What’s New in Version 10
For what’s new in recent updates, see here and below and look for
What’s New in Version 10 Pro and Jaimini
Interface
The atlas is at new heights of accuracy and completeness well beyond any other astrological software. Up-to-date names, millions of locations, latest time changes. Rapid and convenient searching. (12+ years work)
More than 50,000 AstroDataBank chart data. One click access to Wikipedia and Astro.com biographies from the Data Entry screen (TM of their respective entities)
More Layout Examples – get a whole page for a specific task in one click
Save items (charts, tables, etc.), whole pages, all pages to a document. Choice of docx and rtf, both supported by most word processors. Opens in your word processor after save. Then most apps will let you save immediately to PDF if required
New way to access Pages, Layout Examples and Events from the menus to assist those with smaller screens
1 second button in Time Change Bar which is now re-sizable
Large choice of Skins including Windows 11 light and dark themes
The OK+Special Pravesh tab has Tithi, Nakshatra, and Yoga Pravesh choices along with Chaitra Shukla chart. More are being added. Click the OK+Special button at the bottom of the Data Entry dialog and select the Pravesh tab
Chart preview in Data Entry
Data Entry is much faster to use as searching is immediately available during data entry and the window and certain areas of it can be resized in various ways for convenience
Data Entry includes a full Geo Reverse lookup. Convert latitude and longitude to a country and place – click Get City after entering the latitude and longitude
Convenient button for switching the date and time entry modes (to the right of these fields)
Find in Files: High speed search of all your databases (you define where to look) for a name. In Data Entry under the Data menu
Improvements to the Events dialog where you add and edit events. The dialog is resizable and the description of each event can be longer. The number of events is shown.
The Ephemeris Report has now an unlimited scope and can present its results directly in your spreadsheet app
Number of Events at bottom of Events dialog
Custom Yoga files have multiple layers of backup
Research database exports to csv as default (was txt only). Easy to open in spreadsheet like Excel
New Global Option: Select Options by Teacher
Improved Color Editing including option to restore color defaults in Choices and Options (this is very handy after experimentation)
Improved Event Entry dialog, longer descriptions and resizable
Be offline for up to a month Sync your data between your machines. Very easy to set up, click Sync to Folder under File menu Panchanga and Transit Reports
30 year Saturn ingress report covering sade sati, kantaka Shani, upachaya with Panoti or Dhaiyya and other key information
Quick Reports
Turn this great feature on using the right-click 2nd item or the Reports menu, then you see a ? cursor when you mouse over an item you can query – Currently, information is given for Ascendants of all vargas, planets and Nakshatra Dashas
The Ascendant report and the planet reports have a long list of special and useful in-depth information includin:
Analysis of the Ascendant and each planet including the Chara Karaka (when applicable), the strength of the planets involved, conjunctions, exchanges (parivartana), hemmings (kartari), aspects, dispositors, Nakshatras, and Positions from the Moon and the Arudha Lagna (Ascendant)
When the Rashi chart is involved, the analysis is repeated for the Navamsha chart
For planets, the Gunas or qualities are indicated, both natural and related to their position
For the Moon, a transit analysis is given for the native concerning the transits of the Native 2 chosen. This can be used for a transit date or with another person
Further information is given under the Ascendant:
Rising Time of the Ascendant in the Varga selected (by clicking on that Varga chart). This is a very quick way of getting this information
The tendency in the Bhamsha (D27) chart which shows strength and weakness
The Upanishad to study
The Varesha or weekday lord, which gives clues to health and prosperity
Pataki Chakra analysis including YamardhaPati, DandaPati, and Vedhas in Rashi, Drekkana, and Navamsha for the Ascendant and the Moon
The Janma Vighatika Graha, which is said to have a major say in one’s life
The Ghataka Cakra Nakshatra and Issues (for important challenges)
The Tithi Beeja sign for marriage and children
The planets indicating the Akashic (Chitragupta’s) record from the Ascendant and the Moon
The limbs of the eight-fold Patanjali Yoga, are indicated as most accessible for the native
Navamsha Devata blessing
Lunar Apogee position (Dark Moon/Lilith) Nakshatra Gana results Understand combustion (astangata) better. Tells you when a planet is combusted by longitude but not when latitude is also consideredFull Reports
Reports are now much more extensive and can include your choice of charts (output one of your Printed Page designer (PPD) page sets, up to 36 pages. Use the layout Examples in the PPD area to create beautiful page sets in a click), important yogas (from hundreds of possibilities), classical yoga results from the scriptures, the quick reports for the Ascendant and the planets and your custom yogas (if you have created a file in the Custom Yoga Builder or received one from another user)
Yogas: Many more of the important yogas are now included in Shri Jyoti Star. Hundreds of key yogas are checked for the Important Yogas report and in the Muhurta Panchanga graph and the Panchanga & Yogi Table, a large number of special Yogas of time are checked. These have names like Siddha yoga, Amrita yoga, etc. The Custom Yoga Builder provides millions of different possible combinations, which you can use to easily and quickly create your own yogas. Then you can search your own databases (or parts of them) for these yogas.
