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Tarabalam today, and Chandrabalam, for your birth star

Today’s tara for every birth star and the Moon’s strength for every rashi, read at sunrise in Columbus, Ohio, United States with the time each changes — or choose your nakshatra for your next seven days.

Tarabalam today, and Chandrabalam: a ring of the twenty-seven nakshatras round the crescent Moon, nine stars in gold for the nine taras

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Today in Columbus, Wednesday 7 October: the Moon is in Magha until 12:11 PM, then Purva Phalguni, in Simha rashi. Sunrise 7:38 AM.

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Tarabalam today for every birth star

The Moon is in Magha at sunrise, and in Purva Phalguni from 12:11 PM.

Birth star	Tara at sunrise	From 12:11 PM
Ashwini	Janma	Sampat
Bharani	Parama Mitra	Janma
Krittika	Mitra	Parama Mitra
Rohini	Naidhana	Mitra
Mrigashira	Sadhana	Naidhana
Ardra	Pratyari	Sadhana
Punarvasu	Kshema	Pratyari
Pushya	Vipat	Kshema
Ashlesha	Sampat	Vipat
Magha	Janma	Sampat
Purva Phalguni	Parama Mitra	Janma
Uttara Phalguni	Mitra	Parama Mitra
Hasta	Naidhana	Mitra
Chitra	Sadhana	Naidhana
Swati	Pratyari	Sadhana
Vishakha	Kshema	Pratyari
Anuradha	Vipat	Kshema
Jyeshtha	Sampat	Vipat
Moola	Janma	Sampat
Purva Ashadha	Parama Mitra	Janma
Uttara Ashadha	Mitra	Parama Mitra
Shravana	Naidhana	Mitra
Dhanishta	Sadhana	Naidhana
Shatabhisha	Pratyari	Sadhana
Purva Bhadrapada	Kshema	Pratyari
Uttara Bhadrapada	Vipat	Kshema
Revati	Sampat	Vipat

Chandrabalam today for every rashi

The Moon is in Simha at sunrise.

Birth rashi	House	Chandrabalam
MeshaAries	5th	Weak
VrishabhaTaurus	4th	Weak
MithunaGemini	3rd	Strong
KarkaCancer	2nd	Weak
SimhaLeo	1st	Strong
KanyaVirgo	12th	Weak
TulaLibra	11th	Strong
VrischikaScorpio	10th	Strong
DhanuSagittarius	9th	Weak
MakaraCapricorn	8th	Chandrashtama
KumbhaAquarius	7th	Strong
MeenaPisces	6th	Strong

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Tarabalam chart for every birth star

Choose a birth star to see which of the twenty-seven nakshatras fall in each of its nine taras. Counting from the birth star as one, the nine taras repeat three times round the zodiac — the navtara chakra.

Birth star

Tarabalam chart for Ashwini
Tara	Stars for Ashwini	Reading	What tradition reads in it
1. Janma	Ashwini, Magha, Moola	Mixed	Your own star returning: daily work goes on, a new beginning waits.
2. Sampat	Bharani, Purva Phalguni, Purva Ashadha	Favourable	Wealth and gain: a favourable day to begin.
3. Vipat	Krittika, Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Ashadha	Avoid	Danger and obstacles: avoid new undertakings.
4. Kshema	Rohini, Hasta, Shravana	Favourable	Well-being and safety: favourable.
5. Pratyari	Mrigashira, Chitra, Dhanishta	Avoid	Opposition: plans meet resistance.
6. Sadhana	Ardra, Swati, Shatabhisha	Favourable	Achievement: what is begun is accomplished.
7. Naidhana	Punarvasu, Vishakha, Purva Bhadrapada	Avoid	Loss: the tara most avoided for anything new.
8. Mitra	Pushya, Anuradha, Uttara Bhadrapada	Favourable	A friendly star: favourable.
9. Parama Mitra	Ashlesha, Jyeshtha, Revati	Favourable	The most friendly star: very favourable.

Tarabalam chart for Bharani
Tara	Stars for Bharani	Reading	What tradition reads in it
1. Janma	Bharani, Purva Phalguni, Purva Ashadha	Mixed	Your own star returning: daily work goes on, a new beginning waits.
2. Sampat	Krittika, Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Ashadha	Favourable	Wealth and gain: a favourable day to begin.
3. Vipat	Rohini, Hasta, Shravana	Avoid	Danger and obstacles: avoid new undertakings.
4. Kshema	Mrigashira, Chitra, Dhanishta	Favourable	Well-being and safety: favourable.
5. Pratyari	Ardra, Swati, Shatabhisha	Avoid	Opposition: plans meet resistance.
6. Sadhana	Punarvasu, Vishakha, Purva Bhadrapada	Favourable	Achievement: what is begun is accomplished.
7. Naidhana	Pushya, Anuradha, Uttara Bhadrapada	Avoid	Loss: the tara most avoided for anything new.
8. Mitra	Ashlesha, Jyeshtha, Revati	Favourable	A friendly star: favourable.
9. Parama Mitra	Magha, Moola, Ashwini	Favourable	The most friendly star: very favourable.

