ChaturVimsamsa Chart

Siddhamsa or Chaturvimshamsa or D24 chart is used to analyze Education, knowledge and learning capabilities of a native.

Calculation

This divisional chart divides each sign into 24 amsas called Siddhamsa or Chaturvimshamsa. One siddhamsa is 1 º 15’. The whole zodiac has a total of about 288 Siddhamsa. To create a D24 chart, the longitude of the planets in the natal chart are accurately mapped with the corresponding Siddhamsa division and placed accordingly. Based on the nature of the sign, the counting begins at Leo or Cancer and goes through the complete zodiac order in 2 cycles to cover 24 amsas.

Purpose of the ChaturVimsamsa Chart

Siddhamsa is a key to understand an individual’s education, growth of knowledge, and perfection towards the knowledge acquired- siddhi powers. 

A native’s educational areas of interest, their subject choices, and the academic programs they might graduate can be predicted in this chart 

Completion of the customary education, inclinations towards esoteric sciences, ability to acquire and impart a skill can be studied in the D24 chart.

Interpretation

• First Bhamsa = 0º to 1º6’40”
• Second Bhamsa = 1º6’40” to 2º13’20”
• Third Bhamsa = 2º13’20” to 3º20’
• Fourth Bhamsa = 3º20’ to 4º26’40”
• Fifth Bhamsa = 4º26’40” to 5º33’20”
• Sixth Bhamsa = 5º33’20” to 6º40’
• Seventh Bhamsa = 6º40’ to 7º46’40”
• Eight Bhamsa = 7º46’40” to 8º53’20”
• Ninth Bhamsa = 8º53’20” to 10º
• Tenth Bhamsa = 10º to 11º6’40”
• Eleventh Bhamsa = 11º6’40” to 12º13’20”
• Twelfth Bhamsa = 12º13’20” to 13º20’
• Thirteenth Bhamsa = 13º20’ to 14º26’40”
• Fourteenth Bhamsa = 14º26’40” to 15º33’20”
• Fifteenth Bhamsa = 15º33’20” to 16º40’
• Sixteenth Bhamsa = 16º40’ to 17º46’40”
• Seventeenth Bhamsa = 17º46’40” to 18º53’20”
• Eighteenth Bhamsa = 18º53’20” to 20º
• Nineteenth Bhamsa = 20º to 21º6’40”
• Twentieth Bhamsa = 21º6’40” to 22º13’20”
• Twenty-first Bhamsa = 22º13’20” to 23º20’
• Twenty-second Bhamsa = 23º20º’ to 24º26’40”
• Twenty-third Bhamsa = 24º26’40” to 25º33’20”
• Twenty-fourth Bhamsa = 25º33’20” to 26º40’
• Twenty-fifth Bhamsa = 26º40” to 27º46’40”
• Twenty-sixth Bhamsa = 27º46’40” to 28º53’20”
• Twenty-seventh Bhamsa = 28º53’20” to 30º

For example, the natal chart shows- 

Ascendant -Libra at 1º6’, Venus - 14 º in Capricorn 

Ascendant is in the first siddhamsa of Libra, and it moves to Leo and Venus in 13th Siddhamsa of Capricorn, goes to Cancer according to the table.  

Common Inferences on D24

Ascendant, 2nd 4th 9th houses are the most significant in the D24 chart to determine the level of education for a native. 

4th- High school, 9th house- graduation, 2nd house- masters and 7th doctorate degree,  

Planets Mercury, Jupiter, and Moon play a vital role in this chart. Mercury and Jupiter are the Karaka-natural significators in this chart.  

8th house denotes the highest degree of spiritual knowledge and prowess in spiritual sciences. When occupied or aspected by beneficial planets, a native tends to be very intuitive and of strong spiritual pursuit. 

3rd house and 5th house denotes the intelligence and skill acquisition of an individual. When occupied or aspected by beneficial planets, the native tends to be a displaced, learned scholar or author.  

When these houses are aspected by beneficial planets during their Dasha periods, native might start new learning programs.  

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