Tables
Vedic Calendar page: This page computes just about every factor one would be interested in for the daily Panchanga and transits including Vedic festivals (please let us know if there is a festival to be added).
Chandra sign ingresses Choose whether you see transit aspects on the natal chart or on transit planets (Global Option) Vedic Calendar now selectable from Choices and options Shows missing Tithis (without a sunrise) More festivalsSpecial Nakshatras: This shows the Karma and other special Nakshatras and all the planets that are impacting them by lordship, conjunction, and Nakshatra aspect
New Nakshatra Table: All 27 Nakshatras with lords and planets in the Nakshatras plus keywords as taught by Pandit Sanjay Rath in BAVA
Custom Table: Added Nakshatra Pada, Latitude Degrees and Minutes, Patyamshas (showing Chara Karaka strength), and Planetary speeds (Chara, Atichara, etc.)
Jama Graha table: Contains the computations that some astrologers use for Prashna including some factors taught by Pandit Rath. See immediately where the problem is (Chhatra Rashi)
KP Script table (Krishnamurti Paddhati)
Sankalpa table: This has the factors needed for doing the Sankalpa before spiritual practices including the Ayana and Rtu or season. It conveniently provides quick access to all the lords of the Panchanga plus the graha for the Jovian Year and the Janma Vighatika Graha (Click the ‘+’ top right of the table)
The Personal Panchanga table now has the Jovian year with name, number, devata, tattva (element), direction, and sign/rashi (yuga). This sign will play a special role in the person’s life
Anandadi Yogas table: This shows these special yogas for each planet along with its inherent power (we believe such a table to be unique to Shri Jyoti Star)
Samkranti Table: Sun’s ingresses into the 12 signs
The improved Vastu table also allows one to see results in various vargas (as taught by Sanjay Rath on YouTube)
Panchanga and Gandanta Table now has Dagdha Tithi marked after the Tithi when applicable
Improved Anga Table shows the part of the body associated with the Ascendant and planets in the Rashi, Drekkana, and Nakshatra
Custom Table now has Latitude degrees and minutes (very handy for planetary war analysis), Nakshatra Pada, Patyamsha ‘score’ (larger shows stronger for each of the Chara Karaka – Atma Karaka, etc.), and Charade (the planetary speed categories). Declination degrees and minutes now show zero for the nodes if the Global option for this is set (search on ‘Rahu’ or ‘declination’)
All Event tables now use all available vertical space – see more events at a time. More optimized events in Dasha tables
New Panchanga table with lords and Yogas of time. Yogas of time in this and the Panchanga and Gandanta table are now flagged so you can know which lords are causing the yoga (see context-sensitive help on this table)Charts and Graphs
South Indian bi-wheel – compare any two natives in any two Vargas (divisions) and see aspect lines within and between the charts
Two versions (variations) of the D27 chart (adds Nakshatramsha)
Extra D30 variation added (cyclical)
Planetary Lagna charts now have an expanded range of different Lagnas (Ascendants) that can be selected both for Bhava (House) and Rashi charts. Search on the Bhava Chart or Rashi Chart. See e.g. ‘House Chart for Asc., Planets and more’. Now includes Karaka Lagna, Bhava Lagna, Hora Lagna, and Ghatika Lagna (note you can scroll through this list in both directions by clicking on the < or > of the switch top right)
Planetary Arudhas: Arudhas in Planetary Lagna Rashi/Sign charts are computed from the Planet selected (Sun to Ketu only). Choose to see Arudhas in the usual way in the Choices and Options (search on ‘Arudhas’). For example, the Arudhas from the Sun and the Moon are considered an important study for matters more concerned with them. E.g. the Moon’s Arudhas tell us about our life in society. These are labeled ‘amo1’ for the Arudha of the Moon for house 1 (place of the Moon) and similarly for the other planets. In sign charts only, not in House Charts
Circle Chart now has labels for the Nakshatras and Nakshatra Lords when in those views. Click (top right) to get Nakshatra and Nakshatra Lord selection
Kurma Chakra can be seen in the Sarvato Bhadra Chakra – about the last of the choices in the top right switch. It will show when you reach the right setting
See the Name degree in the charts
Hide degrees of Arudhas and other such choices where they all have the degree of the Lagna/Hora, etc. for simplicity and clarity
Muhurta Panchanga graph now has Horas, Kala Velas, and all the Kalams like Rahu Kalam as well as flagging by color coding the new powerful long list of VTN (Vara/Tithi/Nakshatra) yogas, which are detailed in the Panchanga and Gandanta Table. This is an incredible boon for finding Muhurtas. The divisions of the day like Horas only show if the graph is for a day or a week
Snap to Events/Pravesh added to all Muhurta graphs – click on the ‘>< ‘ top right and the time automatically moves to the nearest Pravesh – start by putting the dragline near the desired Pravesh and then click the ‘>< ‘ to get the precise chart. Can be used for dozens of different types of Pravesh, from Sunrise to the moment of retrogression, ingress of a planet in Rashi or Nakshatra, etc.
