FAQ

FAQ

How do I enter my birth data?

Format: "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM TZ LAT LON"

Example: "1973-03-13 13:55 +0100 45.41 11.88"

In the GUI: fill the form and click Calculate. In the TUI: press 1 to enter birth data through dialogs. In the CLI: pass it as an argument to any command.

What timezone format should I use?

+HHMM for east of GMT, -HHMM for west. Examples:

• India: +0530
• Italy: +0100 (winter), +0200 (summer)
• New York: -0500 (winter), -0400 (summer)

Why does it say "ephemeris data not found"?

The Swiss Ephemeris .se1 files are needed. Run ./download_ephe.sh or download from https://www.astro.com/ftp/swisseph/ephe/ and place in jhcore/ephe/.

How do I use AI predictions?

Install Ollama or LM Studio, pull a model, then:

jhora ai "birthdata"                           # Full reading
jhora teach "Explain my 7th house" --chart "birthdata"  # Interactive teaching
jhora analyze "birthdata"                     # JSON for AI agents

What's the difference between Shadbala and Vimsopaka Bala?

Shadbala measures planetary strength from 6 sources (position, direction, time, motion, nature, aspects) in a single chart (D-1).

Vimsopaka Bala measures strength across multiple divisional charts (D-1, D-2, D-3, D-7, D-9, etc.) weighted by varga importance. More comprehensive.

How do I predict marriage timing?

1. Check the 7th house, its lord, and Venus
2. Look at current dasa periods: jhora dasa "birthdata"
3. Check transits: jhora transit "birthdata"
4. Use Tithi Pravesha: jhora tithi-pravesha "birthdata"
5. AI: jhora ai --topic relationship --mode ask -q "When will I marry?" "birthdata"

Can I use this without Python?

Yes — download the Windows release zip from Releases. Extract and double-click OpenJyotish.bat. No Python needed.

How do I contribute?

See CONTRIBUTING.md. Fork, branch, test, PR. All contributions welcome.