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Navamsa

The ninth divisional chart, traditionally the one read for marriage.

The navamsa (D-9) divides each sign into nine parts and builds a second chart from them — one navamsa per nakshatra pada. Astrologers read it for the marriage and the spouse, and a planet's strength in the navamsa is taken to confirm or undercut its position in the main chart.

It is beyond what a Guna Milan score covers, and it is the chart a family astrologer is looking at when they say the match "needs a closer look".

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What does Navamsa mean?

The ninth divisional chart, traditionally the one read for marriage.

Why does Navamsa come up in matchmaking?

It is beyond what a Guna Milan score covers, and it is the chart a family astrologer is looking at when they say the match "needs a closer look".

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