Tarabalam chart for Krittika
Tara	Stars for Krittika	Reading	What tradition reads in it
1. Janma	Krittika, Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Ashadha	Mixed	Your own star returning: daily work goes on, a new beginning waits.
2. Sampat	Rohini, Hasta, Shravana	Favourable	Wealth and gain: a favourable day to begin.
3. Vipat	Mrigashira, Chitra, Dhanishta	Avoid	Danger and obstacles: avoid new undertakings.
4. Kshema	Ardra, Swati, Shatabhisha	Favourable	Well-being and safety: favourable.
5. Pratyari	Punarvasu, Vishakha, Purva Bhadrapada	Avoid	Opposition: plans meet resistance.
6. Sadhana	Pushya, Anuradha, Uttara Bhadrapada	Favourable	Achievement: what is begun is accomplished.
7. Naidhana	Ashlesha, Jyeshtha, Revati	Avoid	Loss: the tara most avoided for anything new.
8. Mitra	Magha, Moola, Ashwini	Favourable	A friendly star: favourable.
9. Parama Mitra	Purva Phalguni, Purva Ashadha, Bharani	Favourable	The most friendly star: very favourable.

Tarabalam chart for Rohini
Tara	Stars for Rohini	Reading	What tradition reads in it
1. Janma	Rohini, Hasta, Shravana	Mixed	Your own star returning: daily work goes on, a new beginning waits.
2. Sampat	Mrigashira, Chitra, Dhanishta	Favourable	Wealth and gain: a favourable day to begin.
3. Vipat	Ardra, Swati, Shatabhisha	Avoid	Danger and obstacles: avoid new undertakings.
4. Kshema	Punarvasu, Vishakha, Purva Bhadrapada	Favourable	Well-being and safety: favourable.
5. Pratyari	Pushya, Anuradha, Uttara Bhadrapada	Avoid	Opposition: plans meet resistance.
6. Sadhana	Ashlesha, Jyeshtha, Revati	Favourable	Achievement: what is begun is accomplished.
7. Naidhana	Magha, Moola, Ashwini	Avoid	Loss: the tara most avoided for anything new.
8. Mitra	Purva Phalguni, Purva Ashadha, Bharani	Favourable	A friendly star: favourable.
9. Parama Mitra	Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Ashadha, Krittika	Favourable	The most friendly star: very favourable.

Tarabalam chart for Mrigashira
Tara	Stars for Mrigashira	Reading	What tradition reads in it
1. Janma	Mrigashira, Chitra, Dhanishta	Mixed	Your own star returning: daily work goes on, a new beginning waits.
2. Sampat	Ardra, Swati, Shatabhisha	Favourable	Wealth and gain: a favourable day to begin.
3. Vipat	Punarvasu, Vishakha, Purva Bhadrapada	Avoid	Danger and obstacles: avoid new undertakings.
4. Kshema	Pushya, Anuradha, Uttara Bhadrapada	Favourable	Well-being and safety: favourable.
5. Pratyari	Ashlesha, Jyeshtha, Revati	Avoid	Opposition: plans meet resistance.
6. Sadhana	Magha, Moola, Ashwini	Favourable	Achievement: what is begun is accomplished.
7. Naidhana	Purva Phalguni, Purva Ashadha, Bharani	Avoid	Loss: the tara most avoided for anything new.
8. Mitra	Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Ashadha, Krittika	Favourable	A friendly star: favourable.
9. Parama Mitra	Hasta, Shravana, Rohini	Favourable	The most friendly star: very favourable.

Tarabalam chart for Ardra
Tara	Stars for Ardra	Reading	What tradition reads in it
1. Janma	Ardra, Swati, Shatabhisha	Mixed	Your own star returning: daily work goes on, a new beginning waits.
2. Sampat	Punarvasu, Vishakha, Purva Bhadrapada	Favourable	Wealth and gain: a favourable day to begin.
3. Vipat	Pushya, Anuradha, Uttara Bhadrapada	Avoid	Danger and obstacles: avoid new undertakings.
4. Kshema	Ashlesha, Jyeshtha, Revati	Favourable	Well-being and safety: favourable.
5. Pratyari	Magha, Moola, Ashwini	Avoid	Opposition: plans meet resistance.
6. Sadhana	Purva Phalguni, Purva Ashadha, Bharani	Favourable	Achievement: what is begun is accomplished.
7. Naidhana	Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Ashadha, Krittika	Avoid	Loss: the tara most avoided for anything new.
8. Mitra	Hasta, Shravana, Rohini	Favourable	A friendly star: favourable.
9. Parama Mitra	Chitra, Dhanishta, Mrigashira	Favourable	The most friendly star: very favourable.

