Is there truth in the empirical science of Astrology? Consulting the morning newspaper for your horoscope might not be convincing enough. But true astrological reading is accurate because it is made up of the position of all the planets at the time of your birth. It is like taking a snapshot of the entire galaxy at that moment. And these planets determine your life, talents, behaviour, potential, trends of destiny and much more. The placement of the different planets in various houses reflects the ways we are likely to approach or react to situations.

No attempt could be made to train a person into a professional astrologist through a website. Instead I thought it would be a good idea to tell you how to read the Natal Chart. I have seen friends of mine pass over print-outs of their charts as mind-numbing mathematical formulations. Understanding the planets and their characteristics, the houses and the zodiac signs will take you a long way in making meaning of the chart. It is great to have a report and analyse the process of interpretation. However, if you don't have a chart made as yet, try one of the FREE software's listed below, which you could download to printout and calculate your Natal Chart. Keep your exact time of birth, date of birth, place of birth and the place's longitude and latitude handy when using the software. An atlas should help you with the longitude and latitude.



CANOPUS
Canopus is a powerful piece of astrological software by Samuel Sagan (http://clairvision.org). It makes casting a chart easy and fast. It contains full intepretations of planetary aspects and many chart variations -
I recommend Canopus
ONLINE CHART
This is a impressive site which gives you an online chart in an instant (Acrobat .pdf format too!!). No downloading required.
ASTROLOG
Different versions (including one for Macintosh) available
WINSTAR EXPRESS
Download a free 30 day trial version
ASTROWIN
Windows version of an easy to use software
STARLITE
At 1.4MB, it fits into a floppy
JUNIOR JYOTISH

The offering from jyotishtools.com


The Natal Chart created would closely resemble samples shown below. In case your chart shows squares instead of a circle or abbreviations instead of symbols (glyphs), do not fear. They are interpretations represented different graphically.