D4 Chaturthamsa — Property
D4 Chaturthamsa — Property — what this divisional chart is read for, how the division is computed, and why the birth time decides it.
How to read this square
- The diamond at the top centre is always the 1st house — the lagna.
- From there the houses run anticlockwise: 1, 2, 3 and so on.
- In a real chart the number written in each compartment is the SIGN, not the house — the house is known from its position. That is why the numbers in a printed kundli look out of order.
- The shape never changes. Only the signs and the planets in it do.
The D4 is drawn in exactly this shape. The compartments do not change — only which signs and planets land in them, because each sign is cut into 4 parts and re-counted.
What it is read for
The D4 (Chaturthamsa) divides each sign into 4 parts and rebuilds the whole chart from those parts. It is read for home, land and property. A planet can look strong in the birth chart and weak here, and that is the point: the birth chart shows the promise, the divisional chart shows whether it is delivered.
How it is computed
Each 30° sign is cut into 4 equal parts of 7.50° each, and each part is mapped to a sign by the rule for this varga. Your planet's exact degree decides which part it falls in — which is why the birth TIME matters: a few minutes moves a planet across a boundary and the whole D4 changes.
If you want to act on this
A remedy in jyotish is an act, not a purchase — a fast, a mantra, a donation on the right weekday. Where a formal ritual is called for, these are the three that apply: a puja performed on your behalf, a chadhawa offered at the temple, or an abhimantrit article energised with the mantra of the planet involved.
Not sure what this means for your own chart?
Ask the astrologer — it reads your chart, not a general rule, and answers in plain words.
Common questions
- What is the D4 chart used for?
- The D4 (Chaturthamsa) divides each sign into 4 parts and rebuilds the whole chart from those parts. It is read for home, land and property. A planet can look strong in the birth chart and weak here, and that is the point: the birth chart shows the promise, the divisional chart shows whether it is delivered.
- How is the D4 calculated?
- Each 30° sign is cut into 4 equal parts of 7.50° each, and each part is mapped to a sign by the rule for this varga. Your planet's exact degree decides which part it falls in — which is why the birth TIME matters: a few minutes moves a planet across a boundary and the whole D4 changes.