Tarabalam chart for Punarvasu
Tara	Stars for Punarvasu	Reading	What tradition reads in it
1. Janma	Punarvasu, Vishakha, Purva Bhadrapada	Mixed	Your own star returning: daily work goes on, a new beginning waits.
2. Sampat	Pushya, Anuradha, Uttara Bhadrapada	Favourable	Wealth and gain: a favourable day to begin.
3. Vipat	Ashlesha, Jyeshtha, Revati	Avoid	Danger and obstacles: avoid new undertakings.
4. Kshema	Magha, Moola, Ashwini	Favourable	Well-being and safety: favourable.
5. Pratyari	Purva Phalguni, Purva Ashadha, Bharani	Avoid	Opposition: plans meet resistance.
6. Sadhana	Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Ashadha, Krittika	Favourable	Achievement: what is begun is accomplished.
7. Naidhana	Hasta, Shravana, Rohini	Avoid	Loss: the tara most avoided for anything new.
8. Mitra	Chitra, Dhanishta, Mrigashira	Favourable	A friendly star: favourable.
9. Parama Mitra	Swati, Shatabhisha, Ardra	Favourable	The most friendly star: very favourable.

Tarabalam chart for Pushya
Tara	Stars for Pushya	Reading	What tradition reads in it
1. Janma	Pushya, Anuradha, Uttara Bhadrapada	Mixed	Your own star returning: daily work goes on, a new beginning waits.
2. Sampat	Ashlesha, Jyeshtha, Revati	Favourable	Wealth and gain: a favourable day to begin.
3. Vipat	Magha, Moola, Ashwini	Avoid	Danger and obstacles: avoid new undertakings.
4. Kshema	Purva Phalguni, Purva Ashadha, Bharani	Favourable	Well-being and safety: favourable.
5. Pratyari	Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Ashadha, Krittika	Avoid	Opposition: plans meet resistance.
6. Sadhana	Hasta, Shravana, Rohini	Favourable	Achievement: what is begun is accomplished.
7. Naidhana	Chitra, Dhanishta, Mrigashira	Avoid	Loss: the tara most avoided for anything new.
8. Mitra	Swati, Shatabhisha, Ardra	Favourable	A friendly star: favourable.
9. Parama Mitra	Vishakha, Purva Bhadrapada, Punarvasu	Favourable	The most friendly star: very favourable.

Tarabalam chart for Ashlesha
Tara	Stars for Ashlesha	Reading	What tradition reads in it
1. Janma	Ashlesha, Jyeshtha, Revati	Mixed	Your own star returning: daily work goes on, a new beginning waits.
2. Sampat	Magha, Moola, Ashwini	Favourable	Wealth and gain: a favourable day to begin.
3. Vipat	Purva Phalguni, Purva Ashadha, Bharani	Avoid	Danger and obstacles: avoid new undertakings.
4. Kshema	Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Ashadha, Krittika	Favourable	Well-being and safety: favourable.
5. Pratyari	Hasta, Shravana, Rohini	Avoid	Opposition: plans meet resistance.
6. Sadhana	Chitra, Dhanishta, Mrigashira	Favourable	Achievement: what is begun is accomplished.
7. Naidhana	Swati, Shatabhisha, Ardra	Avoid	Loss: the tara most avoided for anything new.
8. Mitra	Vishakha, Purva Bhadrapada, Punarvasu	Favourable	A friendly star: favourable.
9. Parama Mitra	Anuradha, Uttara Bhadrapada, Pushya	Favourable	The most friendly star: very favourable.

Tarabalam chart for Magha
Tara	Stars for Magha	Reading	What tradition reads in it
1. Janma	Magha, Moola, Ashwini	Mixed	Your own star returning: daily work goes on, a new beginning waits.
2. Sampat	Purva Phalguni, Purva Ashadha, Bharani	Favourable	Wealth and gain: a favourable day to begin.
3. Vipat	Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Ashadha, Krittika	Avoid	Danger and obstacles: avoid new undertakings.
4. Kshema	Hasta, Shravana, Rohini	Favourable	Well-being and safety: favourable.
5. Pratyari	Chitra, Dhanishta, Mrigashira	Avoid	Opposition: plans meet resistance.
6. Sadhana	Swati, Shatabhisha, Ardra	Favourable	Achievement: what is begun is accomplished.
7. Naidhana	Vishakha, Purva Bhadrapada, Punarvasu	Avoid	Loss: the tara most avoided for anything new.
8. Mitra	Anuradha, Uttara Bhadrapada, Pushya	Favourable	A friendly star: favourable.
9. Parama Mitra	Jyeshtha, Revati, Ashlesha	Favourable	The most friendly star: very favourable.

