Chakra Darshana
Chakra Darshana is an Android™ application for Jyotiṣa, Vedic astrology.
It is available on Google Play™ in two flavors: a full version, providing the complete feature set, and a free version for working with praśna, current gocara, and viewing essential horoscope information.
Chakra Darshana is used by both students and professional astrologers. It performs all calculations on your mobile device and, combined with support for desktop software, makes astrological information conveniently available everywhere.
Designed to work on both phones and tablets (see screenshots).
Features
- customizable grid of information cells
- North Indian and South Indian chart styles
- IAST transliteration of Sanskrit terms
- basic support for Western terminology
- user interface in English and Russian
- notifications about rāśi and nakṣatra transits
- notifications about direct and retrograde motion
- support for GPS and network locations
- built-in atlas with over 45,000 locations
- automatic detection of historic time zone offset
- current gocara alongside the main horoscope
- possibility of choosing different ayanāṃśas
- possibility of choosing true or mean nodes
- support for files in Jagannatha Hora 7, 8 format
- support for files in Parashara’s Light XML format
- archive record notes
- archive search
Calculations
- graha positions in rāśis and nakṣatras
- 19 divisional charts from D-2 to D-60
- viṃśottarī and cara daśās
- upagrahas
- special lagnas: bhāva, horā, ghaṭī, ārūḍha, upapada, varṇada, indu, and śrī lagnas
- ārūḍha padas with and without exceptions
- cara kāraka schemes with 7 and 8 grahas
- syllables for nakṣatra pādas
- sarvatobhadra cakra
- samudāya aṣṭakavarga and bhinna aṣṭakavargas for each graha
- puṣkara navāṃśa, puṣkara bhāga, mṛtyu bhāga, maraṇa kāraka sthāna
- naisargikā, tātkālikā, pañcadhā maitrī (natural, temporary, compound relationships)
- sunrise and sunset, classic lunar months
- pañcāṅga elements: vāra, nakṣatra, tithi, karaṇa, yoga
- daily muhūrta elements: Abhijit muhūrta, Brahma muhūrta, Rāhu kāla, Gulika kāla, Yamaghaṇṭaka, kāla horās, vāra lagnas; and more
Current limitations
- locations beyond 65 degrees latitude (near polar circles and beyond) are not supported