Birth time
The clock time of birth, needed for an accurate lagna, pada and manglik reading.
The moon moves about 13 degrees a day, so the rashi and nakshatra are usually right from the date alone; the pada, the lagna and the manglik check are not. Most Indian hospitals record the time on the birth certificate, and older family members often remember it.
TrueSaath's calculators say how confident the result is — exact, approximate or needs a time — rather than pretending a date-only reading is a full chart.
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What does Birth time mean?
The clock time of birth, needed for an accurate lagna, pada and manglik reading.
Why does Birth time come up in matchmaking?
TrueSaath's calculators say how confident the result is — exact, approximate or needs a time — rather than pretending a date-only reading is a full chart.
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