Tarabalam chart for Purva Phalguni
Tara	Stars for Purva Phalguni	Reading	What tradition reads in it
1. Janma	Purva Phalguni, Purva Ashadha, Bharani	Mixed	Your own star returning: daily work goes on, a new beginning waits.
2. Sampat	Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Ashadha, Krittika	Favourable	Wealth and gain: a favourable day to begin.
3. Vipat	Hasta, Shravana, Rohini	Avoid	Danger and obstacles: avoid new undertakings.
4. Kshema	Chitra, Dhanishta, Mrigashira	Favourable	Well-being and safety: favourable.
5. Pratyari	Swati, Shatabhisha, Ardra	Avoid	Opposition: plans meet resistance.
6. Sadhana	Vishakha, Purva Bhadrapada, Punarvasu	Favourable	Achievement: what is begun is accomplished.
7. Naidhana	Anuradha, Uttara Bhadrapada, Pushya	Avoid	Loss: the tara most avoided for anything new.
8. Mitra	Jyeshtha, Revati, Ashlesha	Favourable	A friendly star: favourable.
9. Parama Mitra	Moola, Ashwini, Magha	Favourable	The most friendly star: very favourable.

Tarabalam chart for Uttara Phalguni
Tara	Stars for Uttara Phalguni	Reading	What tradition reads in it
1. Janma	Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Ashadha, Krittika	Mixed	Your own star returning: daily work goes on, a new beginning waits.
2. Sampat	Hasta, Shravana, Rohini	Favourable	Wealth and gain: a favourable day to begin.
3. Vipat	Chitra, Dhanishta, Mrigashira	Avoid	Danger and obstacles: avoid new undertakings.
4. Kshema	Swati, Shatabhisha, Ardra	Favourable	Well-being and safety: favourable.
5. Pratyari	Vishakha, Purva Bhadrapada, Punarvasu	Avoid	Opposition: plans meet resistance.
6. Sadhana	Anuradha, Uttara Bhadrapada, Pushya	Favourable	Achievement: what is begun is accomplished.
7. Naidhana	Jyeshtha, Revati, Ashlesha	Avoid	Loss: the tara most avoided for anything new.
8. Mitra	Moola, Ashwini, Magha	Favourable	A friendly star: favourable.
9. Parama Mitra	Purva Ashadha, Bharani, Purva Phalguni	Favourable	The most friendly star: very favourable.

Tarabalam chart for Hasta
Tara	Stars for Hasta	Reading	What tradition reads in it
1. Janma	Hasta, Shravana, Rohini	Mixed	Your own star returning: daily work goes on, a new beginning waits.
2. Sampat	Chitra, Dhanishta, Mrigashira	Favourable	Wealth and gain: a favourable day to begin.
3. Vipat	Swati, Shatabhisha, Ardra	Avoid	Danger and obstacles: avoid new undertakings.
4. Kshema	Vishakha, Purva Bhadrapada, Punarvasu	Favourable	Well-being and safety: favourable.
5. Pratyari	Anuradha, Uttara Bhadrapada, Pushya	Avoid	Opposition: plans meet resistance.
6. Sadhana	Jyeshtha, Revati, Ashlesha	Favourable	Achievement: what is begun is accomplished.
7. Naidhana	Moola, Ashwini, Magha	Avoid	Loss: the tara most avoided for anything new.
8. Mitra	Purva Ashadha, Bharani, Purva Phalguni	Favourable	A friendly star: favourable.
9. Parama Mitra	Uttara Ashadha, Krittika, Uttara Phalguni	Favourable	The most friendly star: very favourable.

Tarabalam chart for Chitra
Tara	Stars for Chitra	Reading	What tradition reads in it
1. Janma	Chitra, Dhanishta, Mrigashira	Mixed	Your own star returning: daily work goes on, a new beginning waits.
2. Sampat	Swati, Shatabhisha, Ardra	Favourable	Wealth and gain: a favourable day to begin.
3. Vipat	Vishakha, Purva Bhadrapada, Punarvasu	Avoid	Danger and obstacles: avoid new undertakings.
4. Kshema	Anuradha, Uttara Bhadrapada, Pushya	Favourable	Well-being and safety: favourable.
5. Pratyari	Jyeshtha, Revati, Ashlesha	Avoid	Opposition: plans meet resistance.
6. Sadhana	Moola, Ashwini, Magha	Favourable	Achievement: what is begun is accomplished.
7. Naidhana	Purva Ashadha, Bharani, Purva Phalguni	Avoid	Loss: the tara most avoided for anything new.
8. Mitra	Uttara Ashadha, Krittika, Uttara Phalguni	Favourable	A friendly star: favourable.
9. Parama Mitra	Shravana, Rohini, Hasta	Favourable	The most friendly star: very favourable.

