How it works

A plain account of where your chart comes from, what is calculated, what is written, and what ORION cannot do.

Where your chart comes from

Your chart is worked out from the real positions of the Sun, the Moon and the planets at your exact moment and place of birth. The positions come from astronomical calculation, not from a table of approximations. The rising sign also needs your time of birth. Without it, ORION tells you so and reads the chart from your Moon instead.

Two traditions, kept apart

ORION shows both. The Western chart uses the tropical zodiac. The Vedic (Jyotish) chart uses the sidereal zodiac with the Lahiri ayanamsa, and houses counted sign by sign from the rising sign. They are never mixed: a sign is always named in the tradition it belongs to.

What is calculated, and what is written

The substance is calculation, done by fixed rules, so the same birth details always give the same answer. This covers your chart, the planetary periods (the Vimshottari dasha), today's hours and Rahu Kaal, the scores for the days ahead, the colour and number of the day, and kundali matching by the traditional 36-point Ashtakoota method.

The written parts, your reading and your answers from ORION AI, are written by an AI that is given those calculations and told to say only what they show. ORION AI answers questions about astrology and your chart, and nothing else.

The preview and the dossier

The free preview shows the period you are in and a word for each of four areas of the year ahead. The dossier is the full document. It opens with a written reading in plain language: character, career and wealth, relationships and family, wellbeing, the eight quarters ahead and guidance. The calculations follow as an annex: every placement, the planetary periods and where the slow planets stand. The ratings are worked out by fixed rules and compare each quarter with your own other quarters. The reading is written by an AI that is given only the calculated facts for each section.

The hours

Each day is divided into the twenty-four planetary hours (hora), starting from sunrise where you are. Each hour is weighed against the rising sign at that moment, the inauspicious windows of the day, and where the Moon stands from your own Moon. The result is a view of how the day is shaped for you, hour by hour.

What it cannot do

ORION is for reflection and considered judgement. It does not predict the future with certainty, and it is not a substitute for medical, legal, tax or financial advice. If your birth time is unknown or close to a boundary, the details are approximate, and the page says so.

Your details

Your birth details are never sold or used for advertising. Privacy explains exactly what is kept, and how to remove it.