Birth Time Rectification

Accurate time will give you better predictions

Vedic Astrology relies on your exact time of birth for timing of events as well as making astounding predictions. When the time itself is questionable, the reliability of predictions is the first casualty.

What is the role of time of birth 

A birth chart is constructed based on the exact placement of planets in your horoscope. The date of birth is the first block which helps understand the location of planets. Western astrology is usually satisfied only with the date. The time of birth is the next block & the most crucial one, while place of birth helps your adjust for the correct longitude and difference between local time & geographical time. This helps fix two things:

• The exact longitude of planets to the last degree & minute. This ensure the planets are recorded in the correct zodiac sign, nakshatra, divisional charts such as D2, D9(Navamsa), D10, D30 & D60.
• The exact degree of the zodiac that was rising at the time of your birth and the exact degree of your 10^th house. Wrong time of birth moves the sign rising moving the entire birth chart.

Why is exact time important 

Each Zodiac sign is 30 degrees but the signs under D9 change in 3.20 deg, D10 at 3 deg & D60 at ½ deg. A zodiac sign moves at an average once in 2 hours, D 9 in 14 mins, D 10 in 12 mins, D60 in 2 mins. So simply put, if your time is out by 2 hours, you entire chart will be incorrect, out by 15 minutes will make all the specialized charts that Vedic Astrology depends upon, incorrect.

Time recording all over the world is very lax. On an average even in most accurate recordings, a 2 to 5 minutes delay is seen. Most of the births recorded prior to 2000 have an average error of 10-15 minutes.

Effects of wrong time 

Depending on the quantum of error:

• Each 4 minutes delay effects predictions using Vimsottari Dasa by about 2 months. If you have seen predictions for you correct but wrong timing, then this could be the cause.
• The ascendant is incorrect – this changes the portfolio of each planet. Astrologers predict a planet will deliver good results but the outcome is the opposite. This is most probably you are working with the wrong ascendent.
• You have the wrong Navamsa, Dasamsa etc – here while the prediction is correct, the quantum of good or bad predicted is incorrect. Your divisional charts are off.
• Marriage or partnerships don’t work out despite matching of charts – because your Mars or other planets are dislocated.

How the Birth time rectification is done  

We will ask you for 5 events of your life. You can give more if you wish but minimum 5 events are needed.

These should be significant events like date of marriage, birth of a child, first major job, relocation to another city or country, loss of a family member, purchase of a house, any illness, major gain or loss etc. Anything that had an impact on your life.

We will use these events to reverse engineer your horoscope and build up your Vimsottari dasa to get closest to the exact time of your birth.

If the date is unknown  – please write to us on ccare@indastro.com with details and please don’t choose any of the below products .

Time of birth is the backbone of Vedic Astrology. If you have struggled with getting astrology readings that are bang on, the problem could be the time, rather than your astrologer. Fix your time of birth !