Tarabalam chart for Swati
Tara	Stars for Swati	Reading	What tradition reads in it
1. Janma	Swati, Shatabhisha, Ardra	Mixed	Your own star returning: daily work goes on, a new beginning waits.
2. Sampat	Vishakha, Purva Bhadrapada, Punarvasu	Favourable	Wealth and gain: a favourable day to begin.
3. Vipat	Anuradha, Uttara Bhadrapada, Pushya	Avoid	Danger and obstacles: avoid new undertakings.
4. Kshema	Jyeshtha, Revati, Ashlesha	Favourable	Well-being and safety: favourable.
5. Pratyari	Moola, Ashwini, Magha	Avoid	Opposition: plans meet resistance.
6. Sadhana	Purva Ashadha, Bharani, Purva Phalguni	Favourable	Achievement: what is begun is accomplished.
7. Naidhana	Uttara Ashadha, Krittika, Uttara Phalguni	Avoid	Loss: the tara most avoided for anything new.
8. Mitra	Shravana, Rohini, Hasta	Favourable	A friendly star: favourable.
9. Parama Mitra	Dhanishta, Mrigashira, Chitra	Favourable	The most friendly star: very favourable.

Tarabalam chart for Vishakha
Tara	Stars for Vishakha	Reading	What tradition reads in it
1. Janma	Vishakha, Purva Bhadrapada, Punarvasu	Mixed	Your own star returning: daily work goes on, a new beginning waits.
2. Sampat	Anuradha, Uttara Bhadrapada, Pushya	Favourable	Wealth and gain: a favourable day to begin.
3. Vipat	Jyeshtha, Revati, Ashlesha	Avoid	Danger and obstacles: avoid new undertakings.
4. Kshema	Moola, Ashwini, Magha	Favourable	Well-being and safety: favourable.
5. Pratyari	Purva Ashadha, Bharani, Purva Phalguni	Avoid	Opposition: plans meet resistance.
6. Sadhana	Uttara Ashadha, Krittika, Uttara Phalguni	Favourable	Achievement: what is begun is accomplished.
7. Naidhana	Shravana, Rohini, Hasta	Avoid	Loss: the tara most avoided for anything new.
8. Mitra	Dhanishta, Mrigashira, Chitra	Favourable	A friendly star: favourable.
9. Parama Mitra	Shatabhisha, Ardra, Swati	Favourable	The most friendly star: very favourable.

Tarabalam chart for Anuradha
Tara	Stars for Anuradha	Reading	What tradition reads in it
1. Janma	Anuradha, Uttara Bhadrapada, Pushya	Mixed	Your own star returning: daily work goes on, a new beginning waits.
2. Sampat	Jyeshtha, Revati, Ashlesha	Favourable	Wealth and gain: a favourable day to begin.
3. Vipat	Moola, Ashwini, Magha	Avoid	Danger and obstacles: avoid new undertakings.
4. Kshema	Purva Ashadha, Bharani, Purva Phalguni	Favourable	Well-being and safety: favourable.
5. Pratyari	Uttara Ashadha, Krittika, Uttara Phalguni	Avoid	Opposition: plans meet resistance.
6. Sadhana	Shravana, Rohini, Hasta	Favourable	Achievement: what is begun is accomplished.
7. Naidhana	Dhanishta, Mrigashira, Chitra	Avoid	Loss: the tara most avoided for anything new.
8. Mitra	Shatabhisha, Ardra, Swati	Favourable	A friendly star: favourable.
9. Parama Mitra	Purva Bhadrapada, Punarvasu, Vishakha	Favourable	The most friendly star: very favourable.

Tarabalam chart for Jyeshtha
Tara	Stars for Jyeshtha	Reading	What tradition reads in it
1. Janma	Jyeshtha, Revati, Ashlesha	Mixed	Your own star returning: daily work goes on, a new beginning waits.
2. Sampat	Moola, Ashwini, Magha	Favourable	Wealth and gain: a favourable day to begin.
3. Vipat	Purva Ashadha, Bharani, Purva Phalguni	Avoid	Danger and obstacles: avoid new undertakings.
4. Kshema	Uttara Ashadha, Krittika, Uttara Phalguni	Favourable	Well-being and safety: favourable.
5. Pratyari	Shravana, Rohini, Hasta	Avoid	Opposition: plans meet resistance.
6. Sadhana	Dhanishta, Mrigashira, Chitra	Favourable	Achievement: what is begun is accomplished.
7. Naidhana	Shatabhisha, Ardra, Swati	Avoid	Loss: the tara most avoided for anything new.
8. Mitra	Purva Bhadrapada, Punarvasu, Vishakha	Favourable	A friendly star: favourable.
9. Parama Mitra	Uttara Bhadrapada, Pushya, Anuradha	Favourable	The most friendly star: very favourable.

