Our paddhati
We follow the Raman Ayanamsa
Vedic astrology measures planets against the fixed stars (the sidereal zodiac). The ayanamsa is the gap between that zodiac and the seasonal one, and different traditions fix it slightly differently. Every chart at Sachin Bhatiaa Astrology Center is cast in the Raman Ayanamsa, while most software and many astrologers use Lahiri. If you have seen a kundli elsewhere, a few details may read slightly differently; that simply reflects the method used, and your chart with us is worked out carefully from your birth details.
Think of it like two doctors measuring your weight, one using kilograms and one using pounds. Both readings are accurate. But you follow one scale, not both.
Raman vs Lahiri vs Krishnamurti (KP)
Values are approximate.
Proposed by
RamanWhat we follow
Dr. B.V. Raman, editor of The Astrological Magazine and author of Hindu Predictive Astrology
- Lahiri
- N.C. Lahiri, adopted by the Government of India Calendar Reform Committee (1955)
- KP
- Prof. K.S. Krishnamurti, founder of the Krishnamurti Paddhati (KP) system
Reference point
RamanWhat we follow
Raman’s research into the classical zero point of the sidereal zodiac
- Lahiri
- The star Chitra (Spica) fixed at 0° Libra
- KP
- A small correction of Lahiri, tuned for KP sub-lord work
Zero year (tropical and sidereal coincide)
RamanWhat we follow
About 397 CE
- Lahiri
- About 285 CE
- KP
- About 291 CE
Value in 2026 (approx.)
RamanWhat we follow
22° 46′
- Lahiri
- 24° 13′
- KP
- 24° 07′
Difference from Lahiri
RamanWhat we follow
About 1° 27′ less, so planets sit about 1° 27′ further ahead
- Lahiri
- Reference
- KP
- About 6′ less, nearly the same as Lahiri
Where it is mainly used
RamanWhat we follow
Classical Parashari prediction in the Raman tradition, dasha and transit timing
- Lahiri
- National calendar, most panchangs and the default in most software
- KP
- KP horary (prashna) and event timing through star and sub-lords
House system usually paired
RamanWhat we follow
Bhava (Sripati) houses alongside the rashi chart
- Lahiri
- Varies by astrologer, often whole sign houses
- KP
- Placidus cusps with 249 sub-divisions
Best suited for
RamanWhat we follow
Life reading, dasha timing, yearly forecasts and remedies
- Lahiri
- Festival dates, muhurat calendars and general chart reading
- KP
- Yes/no questions and narrow event timing within the KP method
Why Raman works better for us
Our methods are calibrated on it
The predictive techniques we use, from dasha and antardasha timing to transits and yogas, come from the classical Parashari approach that Dr. B.V. Raman taught and practised. Reading those rules on the ayanamsa they were developed with keeps the results consistent.
Timing we can stand behind
Over years of consultations we have checked our dasha and transit timing against what actually happened in clients’ lives. That record is built on Raman charts, so it is the frame in which our timing has been tested.
Borderline planets are judged correctly for our system
A planet or Lagna in the last 1° 27′ of a sign, or near a nakshatra boundary, can change sign or nakshatra between Lahiri and Raman. We decide those cases with the ayanamsa our readings are based on, not by mixing systems.
One chart, one language
Remedies, gemstone advice, the Annual Astrology Guidance and every consultation use the same Raman chart, so what you hear on a call matches what you read in writing.
What the 1° 27′ difference can change
Say a Lahiri chart shows the Moon at 12° 45′ Aries, in Ashwini nakshatra. In Raman the same Moon is at 14° 12′ Aries, which is Bharani. The birth dasha changes from Ketu to Venus, and every Mahadasha and Antardasha date after that moves with it. The same shift can move a planet or the Lagna into the next sign when it sits in the last degree and a half.
Most charts are not affected this much, but when they are, the timing of events is exactly what changes. That is why we ask clients to compare like with like.
Common questions
›Is Lahiri wrong and Raman right?
No. Every ayanamsa is a different reference point for the same sky, and each tradition is consistent within itself. We follow Raman because our predictive methods and our record of results are built on it. It is a difference in method, not a question of right or wrong.
›Why does my kundli from another astrologer look different?
Most Indian software and astrologers use Lahiri by default. Because Raman is about 1° 27′ less, a planet near the end of a sign, your Lagna, or the Moon’s nakshatra can shift. When the Moon’s nakshatra changes, your Vimshottari dasha dates move too, sometimes by a year or more.
›Can you read my existing Lahiri chart?
We cast your chart afresh from your birth date, time and place, so you do not need to send one. If you bring a chart to a consultation, please make it in Raman Ayanamsa so that we are looking at the same positions.
›How do I make a Raman chart myself?
Most astrology software lets you choose the ayanamsa in its settings. Select “Raman” (for example in Jagannatha Hora) and recalculate the chart.
›Your free Panchang says Lahiri. Why?
Festival and calendar dates in India are fixed on the national Lahiri standard, so our daily Panchang follows it for everyone’s convenience. Your personal chart, dashas and predictions are always worked out in Raman.
You do not need to bring a chart. We cast yours in Raman Ayanamsa from your birth date, time and place.
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