Varnada degrees now go by the strongest of Hora and Lagna
New choices with degrees next to planetary symbols/glyphs:
Degrees with Lordships (shows which houses the planet rules).
Degrees with Vimshottari Karakas (Governors)
Degrees with Nakshatra Name and Pada Number
Optional – No Degrees for Arudhas, Varnadas, and Same degree House Cusps (this can help make charts more readable)
Panchanga Muhurta graph now adds a very many new time Yogas based on combinations of weekday, lunar day, and Nakshatra (VTN) mainly from Prashna Marga. These are widely used in Muhurta's work in India. The graph shows these by color coding, while the Panchang and Gandanta table shows the names of the Yogas operating at a particular time
Panchanga Muhurta graph now adds Horas for week and day views
Graph of Declinations
Custom Yoga Builder
This has been vastly enhanced and made easier to use. Numerous new search choices
Resizable in various ways and improved layout
Copy and Paste Yogas and Yoga rules. Greatly speeds up building certain yogas and yoga files. (Right-click over the Rules box in the middle)
Reference points can be defined for both the initial choice A (set in B) and then the secondary choice C (set in D)
New choices for A, B, C, and D: Pranapada, Mandi, Alternate Mandi (if mandi is for the day, this is for the night or vice versa), Paridhi, Gulika, Varesha, all Bhava/House cusps (really useful), lords of all the 9 Tara positions, Yogi, Avayogi, Duplicate Yogi
New strength choices that can be added to almost all yoga rules or used separately. Own sign or greater, friend’s sign or greater, enemy’s sign or weaker, Shadbala above 100% (average), Highest Shambala, Vimshopak above (definable), definable number of Vaisheshika Amshas (good places in dasha Vargas) or better, Kaala Bala/Natonnata
New choices include Sambandha with, is benefic, Is malefic, In same sign or house, Aspects, Conjoined or Aspected by, Conjoined and aspects, Nakshatra Ruled by, In the same nakshatra as, Association (Sambandha) with, and
In the Nakshatra States (added Own Nakshatra, has Nak. lord in own nakshatra, Nakshatra exchange, has Nakshatra lord in exchange, in Nakshatra of benefic, in Nakshatra of malefic, in Movable/Chara Nakshatra, in Fixed/Dhruva/Sthira Nakshatra, in Soft/Mrdu Nakshatra, in Cruel/Ugra Nakshatra, in Sharp/Tikshna Nakshatra, in Swift/Kshipra/Laghu Nakshatra, in Mixed/Mishra Nakshatra)
New States added (Aspected, Conjunct, Conjunct or Aspected by, or Sambandha with a definable number of benefits or malefic; Conjunct, Aspected by, Associated with a definable number of exalted or debilitated planets)
In Sign, States added in Dagdha Sign
In House Groups added Odd House, Even House, Trines 5,9, Angle or Trine, Upachaya, Trishadaya, Houses 1,2,7,12 or 1,5,7,9 or in definable range of houses from any to any, or in Consecutive houses from any to any, and
In Others Day/Night, Male/Female, and under Yogas Nabhasa Yogas, Mallika Yogas of many kinds Kala Amrita Yoga (moving to Ketu), Kala Sarpa Yoga
Get the definable level of disposition like lord of the lord of the Planet
Can read V9 yoga files (but the reverse is not true due to all the enhanced features)
New Count of planet choices: Sun + True planets, Moon + True planets
Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksha padas – know more about the purpose of a lifeDashas
‘Dasha: Show Time‘ will turn on showing the time when the period or sub-period starts. In V10, the three-level limit has been removed
Dasha based on the name of the person. In Data Entry, the name is converted into a first syllable that fits with the Sanskrit alphabet. This relates to a place in the Zodiac and can then appear in charts as ‘Na’ and can be used to start Dashas
Kalachakra Dasha has Deha and Jiva labelling at the top
What’s New and Exclusive in Version 10 Jaimini
Quick Reports
Devata or Rishi for the planet for remedies
The Garhapatya planet, which controls career and career success
The Brahma planet (indicating the cause of one’s birth) and the Maheshvara planet which controls one’s exit from this life
The Pada Dharma for each house shows the signs that are most related to one’s weakness, strength, and success in that area.