Tarabalam chart for Moola
Tara	Stars for Moola	Reading	What tradition reads in it
1. Janma	Moola, Ashwini, Magha	Mixed	Your own star returning: daily work goes on, a new beginning waits.
2. Sampat	Purva Ashadha, Bharani, Purva Phalguni	Favourable	Wealth and gain: a favourable day to begin.
3. Vipat	Uttara Ashadha, Krittika, Uttara Phalguni	Avoid	Danger and obstacles: avoid new undertakings.
4. Kshema	Shravana, Rohini, Hasta	Favourable	Well-being and safety: favourable.
5. Pratyari	Dhanishta, Mrigashira, Chitra	Avoid	Opposition: plans meet resistance.
6. Sadhana	Shatabhisha, Ardra, Swati	Favourable	Achievement: what is begun is accomplished.
7. Naidhana	Purva Bhadrapada, Punarvasu, Vishakha	Avoid	Loss: the tara most avoided for anything new.
8. Mitra	Uttara Bhadrapada, Pushya, Anuradha	Favourable	A friendly star: favourable.
9. Parama Mitra	Revati, Ashlesha, Jyeshtha	Favourable	The most friendly star: very favourable.

Tarabalam chart for Purva Ashadha
Tara	Stars for Purva Ashadha	Reading	What tradition reads in it
1. Janma	Purva Ashadha, Bharani, Purva Phalguni	Mixed	Your own star returning: daily work goes on, a new beginning waits.
2. Sampat	Uttara Ashadha, Krittika, Uttara Phalguni	Favourable	Wealth and gain: a favourable day to begin.
3. Vipat	Shravana, Rohini, Hasta	Avoid	Danger and obstacles: avoid new undertakings.
4. Kshema	Dhanishta, Mrigashira, Chitra	Favourable	Well-being and safety: favourable.
5. Pratyari	Shatabhisha, Ardra, Swati	Avoid	Opposition: plans meet resistance.
6. Sadhana	Purva Bhadrapada, Punarvasu, Vishakha	Favourable	Achievement: what is begun is accomplished.
7. Naidhana	Uttara Bhadrapada, Pushya, Anuradha	Avoid	Loss: the tara most avoided for anything new.
8. Mitra	Revati, Ashlesha, Jyeshtha	Favourable	A friendly star: favourable.
9. Parama Mitra	Ashwini, Magha, Moola	Favourable	The most friendly star: very favourable.

Tarabalam chart for Uttara Ashadha
Tara	Stars for Uttara Ashadha	Reading	What tradition reads in it
1. Janma	Uttara Ashadha, Krittika, Uttara Phalguni	Mixed	Your own star returning: daily work goes on, a new beginning waits.
2. Sampat	Shravana, Rohini, Hasta	Favourable	Wealth and gain: a favourable day to begin.
3. Vipat	Dhanishta, Mrigashira, Chitra	Avoid	Danger and obstacles: avoid new undertakings.
4. Kshema	Shatabhisha, Ardra, Swati	Favourable	Well-being and safety: favourable.
5. Pratyari	Purva Bhadrapada, Punarvasu, Vishakha	Avoid	Opposition: plans meet resistance.
6. Sadhana	Uttara Bhadrapada, Pushya, Anuradha	Favourable	Achievement: what is begun is accomplished.
7. Naidhana	Revati, Ashlesha, Jyeshtha	Avoid	Loss: the tara most avoided for anything new.
8. Mitra	Ashwini, Magha, Moola	Favourable	A friendly star: favourable.
9. Parama Mitra	Bharani, Purva Phalguni, Purva Ashadha	Favourable	The most friendly star: very favourable.

Tarabalam chart for Shravana
Tara	Stars for Shravana	Reading	What tradition reads in it
1. Janma	Shravana, Rohini, Hasta	Mixed	Your own star returning: daily work goes on, a new beginning waits.
2. Sampat	Dhanishta, Mrigashira, Chitra	Favourable	Wealth and gain: a favourable day to begin.
3. Vipat	Shatabhisha, Ardra, Swati	Avoid	Danger and obstacles: avoid new undertakings.
4. Kshema	Purva Bhadrapada, Punarvasu, Vishakha	Favourable	Well-being and safety: favourable.
5. Pratyari	Uttara Bhadrapada, Pushya, Anuradha	Avoid	Opposition: plans meet resistance.
6. Sadhana	Revati, Ashlesha, Jyeshtha	Favourable	Achievement: what is begun is accomplished.
7. Naidhana	Ashwini, Magha, Moola	Avoid	Loss: the tara most avoided for anything new.
8. Mitra	Bharani, Purva Phalguni, Purva Ashadha	Favourable	A friendly star: favourable.
9. Parama Mitra	Krittika, Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Ashadha	Favourable	The most friendly star: very favourable.

