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# Divisional Charts: The Shoḍaśavarga System Explained

> Learn what a varga is, how D9 Navāṁśa works, what vargottama means, and where to find all 16 divisional charts inside the Jyoti Guide app.

A **divisional chart** (*varga*, or harmonic chart) takes each 30° sign and subdivides it into equal parts, then re-maps every planet according to which sub-division its degree falls in. The result is a second chart — and a third, and a fourth — each acting as a magnifying glass trained on a different area of life. The base **D1** (Rāśi) chart shows the whole life; a divisional chart zooms in on children, career, marriage, or accumulated karma and is read as a complete chart in its own right. Jyoti Guide computes the full classical set of sixteen, the **Shoḍaśavarga**, available in the Workbench's Shodashavarga grid.

## How a varga is constructed

To build the **D*n*** chart, the engine divides each 30° sign into *n* equal parts. A classical rule then assigns each part to a target sign, and a planet's position in that new sign becomes its D*n* placement. For the **D9 Navāṁśa**, every sign is divided into nine parts of **3°20′** each — exactly the width of one nakṣatra pada. Because a planet's divisional placement depends on its precise degree, any uncertainty in birth time compounds quickly as the divisional number rises.

<Warning>
  High-division charts such as the D30, D40, D45, and especially the **D60** are extremely sensitive to birth-time accuracy. A difference of just two minutes can shift a planet into a different D60 sign entirely. Before relying on readings from these charts, verify your birth time as precisely as possible using the birth-time rectification guide in [The Individual Chart](/guides/individual-chart).
</Warning>

## The sixteen vargas

| Chart   | Name           | Divisions | Area of life it magnifies                                           |
| ------- | -------------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **D1**  | Rāśi           | 1         | The whole life — body, personality, and everything (the base chart) |
| **D2**  | Horā           | 2         | Wealth and material resources                                       |
| **D3**  | Drekkāṇa       | 3         | Siblings, courage, and initiative                                   |
| **D4**  | Chaturthāṁśa   | 4         | Home, property, fixed assets, and fortune                           |
| **D7**  | Saptāṁśa       | 7         | Children and progeny                                                |
| **D9**  | Navāṁśa        | 9         | Spouse, *dharma*, and overall planetary strength                    |
| **D10** | Daśāṁśa        | 10        | Career, status, and public achievement                              |
| **D12** | Dvādaśāṁśa     | 12        | Parents and ancestry                                                |
| **D16** | Ṣoḍaśāṁśa      | 16        | Vehicles, luxuries, and comforts                                    |
| **D20** | Viṁśāṁśa       | 20        | Spiritual practice and inner development                            |
| **D24** | Chaturviṁśāṁśa | 24        | Education and learning                                              |
| **D27** | Bhāṁśa         | 27        | Inherent strengths and constitutional weaknesses                    |
| **D30** | Triṁśāṁśa      | 30        | Misfortunes, troubles, and character challenges                     |
| **D40** | Khavedāṁśa     | 40        | Auspicious and inauspicious effects (maternal line)                 |
| **D45** | Akṣavedāṁśa    | 45        | General character and conduct (paternal line)                       |
| **D60** | Ṣaṣṭyāṁśa      | 60        | Accumulated *karma*; the finest-grained overall view                |

## The Navāṁśa (D9): the second-most-important chart

After the D1 Rāśi, the **D9 Navāṁśa** is the chart readers consult most. It governs marriage and *dharma*, but it also serves as a **strength test** for the whole chart: a planet that appears powerful in the D1 but falls into debilitation in the D9 may promise more than it delivers. A planet dignified in both charts is considered reliable and dependable. The Couple Compatibility report examines both partners' D9 charts alongside their D1s for exactly this reason, and the **Copy chart** export includes a full D9 alongside the D1.

## Vargottama: when two charts agree

When a planet — or the Lagna itself — occupies the **same sign** in both the D1 and the D9, it is called **vargottama** (literally "best of the divisions"). Both views align, so the placement is considered stable, strengthened, and consistent in expression. The app flags vargottama bodies clearly in the chart display; in the sample compatibility report, Person 2's Lagna, Mercury, and Saturn are all marked vargottama.

## Where to find divisional charts in the app

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Workbench Shoḍaśavarga Grid" icon="grid-2" href="/guides/the-workbench">
    The Workbench displays every body's position across all sixteen charts simultaneously in a compact grid view. You can also add individual divisional chart panels alongside your D1 for deeper side-by-side analysis.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Tājaka Panel" icon="calendar" href="/guides/tajaka-varshaphal">
    The Tājaka (annual chart) panel lets you switch its underlying chart between D1, D9, D10, D7, D4, and D24 to focus your yearly reading on a specific life domain.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Tip>
  **Continue reading:** put these concepts to work by opening a real chart — [The Individual Chart](/guides/individual-chart).
</Tip>