Full Reports
Vimshottari Dasha report
Tables
The Three Parts of Life table
The Kendradi Bala table
The Bhava Tithis table taught by Sanjay
Another incredible area of research is the Nakshatra Arudhas table for both bhavas and grahas
The Aprakasha Graha Table now has Tattva information
New Nakshatra Table: All 27 Nakshatras with lords and planets in the Nakshatras plus keywords as taught by Pandit Sanjay Rath in BAVA. In the Jaimini Version, This table will show the lords of any Nakshatra Dasha in any Nakshatra Dasha system for working with that type of Dasha
Kauluka Table with Chakras and Mantras. Where appropriate, the recommended Tilak is mentioned (taught in Jaimini Scholar Program)
Vrddha Table
Personal Panchanga Table can show the Panchanga from the Chara Karakas. For example, if you click the switch top right and it changes from ‘normal’ to ‘Amatya’ then it shows the Panchanga with the AK playing the role of the Sun and the Amatya playing the role of the Moon, and similarly for the other CKs. This gives you the Amatya Tithi and much much more, opening a whole new world of study of the Panchanga on the soul levelCharts and Graphs
Planetary Lagna charts now have an expanded range of different Lagnas that can be selected both for Bhava (House) and Rashi charts. Search on the Bhava Chart or Rashi Chart. See e.g. ‘House Chart for Asc., Planets and more’. Now includes Karaka Lagna, Bhava Lagna, Hora Lagna, Ghatika Lagna, plus Indu, Shri, Divya, Varnada, and Pranapada Lagnas (note you can scroll through this list in both directions by clicking on the < or > of the switch top right)
Both All divisions and All Divisions with Variations and ATR/RTA available for convenience
Animals shown in the Kala Chakra (as taught in JSP)
Kota Chakra shows the Swami and Pala in the heading
D150 Nadi Amsha chart (two versions)
The Panchanga Muhurta graph now adds Kalams (like Rahu Kalam and including all the Kalams or Yamardhas), Kala Velas (like Kala and Gulika) along with Horas and enhanced Yogas (see above) for week and day views. This greatly increases the precision of the Muhurta analysis
Custom Yoga Builder
Incredible ‘Result of Above‘ search choice (bottom of the dropdowns) allows for much more complex yogas as the result of one line is carried to the next (last planet calculated).
Dashas
New Kalachakra Dasha method (choose the method in the options for the Dasha)
Kendra Sudasha and two versions of regular Sudasha. In the Dasha options, there are two options for Sudasha. The first is called ‘Sri Jataka Adjustment’. This minor adjustment was traditionally used for female charts. The second is for the rules used in Sudasha (not Kendra Sudasha). For example, one type uses oddity for direction while the other uses ‘pada’. See what works for you
Patyamsha Dasha. This is all about the Chara Karakas and has labeling with them at the Mahadasha level. E.g.: The first Dasha will always be from the DK (Dara Karaka)
Dhi (BuddhaGati) Dasha – the flow of the intelligence
Phalita Trikona Dasha – a powerful view on how yogas get activated
Shakti Trikona Dasha – the flow of the creative force through life
Varnada JS Dasha as taught in JSP (Jaimini Scholar Program) for career
Brahma Graha and Maheshvara shown in the header of Sthira Dasha and Brahma Dasha – life moves from Brahma to Maheshvara
Sudarshana Chakras has 3 modes as taught by Sanjay and this is set by the ‘From’ option in the Dasha options. The default is From Lagna – which has 12 years per house and subperiods (1 year each) starting from the major period house. From the Sun is a continuous flow at the major period level. Venus shows the movement of Agni and goes like the Ascendant method but in reverse.
Narayana Dashas can be seen even for Varga Variations (like different types of Navamshas or Drekkanas – in the options for the Dasha)
Narayana Dashas can use all dual lordships (in the options for the Dasha)
Vimshottari can be calculated from all 9 Taras. Users may be familiar with Adhana, Kshema, and Utpana. Some have heard of Ardradi, which is said to be useful for the stock market. There are in fact 9 such options (including the original method) and, for the first time in any software, all 9 are provided
Reverse the order of the AntarDashas (choose the method in the options for the Dasha). Not for Vimshottari or Astotari or Rashi Dashas (as taught for one dasha by Pandit Sanjay Rath when talking with KRS)
Niryana Dasha – option to switch start to 7th place