Tarabalam chart for Dhanishta
Tara	Stars for Dhanishta	Reading	What tradition reads in it
1. Janma	Dhanishta, Mrigashira, Chitra	Mixed	Your own star returning: daily work goes on, a new beginning waits.
2. Sampat	Shatabhisha, Ardra, Swati	Favourable	Wealth and gain: a favourable day to begin.
3. Vipat	Purva Bhadrapada, Punarvasu, Vishakha	Avoid	Danger and obstacles: avoid new undertakings.
4. Kshema	Uttara Bhadrapada, Pushya, Anuradha	Favourable	Well-being and safety: favourable.
5. Pratyari	Revati, Ashlesha, Jyeshtha	Avoid	Opposition: plans meet resistance.
6. Sadhana	Ashwini, Magha, Moola	Favourable	Achievement: what is begun is accomplished.
7. Naidhana	Bharani, Purva Phalguni, Purva Ashadha	Avoid	Loss: the tara most avoided for anything new.
8. Mitra	Krittika, Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Ashadha	Favourable	A friendly star: favourable.
9. Parama Mitra	Rohini, Hasta, Shravana	Favourable	The most friendly star: very favourable.

Tarabalam chart for Shatabhisha
Tara	Stars for Shatabhisha	Reading	What tradition reads in it
1. Janma	Shatabhisha, Ardra, Swati	Mixed	Your own star returning: daily work goes on, a new beginning waits.
2. Sampat	Purva Bhadrapada, Punarvasu, Vishakha	Favourable	Wealth and gain: a favourable day to begin.
3. Vipat	Uttara Bhadrapada, Pushya, Anuradha	Avoid	Danger and obstacles: avoid new undertakings.
4. Kshema	Revati, Ashlesha, Jyeshtha	Favourable	Well-being and safety: favourable.
5. Pratyari	Ashwini, Magha, Moola	Avoid	Opposition: plans meet resistance.
6. Sadhana	Bharani, Purva Phalguni, Purva Ashadha	Favourable	Achievement: what is begun is accomplished.
7. Naidhana	Krittika, Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Ashadha	Avoid	Loss: the tara most avoided for anything new.
8. Mitra	Rohini, Hasta, Shravana	Favourable	A friendly star: favourable.
9. Parama Mitra	Mrigashira, Chitra, Dhanishta	Favourable	The most friendly star: very favourable.

Tarabalam chart for Purva Bhadrapada
Tara	Stars for Purva Bhadrapada	Reading	What tradition reads in it
1. Janma	Purva Bhadrapada, Punarvasu, Vishakha	Mixed	Your own star returning: daily work goes on, a new beginning waits.
2. Sampat	Uttara Bhadrapada, Pushya, Anuradha	Favourable	Wealth and gain: a favourable day to begin.
3. Vipat	Revati, Ashlesha, Jyeshtha	Avoid	Danger and obstacles: avoid new undertakings.
4. Kshema	Ashwini, Magha, Moola	Favourable	Well-being and safety: favourable.
5. Pratyari	Bharani, Purva Phalguni, Purva Ashadha	Avoid	Opposition: plans meet resistance.
6. Sadhana	Krittika, Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Ashadha	Favourable	Achievement: what is begun is accomplished.
7. Naidhana	Rohini, Hasta, Shravana	Avoid	Loss: the tara most avoided for anything new.
8. Mitra	Mrigashira, Chitra, Dhanishta	Favourable	A friendly star: favourable.
9. Parama Mitra	Ardra, Swati, Shatabhisha	Favourable	The most friendly star: very favourable.

Tarabalam chart for Uttara Bhadrapada
Tara	Stars for Uttara Bhadrapada	Reading	What tradition reads in it
1. Janma	Uttara Bhadrapada, Pushya, Anuradha	Mixed	Your own star returning: daily work goes on, a new beginning waits.
2. Sampat	Revati, Ashlesha, Jyeshtha	Favourable	Wealth and gain: a favourable day to begin.
3. Vipat	Ashwini, Magha, Moola	Avoid	Danger and obstacles: avoid new undertakings.
4. Kshema	Bharani, Purva Phalguni, Purva Ashadha	Favourable	Well-being and safety: favourable.
5. Pratyari	Krittika, Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Ashadha	Avoid	Opposition: plans meet resistance.
6. Sadhana	Rohini, Hasta, Shravana	Favourable	Achievement: what is begun is accomplished.
7. Naidhana	Mrigashira, Chitra, Dhanishta	Avoid	Loss: the tara most avoided for anything new.
8. Mitra	Ardra, Swati, Shatabhisha	Favourable	A friendly star: favourable.
9. Parama Mitra	Punarvasu, Vishakha, Purva Bhadrapada	Favourable	The most friendly star: very favourable.

