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Basics·6 min read

Purnima vs Amavasya: full moon vs new moon in Vedic astrology

The simple difference between full moon and new moon tithis, plus why your chart decides how personal the lunar day feels.

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Festival·6 min read Gajanana Sankashti 2026: the Ganesha moonrise fast in Sawan Gajanana Sankashti falls on 2 August. A calm guide to moonrise fasting, Ganesha worship and obstacle-clearing with follow-through. Festival·6 min

Ravi Pradosh Vrat 2026: the Shiva twilight before Shravan

Ravi Pradosh falls on 26 July. A calm guide to Pradosh Kaal, Shiva worship, fasting and the evening clean-up the vrat actually asks for.

Festival·6 min

Mangala Gauri Vrat 2026: dates and the Tuesday side of Shravan

The first North Indian Mangala Gauri Vrat lands on 4 August. A plain guide to the dates, regional split and Gauri worship without spouse anxiety.

Festival·6 min

Sawan Somwar 2026: dates and what Monday fasting means

The first Sawan Monday lands on 3 August in North India. A plain guide to all 2026 dates, regional calendars and Shiva fasting without panic.

Transits·6 min

Mercury retrograde ends 2026: aftercare

Mercury turns direct in India on 24 July. A plain guide to what to restart, what to still check and why the shadow period is not a panic rule.

Festival·7 min

Shravan 2026 start date: why Sawan splits

Shravan starts on 30 July in North India and 13 August in many South and West calendars. A plain guide to the date split, Sawan Somwar and Shiva worship.

Festival·6 min

Devshayani Ekadashi 2026: date and meaning

Devshayani Ekadashi falls on 25 July 2026 in India. A plain guide to the date, vrat, parana, Chaturmas and why Vishnu's rest still matters.

Festival·6 min

Guru Purnima 2026: what your chart calls a teacher

Guru Purnima falls on 29 July for most guru-puja observance. A plain guide to the date, Jupiter, teachers and the kind of guidance that actually changes you.

Timing·7 min

Saturn retrograde 2026: what Shani Vakri actually asks of you

Shani turns retrograde in Pisces on 27 July for 138 days. A calm guide to work, timing, Sade Sati and the kind of accountability Saturn respects.

Placements·6 min

Rahu in the 1st house: identity as a lifelong rebrand

Rahu in the 1st house can make identity, confidence and attention feel intense. A plain-English guide to ambition, reinvention and not losing yourself.

Timing·6 min

Ashadha Amavasya 2026: the new moon everyone warns you about

Every year someone tells you not to travel, marry or start anything new near Amavasya. When it actually falls in 2026, where that fear came from, and what the day is genuinely for.

Vedikks·5 min

What is Vedikks?

A plain-English answer for anyone who has seen the name and wants to know what the product actually does: real Kundli, Ask the Stars and no generic horoscopes.

AI astrology·6 min

What to ask an AI Vedic astrologer first

The question matters. How to ask about career, love, timing and daily life without treating astrology as certainty.

Kundli·6 min

How to read your free Kundli online

Start with lagna, Moon sign, houses, mahadasha and transits before jumping to predictions.

Timing·6 min

Chaturmas 2026: why weddings pause

Devshayani Ekadashi starts Chaturmas on 25 July. The calendar's pause is about timing, monsoon discipline and focus, not panic.

Transits·6 min

Karka Sankranti 2026: the Sun turns south

On 16 July the Sun crosses into Cancer and dakshinayana begins. Why panchangs treat this day differently, and what's waiting in Cancer when the Sun gets there.

Transits·6 min

Jupiter combust 2026: when your luck goes quiet

From 14 July to 12 August the Sun swallows Jupiter, right in the middle of its exalted run through Cancer. What guru asta actually changes, and why the wedding calendar already knows.

Timing·7 min

Sade Sati in 2026: which moon signs are in it

Saturn has been in Pisces since March 2025. Three moon signs are running Sade Sati right now: who they are, which phase, and what Saturn retrograde in July changes for each.

Transits·7 min

Jupiter in Cancer 2026: the signs it actually helps

Once every 12 years Jupiter sits in its strongest seat, and it's there now. Which moon signs it really helps, and the combust window the hype skips.

Relationships·7 min

When will I get married? What a chart can and can't tell you

Marriage timing is the most asked question in Indian astrology and the most oversold. How Vedic astrology really reads it, and where the honest limits are.

Comparison·7 min

AI astrologer vs human astrologer: who should you ask?

Both read the same chart, but not the same way. An honest comparison of what each is actually good at, and the one thing most AI astrology apps quietly get wrong.

Transits·6 min

Mercury retrograde June 2026: the dates and what actually changes

Mercury turns retrograde on 29 June and stays that way until 23 July, this time in Cancer. The verified dates and a calm read on the three weeks.

Relationships·6 min

Venus in your chart: how you love, spend and soften

One planet quietly runs your love life, your taste and your relationship with money. What Shukra is doing in your chart.

Basics·6 min

Nakshatras: the 27 personalities behind your moon sign

If your moon sign feels close but not quite you, this is the layer underneath that gets specific.

Basics·6 min

Rahu and Ketu: the shadow planets running your plot twists

Two invisible points, always opposite each other, that explain your weirdest cravings and the things you're strangely done with.

Basics·6 min

Your rising sign runs the whole chart

Everyone talks about their big three. The rising sign is the one quietly doing the most work, and almost nobody explains what it actually is.

Relationships·7 min

Kundli matching: what the 36 gunas actually check

What that score out of 36 really measures, what mangal dosha means, and what the system can't tell you.

Transits·6 min

Mercury retrograde: what it actually does (and doesn't)

The most blamed planet on the internet deserves a fair trial. What the backspin really is and how to use it.

Timing·7 min

Mahadasha explained: why life comes in chapters

Why life has eras, and how Vedic astrology has been mapping them for two thousand years.

Basics·6 min

Moon signs: why you feel everything at 2am

Your sun sign is your bio, your moon sign is your drafts folder. The one that runs your inner life.

Planets·7 min

Saturn return & Sade Sati: why your late 20s feel chaotic

The most feared years in astrology, decoded honestly. An audit, not a curse.

Basics·6 min

Why your Vedic sun sign is different (don't panic)

You're not having an identity crisis. The two zodiacs just measure the sky differently.

Basics·7 min

Your birth chart, explained like a normal person

Houses, planets and your kundli, explained the way a friend would.

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