagramme enroulé » — faisant référence à la roue circulaire du zodiaque et aux positions planétaires qui y sont tracées.

En quoi un kundli diffère-t-il d’un horoscope occidental ?

Both are birth charts, but they use different zodiacs. A kundli uses the sidereal zodiac (anchored to the fixed stars), while a Western horoscope uses the tropical zodiac (anchored to the seasons). The two are currently offset by about 24 degrees, which means a person whose Sun is in Taurus in a Western chart is often in Aries in a Vedic kundli. A kundli also adds the nakshatras (27 lunar mansions), Vimshottari dasha periods, and 16 divisional charts (vargas) — none of which are central to Western practice.

Combien de planètes y a-t-il dans un kundli ?

Neuf, appelés les navagrahas : le Soleil (Surya), la Lune (Chandra), Mars (Mangala), Mercure (Boudha), Jupiter (Guru), Vénus (Shukra), Saturne (Shani), et les deux nœuds lunaires Rahu (nœud nord) et Ketu (nœud sud). L’astrologie védique n’utilise ni Uranus, ni Neptune, ni Pluton.

Qu’est-ce que le Lagna dans un kundli ?

La Lagna, également appelée l’Ascendant ou signe ascendant, est le degré du zodiaque qui se levait à l’horizon est au moment de la naissance. Il ancre l’ensemble du thème — le signe de Lagna devient la 1ère maison, et les 11 autres maisons sont disposées à partir de celui-ci. Comme le Lagna change environ toutes les deux heures, l’heure de naissance précise est essentielle pour un kundli précis.

Quelle est la différence entre les styles kundli du nord de l’Inde et du sud de l’Inde ?

Les mathématiques du tableau sont identiques — seule la disposition visuelle diffère. Le style nord-indien place le Lagna fixé au losange supérieur et les maisons tournent autour (donc le signe dans la 1re maison varie selon le tableau). Le style sud-indien place les signes fixes à leur place (Bélier toujours en haut à gauche, Taureau ensuite, etc.) et les maisons sont lues en suivant les planètes. AstroPal propose les deux configurations ; Les données du graphique sous-jacents sont les mêmes.

Qu’est-ce que l’appariement de kundli ?

Kundli matching (also called Guna Milan or Ashtakoota Milan) is the traditional process of comparing two birth charts before marriage. The Ashtakoota system scores eight compatibility factors on a 36-point scale: Varna, Vashya, Tara, Yoni, Graha Maitri, Gana, Bhakoota and Nadi. A score of 18+ is generally considered acceptable; 24+ is good. Kundli matching also flags doshas (e.g. Kuja Dosha / Manglik) and is consulted alongside the Navamsha (D9) chart, which is the principal divisional chart for marriage.

Combien de temps dure un dasha Vimshottari ?

The full Vimshottari Dasha cycle is 120 years and is divided across the nine grahas in a fixed sequence: Ketu 7 years, Venus 20, Sun 6, Moon 10, Mars 7, Rahu 18, Jupiter 16, Saturn 19, Mercury 17. The starting point in the sequence is determined by the nakshatra the Moon occupies at birth, so two people born on the same day in different cities can be in different dasha periods. Each major period (mahadasha) is subdivided into nine antardashas, and each antardasha into nine pratyantardashas — forming a layered timing scaffold.

D’où viennent les règles de la lecture du kundli ?

Vedic kundli interpretation is a documentary tradition. The rules for chart construction, house meanings, planetary effects, dashas and yogas come from a body of classical Sanskrit texts composed between roughly the 6th and 15th centuries CE. The most widely cited are the Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (attributed to sage Parashara), Phaladeepika by Mantreshwara, Saravali by Kalyana Varma, Jataka Parijata by Vaidyanatha, and Uttara Kalamrita by Kalidasa. AstroPal cites these texts directly on every interpretive answer.

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