Tarabalam chart for Revati
Tara	Stars for Revati	Reading	What tradition reads in it
1. Janma	Revati, Ashlesha, Jyeshtha	Mixed	Your own star returning: daily work goes on, a new beginning waits.
2. Sampat	Ashwini, Magha, Moola	Favourable	Wealth and gain: a favourable day to begin.
3. Vipat	Bharani, Purva Phalguni, Purva Ashadha	Avoid	Danger and obstacles: avoid new undertakings.
4. Kshema	Krittika, Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Ashadha	Favourable	Well-being and safety: favourable.
5. Pratyari	Rohini, Hasta, Shravana	Avoid	Opposition: plans meet resistance.
6. Sadhana	Mrigashira, Chitra, Dhanishta	Favourable	Achievement: what is begun is accomplished.
7. Naidhana	Ardra, Swati, Shatabhisha	Avoid	Loss: the tara most avoided for anything new.
8. Mitra	Punarvasu, Vishakha, Purva Bhadrapada	Favourable	A friendly star: favourable.
9. Parama Mitra	Pushya, Anuradha, Uttara Bhadrapada	Favourable	The most friendly star: very favourable.

Tarabalam: what to do and what to avoid

What to do

Check Tarabalam and Chandrabalam before a beginning that matters: a wedding, griha pravesh, a journey, a purchase, a new job or business, the first day of a course of treatment.
Prefer a day whose star is Sampat, Sadhana or Parama Mitra for you, with the Moon strong.
For a wedding, check the bride’s and the groom’s stars both, then choose the hour with a muhurat.
Daily and routine work needs no check.

What to avoid

Beginning anything new on a Vipat, Pratyari or Naidhana day — Naidhana most of all.
Beginning anything new on your Chandrashtama days, whatever the tara.
On your Janma tara, keep to what is already under way; a new venture waits.

When the day cannot move

Tradition answers an unfavourable tara with a small offering made before the work: jaggery on a Vipat day, salt on a Pratyari day, and sesame with a little gold on a Naidhana day — given to a temple or someone in need.

Chandrabalam — the Moon’s strength by house

The reading for each day in your seven days follows the star and the Moon’s sign in force at noon, through the working day; both stars are shown when the star changes.

Count from your birth rashi to the sign the Moon is in, your own rashi being the first. The Moon in the 1st, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 10th or 11th gives Chandrabalam; in the 8th it is Chandrashtama, the day tradition avoids for anything new; in the others it is weak.

Using the two together

The muhurta texts weigh Chandrabalam in the bright fortnight (Shukla Paksha) and Tarabalam in the dark fortnight (Krishna Paksha), and hold that a favourable tara can mend a weak Moon. For a beginning that matters — a journey, a purchase, a ceremony — look for both to be favourable, then choose the hour. Find a muhurat →

When the tara is unfavourable and the day cannot move, tradition answers it with the worship of the birth star’s deity. Nakshatra homas →

Questions

Tarabalam and Chandrabalam

What is Tarabalam?

Tarabalam, the strength of the star, is how the day's nakshatra stands to your birth nakshatra. The nine taras repeat three times round the 27 stars; five of them are favourable, three are not, and the first, your own star returning, is mixed.

How is Tarabalam calculated?

Count from your birth star to the day's star, counting your birth star as one, and divide by nine. The remainder is the tara — a remainder of nought is the ninth, Parama Mitra. Born in Ashwini, a Bharani day is the second count: Sampat, favourable.

What is Chandrabalam?

Chandrabalam, the strength of the Moon, is the house the Moon's sign falls in counted from your birth rashi. The 1st, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 10th and 11th are strong; the 8th is Chandrashtama, the one to avoid.

Which matters more, Tarabalam or Chandrabalam?

The muhurta texts weigh Chandrabalam in the bright fortnight and Tarabalam in the dark fortnight, and a good tara is said to mend a weak Moon. For an important beginning, look for both to be favourable.

How do I read the tarabalam chart?

Find your birth star in the chart: its nine rows name the three stars that fall in each tara for you. When the day's nakshatra is one of the stars in Sampat, Kshema, Sadhana, Mitra or Parama Mitra, the tara is favourable; in Vipat, Pratyari or Naidhana it is not.

Can I check Tarabalam for a wedding or griha pravesh date?

Yes: choose the date in the form above and your birth star, and the page reads that day and the six after it. For a wedding, both the bride's and the groom's stars are checked, and the hour is then chosen with a muhurat.

Which star and sign does the page use for the day?

The ones at sunrise in your city, as the panchang does, with the time each changes. A beginning made after the change is read by the new one.