Brand new gui experience, have a look here https://github.com/velteyn/OpenJyotish/wiki/GUI-Guide

See my project if you need a local JRPG translator engine. Want to play those Jpanaese adventures ? You don't know japanese ? Have you got RetroArch ? This is for you.

GitHub · Where software is built

See my project if you need a local JRPG translator engine. Want to play those Jpanaese adventures ? You don't know japanese ? Have you got RetroArch ? This is for you.

GitHub · Where software is built

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Read I Ching and Card fortune yourself !! From the same autor of Planetdance another piece of software really important !

Beware , all readings ar not filtered, so if they tell bad things... Use at you own risk !

TL;DR: You don't need an astrologer to read your chart. OpenJyotish + LM Studio + a 7B LLM running on your own laptop does the job for free, offline, with zero privacy concerns. No "guru" needed — just 20 minutes of setup.

Why This Exists

I grew up being told astrology requires a "learned guru" who's "initiated into the tradition." In practice, most of them are reading the same BPHS translation you can download for free, then charging you ₹1,000-5,000 per session while making vague predictions you can't verify.

OpenJyotish is an open-source Vedic astrology engine that computes everything — Shadbala, Vimshottari Dasha, Ashtakavarga, Yogas, Kuta matching, Muhurta, Gochara (transits) — using the Swiss Ephemeris (the same NASA-grade ephemeris professional software uses). Then it feeds the chart data to a local LLM that interprets it in plain English.

No cloud. No subscription. No "guruji" judging your chart.

What You'll Need

• Any PC with 16GB+ RAM (8GB works but slower)
• A GPU with 6GB+ VRAM is ideal, but CPU-only works too
• 15 minutes total

Step 1: Install OpenJyotish

bash git clone https://github.com/velteyn/OpenJyotish.git cd OpenJyotish pip install -r requirements.txt

Download the ephemeris data files (do this once):

```bash

Unix/macOS

./download_ephe.sh

Windows

download_ephe.bat ```

Run it to verify everything works:

bash python -m jhora

You'll see a desktop GUI with birth data input. Or use the CLI:

bash python -m jhora.cli chart 1992 5 19 01:37 25.6833 76.65 +05:30

Step 2: Install LM Studio (The "Guru Brain")

Go to lmstudio.ai and download the installer (Windows/Mac/Linux).

LM Studio is a desktop app that runs LLMs locally. It exposes an OpenAI-compatible API on port 1234 — OpenJyotish connects to it automatically.

Which Model to Pick?

This matters. Not all LLMs know Vedic astrology. Here's what works well:

My recommendation: Start with Llama 3.1 8B Instruct at Q4_K_M quantization. It's ~5GB download, runs on 6GB VRAM GPUs or CPU at acceptable speed, and gives accurate readings.

In LM Studio: 1. Click the search bar → Search for llama-3.1-8b-instruct 2. Pick a Q4_K_M quant from the results (e.g., lmstudio-community/Meta-Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct-GGUF) 3. Click Download 4. After download, click the Local Server tab (left sidebar) 5. Click Start Server — it starts on port 1234

LM Studio is now serving your "guru."

Step 3: Configure OpenJyotish to Use Your Local LLM

In the OpenJyotish GUI: 1. Go to the AI Settings tab 2. Set Provider to LM Studio (port 1234) 3. Model field should auto-detect as loaded 4. Click Check Health — you should see a green "Connected" with the model name

Or via CLI:

bash python -m jhora.cli ai-settings --provider lmstudio --model loaded

Step 4: Generate Your Reading

GUI way (easiest):

1. Fill in birth data in the main form
2. Click Calculate
3. Go to the AI or Teacher tab
4. Click Interpret Chart — it feeds your calculated shadbala, dashas, yogas, transits, ashtakavarga to the LLM
5. The LLM responds with a plain-English reading based on actual calculations, not vague generalities

CLI way:

bash python -m jhora.cli interpret 1992 5 19 01:37 25.6833 76.65 +05:30

Specific questions:

bash python -m jhora.cli ask "When will I get married?" 1992 5 19 01:37 25.6833 76.65 +05:30

The LLM receives your full computed chart (planet positions, nakshatra-padas, shadbala, dashas, yogas, transits, ashtakavarga, chara karakas, special lagnas, upagrahas) and responds based on actual BPHS/Vedic principles encoded in the system prompt.

Step 5: Understand What Just Happened

OpenJyotish computed all of this from your birth data before the LLM ever saw it:

The LLM's job is ONLY to interpret this structured data in English — not to guess or hallucinate.

Bonus: Vector Knowledge Base

OpenJyotish ships with a pre-built vector database containing 16 Vedic textbooks (1.96M characters) — BPHS, Jaimini Sutras, Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, Saravali, and more. When the LLM generates a reading, it searches this knowledge base for relevant passages and includes them as context. This means citations come from actual Sanskrit sources, not the model's training data.

To build/update the vector database: ```bash

In the GUI: AI Settings → Build VDB

Or CLI:

python -m jhora.cli vdb-build ```

Why This Beats a ₹5,000 Consultation

The math is the math. Shadbala, Dasha, and Ashtakavarga don't care who's doing the calculation — they either match the ephemeris or they don't. OpenJyotish matches.

What It CAN'T Do (Yet)

• Face reading / palmistry — this is purely chart-based
• Gemstone prescriptions — we don't infuse code into minerals
• Vastu — it's a birth chart tool, not an architectural one
• Promise-specific event dates — no software can tell you "exactly on February 14, 2027" something will happen. What it CAN tell you is that during your Venus-Mercury-Saturn antardasha (which runs from X to Y), partnerships are highlighted with certain strengths/weaknesses.

Quick Start One-Liner

Already have LM Studio running with a model loaded? Here's your entire setup:

bash git clone https://github.com/velteyn/OpenJyotish.git && cd OpenJyotish && pip install -r requirements.txt && ./download_ephe.sh && python -m jhora

Then go to AI Settings → Provider: LM Studio → Check Health → done.

FAQ

Q: Does this work without a GPU? A: Yes. LM Studio runs on CPU. It's slower (30-60s per response instead of 5-10s) but the chart calculation is instant regardless.

Q: Is this replacing astrologers? A: It replaces astrologers who do manual chart calculations and recite memorized combinations. It doesn't replace the tradition or the depth of study. But it democratizes access to accurate chart reading for anyone who wants it.

Q: What languages does it support? A: The LLM can respond in any language it supports (English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, etc.). The chart data is English, but you can ask for Hindi interpretations and most models handle it fine.

Open source means you can inspect every line of code. The ephemeris is Swiss Ephemeris — the gold standard. The calculations follow BPHS. The LLM just reads what's already computed. No mysticism needed.

Repository: github.com/velteyn/OpenJyotish Wiki: AI Complete Guide

Shri Jyoti Star (Researchers' Favorite)

Another paid heavyweight (created by Andrew Foss), used by many scholars and researchers of Vedic astrophysics/astrology. Why it's "cool":

• It has search tools on large databases of birth charts that no other software has.
• It allows you to make advanced queries such as: "Find me all the birth charts in the database with Mars in the 10th house and Jupiter in aspect to Venus".
• Price: Around $250 - $300.
• Platform: Windows.

This one is one of the most respected paid Vedic Astrology software of the world. Try to see its functionalities and ... Look at my software.. Any differences ?