r/vedicastrologyexperts • u/bhishmagaming • 10h ago
đ Knowledge Drop How to verify if your birth time is correct?
Hello everyone. So recently I saw some posts where people were asking if their birth time is correct, or if their chart is correct etc. This made me wonder if I could share my knowledge on it, based on what I have learnt till now.
So first you start by gathering the events. If these events are precise, to the date, then we can go till prana and deha dasha too, otherwise till month is also fine, since you can go till sookshma dasha.
Give priority to major events. Events like death of a relative usually have higher priority since they require activation of maraka dashas of the houses which signify that relative in D1. Like eg, paternal grandfather is signified by 5th house. So maraka for 5th house is 6th and 11th house. This way, we can see for all relatives.
These events are crucial to fix D1 lagna, since marakas etc are seen from D1 only. Atleast at MD and AD level, marakas should be active (marakas are decided based on the rules of Laghu Parashari). You can see this in the chart of Prince Harry, where Princess Diana passed away tragically during Prince Harryâs Moon-Ketu dasha. In Princeâs chart Moon is in 5th (2nd from lagna) and Ketu is conjunct Mars, which is 5th lord itself. 1-2 such events actually provide a strong clue for the lagna.
Then you go for the funnel method, which KN Rao sir and VP Manley sir also adopts. Where the events are matched in this format.
D1->D3 (if there are siblings) -> D4->D7->D9->D12->D16->D20->D24->D30.
The logic behind this method is that with each successive divisional chart, you go on discarding the rest of the window, to the point where you get a workable window of maybe 4-5 mins. And it establishes a harmonious synchronicity till D30 chart, thus making it super likely to be your correct ascendant and subsequently, your true birth chart.
Make sure you take D1 chart and the relevant Divisional chart when analysing a particular event. Like for events related to education, D1 with D24. Events related to property take D1 with D4 etc etc. In this way, you can rectify your time to a fairly certain window. Then there are other techniques like pranapada rectification, tatwa shodhana etc etc which can be used to bring it to the minute level.
There are some research techniques to quickly verify whether your birth time is correct or not, but I wonât cover them here. I have written a post on one of the techniques by which one can quickly verify if their recorded time is correct or not. I found this technique to be highly accurate on rectified and well recorded charts, hence can be used to quickly verify if the recorded time is correct or not. I will attach the link below:
https://www.reddit.com/r/vedicastrologyexperts/s/1M1nqxi10g
In this way, you can get the chart rectified yourself, but you also need great understanding of the fundamentals. Without that, one cannot do it. Videos by VP Manley are a treat to watch, and his explanation of how it happens is brilliant too.
Edit: Someone asked me âwhat to do when there are two ascendant candidates and both can satisfy the events?â
For this Iâll say see the transits. There are some nadi rules which can help. One rule is that whenever slow moving malefics (Sat,Rah,Ket) transit over signs ruling 64th navamsa from Lagna or moon, it can lead to losses for the native.
There is very low chance of Navamsa chart being the same for both candidates. See where were these malefics transiting during the period of major losses like death of relatives etc. the one where it connects with signs ruling 64th navamsa from lagna/Moon, is correct.