A Horoscope or a Birth Chart or a Janam Kundli or a Janam Patri is a pictorial representation of how the planets are placed at time of birth of a native. It is the main tool for forecasting in Astrology.
The horoscope has few basic building blocks. One must be aware of these basic pillars if one is keen to use Astrology in planning one’s life better. This section of Astropatri will discuss about the following basic concepts that constitute the core of your chart or Janam Kundali.
All people have different birth charts or Janampatris. Even twins who are born at almost the same time and same place have differences in their divisonal charts. Horoscope creation is application of formulas and Mathematics. It is really a wonder that while the Modern world believes that early stage humans were Neanderthals or belonged to Stone age or even were monkeying around, Hindu Dharma texts who are believed to be as old as the Creation itself carry a mention of horoscopes and how they are cast!
The follwoing paragraphs tell about the various components of a Birth chart or horoscope and discerning readers can get a sense of the depth of the Astrology stream.
Your Ascendant 
