

The 1st, and the most important study of the positions of the 9 planets transiting in the zodiac, is done from the janma rasi or the position of the moon in ones natal chart. It is said that the natal chart and the dasas are what you have inherited from your past and the gochara is the interplay of the present with your past. At any given time how these planets are positioned vis-à-vis the 12 houses and the 9 planets in your chart also has a major bearing on your destiny. At the same time the planets in heaven are constantly on the move. These planetary placement and the dasas you are going through as per your birth chart give you one set of parameters to judge the events. The position of the planets in your birth chart is fixed. The Gochara or the constant transits of the planets in the zodiac is the other instrument used by the astrologers to time an event.

Normally the Prashna chart is studied along with the birth chart to give an additional dimension to predict the results correctly. There are several types of Prashna systems and it is almost a separate science by itself. With the help of this chart the astrologer predicts about the events that are going to take place. When a person asks a question to an astrologer, based on the time at which the question is asked, a horoscope is made for that time and date. The Prashna branch is another unique division of Vedic Astrology.
